We Opened Salon Vienna

The beer may have been non alcoholic but that did-n’t mean any less fun We had beer pong, beer and of

course, pretzels!

We Celebrated Veterans

November 11th We honored those

who served our country with a

pinning ceremony.

Families are invited to join their loved ones for a Christmas celebration on Sunday, December 9th from 1:00 to 3:00 in the

afternoon. Enjoy food, refreshments, live music and , of course, pictures with Santa.

This is one of our favorite times of the year, and it’s a gift to spend it with our loved ones. We

can’t wait to see you!

Good Samaritan’s Purse has been collecting shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts to deliver to children in need around the world for over 25 years. This year Vienna Resident Council decided to fill their own shoeboxes. They raised money through recycling aluminum and bottles and were able to send gifts to three girls, ages 2 through 14. The shoe boxes were filled with one “wow” item, little fun toys, hy-giene items and school supplies, then dropped off by a staff member at one of the box pick up locations. Hooray for being able to spread this Christmas cheer to children around the world!

We Sent Gifts to Operation Christmas

Child Vienna residents packed

and sent gifts to Operation Christmas

Child

Ingredients

5 lbs russet potatoes

8 ounces cheddar cheese, divided

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), cut in 1/2-inch cubes, plus more for greasing the baking dish

8 ounces sour cream

½ pound bacon, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces

1 bunch chives, sliced

kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions 1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into roughly 1-inch cubes. Put

the potato cubes into a large pot and cover them by about 2 inches with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat, and continue to boil until the potatoes are fork tender (the potatoes should mash easily when you press one of them with the back of a fork), 30-40 minutes.

2. While the potatoes are cooking, preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9 x 13 baking dish with butter.

3. Grate your cheddar cheese with a cheese Microplane or box grater, then divided your grated cheese in half. Half will get mixed into the mashed potatoes, the other half will go on top of the casserole.

4. In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until most of the fat has rendered out and it's starting to crisp, 7-10 minutes. When the bacon is cooked transfer it to a paper tow-el-lined plate, to drain any excess grease.

5. Once the potatoes are cooked, remove the pot from the heat, drain the potatoes into a colander, then put the drained pota-toes back into the empty pot. Add the butter, sour cream, a tablespoon of kosher salt, and some freshly ground pepper. Mash your potatoes with a potato masher or large wooden spoon. It's OK if there are still a few chunks, as long as every-thing is combined and the butter is completely melted.

6. Set aside about two tablespoons of bacon and two teaspoons of sliced chives for garnish, then add the rest of the bacon and chives to the mashed potatoes along with half of the grated cheese. Mix with a wooden spoon just until everything is combined.

7. Spread the mashed potatoes into the greased baking dish, and sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the potatoes are piping hot.

8. To serve, garnish with the remaining chives and bacon.

After months of hard work, Salon Vienna is finally open and ready for business! This beautiful and brand new salon rivals most salons in Lodi, and is the only salon of this caliber found at any nursing or rehabilitation center in our area. It’s uniquely designed to serve Vienna’s residents and patients with the entire salon being wheel chair friendly. The salon offers Manicures Pedicures Hair sets, styles, perms and colors Dental cleanings New!! Massages Coming Soon!! If you haven’t already visited the salon be sure to schedule an appointment and treat yourself. Kristine and Dianne will happy to show off their beautiful new salon.

“They only have the clothes they were wearing,” the newscaster said. “Everything else is gone.” I’ve been watching the reports of the devastating California wildfires, especially the destruction of the town of Paradise. I lived in Angels Camp during the nearby fires. Recently I read in the paper about a CHP officer who was sent there to patrol against looters. He was assigned to the area of the Camp Fire. He said that at least in Calaveras County there was something that could be looted; in Paradise, there was only ashes. I can imagine what the survivors are feeling, thinking “Where do I go from here?” The world they knew is gone. I read of an elderly couple who managed to escape the flames. “At least we still have our lives,” the man said. Once a cynical part of me would have thought, “So what? You’ve lost everything else.” But I’ve grown since then. Now I see it differently. Whatever we leave behind us, we still have ourselves, and we can still go on. Hard to understand why such changes happen, but sometimes I look back over my life, and I can see a pattern to my changes in direction. I grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania, and when U finished with school, I took a summer job at an antique store. The couple who ran it called it “The Curiosity Shop.” They had a large house and a large family, and they gave me a spare room to stay with them. As a helper, I did odd jobs around the store, moving furniture, cleaning, and so forth. Learning the details of the business fascinated me, though. I enjoyed the buying trips, the auctions, coming to know what to look for, and the history of the various pieces. The store was in a large, two-story building that had once been a feed and grain depot. The front was brick and the rest was wood. I was at an auction with the owners when a phone call came that the building was on fire. The store was a total loss. They caught an arsonist– a kid who just wanted to see something burn– but the life I was coming to know was suddenly gone.

For over 30 years, the Lodi Fire Department has made a tradition of spreading Christmas cheer throughout Lodi by driving Santa around on one of the fire trucks. Each year they choose several different routes through the Lodi neighborhoods so kids can run out and wave to Santa. It’s a much loved Lodi tradition.

Photo courtesy of Lodi Fire

I moved back home, but nothing seemed to fit. I found another job, but it didn't’ satisfy at all. When a friend mentioned finding work in Colorado, I got on a bus with him and headed west. Our job quest failed. Almost broke, I sat on a stone bench outside a closed church as the snow fell and wondered, “What do I do now?” The thought came that I had an uncle that lived in California, and maybe he could find us work. And so I came to Stockton. My friend moved on, but I never left. Now I think of the fire that destroyed The Curiosity Shop and ended what ever might have been. It was the start of the journey that led to Stockton. I never understood the destiny or fate that brought me there or kept me there until I met Jan. She’d been raised in Lodi. Of all the places I might have settled, I was drawn to be close to her. Changes in our lives may come suddenly or they might happen over time. There will always be change, though. That’s something I’ve learned to accept. It seems that there’s a gain for every loss if we look for it. Old friends move on, and they make room for new ones by doing so. The same with the world we know. The lives of the fire survivors will be different, but they may find more than they ever expected. All my Best, Jim

Emily Denham December 2

Corey Wright December 6

Ruth Calzado December 10

Veronica Diaz December 11

Johnny Haduca December 13

Joseph Obligar December 18

Alyssa Casillas December 19

Kristine Meissner December 19

Ernesto Yu December 21

Aaron Clemente December 22

Rita Mellor December 26

Amurefi Caraang December 27

Isreal Baruela December 28

Jane Pena December 1

Lorraine Wheeler December 2

Jonathon Ibarra December 2

Ellen Bunch December 6

Marjorie Knight December 7

Jean Souther December 8

Virginia Madden December 8

Olivia Chaidez December 10

David Harding December 11

Victoria Leyba December 12

Norma Laterreur December 13

Kathe Logemann December 14

Mieko Furukawa December 18

Lillian Grange December 19

Eugene Swank December 21

Doris Linker December 25

Florence Rizzotti December 30

Rosie Herren December 30

Wanderous Dozhier November 8

Ardis Fitts November 10

Vaughnita Twitty November 12

Emil Koepplin November 15

Marion Welch November 18

Sharon Maas November 23

Arthur Baker November 23

Ann Jeffery November 25

Donald Smith November 27

Norma Laterreur November 28

Manicures & Haircuts on Mondays

Perms/Color on Tuesday Mornings

Perms on Tuesday Afternoons

~Sets on Wed. Thurs. & Fridays. As a Render, please contact

Beauty Shop if an appointment can not be kept.

Thank you,

Dianne & Kristine

Yvette Shanks November 8

Administrator Corey Wright

Director of Nurses Roxan Vincent

Office Manager Alison Plines

Medical Records Brittany Ortegel

Social Services Emily Denham & Lisa Reich

Director of Staff Development Ida Ventura

Dietary Supervisor Al Loza

Accounting Teresa Stocker

Laundry/Housekeeping Supervisor Linda Araiza

Maintenance Roger Perez

Activity Director Ester De Santiago

Quality Assurance Nurse/Case Manager Mary Scott

MDS Coordinators Alfie Donato, Doris Talens & Hazel

Rehabilitation Director Kristi Passey

Marketing Director & Business Development Jamie Henderson Vilinskas

Admissions Coordinator Juanita Riberal

Beauty Operators Kristine Meissner & Dianne Landon

Receptionists Julia Chacon & Estefani Mejia

The “Vienna Vine” is written, compiled, edited and designed by Jamie Vilinskas & Ester De Santiago

Vienna Nursing & Rehab. Center 800 S. Ham Lane Lodi, CA 95242

(209) 368-7141 (209) 368-2163 Fax

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

9:30 MOVIE IN ROOM

9:45 MORNING

DEVOTIONAL

2:00 Movie & Popcorn:

“DADDY’S HOME”

3:15 BEDSIDE TREATS

2

9:00 ROUND TABLE

9:30 MOVIE CLASSICS

9:45 NEWS & VIEWS

2:00 B-SHARP PIANO

& MUSIC CONCERT

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

2

10:00 CATHOLIC

COMMUNION

10:15 LENDING LIBRARY

1:30 GABBY VISITS

2:00 HOLIDAY BAKING

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

3

9:45 RING TOSS

10:00 DISCOVERY

10:15 ALPHABET SOUP

2:00 BINGO!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

5

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:00 WORD GAMES

2:00 DECORATING

SUGAR COOKIES

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

6 9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 GINGERBREAD

HOUSES W/SYNERGY

10:15 ROOM VISITS

2:00 SENDING X-MAS

CARDS

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

7 CASUAL FRIDAY

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 PIANO MUSIC W/

Margaret De Board

1:30 BINGO!

2:45 BELL CHOIR

CONCERT

8

9:45 MORNING

DEVOTIONAL

2:00 MUSIC TEACHER

ASSOC. PIANO Recital

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

9

8:00 ROUND TABLE

9:30 MOVIE CLASSICS

1:00 pm -3:00 pm

Resident’s Open House

Christmas Party

10

9:45 MORNING STRETCH

10:00 LENDING LIBRARY

10:15 WORD GAMES

1:30 GABBY VISITS

2:00 HOLIDAY BAKING

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

11

9:15 GET UP & MOVE

TO ZUMBA

10:00 DISCOVERY

10:15 TRIVIA

2:00 BINGO !

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

12

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:00 WORD GAMES

2:00 CHRISTMAS W/

Tim &Donna

D/R Closed for Dinner

13 9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:15 WORD GAMES

11:00 OUTING 2 LUNCH

2:00 BINGO W/MR.

NEVIS’ 5th GRADERS

D/R Closed for Dinner

14

10:00 LODI CHRISTIAN

SCHOOL CAROLING

11:00 ORGAN CONCERT

1:45 BINGO!

3:15 ELKGROVE RIO

VALLEY CHARTER

15

9:45 MORNING

DEVOTIONAL

2:00 Movie & Popcorn:

“DADDY’S HOME 2”

3:15 BEDSIDE TREATS

16

8:00 ROUND TABLE

9:30 MOVIE CLASSICS

9:45 NEWS & VIEWS

2:00 DECORATING

GINGERBREAD MEN

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

17

10:00 CATHOLIC MASS

10:00 LENDING LIBRARY

1:30 GABBY VISITS

2:00 Resident COUNCIL

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

18

9:45 MILK JUG CATCH

10:00 DISCOVERY

10:15 WORD GAMES

2:00 BINGO!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

19

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

10:00 VINEWOOD

SCHOOL CAROLING

2:00 MAKING

ORNAMENTS

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

20 9:30 MOVIE CLASSICS

9:45 SERVING SMILES

10:45 OUTING:

HOPE HARBOR

2:00 CANDY CANE

CRAFT!

6:30 EAGLES BINGO!

21

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

10:00 LODI AVENUE

BAPTIST CHURCH

11:00 ORGAN CONCERT

2:00 BINGO!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

22

9:30 MOVIE IN ROOM

9:45 MORNING

DEVOTIONAL

2:00 MAKING SOCK

SNOWMAN

3:15 ONE TO ONE -

23/30

9:45 NEWS & VIEWS

2:00 First Missionary

Baptist Church Service

9:45 NEWS & VIEWS

2:00 RESOLUTIONS

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

24/31

9:45 MORNING STRETCH

10:15 WORD GAMES

2:00 Night Before X-MAS

10:00 CATHOLIC

ROSARY

2:00 NEW YEARS PARTY

25

9:45 COFEE SOCIAL

10:15 WORD GAMES

2:00 SECRET SANTA

HAT GAME!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

26

9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:00 CROSSWORDS

2:00 BINGO!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

27 9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:00 PAINTING CLASS

2:00 DECEMBER

B-DAY PARTY

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

28

9:30 LENDING LIBRARY

9:45 GET UP & MOVE

10:45 ORGAN CONCERT

1:45 Cookies from Above

2:00 BINGO!

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

29

9:30 MOVIE IN ROOM

9:45 MORNING

DEVOTIONAL

2:00 ROLL THE DICE

BREAK THE ICE

3:15 ONE TO ONE - I

Activity Calendar Vienna Nursing & Rehab Center December 2018

Activities are held in the main dining room unless otherwise posted.

I- In room O- Outdoors P~ pets BD-Back dining room

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