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Keri Guten Cohen

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inda Newman and her husband
had her 100-year-old mother,
Bea Matz, living with them in
Waterford for nearly two years. When
she started looking for another option
because her mother went on hospice
care, she found her a new home at
Nannie's Inn, an adult foster care resi-
dence in West Bloomfield.
State licensed and run by Lori
Tenney, the home off Middlebelt,
just south of Walnut Lake Road, was
a godsend, said Newman, who was
hoping for an alternative to a nursing
home facility for her mother.
Now she is living in a ranch home
with a warm, cozy atmosphere with
four other women. The residence can
house up to seven women.
"The environment is spotless; the
caregivers are loving:' Newman said.
"The residents eat home-cooked meals
at the kitchen table. There's a fireplace
and reclining chairs are placed in a
semi-circle facing the TV in the com-
mon area for all residents. A guitarist
comes in once a month to play and an
art therapist comes twice a week:'
For the recent Purim holiday,
Newman asked to interject a little
Yiddishkeit into the home for her

mother and the other women —
who aren't Jewish — by baking
hamantashen. Newman worked with
art therapist Laura Deljanin to coordi-
nate the activity. They used Newman's
recipe; bakeware and ingredients were
supplied by Nannie's Inn.
Although two residents had the flu
and were absent, Bea, Loretta and
Vera got into the hands-on activity,
doing their part to mash, roll and
shape the triangular cookies. Loretta
said it was fascinating to watch. Vera
said all were doing a good job, and
Bea said, "I can't wait to taste the
cookies!" ❑

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Hamantashen bakers: Nannie's Inn residents Vera, Bea and Loretta made
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