Mount Pleasant Retirement Village welcomed Mayor Robert Routson, Vice Mayor Anna Hale, City Manager William Brock, Director of Middletown Arts Center, Pat Belisle, Chamber President, Bill Trick and others to the grand opening of the Village's first Art Studio.  A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place on January 27 as Executive Director for Mount Pleasant, Stan Kappers welcomed everyone.

Mount Pleasant Retirement Village is pleased to announce the addition of Pilates Reformers to its Physical Therapy Program.  

Pilates is a form of exercise developed by Joseph Pilates.  The exercises are instrumental in building balance & develop muscle of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness to promote efficient and graceful moments.  "A Pilates Reformer improves balance, increases the effectiveness of a traditional physical therapy program, and teaches patients to "unlearn" inefficient movement patterns and improve core strength and stability", says Veronica Sterling, Administrator of Mount Pleasant Retirement Village.  This is a great addition to traditional therapy.

Mount Pleasant Retirement Village is one of eleven communities owned and operated by OPRS headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  OPRS serves more than 4,500 residents each year.

MONROE RESIDENTS INVITED TO ATTEND SCHOOL TAX LEVY MEETING

All residents of Monroe are invited to attend a meeting discussing the school levy to be voted on in November.

Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati to hold Free Educational and Supportive Group Sessions at Mount Pleasant Retirement Village

Monroe, Ohio  The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati will offer a series of group sessions to the person who is mildly cognitively impaired and a family member. These sessions are educational and supportive and address the clinical aspects of the disease, the impact of the diagnosis on self and family members, changes in communication and behaviors, and coping strategies.  The sessions are facilitated by professionals knowledgeable about Alzheimer's disease and the family dynamics. 

MOUNT PLEASANT RETIREMENT VILLAGE IS THE ONLY ONE

Mount Pleasant Retirement Village is the only Continuing Care Retirement community in Butler and Warren counties to receive accreditation from CARF. 

While this has been announced before, it bears repeating as Mount Pleasant has just received another accreditation for an additional five years.  It’s important to anyone considering a retirement community to look for the seal, a hallmark of quality.

Mount Pleasant Retirement Village welcomes new Medical Director

For more than 60 years, Mount Pleasant Retirement Village has experienced a successful relationship with the Monroe Medical Center.  From the beginning, Dr. James Anderson served as the Medical Director.  This leadership continued with Dr. Gordon Smith, and, in recent history Dr. Dyrk VanValkenburg.

Once again, this role will be passed to a physician of the Monroe Medical Center. Effective Monday, July 6, 2009, Dr. Joe Burghard will begin service as the Medical Director for Mount Pleasant. As an attending physician, Dr. Burghard has worked primarily in our Rehab Studios. In his role as Medical Director, Dr. Burghard will provide consultation on clinical policy and help ensure Mount Pleasant's high quality of health services.

Above: volunteers Bob Wieneke, Dottie Wieneke, Shirley Smith and Sharyn Edelen. Below: Clockwise from left: Volunteer Pearl Danbury. The Treasure Barn is located on Seminary Drive next to the Children's Village Day Care.

Co-chairs Dottie Wieneke and Shirley Smith, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, help play matchmaker to items collected over a lifetime and new owners who give them a new home.

The Treasure Barn houses many beautiful decorative items, as well as furniture, art, and much more.

The Eden Alternative is a powerful tool for improving quality of life for our Elders and for recapturing a meaningful work life for their Caregivers. The Eden Alternative is dedicated to supporting others in the creation of communities which eliminate the plagues of Loneliness, Helplessness, and Boredom. These are plagues of the human spirit, not the human body, but they can be just as debilitating and just as deadly as any disease of the body.

Important Conversations with Older Drivers

David Morgan has been doing a bit more than "tinkering" in his garage. David has been working on a fully-functional small aircraft in his spare time. He has already completed both wings (shown below in process), and is currently working on the lower part of the cockpit area (shown above). 

The RV-12 plane is considered a "light sport aircraft." The finished plane will be a two-seater with a 100 hp engine and a range of about 500 miles with its 20 gallon fuel tank. It is capable of speeds over 130 mph. The plane also has removable wings so that it can be transported by trailer and has an empty weight of 740 pounds.