May 2018

Joie de Vivre 2305 Richard Street | Abbeville, LA | 70510 | 337.892.9800 | eastridgenursing.org

Administrator Jerad Langley

Director of Nursing Amy Broussard

Assistant Director of Nursing Lori LeBlanc

CNA Supervisor Latisha Viltz

MDS Coordinator Natasha Williams MDS Coordinator Dawn Broussard

QA Nurse/Staff Developer Tori Bourque

Social Service Director Andrea Sellers

Community Outreach/Admissions Coordinator

Rachel Gates Resident Case Manager

Sundee Perry Life Enrichment Director

Ann Baudoin Billing/Collections

Coordinator Debra Marceaux

Team Member Specialist Trisha LeBlanc

Dietary Supervisor Kristal Abshire

Housekeeping Supervisor Angela Daigle

Maintenance Supervisor Jean Chris Peltier

Palmetto State Park Cook-Off Hey good looking, what you got cooking? It’s all in a

day’s work for the cooking team from Eastridge, seen

here with their seafood entry for the Palmetto State Park

cook-off. We would like to extend a big thank you to

everyone who helped out for this event!

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Resident of the Month Meal of the Month Brisket

Green Bean Casserole

Rice Pilaf

Homemade Rolls

Bread Pudding

Residents:

Ethel G. 5/04

Joseph M. 5/04

Renella L. 5/14

Lilly T. 5/26

Sheldon B. 5/27

Tuyet P. 5/28

Dorothy B. 5/29

Employees:

Gabrielle Mitchell 5/09

Shelia Plowden 5/09

Nadaisha Comeaux 5/15

Tori Bourque 5/21

Lora Levine 5/26

Mark Your Calendars!

5/3 Movie Night & Popcorn

5/7 Honoring our Nurses

5/9 Honoring our Receptionists and Ward Clerks

5/10 Post 271 Playboys Cajun French Band

5/11 Mother’s Day Appreciation

*National Nursing Home Week! 5/14– 5/18.

Please see below for detailed NNHW events!

5/24 Night Bingo

5/25 National Wine Day, Wine tasting and Bingo

5/31 Joe Hebert Music

Join us for National Nursing Home Week! May 14-18

Theme: “Bon Vieux Temps” (“Good Old Days”) Monday 5/14— Dress Code: Western Attire

Activities: Horse & Buggy Rides, Shucking Corn, Lemonade Bar & Popcorn, and Horseshoes Game

Tuesday 5/15 – Dress Code: Old Fashion Working Clothes

Activities: Boucherie! Roasting Pig, Making Cracklings & Boudin Demo, Making Homemade Butter with Bread, and Country Music by Cliff Bernard

Wednesday 5/16 – Dress Code: Wacky Wednesday!

Activities: Family Night 5:00-7:00 with Entertainment by Alligator Blue Band, Staged Photo Op, Wackiest Dress Contest

Thursday 5/17 – Dress Code: Camouflage

Activities: Residents’ Birthday Party with DJ Bobby serving Ice Cream and Cake

Friday 5/18 – Dress Code: T-Shirts and Jeans

Activities: Annual Crawfish Boil for Residents and Staff with DJ Bobby

Mr. Joseph Menard

Mr. Menard has been a resident of Eastridge for 3 years, and will be

celebrating a birthday this month!

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Resident List Shopping: Tuesday, May 22 “Ente Pur” Concession Stand: Will Resume in June

We Appreciate You! We would like to include special recognition for our fabulous beauticians in honor of

National Hairstylist Appreciation Day (April 30). Thank you to Linda Racca, who has been

our beautician ever since we opened back in 1999! We would also like to thank Chasity

Touchet, also, who started working with us earlier this year. We appreciate

you for all you do!

Suzette Fusilier, LPN

Employee of the Month Daily Activities Coffee and Conversation - 9:00 am and 2:00 pm

Alternative in-room activities available iN2L interactive TV

Games of choice, music and movies on DVD Weekly Activities

Beauty Shop is Open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays Catholic Religious Services

Monthly Activities Mass

Harvest Time Life Line Bingo Resident Council Meeting

Resident Birthday Party Newsletter Group

Live Entertainment from various artists

Picnic on the Patio In celebration of National Picnic Day, residents took advantage of the beautiful

weather and enjoyed some quality time outdoors.

2305 Richard street Abbeville, LA 70510

Our Mission Our mission is to enable our residents to live life to its fullest, regardless of age or health, with compassion, understanding,

respect, dignity, and caring support.

Please label your loved one’s clothing and items, even if you do their laundry. plastic bags or sealed containers must be used for food storage .

Over the counter medications and aerosols are prohibited from resident rooms. Help keep your loved one’s closet neat by cleaning it out seasonally.

Please do not display items on lights. Hand-written signs in rooms or around the building are prohibited.

Our lost and found items are located in the laundry department (periodically displayed in the Beauty Shop).

Resident funds are available on weekends—see RN.

Eastridge Nursing & Rehabilitation 2305 Richard Street | Abbeville, LA 70510 | Phone: 337.892.9800

Fax: 337.892.9875| eastridgenursing.org