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14 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 | COMMUNItY NEwS COMMUNItY NEwS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 15 Emergency Preparedness Expo a Success Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP) Change the hair you HAVE… into the hair you WANT! Graduate: Vidal Sassoon-London, Paul Mitchell, Toni & Guy Academies Victoria Simanton Award-Winning Master Hairstylist & Sun Lakes Resident Call for Appointment 951-260-7785 300 Highland Springs Ave., Ste. 10F The salon is located in the Albertson's Center near Rite-Aid Total Hair Care for Men & Women • Wig Styling At our April meeting, we discussed fountain improvement, purchase of an awning for the pool area, and yield street signs. Inside Lodge projects were covered as well, including chair railing in the Bistro, re-keying the Lodge doors, shade and fan in the Billiards Room, and additional Ballroom flooring. Wi-Fi installation within the Lodge is running into problems in terms of coverage, installation locations and the general infrastructure. Renee Watkins of Euclid management should be praised for her ongoing effort to make this project come to a finish. The committee looks with interest in the pending construction of the Recreation Center 2, the finishing of the Recreation Center North and the new construction of homes. All these construction projects will enrich our community. Our next meeting will be April 29 at 9 am in the Lodge. Due to scheduling problems the May meeting was scheduled for this date. ~ Dennis Gray Safety & Facilities Spring is definitely here! Plants budding, flowers blooming and the nasty weeds are going wild. There has been much discussion with regard to artificial turf in our meetings the past few months. The association accepts artificial turf same as vegetation. We understand due to water conservation this is a real alternative. However we have noticed a few installations that are inferior and have lifted under wind or rain conditions. We question whether the installation was done per the association guidelines. We recommend installation be done by a professional turf installer. If you elect to have your landscape contractor do the installation, please have him review installation guidelines before doing the work. If you are unable to locate your copy of the guideline, you can always request a copy from Euclid Management at the Lodge. Remember we're here to maintain the integrity and beauty of our neighborhood by reviewing plans for guideline acceptance. You are always welcome to attend our meetings to see how the process works. We meet May 7 and 21 at 9:30 am. ~ Ron Burke Architectural Review Committee We meet on the second Tuesday of each month in the Lodge Conference Room and all residents are welcome to attend. Deadline for submitting the Indoor Pool Survey was the end of April and review/ tally will be done in May. As of the first part of April, 267 surveys were received. A town hall meeting was held at the Lodge in April to educate residents living in District 7A on the financial incentives of refinancing 30 year Mello-Roos. The City of Beaumont will be conducting two additional town hall meetings before voting on this issue in August when a "super majority" will be needed. ~ Barbara Miller Rules & Regulations Fire is a frightening possibility for older adults (65+) and a reality for far too many. Older adults confront distinct fire risk factors every day many of which do not affect the young. It is estimated by 2020 that 16 percent of the population (55 million people) will be older Americans. Geographically, the largest population groups of older Americans reside in California, Florida, New York, Texas, and Pennsylvania. Older adults are more likely than their younger counterparts to suffer from reduced sensory abilities such as smell, touch, vision, and hearing, and from diminished mental faculties such as dementia, Alzheimers disease, and depression. Such impairments tend to reduce older adults' reaction times and place them at a higher risk for causing fires, and thus at a higher risk of fire death and fire injury. Disabilities present additional fire risks and concerns for the elderly. Twenty percent of Medicare enrollees aged 65 and older are unable to complete at least some of the normal activities of daily living necessary for a degree of self- sufficiency, including bathing, dressing, getting in and out of bed, getting around inside, toileting, and eating. Economic and social concerns also contribute to the fire risk for older adults. Most live on fixed incomes and at least 10 percent live in poverty. Thus, they may be unable to afford to make necessary home improvements that could substantially reduce their risk of fire. In addition, studies have shown a relationship between income and health; lower income older adults may be at a higher risk of fire because their health is also poor. Older adults are 2.5 times more likely to die in fires than the overall population. As Americans age, their fire risk increases. According to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System, 34 percent of the people who die in residential structure fires and 14 percent of the people who are injured are aged 65+. More elderly men die in residential structure fires than do women, but more women are injured. Because females have longer life expectancies, female deaths and injuries increase as the older population ages. Older adults are more likely to die or be injured in fires during the midmorning and early afternoon than those 18 to 64 years of age, most likely because the elderly are at home during those hours and not working. The highest percentage of older adults are located in a bedroom at the time of fire death or injury and the highest percentages of elderly people die or are injured while sleeping, escaping a fire or attempting to control a fire. The predominant causes of fires in which an older adult is killed are smoking, open flame, heating, and suspicious acts. Cooking, open flames, smoking, and heating cause more fires that result in injuries among the elderly than other fire causes. The above statistics come from the U.S Fire Administration and are alarming. However, we can be safer by being more aware of our actions, environment, and physical limitations. We should all make a conscious effort to assure that our homes are fire safe. ~ John McLaughlin Fire and the older adult Survey Team members who did the cribbing demonstration: Bev Webster, Jean Sandoval, Kim Tursky, Diana Tursky, Marion Loney and Pat Warman The Emergency Preparedness Expo in April was a huge success! If you missed it, over 250 people attended including some new residents. The EPP committee and members were complimented for their 10 team displays and demonstrations of cribbing rescue and first aid. A lot of preparation took place to make this informative event happen. If you attended you learned how to store water, use a Family Radio Service (FRS) walkie-talkie and maintain sanitation after a disaster. Attendees viewed the fire trucks and fire extinguisher demonstrations put on by Cal Fire. People toured the Police Mobile Unit outside. Many attendees took advantage of the presence of vendors who were on- site and purchased emergency kits and supplies. Local businesses contributed a total of 67 door prizes worth about $1,500, which were awarded during the four-hour event. ~ Sally Peterson We meet on the first Thursday of the month in the Lodge Ballroom. The May featured speaker is fire suppression team leader, retired Cal Fire Division Chief John McLaughlin. He will give timely safety and prevention tips for inside and outside the home. See the article "Fire and the Older Adult" on page 15. The Residents' Emergency Handbook and First Aid Guide have been mailed. Please take time to review them. Each is a valuable resource for information on preparedness and actions to take. Our EPP Expo gets better each year and we send a big thank you to Sally Peterson, EXPO Chair and her committee. Another big thank you goes to all of our teams and exhibitors who participated to make it a very educational and great day. We will continue to inform, prepare and plan at our monthly meetings. Join us Thursday, May 1, at 10:30 am in the Lodge Ballroom. ~ Anita Worthen

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