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COURTYARD
MANOR
Assisted Living
in a homelike setting
DIANA LIEBERMAN
Staff Writer
Courtyard Manor is
home - like consisting of
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20 residents creating a
family atmosphere in each
of our safe and secure state
licensed buildings.
Respite care is also available.
he smell of latices was in the air Dec. 15 at Guest
Elementary School in Walled Lake.
As part of their unit on holidays around the world,
the kindergarten classes of Michelle Silber and Cheri
Meyvis were celebrating an early Chanukah. And helping them
spin dreidels and make pretzel menorahs were special guests —
grandmas and grandpas from Caring Partners.
A respite program for families who care for aging senior citi-
zens, Caring Partners was formerly known
as the Jewish Community Adult Day Care
Program. It is housed at the Dorothy and
Peter Brown Center on the Eugene and
Marcia Applebaum Campus of the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield.
The visit was the idea of teacher
Michelle Silber. A West Bloomfield resi-
dent, she is a member of Adat Shalom
Synagogue.
Some of the seniors, such as dreidel-
master Glenn Gendloff of Farmington
Hills, interacted actively with the children.
Others just sat back and smiled.
But all were glad they came.
As she waited for the ride back to the
JCC, Sara Yarrows said visiting with young children is
always fun, "as long as they're all happy, and nobody's
fighting or crying." ❑
$90
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AsAvailable
Included:
Assistance with bathing, dressing,
personal hygiene, medication
management and laundry.
Additional needs require
additional fees.
AT THESE LOCATIONS
Guest Elementary teacher Michelle Silber displays a
completed pretzel-stick menorah.
Auburn Hills - 248-340-9269
Livonia - 248-442-7780
Wixom - 248-669-5263
Five-year-old Andrew Conner is enraptured by his
spinning dreidel.
Caring Partners
client Glenn
Gendloff shows
kindergartners
Calvin Jaymes and
Tyler Nishek how
to spin a dreidel.
Alexis Porcelli, 5,
enjoys finding the
hidden Chanukah
pictures.
Farmington Hills - 248-539-01
Walled Lake
kindergartners
learn about
Chanukah with
Jewish senior citizens.
We also have a location in
'Sterling Heights - 810-254-5719
int
Specializing in Alzheimer's & Dementia,
Frail Elderly and Mentally Alert
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