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HUNTERS SQUARE • FARMINGTON HILLS
Editor's note: Each year,
thousands of people are
touched in some way by the
agencies of the Jewish
Welfare Federation. For the
next several weeks, a series
will illustrate how Federa-
tion agencies, supported by
our contributions to the
Allied Jewish Campaign,
have enhanced people's
lives.
Beatrice Gale is "cooking
with gas." Three months
ago she couldn't even walk
to the stove. Today, with
the help of the rehabilita-
tion department at the
Jewish Home for Aged,
Beatrice can get out of her
wheelchair, climb stairs,
move around with the aid
of a walker and make
goodies for her family.
The Southfield grand-
mother was sent to the
hospital when a leg infec-
tion and arthritis left her
unable to walk. Upon her
release, her doctor recom-
mended she go to the
JHA's Borman Hall for
physical therapy.
At Borman, Nancee
Davis-Sharkey, a regis-
tered physical therapist
and director of rehabilita-
tion, started Beatrice on a
program which included
bed mobility — rolling, sit-
ting up and moving from
bed to a wheelchair — pain
control and walking exer-
cises. As Beatrice progress-
ed, her regimen grew to in-
clude exercises to build en-
durance, grooming skills,
standing tolerance and
ways to get up from the
floor if she fell.
"I've improved tremen-
dously since I came in,"
she said. "I had to be car-
ried in when I got here."
She has done so well that,
three months after her
therapy began, she can live
independently again.
And she loves her in-
dependence. Her son,
daughter-in-law and two
grandchildren can expect a
lot of tasty treats to come
from her kitchen now that
she has regained her mo-
bility. A favorite pastime is
cooking and baking. Noted
for her Hungarian
pastries, Beatrice makes
all of her goodies from
scratch. She also makes
her own jellies.
"Borman Hall has done
a lot for her," son Dr.
Donald Gale said. "She's in
better shape now. She's
Nancee Davis-Sharkey and
Beatrice Gale.
eating three square meals
a day and her color is bet-
ter."
Founded in 1907, the
Jewish Home for Aged
serves more than 400
residents in three
buildings: Borman Hall,
Prentis Manor and the
Fleischman Residence/
Blumberg Plaza. The Bor-
man and Prentis facilities
are nursing homes with
skilled nursing care, while
the Fleischman Residence
At Borman,
Nancee Davis-
Sharkey started
Beatrice on a
program which
included bed
mobility, pain
control and
walking
exercises.
is a licensed home for per-
sons who can live in-
dependently with some
personal and medical care.
Cultural, social,
spiritual, recreational,
educational and holiday
programs are offered at the
Home, and synagogue ser-
vices are held daily. For
non-resident older adults
who need special support,
adult day programs are
available at Borman and
Fleischman.
About 120 older adults
receive physical therapy at
the Jewish Home for Aged.
The rehab program is open
only to residents of the
Home and participants in
its adult day program.