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900 Heritage Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 564-4900
April 2016
The Heritage
Highlights
Mission Statement
Our mission at The Heritage at Brentwood is to provide
unmatched services and living accommodations for seniors
that create confidence and enhance their quality of life.
Major League Milestones
As spring gets into full swing, so does Major
League Baseball. From opening day to the last
game of the World Series in the fall, baseball
fans will be cheering for their favorite teams and
players. Hit a trivia home run by learning these
fun facts:
• Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm hit a home
run during his first at bat as a rookie
pitcher. His career lasted for 21 more years,
but he never hit another home run.
• Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench
could hold seven baseballs in one hand.
• Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.
didn’t miss a game in 16 years. From 1982
to 1998, he played in 2,632 consecutive
games.
• Deion Sanders is the only man to play in
both a World Series and a Super Bowl.
• The longest professional baseball game
lasted 8 hours and 6 minutes. After 25
innings, the Chicago White Sox beat the
visiting Milwaukee Brewers 7 to 6.
• In August 2011, only 347 people showed
up to watch a Florida Marlins game. The
record low attendance was attributed to the
approach of Hurricane Irene.
Highlights in This Issue
February Birthday Bash Photos
A Note from the Administrator
A Note from the Marketing Director
Balance Fair Photos
Resident Council at Work
Resident Spotlight
Library Corner
Employee Spotlight
Does Red Wine Prevent Cancer?
Let’s Go Putting
Healthy Life Corner
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February Birthday
Bash!
The monthly Birthday
Bash takes place the last
Monday of each month
at 2:00 in the Parlor.
Don’t miss out on this
fun event.
A Note From the
Administrator,
Dahlen Jordan
Wow! Can you believe that our
clinic has already been open six
months? Although we have had
some bumps in the road, the clinic
seems to be operating very
smoothly. If you have not utilized
the clinic, please consider trying it
out. Please call Cathy Joki,
Residential Health Services Director,
to obtain your appointment. The
clinic hours are Monday thru Friday
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. each
day. Included are short biographies
of Dr. Vollmer and Rupa Grummon:
*photos taken by John
Philbrick
April 2016
Don Vollmer, M.D., has been
practicing family medicine and
providing geriatric care for more
than 15 years. He is board certified
in hospice and palliative medicine
and has a certification in hyperbaric
oxygen therapy.
After graduating from Loma Linda
University School of Medicine in
California, Dr. Vollmer moved to the
Middle Tennessee area where he
developed an extensive background
in serving the health care needs of
residents in assisted-living facilities.
In his spare time, Dr. Vollmer
enjoys traveling, playing tennis,
hiking and being outdoors, and
loves studying history. He lives in
College Grove with his wife and two
daughters.
Rupa Grummon, NP, was born in
Delhi, India, and raised in
Singapore. After moving to Ohio in
1999, she earned a bachelor’s degree
in nursing and dual master’s degrees
in adult and geriatric nursing from
Case Western Reserve University. As
a board-certified nurse practitioner,
Rupa has provided care in cardiology
at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular
Institute.
During her free time, she enjoys
spending time with her husband and
two children, cooking America’s Test
Kitchen recipes, and participating in
group fitness classes at the YMCA.
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Balance Fair
A Note From the Marketing
Director, Judy Good
Happy Spring!
April is an amazing month. I
enjoy going outside just after a rain
shower and smelling the crisp fresh
air that only comes at that time. It
brings back memories of puddle
jumping and twirling umbrellas!
Spring is also the time when many
make the decision to move,
resulting in a busy time for the
marketing department and
marketing committee. The
Marketing Committee is an
amazing group of residents who are
a valuable part of the marketing
department. Their commitment
and advice are greatly appreciated.
They help us greet, host and tour
guests. We could not be so
successful without them!
We update the resident move-in
list, on the bulletin board in the
mailroom, each month. You will
find available bios in a binder on
the table in the library.
We continue to host a monthly
Resident refer-a-friend luncheon.
Keep an eye out for the date; you
will receive an invite in your
community mailbox.
Apartment of the month: we are
featuring the Crockett; this floor
plan has two bedrooms, 2 baths,
with 1048 sq. ft. This apartment is
on the second floor with a southern
view. Spacious closets. For more
information on this or other
available places, stop by the
marketing office.
Spring wishes,
Judy Good
*photos taken by John
Philbrick
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Resident Council at Work
“What we have is a failure to communicate,”
is a common exclamation in organizations,
families, and groups of many kinds. The
Heritage at Brentwood may occasionally fall
into that state of confusion. Especially when the
communication is of the grapevine variety, the
chances of failure or confusion increase.
In the best of situations, the Resident Council
is a positive part of the communication design
here. At each monthly meeting, we hear reports
from the Executive Director and the
Administrator. Jon Tagatz updates us about the
progress of marketing, and other issues that are
of consequence. These might include security,
employment challenges, property issues, and
any other changes or challenges. Recently, we
received updates on the new ownership.
Dahlen Jordan briefs us on Somerfield—its
usage and procedures. Winfield census and
usage, the Williamson Medical Clinic, and
Health at Home are also part of his report.
Several times a year, we receive updates from
Life Care Services, manager and partial owner of
The Heritage. This opportunity to learn about
issues and initiatives important to LCS gives the
Resident Council a broad perspective of the way
our life here is organized and managed.
Those discussions are the first links in our
communication chain. Then, council members
take what we have heard and answer questions
and interpret issues for residents as called upon.
Through our liaison relationships with the
resident committees, we further extend our
communication function. And there are
discussions at the dinner table, chance
conversations in the mail room, other
opportunities to correct mis-information that
seems to be a part of community life.
Rather than dealing with a “failure to
communicate” in our daily life here, I hope that
the Resident Council can be a key link in a
successful communication design. Let’s disable
the grapevine and enhance the processes of
communication. We will all benefit.
Carolyn Oehler, Resident Council President
April 2016
Resident Spotlight: Beverly Job
I was born in northwest Iowa in the early thirties.
My father was a pastor, and I had an older sister and
a younger brother. An early sadness was the death of
my birth mother just before I turned three years old.
My sister was four and a half and my brother was five
and a half months. A year later, a stepmother came
into our lives, and our family was complete again.
Two more brothers were born to our family.
I graduated from our church related college in
northwest Iowa—Westmar College, with a major in
home economics and a minor in business. I met
Rueben in our Communications 101 class the first
year there. He was born on a farm in North Dakota
and was now preparing to become a pastor. We were
married just before our senior year. Following
graduation, we moved to the Chicago area, where
Rueben attended seminary, and I taught junior high
homemaking in a nearby city.
My teaching career was cut short when our first
child was expected, and I resigned mid-year. We
welcomed our first daughter that summer, and then
in later years another daughter and two sons were
born to our family. I became a stay-at-home mom
and enjoyed rearing our family and supporting
Rueben in his ministry for the sixty-one years of
our marriage.
Rueben was pastor to churches in North Dakota.
He then served the Church in many different places,
with new responsibilities in the Dakotas, in Dayton,
Ohio, here in Nashville, (three times!) and as bishop
of the Iowa Area of the United Methodist Church. We
moved seventeen times and I enjoyed the challenges
of making a home in each place.
Over the years, I used my homemaking and
business skills. I typed term papers and letters for
Rueben. I made clothes for myself and our children,
draperies and curtains for our homes, even
upholstered some furniture. We gardened, and I froze
and canned fruits and vegetables. We entertained
often in our home. I enjoyed and was challenged by
it all.
I had several interesting short term jobs —
substitute teaching when we had three children in
college at the same time, serving as the
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Library Corner
Educational Assistant in our
local church and I learned much
about prison ministry when I
worked as Secretary to the
Tennessee Director of Prison
Fellowship. I volunteered in many
different settings.
We enjoyed many road trips to
all parts of our country. We
travelled to many countries around
the world—Mexico, Europe, Asia,
the Holy Land, in connection with
Rueben’s work. In later years, we
enjoyed going on cruises to Alaska,
Hawaii, the Caribbean, and the
northeastern part of the United
States.
We moved to a new home on
an acreage in Robertson County in
1992 when Rueben retired.
Rueben had suffered heart disease
for many years, but led a very
active life. In 2004, he could no
longer do the outside work he
loved, so we signed up to come to
The Heritage. We moved here in
August of 2007, and have been
very happy here. Rueben died in
our apartment in January 2015,
after a long and full life.
Three of our four children live
in this area with our five
grandchildren. Our son who lives
in Sioux Falls, SD with his family
calls regularly. They are all a great
help and support!
I enjoy friendships with
residents here and some of the
many activities offered. I continue
to be active in our local church—
Belmont United Methodist. I enjoy
quilting, reading, music—
especially the Glee Club and
occasional soup making and
cookie baking. I am grateful that
God continues to bless my life in
meaningful ways.
The following large print
books will be added to the
library for you to check out
and enjoy:
The Apple Orchard by
Susan Wiggs tells the story
of Tess Delaney
illuminating history, but
Tess’s own history is filled
with gaps: a father she
never met, and a mother
who spent more time
traveling than with her
daughter.
Hell’s Corner by David
Baldacci follows John Carr,
aka Oliver Stone-once the
most skilled assassin his
country ever had-stands in
Lafayette Park in front of
the White House, perhaps
for the last time.
The Coalwood Way by
Homer Hickman is a
dazzling memoir that takes
us deeper into the soul of
his West Virginia
hometown.
The Appeal by John
Grisham highlights a
crowded courtroom in
Mississippi, where a jury
returns a shocking verdict
against a chemical
company accused of
dumping toxic waste into a
small town’s water supply,
causing the worst “cancer
cluster” in history.
The Cat Who Talked to
Ghosts by Lilian Jackson
Braun chronicles Jim
Qwilleran move into a
historic farmhouse with his
two cats.
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Employee Spotlight:
Haley Krull
Haley Krull is a part of the
activities team in Somerfield,
and also works in the nursing
department as a certified nurse’s
aide.
Haley grew up on a small
farm in Thompson, Iowa, with
her family all within arm’s
reach. After a short trip to
Nashville in 2013, she felt that
The Lord opened her heart to
the idea of moving to Tennessee.
She decided to move in the
summer of 2013 to Franklin and
shortly after, started working at
The Heritage of Brentwood.
At an early age, Haley
witnessed the love and
compassion her mom and aunt
gave to others being Registered
Nurses. Like them, she too has
the passion to serve, making
healthcare her career path. This
year, she declared healthcare
administration as her major and
will finish her degree through
Middle Tennessee State
University.
In her free time, Haley enjoys
a great Bible study, attending her
small group, getting a decent
workout in, and spending time
with her closest friends.
April 2016
Does Red Wine Prevent Cancer?
Brought to you by Cathy Joki, Director of Residential
Health Services.
The story of red wine and cancer has been a complicated one,
and in the past, the thought was that drinking alcohol was most
likely “harmless” when it comes to increasing cancer risk.
However, this year, a large study by Harvard researchers shook
that notion that moderate alcohol consumption is harmless.
Healthy middle-aged women who had about a half a glass to a
glass of wine a day, or the equivalent amount of beer or liquor,
had a 13% higher risk of certain types of cancer, particularly
breast cancer. For men, drinking a couple glasses of alcohol a day
was associated with 26% increased risk of cancers such as liver,
colon and esophagus.
Experts reacted by urging the importance of keeping alcohol
consumption in close check.
Based on the research so far, it seems safe to have a glass of red
wine or alcoholic beverage a day, unless you have a medical
condition or a history of alcoholism, and it may even provide
some heart health benefit. However the risks of drinking too
much, such as liver disease, increase of risk for cancer, drunken
driving and domestic violence, are all very clear, making it
difficult for doctors to prescribe drinking even a small amount of
red wine in the age of modern medicine.
IS ALCOHOL GOOD FOR ME?
Various studies have shown that moderate amounts of all types
of alcohol benefit your heart, not just alcohol found in red wine.
It’s thought that alcohol:
• Raises high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the
“good” cholesterol
• Reduces the formation of blood clots
• Helps prevent artery damage caused by high levels of
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the
“bad” cholesterol
• Produces changes in blood pressure
Neither the American Heart Association nor the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend that you start
drinking alcohol just to prevent heart disease. Alcohol can be
addictive and can cause or worsen other health problems.
WHAT IS THE RISK?
Drinking too much alcohol increases your risk of high blood
pressure, liver damage, obesity, certain types of cancer, accidents
and other problems.
In addition, drinking too much alcohol regularly can cause
weakened heart muscle leading to symptoms of heart failure
for some.
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Healthy Life® Corner:
Ask Your NIFS Expert
(Does Red Wine Cause
Cancer? Continued)
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
If you have heart failure or a
weak heart, you should avoid
alcohol completely. If you take
aspirin daily, you should avoid or
limit alcohol, depending on your
doctor’s advice. If you have
questions about the benefits and
risks of alcohol, talk to your
doctor about specific
recommendations for you.
If you already drink, do so in
moderation. For healthy adults,
that means up to one drink a day
for women of all ages and men
older than age 65.
A drink is defined as 12 ounces
of beer, 5 ounces of wine or 1.5
ounces of 80-proof distilled
spirits.
Let’s Go Putting
The weather is finally warm
enough to head out to the putting
green! In the month of April, you
will notice Let’s Go Putting on
your activity calendar twice a
week. Join Dwight Baptist and
other residents for putting on
Thursday afternoons at 3:00 p.m.
and on Saturday mornings at 9:00
a.m. Please note there will be no
putting on the last Thursday of
each month during the Executive
Director meeting. For more
information regarding dates and
times, please see your activity
calendar and tune in to Ch. 920.
For more information regarding
Let’s Go Putting please contact Mr.
Dwight Baptist.
Question: Why do I get leg
cramps at night?
Answer: There are many
factors that can contribute to
leg cramps. Overuse or an
injury to the leg muscle is one
of the most common causes.
Another contributor is a lack
of fluids within the body. A
decrease in the body’s mineral
stores, particularly calcium,
magnesium, and potassium
can lead to leg cramps.
Consumption of sport drinks
or coconut water, may help
keep those painful leg cramps
at bay by replacing the
aforementioned minerals.
Drinking these beverages later
in the day will also help you
stay hydrated through the
night. Blood flow problems in
older adults or cold
temperatures may contribute
to the problem. Sleeping under
a warm blanket or in long
pajamas will keep you warm
and improve blood flow.
Check with your doctor to see
if any of your medications are
exacerbating the problem.
When you experience a leg
cramp while sleeping you can
try to relieve the pain by
straightening your leg and
flexing your foot up toward
your knee, which stretches the
calf muscle. Rubbing your calf
with an ice pack, taking a hot
shower, or sitting in a hot tub
can also help relieve leg
cramps. If you choose a hot
tub, be sure not to stay in for
too long, or you risk
dehydration.
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