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February 2016
Menorah Park's Center 4 Brain Health
Invites the Community
Care partners for individu-
als with memory and thinking
concerns are invited to attend Me-
norah Park's Care Partner Support
Groups on the second Tuesday of
each month, at 6 pm, at the Center
4 Brain Health located within
Menorah Park's Mandel Adult Day
Care Center.
To help make your journey a little
easier, the Center 4 Brain Health is
committed to providing support for
individuals and their care partners
who have concerns about their
memory and thinking abilities.
This FREE event provides an
opportunity to connect with other
care partners and share experi-
ences.
For more information, please
contact the center's director, Krys-
tal Culler, at 216.839.6685 or email
center4brainhealth@menorah-
park.org.
Mishkind Law
Firm is now
Mishkind Kulwicki
Law Co., L.P.A.
Attorney
Howard
Mishkind is
pleased to
announce
that his law
firm, Mish-
kind Law
Firm Co.,
L.P.A. is now
Mishkind
Kulwicki
Law Co.,
L.P.A.
Mr.
Mishkind and his law partner,
David Kulwicki, represent the
interests of individuals who have
been wrongfully injured due to
the negligence of others. Their
law firm is conveniently located
at 23240 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 101,
Beachwood. Mishkind and Kul-
wicki have a combined 60+ years
of experience and have recovered
over $200 million in damages on
behalf of their deserving clients.
Mishkind Kulwicki Law truly
cares about their clients. They
handle complex catastrophic
injury cases arising out of medical/
hospital errors and trucking and
automobile crashes. They have
earned the reputation as one of
Ohio's leading plaintiff litigation
firms by standing up for the rights
of those injured by preventable
and avoidable conduct.
For more information, call
216.595.1900 or visit www.mish-
kindlaw.com.
Pictured from top:
Howard D. Mishkind, Esq. and
David A. Kulwicki, Esq.
Dinner
Conversation
Menorah Park invites the com-
munity to enjoy its spring Aging
Resources Dinner Conversation,
Thursday, March 10. Dinner will
be served at 5:30 pm, with con-
versation following at 6:30 p.m.
The event will take place in
the Menorah Park Saltzman
Auditorium, 27100 Cedar Rd.,
Beachwood. Program and dinner
are free of charge. RSVP by
Thursday, Feb. 25, to bsilver@
menorahpark.org. For more
information, call 216.839.6678.
Distance Learning Programs
The following Distance Learning programs are offered on Mondays at
Menorah Park, and the community is invited. Please RSVP to LaStuver@
menorahpark.org.
February 8 · 2:30 ­ 3:15 pm
"Endangered Species" by the
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
(Columbus, Ohio)

February 15 · 2:30 ­ 3:15 pm
"Bear Hibernation" by Inspired
Classroom (Missoula, Montana)

February 22 · 2:30 ­ 3:15 pm
"The Jazz Age" by the Cleveland
Institute of Music

February 29 · 2:30 ­ 3:15 pm
"So You Know Ohio?"
by the Ohio History Connection
(Columbus, Ohio)

March 7 · 2:30 ­ 3:30 pm
"Daily Life in Ancient Rome"
by the Penn Museum
(Philadelphia, PA)
FEES ­ A Procedure Used to Evaluate Swallowing
The Menorah Park Speech Pa-
thology Department has recently
been trained in Fiber optic Endo-
scopic Evaluation of Swallowing
Safety (FEES), a procedure used to
evaluate swallowing.
Why be tested? Swallowing
difficulty (dysphagia) is a common
consequence of many medical
conditions, including stroke, chron-
ic diseases that affect the nervous
system, and surgeries that affect
the head and neck. Swallowing
difficulty can also be associated
with aging.
Dysphagia can result in dehy-
dration, malnutrition, aspiration
pneumonia, choking and difficulty
with taking medications.
Signs and symptoms include:
· Coughing and/or choking
during meals
· Foods and/or liquids feeling like
they "go down the wrong way"
· Gagging on food
· Foods and/or liquids feeling
"stuck" in the throat
· Wet/gurgling voice during the
meal
· Excessive throat clearing
during intake
· Recurring pneumonia
Dysphagia risk factors include:
· Respiratory issues (breathing
problems)
· Aspiration pneumonia (an in-
fection resulting from liquids/
solids/saliva going into the
lungs instead of the stomach)
· Malnutrition
· Weight loss
The FEES helps to determine
if food and/or liquid is going
into your airway or lungs (called
aspiration) instead of your
stomach. The FEES will also show
what part(s) of your throat are not
working well. A FEES will deter-
mine which kinds of foods and/or
liquids are safest to swallow. With
use of the FEES, the speech pa-
thologist can determine if certain
positions or strategies help you to
swallow better.
To schedule a FEES assessment
as an outpatient at Menorah Park,
call 216.360.8221.
The FEES helps to
determine if food and/or
liquid is going into your
airway or lungs
(called aspiration) instead
of your stomach.
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