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WINTER 2010

Think Chocolate

Satisfy your sweet tooth and do a good deed for the community by attending GuardiaCare Services annual Chocolate Dreams An Evening of Decadent Bliss. The event will feature samplings of premiere chocolate creations, wine, light hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit GuardiaCare Services, a Louisville social service agency celebrating 40 years of serving area seniors who are at financial and physical risk. The event, sponsored by Brown-Forman, will take place on February 22, 6-9pm in the Triple Crown Room at Churchill Downs. Ticket prices are $50/person or $90/per couple. Contact 502.585.9949 or www.chocolatedreams.org.

Making Life Easier

ElderServe HomeCare Program offers a concierge service designed to help clients manage their personal and professional tasks. Having problems managing your money? Their financial helper provides assistance with basic personal household finance and paperwork. Contact 502.583.8012.

More Exhibits

The Louisville Slugger Museum will feature two exhibits you will not want to miss: Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown! includes a presentation of the winter sports that cartoonist Charles Schulz enjoyed, a behind the scenes history of the making of the animated classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and a holiday narrative as explored in the Peanuts comic strip. The exhibit will run through January 4. Starting January 28-March 16, check out Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women’s Baseball which highlights images and memorabilia from one of the nation’s largest collections devoted to women’s baseball. Admission is $10/adults; $9/seniors; $5/children; free for children 5 and under. Contact 502.588.7228 or www.sluggermuseum.com for details.

New Expansion Project

Mercy Sacred Heart Village added a large expansion to their senior living and rehabilitation community. Their new wing, opening in early 2010, offers all private nursing and rehabilitation rooms, a private dining area, flat screen televisions, convenient parking/external access, spacious therapy gym, courtyard, lots of natural light, wireless internet connection and more. For more information on Mercy Sacred Heart Village, go to www.e-mercy.com/seniorliving.

Under Construction

The Villas of Guerin Woods are building two facilities that will be licensed for skilled nursing and assisted living. One of two of the facilities will be open for admittance starting in March. Contact 812.951.1878. 

Specialized Services

Norton Audubon Hospital’s acute care for elders (ACE) unit specializes in caring for the needs of older patients. During a hospital stay, older patients may experience a general decline in mental and physical health as a result of lack of movement and stimulation. An interdisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians and chaplains, works with patients on the ACE unit to keep them more active and alert while they receive care for their illnesses or injuries.  For more information about the program, contact 502.636.7111 or visit NortonHealthcare.com/ACE.

War Stories

Learn how the World War II experience affected the lives of local men and women in a new poignant exhibit hosted by the Frazier International History Museum.  WWII: 48 Local Stories That Changed the World, shows the intense patriotism of this generation through a collection of 48 oral histories, interactive audio and video clips, photographs, artifacts, uniforms, equipment, maps, and personal memorabilia.  The exhibit runs now through March 28. Log onto www.48stories.com to find out more.

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