Welcome h© Corn unit aiired of Pecient Street Artistic Encounters Assisted Living Earns Jae Accreditation 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 SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News I think I can... I think I can... I know I can learn without medication. At Excel Institute, we believe learning difficulties can be treated and overcome. We throw out labels like ADD, Hyperactive and Dyslexic, and replace Ritalin® and other medications with unique methods for learning improvement. The results are dramatic. Within a few months, most children are off all medication and making great strides in their academic achievement. Enroll now. Daytime and evening sessions available. Call toll-free 1-888-82-EXCEL for more information. Visit our web site for dates and times of free seminars in your area. \‘'s institute 1 888 82 EXCEL • www.excelinstitute.com - - - ae"gin your special event with the 7/28 2000 40 , TM (HUMOR D1R€CTOR- in our Classified SectiOn 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