HERALD the official newsletter of: October-November 2015

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1 the HERALD the official newsletter of: October-November 2015 Featured Articles Save the Dates, Fall Recipe & Management Staff on pg. 5 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK! RESTORE Therapy pg. 2 Resident Spotlight pg. 3 Activities Corner pg. 4 ADMINISTRATOR S NOTE By Beth Totheroh From Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Nursing Home Stay But Were Afraid to Ask, by Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD, psychologist in long-term care. For most people, the shared quarters of a nursing home requires leaving most of their stuff behind. This can be challenging, especially if you didn t get a chance to say goodbye to belongings acquired over the course of a lifetime. Let yourself acknowledge and grieve this loss and also give yourself time to adjust. Keep in mind, however, that you are more important than anything you accumulated along the way. You still have you. It s worth the effort to add a few homey touches to your room. You ll feel better in a room that s more personal, and it will give the staff a chance to see you as a full and complete person, and to get to know you. A room can hold the basics, and yet it can also hold so much more if you let it. I love walking into rooms that give me a sense of the resident s life, filled with photos and mementos. While your choices depend on the size of your room, here are some of the things we see used to create a home: Framed Photos Small Tables and Chairs Computers House Plants Bedspreads and Quilts Small Refrigerators Calendars Books Throw pillows Fresh Flowers Doilies Fold-up chairs for visitors Paintings Clocks Candy dishes Artwork Telephones Trophies Anywhere you go, your family knows that wherever you are is where home is. So don t be afraid to leave your house to make a new home in a skilled-nursing community. Remember, no matter what you bring with you, you ll always have you, your family and your friends. Happy Fall Ya ll!

2 RESTORE Therapy pg. 2 RESTORE THERAPY In the last two months, we have shared our home with 22 new patients for a short-term stay. These patients come to us after a hospital stay and they are in need of therapy to RESTORE themselves back home safely. Jack was a RESTORE Therapy patient recently. He came to Heritage Health after he was discharged from the hospital following his surgery. After a short time of staying in the facility for daily therapy and nursing care, Jack went home. He comes now 2-3 times per week to continue his therapy sessions. Looking good Jack! Working on the exercise bikes, walking in the parallel bars and lifting weights are all fine dexterity exercises to help with daily living skills like food preparation tasks, strength, agility and balance. Please help us share the news that Heritage Health is more than just a long-term skilled nursing care community. Heritage Health s RESTORE therapy program will help get you back to your previous level of function. TESTIMONIALS Just had to send a note to let you know how much the staff at Heritage impressed me during Jim s stay there. Always ready to answer a question, always giving a smile or a greeting. This is not always the norm, you know. How refreshing! Keep up the good work Heritage Health employees! - Shirley Wagoner Thank you so much for the care given to our father. Your staff was always so kind and treated him with respect. We were so grateful to have such a quality facility in Hoopeston. The Lynn Knapp family We wish to try and express our heart-felt gratitude for making Dad s stay at Heritage Health such a good and comforting part of his health journey. The environment of caring, servant-heart staff members fills the place with peace, joy, and their H to O efforts were truly exceptional and showed every day. Housekeeping maintains all areas very well and our hats off to the chef. All this and at the same time there was no doubt about each one s professional health care abilities and service provided. Please give your staff a gold star from us Jim Pierce and family

3 Ron and Pat Robling are ready to go! With Dorothy High and Dick Reynolds. Resident Spotlight pg. 3 Congratulations to Ron and Pat Robling, 65 years married on October 15. Wow! RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT Ron and Pat Robling Ron and Pat Robling were married October 15, 1950 at the Alvin Christian Church. They were high school sweethearts at Rossville High. Ron graduated two years before Pat did so they couldn t wait to get married just after Pat graduated. Soon after Pat and Ron made their home in Alvin, Il and raised their two children: Rhonda and Mike. When asked what advice they would share with young couples, Ron responded, It ain t been easy. You just work at it every day and do the best you can do for one another. Pat answered, You have to work together to accomplish all that needs to be done. It takes both of you. Great advice from great people. Thank you Ron and Pat for sharing a little bit about yourselves. We are proud to have you call Heritage Health in Hoopeston your home! RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS Celebrate Good Times! OCTOBER Sept. 24-Oct. 23 Libra 2nd Lorraine Wilson 4th Otto Knoll 11th Frieda Schupbach Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Scorpio 26th Ronald Robling 27th Gene Vandervort 30th Jennie Osborn NOVEMBER Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Scorpio Clara Bartlow 7th Marie Jones Phyllis Vandervort 2 Tony Johnson Nov. 23-Dec 22 Sagittarius 26th Bob Strawser

4 WELCOME NEW RESIDENTS! PEARL NEWMAN JOANNA RUSH HAROLD BOGARD ACTIVITIES CORNER by Tanya McVicker A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. to honor the lives of friends and loved ones lost from October 1, 2014 to now. In this special celebration, we are reminded of the value of each person, and try to bring meaning to our lives individually and collectively. Please R.S.V.P. to Megan at: if you would like to attend. Thank you. Louise Hamilton also awaits the start of the Parade. 2 Trollies with plent of space for wheelchairs, and seating for others are pulled by antique tractors in the parade route that travels through Hoopeston. It is so much fun! Evelyn Swartz is definitely ready for the Parade. She could pass for one of the National Sweethearts. Don t you agree? Activties Corner pg. 4 One of our favorite pictures celebrating Jane Pittman with Kay from Activities CARAMEL APPLE SHEET CAKE by Jelica Johnston, Dietary Manager Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup butter 1 cup water 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups chopped green apples Directions: In a large mixing bow, measure flour, sugar and cinnamon. Stir. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, water and shortening. Bring to a boil. Add flour mixture and stir. Add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla. Stir in apples. Pour into a 15x13 inch greased jelly roll pan. To make frosting, combine butter and milk in bowl. Microwave until butter is melted. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and caramel sauce. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled cake.

5 SAVE THE DATE October 5th 6th 12th 14th 16th 23rd 3 World Smile Day National Teacher s Day Physicians Assistant Day Colombus Day Emergency Nurse Day Bosses Day Sweetest Day National Mammogram Day National Wear Pink Day Halloween #BOO November 3rd 7th 11th 19th 26th 27th All Saints Day Daylight Saving Time Ends Election Day Book lovers Day Veteran s Day World Peace Day Great American Smokeout Thanksgiving Day Black Friday 29th Small Business Saturday PHOTO GALLERY Combined, these ladies have 77 years of teaching. Seated Evelyn Swartz, standing Dorothy Geddes OUR SYMPATHIES to the families of: James Wisdom Virginia Parrish Victor Andrews Viola Voyles Lynn Knapp Margaret Montgomery Dick is having way too much fun! Libby is excited for the Sweetcorn Festival! MANAGEMENT STAFF Administrator, Beth Totheroh, LNHA, MS, RD, LDN Business Office Manager, Deb Hamilton Director of Nursing, Chris Roach Restorative Programming, Trisha Willard Therapy Services, Charlene Rieches Social Services, Tanya McVicker Food Service Manager, Sara Seyfert Maintenance/Housekeeping Manager, Brad Pickett MDS Coordinator, Amber Fell Senior Aide, Marlo Davis This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Lealoni Gress, Board President of Hoopeston Retirement Village Foundation, presents Jackie Johnson a donation towards Grant Township United Fund. Supporting the community is an important objective for Heritage Health. Special volunteers helped us throw candy in the parade, Emma McVicker & Mylee Pyle.