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Safety from Impairment

6/28/2019

Hearing aids help with hearing impairment.

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the term impair means "to diminish in function, ability, or quality: to weaken or make worse". Impairment is the theme for the 4th week of National Safety Month.

This theme can apply to any number of situations in life. It can apply physically - hearing loss, diminshed eyesight, broken leg, balance issues, brain function. It can be in the form of mental illness. It can be impairment in judgment and functional skills due to drug or alcohol consumption. It might be grief over a sudden loss. Maybe it is geographical distance in a relationship.

How do we prevent impairment and increase our safety? One of the most basic ways - pay attention! Be aware of your surroundings, phsyical barriers in your way. Be self-aware. Examine yourself, learn what you are suffering from or what weighs heavy on you and create time for yourself to refresh. Safety is paramount - physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally. Use the benefit of warm weather and longer days to enjoy some peace and fun. Wear sunscreen!

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Keep it Cool

6/12/2019

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We've all heard it before...You visit mom, or grandma, in the middle of a sunny summer day. It's 90F and humid. You walk into the house and find the windows closed, the AC off and mom wearing a sweater and wrapped in

a blanket because she's cold. You immediately start sweating and casting about for relief.
"Mom, why is the AC off?" You ask exasperatedly.
"I'm cold," she replies.
"It's too hot in here, Mom, let's get some AC going in here, and I'll get you another blanket."

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Golden Nuggets, June 2019

6/7/2019

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A publication of Golden Horizons Elder Care Services, Inc.

A Message from the Office

Can you believe it’s June already? It feels like yesterday that we were saying, “Happy New Year”. Now we are saying, “Happy Summer!”. In this particular month, we are also saying Happy Birthdays to our President and Vice President, whose birthdays are the June 11th and 3rd respectively. Happy Birthday Lisa and Megan! May this year bring many blessings and adventures.

June is a wonderful time of year. Mother nature is in full bloom and summer fun is back once more. With summer fun comes the need for summer safety. June is National Safety Month. We will be exploring summer fun, summer heat and summer safety precautions in this edition of Golden Nuggets and on the Golden Horizons Blog. Enjoy your summer and stay safe!
~ Golden Horizons Office Team

Mr. W's Inspirational Quotes

Happy Birthday Mr. W!!! It is the month for birthdays at Golden Horizons. Mr. W has been supplying us with inspirational quotes for our newsletter for several years and his birthday is on June 8. Happy Birthday Mr. W! Thank you for inspiring us all.

“Time and tide wait for no man.” ~ Geoffrey Chaucer

Cultural Tidbit: Geoffrey Chaucer is a famed English poet
and author., today best known for The Canterbury Tales. He is often titled as “The Father of

English Literature”; and he was the first to buried at Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner. Born in London circa 1343, Chaucer gained additional renown in his own time as a philosopher and astronomer. He had an extensive career as a civil servant and enjoyed close connections to the English Monarchy and court. Over the course of his career, he traveled extensively and served in many positions, including Comptroller of Customs for the port of London and Clerk of the King’s Works. He married Philippa de Roet c. 1366.
It’s believed that they had 4 children, 2 sons, 2 daughters. Geoffrey died October 25, 1400 and was re-interred in Poet’s Corner 100 years after his death.

June Birthdays

We would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to all our clients and caregivers with June birthdays. May
this next year be full of blessings and adventures!

Clients
- Mr. W, June 8
- Mrs. G

Caregivers
- Elizabeth G, June 11
- Lucy B, June 14