Events
- Annual Resident & Family Chanukah Party at Margaret Tietz
- Chanukah Party at Young Israel of Queens Valley
- Candle-Lighting Times at Margaret Tietz
- Holiday Party at Young Israel of Forest Hills
- Chanukah Party List 12/6/16 featuring Bnos Bais Yaakov
Time: 10:30 A.M. • Location: 1st Floor Recreation Room
12/20/16 featuring Solomon Schecter School
Time: 10:00 A.M. • Location: 1st Floor Recreation Room
12/28/16 featuring Sha’arei Zion Yeshiva Children Entertaining
Time: 10:30 A.M. • Location: 1st Floor Recreation Room
12/28/16 featuring Chanukah Celebration for Residents & Their Families
with Rabbi Pearlman & Staff
Time: 4:00 P.M. • Location: 1st Floor Recreation Room
12/29/16 featuring Sha’arei Zion Yeshiva Boys’ Class Entertaining
Time: 10:00 A.M. • Location: 1st Floor Recreation Room
- Resident Gala Art Show Margaret Tietz Resident Gala Art Show was held on October 6, 2016. The art show featured paintings, drawings,collages, crafts and group murals. Individual and group art sessions and art therapy program at Margaret Tietz not only provide opportunities for residents to socialize and develop relationships within the community, but it also offers residents with different ways to explore and express themselves through the creative process. Depending on the individual needs and preferences of each person, we offer personalized objectives and various art supplies, including: paint, clay, drawing media, or sensory materials to inspire a meaningful project or simply to spark a person’s interest to enjoy the moment.
Whether it is basic crafts that remind residents of their childhood or more complex abstract painting using colors to express emotions, art therapy is versatile and adaptive in providing numerous benefits for its participants. The simple act of crafting objects can stimulate one’s memories, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. Art therapy also functions as an alternative or complementary approach to talk therapy by being an indirect way to process challenging emotions, thought patterns and relationships. The cathartic process of making art can have many beneficial effects for the artist, including increased feelings of control, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and simply fun. The artwork in this show demonstrates the residents’ resiliency, and displays the rewarding results of their positive efforts.
- Sisterhood of Hillcrest Jewish Center Donates Lap Robes to Residents Photo's from visit to Hillcrest Jewish Center -donation of 75 handmade lap robes for our residents by the Sisterhood Stitchers. They will be donating to our residents 2x's per year.
- Project ReBloom at Margaret Tietz! The community got together under the direction of Sharyn Schneider and volunteers came to plant bulbs and mums to beautify Margaret Tietz's garden and bring joy to all that come to see it.
Here is the original letter from Sharyn which was the impetus for the initiative.
August 15, 2016
I have a friend that was unfortunately hit by a car last summer as she crossed the street in Great Neck. It was a hit and run accident---the driver never found. After months in the hospital, my friend was transferred the Margaret Tietz Rehab and Nursing Center in Jamaica Hills, Queens, NY This is a wonderful facility founded in 1971 to serve Holocaust survivors.
My friend is still paralyzed and spends almost all her time in her room. A few weeks ago she agreed to go with me (she's in a wheelchair) to "The Garden". It was a beautiful day with lots of wheelchair bound people sitting outside, but when we got to the garden, we were very disappointed to see there was no garden. Lots of large planters, a fountain, a sprinkler system and wheelchair accessible ramps--but no flowers or color at all.
My "Martha Stewart" genes started working, and when I went back for another visit this week I approached the administration of Margaret Tietz with my plan for what I will now call, "PROJECT REBLOOM". Apparently a thriving garden once existed but they lost the gardner and soon the plants.
I want to create color and a beautiful place for the 200 residents of this 5 star facility. The residents are physically disabled, frail elderly and people with chronic health problems, but they make the most of every day they have. There are many High School volunteers that will be able to help me with digging and planting. The maintenance staff will be able to water.
I am asking for a tax deductible contribution to help me make The Garden bloom again, and bring some beauty into the lives of the Margaret Tietz residents. I would like to be able to plant flowers for the fall and tulips and daffodil bulbs for next spring. Then, slowly but surely add perennials and annuals each spring.
One hundred percent of what you donate will be used for PROJECT REBLOOM. Checks should be made payable to: Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehab Center and sent to me at: 41 Farm Lane, Great Neck, NY 11020 (Please put Project ReBloom in the memo) I promise before and after picures.
I welcome anyone who would like to help me plan, shop and weed The Garden.
In the words of the Beatles, "I get by with a little help from my friends".
Thank you so much!
Sharyn
- 2016 Staff Appreciation Luau
- Forum: Aging & Our Jewish Community On September 20, 2016, a forum was held at the Atria Kew Gardens for rabbis whose constituents come to speak to them about a loved one showing signs of dementia. People spoke about signs, symptoms, what to look for, when it is not safe for the person to live in the home. Caring Kind gave a presentation on Understanding Dementia, included below. Lissner & Lissner, LLP also gave a presentation on Medicaid and Advanced Directives. The event was presented in partnership with QJCC, Vaad Harabonim of Queens, and Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Presentation Overview
Caring Kind Presentation
