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Southfield courses cater to artists 50 and older.
Regent Street Assisted Living is the first assisted living in Michigan to
be awarded accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Nationwide there is only one other
assisted living facility to be so honored.
Southfields
Betty Ross, with
her painting
that recalls the
European shtet-
lach.
What does this mean to residents and families? It means that Regent
Street has complied with rigorous national performance standards that
promote quality health care delivery. It means that a team of JCAHO
health care professionals conducted an on-site survey interviewing
residents and staff, reviewing documents, examining the physical
surroundings and observing how Regent Street delivers resident care.
The team then evaluates the organization's overall performance against
the JCAHO's nationally recognized standards.
Most importantly, JCAHO accreditation shows that maintaining and
improving resident care is Regent Street's ongoing commitment. We are
very proud of being accredited. We invite you to come and see just how
we earned this honor.
Regent Street Assisted Living
Joint Commission
on AccreitabOn of Healthcare Organizations
4460 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield
248.683.1010
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raving and painting instruc-
tor Ann (Micki) Lasher
always pauses in the lobby
before heading for her class-
room at the Southfield Centre for the
Arts. The lobby is where local artists,
individually and by groups, are invited
to display their work.
Lasher enjoys looking at different
artistic styles and finds value in analyz-
ing the techniques. Later, she offers
those thoughts to her students, age 50
and older, who are enrolled in art cours-
es through Southfield Parks and
Recreation.
Recently, as Lasher was analyzing her
class members' projects, she thought the
time was right for a display of their
work. She got approval for the "50 Plus
Art Show 2000," which will open
Thursday, Aug. 3, and continue through
the end of the month.
"I see a gift in the talents of each per-
son, and they all express themselves in
different ways," says Lasher of
Huntington Woods. She has been teach-
ing art for Southfield Parks and
Recreation for three years and will be
showing three self-portraits in the show.
"One student stands out for captur-
ing realism. Another shows spontaneity.
A third comes across as a perfectionist,"
Lasher says. "I've been so pleased by
their skill levels and progress, and we're
going to fill the lobby walls with the
works of 17 artists. Most are having
their first exhibit."
Betty Ross, one of the Jewish stu-
dents, is showing a painting with a reli-
gious theme.
"I started painting 25 years ago but
only for a short time," says Ross, 71, of
Southfield, a wife, mother and former
dental assistant. "We're Orthodox, and I
wanted to create something with a reli-
gious flavor so I had men in black coats
with hats, and that was a challenge to
me."
Her painting recalls the European
shtetlach (villages); she's also exhibiting a
seascape, clown and other pieces in the
show.
"Painting can be hard work and very
tiring, but its also fun and relaxing," she
says. "When I'm painting, I don't think
of anything else."
Corliss Rosenberg started studying
art several years ago, and has enjoyed her
hobby so much, she also takes classes
through Wayne State University.
"I remember taking art classes in ele-
mentary school, but somehow I didn't
pay much attention," recalls Rosenberg