News & Notes from Sondra Norder, President

I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e :

As many of you know, here at St. Paul Elder Services, we have a comprehensive portfolio of memory care programs, services, and residential living options for persons who are living with dementia. Known as our “Passages” program, that portfolio includes our Memory Clinic in partnership with the Neuroscience Group, a lending library with resources pertaining to memory loss, three support groups, a Memory Connections group, and Memory Cafes all provided through the Hoffman Memory Care Resource Center, Club Gabriel, which is our Adult Day Services program, St. Paul

Manor, which is our memory care-specific assisted living facility, and Appletree Court and Poppy Path, which are our memory care-specific neighborhoods within St. Paul Home.

At the Memory Clinic, one of our key Passages personnel, Julie Feil, MSW, LCSW, partners with a Neuroscience Group neurologist who specializes in diagnosing dementia. Once the diagnosis is made, Julie steps in and starts linking that person and his or her family to the resources they will need to remain as safe and independent as possible at home and in the community. Our support groups are geared towards persons with young-onset dementia, the spouses of persons with young-onset dementia, and care partners in general. Our Memory Connections program is largely designed to slow the progression of dementia for those who are still living at home, through evidence-based brain exercise games and therapies that keep the brain active. Our Memory Cafes are hosted in partnership with the Fox Valley Memory Project, and are designed to gather people who are living with dementia in the community together in a social setting for fun, lively events amongst friends.

Another of our Passages professionals, Keri Schreiter, COTA, manages Club Gabriel, our adult day center within which we can provide anything from bathing services in our spa to 8 hours per day, five days per week of daily respite care. Club Gabriel serves only those who are living with dementia and does not co-mingle clients who have more general cognitive deficits, creating an environment in which everyone can benefit from the meaningful activities and programming that we design.

Our entire Passages program has largely been developed and integrated into our own campus and the community by our very own Becky Reichelt, MS, CTRS, who serves as our Chief Operating Officer. Becky is a clinician by background with extensive experience and expertise in person-centered dementia care. Becky is well known as one of the region’s leading dementia care experts, and we are beyond blessed to have her and her vision of quality dementia care here at SPES.

While some other providers and operators who claim to specialize in memory care rely on either medications or gimmicks, often which are inappropriate, outdated, or proven through research to do more harm than good (“Snoezelen Rooms, shadow boxes, etc.), Becky has built SPES’ complete Passages philosophy on memory care around understanding the person as an individual and upon rigorous and continuous staff education. With support from the top down, through their extensive training and Continued on page 2

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T h e C l e r e s t o r y

St. Paul Elder Services, Inc.

MISSION STATEMENT

We are a Catholic, Franciscan

sponsored community

dedicated to enriching the life

experience.

VALUES STATEMENT

Our mission and ministry flow

from the gospel values of

dignity, compassion, respect,

hospitality and stewardship.

VISION STATEMENT

We will continue to provide

excellent care and innovative

services through the efforts

of dedicated professionals,

volunteers, and contributors.

SPONSORED BY THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF

CHRISTIAN CHARITY

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dedication to the following principles, SPES staff are hands down the most dementia-capable caregivers in the Fox Valley:

We recognize the value of encouraging personal choice and decision making, balanced with structure and routine for each person living with dementia. We make every effort to involve the person with dementia in familiar, daily tasks and activities based on their current abilities and individual life story. We understand that behavior symptoms are forms of communication for each person living with dementia. We are committed to understanding what the person is communicating and using approaches to enhance the sense of safety, comfort, and wellbeing for that individual person. We understand that a structured program of activities and engagements will increase the sense of wellbeing and quality for each person living with dementia. We recognize each person living with dementia is an individual. We are committed to following each person’s plan of care by using approaches/interventions to enhance their social, cognitive, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.

We understand that teamwork and consistency is a vital component of providing dementia-specific care. We will work with the Passages Team, the person living with dementia, and family members to ensure the best quality of care.

You will not find rooms filled with bubble machines and string lights and jelly-filled placemats at St. Paul Elder Services. You will not find our staff handing out psychotropic medications to reduce “behaviors” for staff convenience. And you will not find one “memory care” living space in which any person living with dementia at any stage is cohorted together and provided with the same programming and interventions. You WILL find caregivers who have received hours and hours of training on specific approaches that are successful in making the person living with dementia feel comfortable, safe, and important. You WILL find individualized care plans, 1:1 attention and companionship, and activities that are age-appropriate and meaningful to each person. You WILL find programs, services, and living options that vary based on wherever each person is in their progression of memory loss, such that they can be in the right place at the right time, no matter their abilities or deficits.

We are blessed to be able to have the experts in Becky, Julie, and Keri that we do, and we are hopeful that Passages becomes a household name so that we can continue to help more and more of those persons who would benefit from our uniquely designed, evidence-based, PERSON-centered programming.

Sondra Norder, President & CEO

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Happy One Year Anniversary! On July 5th, we celebrated the one year anniversary of St. Paul

Manor Memory Care Assisted Living and the Hoffman Memory Care

Resource Center opening!

We are proud of how both facilities have served our community in

meeting the needs of persons living with dementia and their care

partners! We look forward to many more years to come!

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Kaukauna Area Quilting Ladies

The Kaukauna Area Quilting Ladies have been together for over 30 years (four

members are original)! These ladies meet every week to create beautiful handmade

items. For 2017, they are making handmade placemats to give away to each of

our Villa Residents that have a birthday! So far this year, 57 of our Residents have

received placemats! Thank

you for your thoughtfulness

and generosity!

Back Row:

Mary Sprangers, Mickey Miller, Pat

Kailhofer, Bev Yunk, and Jan

Schneider

Front Row:

Tess Roberts, Germaine Heimbach,

Grace Hoffman, and Arlene Huss

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Donations January - June, 2017

Annual Appeal

Mary Lou Bressers

Peter & Barbara Buechel

Rick Duley

Gerald & Carol Ederer

John Hietpas

Holy Family Convent of FSCC

Craig & Marie Koch

Carole A. Solie

Donor Specific

Anonymous

Holy Family Convent of FSCC

Julie Ives

Dan Janssen

Glenn & Doris Uecker

Gary & Luella Van Asten

Kenneth & Jan Vande Hey

General Donations

Anonymous

Rob & Pam Garton

Guardian Life Insurance Company

Timothy Mc Clure

Leslie & Ben Miller

Jim & Mary Nussbaum

Gerald & Catherine Nytes

Thrivent Financial Foundation

Truist

In Kind

Bridget Reiss

Room Rentals

Jeffery & Patricia Beltz

Mark & Char Beschta

Daniel & Ellen Eisenschink

Jon & Sheri Geenen

Carol Haen

Sharon Haen

Kerri Hutchison

Karen Kane

Janet Keller

Blanche Kerrigan

Philip Kohne

Leander J M Helen Schwartz Trust

Laurie Leary

Nancy Mader

Betty Meulemans

Paul & Carol Morse

Susan Nackers

Deacon Don & Shirley Newhouse

Susan Peeters

William & Nancy Preston

Stephanie Quella

Betty Sabel

Keri Schreiter

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Donations January - June, 2017

In Honor

Tony Garton Rob & Pam Garton

Anna Jane VandeHey & Janice Vande Hey Kenneth & Jan Vande Hey

Janet Keller Marie Filtz

In Memory

Ruby Andrews Lloyd & Alice Dumke

William & Carol Pingel

Joan Alibrando James & Marion Kobussen

Ruth Siebers Bewick Naomi Carnot

Joanne Franz

Donna Kott

Richard Borree Cynthia & John Boots

Michael Borree

John & Betty Borree

James & Julia George

Lance & Donna Goetzman

Lois Grigg

Carol & Bernard Heibel

Pat & Bonnie Landreman

Donna Van Lanen

Roslyn Borree John & Betty Borree

Michael Borree

Lance & Donna Goetzman

Thomas & Sue Kees

Charles & Lois Neuser

Jim & Mary Nussbaum

Roslyn Borree continued...

Karen Ecker & Robert Landwehr

Sue Rosenthal

Denise Rostad

Karen & George Solliday

Roger & Eyla Mae Zwiers

Joan Diedrich Dorothy Schmidt

Rev. Carmel Flora Joanne & Thomas Stewart

Dolores Heiting Lance & Donna Goetzman

Dolores Heiting Craig & Barbara Mengarelli

Wenzel Hoefler Jerry & Nancy Hayes

Shirley Hurst Jerry & Nancy Hayes

Rosemary Keil Daniel & Irene Horn

Janet Keller Jean Hill

Rosemary Kiel Donald & Marilyn Borsche

Shirley Ciske

Henry & Mary Drechsler

Beverly A. Reed

James & Donna Schmidt

Elsie Mitchell Barney Mitchell

Arlene Oudenhoven Daniel Oudenhoven

Wayne Pierre Ernest & Beverly Bennett

Craig & Marie Koch

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Donations January - June, 2017

In Memory

Wayne Pierre continued... Peggy Lutter

Tammy A. Martzke

Joyce Pierre

Sandra Radtke Joyce Beyer

John & Patricia Bubolz

Jason & Katie Buckmeier

Carol Carlson

Ann Cattau

Terrance & Shirley Clemmons

Charles Michael & Kathryn Collins

Janet Carlson & Daniel Balliet

Donald & Joanne Dardis

Raymond & Kathleen Fuchs

Mary & Douglas Gosse

Craig & Ruth Gundermann

Julie & Richard Hahn

Casey Hanson

Walter & Ann Kleman

Rev. Leon & Joyce Knitt

Sandra Radtke continued…

David Praska & Lisa Kogan-Praska

James & Kristine Pierce

Scott & Sara Radtke

Jeri & Joyce Reichert

Daniel & Kay Rorabeck

Marguerite Schulz

Paul & Mary Kim Strelow

Philip & Michelle Swain

Anna Jane VandeHey Lance & Donna Goetzman

Thomas & Sue Kees

Linus Vanderloop TJ Hale

Ethel Wulterkens Louis "Woody" Wulterkens

Joan Zelinski Mary Murphy David & Jane Voss

“Giving is not just

about making a

donation… it is about

making a difference.”

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Farewell, Sister Sue Ann

Thursday, July 13 was Sister Sue Ann’s last day as a

volunteer at St. Paul Elder Services. The Franciscan

Sisters of Christian Charity requested Sister Sue Ann to

embark on a new ministry opportunity in St. Louis,

Missouri beginning in August.

Sister Sue Ann has been a volunteer at SPES since July

of 2014 where she graciously spent her time serving in

whatever capacity was needed. She had a smile that

would brighten your day, a contagious laugh, and a hug

for every associate, resident, tenant, patient, and visitor.

Sister Sue Ann exemplifies her faith in her selfless dedication to others. She has a

heart for service and has blessed the lives of countless people!

Thank you for your laughter, smiles, and generous heart Sister Sue Ann,

we will miss you! May God bless you greatly in the coming years

and in your new assignment!

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Summer Activities

Fun in the

Rickshaw!

The “Longest Day” Fundraiser Ice Cream Truck Visits SPES

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Summer Activities Timber Rattlers Game

The Kaukauna “Pig to Pig Walk”

Little Chute Community Band Concert

Villa Activities

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What’s Happening Around SPES...

Megan Van De Hey

Assistant Administrator for St. Paul Home

Megan joined St. Paul Elder Services in June as the Assistant Administrator of St. Paul Home. Megan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Health Care Administration. She became a licensed nursing home administrator in May of 2017.

Megan is originally from the area, as she grew up in Wrightstown, WI. During her last year of college she completed a year-long administrator in training practicum at Brewster Village in Appleton, WI. Megan enjoys biking, going up north to her family’s cabin, cooking, baking, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Taylor Hanson

Intern from UW-Eau Claire

Taylor joined St. Paul Elder Services in May for her year-long internship as a student from UW-Eau Claire’s Health Care Administration degree program. Upon completing her required internship, she will graduate with her degree and will be eligible to sit for her Nursing Home Administrator Board Exams.

Taylor will be here 40 hours per week, for 50 weeks, and her intern-ship will include doing “rotations” in all departments, completing three substantial leadership projects, and shadowing the President and COO. She is very excited to have this opportunity with SPES!

Laura Felzer

Center of Rehabilitation Clinical Coordinator

Laura recently returned from Colorado where she worked as a Charge Nurse. She previously worked at SPES as Certified Nursing Assistant and most recently as a Registered Nurse before being promoted to Clinical Coordinator. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is currently working on her Masters in Science with a focus on nursing leadership and administration specialization.

Laura enjoys traveling, planning her upcoming wedding, and spending time with family, friends, and her Goldendoodle - Harley.

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St. Paul Elder Services’ Board of Directors

President: Sondra Norder Board Chairman: Tom Verhagen Board Vice Chair: Jack Meyer, M.D. Board Members: Jackie Abel Kelli Clussman Trevor Frank Lance Goetzman Sister Patricia Linssen Andrew Schmidt Sister Dorothy Wagner Sister Mary Kaye Winkler Dave Vander Zanden

Ex-Officio Member: Dan McGinty

POLICY STATEMENT

St. Paul Elder Services, Inc. is committed to the policy of ensuring equal opportunity in service delivery. To this end, we believe no otherwise qualified person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subject to discrimination in any manner on the basis of age, race, color, disability, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation or marital status. This policy covers admission, policies and procedures, access to services, and treatment in all of our programs and activities. We recognize that fulfillment of this policy will maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations.

You are invited to St. Paul Elder Services Grief Support Groups

St. Paul Hospice grief support groups are open to those served by our hospice, St. Paul Elder Services and the community at large.

Journey of Hope provides an opportunity to establish connections with others who have experienced loss, to share stories, to give and receive support, and to promote good self care.

Questions can be directed to:

Sue Grasse, CSW, Bereavement Coordinator for St. Paul Hospice

920-766-6180 or susangr@stpaulelders.org

Monthly Meetings

The third Tuesday of each month starting at 9:45 a.m. in the St Paul

Villa Chapel - Third Floor

Memorial Service Each quarter St. Paul Elder Services remembers deceased community members including residents, tenants, clients, volunteers and associates in a memorial service to which family and friends are invited.

The next Memorial Service is on Wednesday, August 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Schmidt Chapel at 316 E. Fourteenth Street. Reception to follow.

Lester Abel

Dawn Klein

Joan Alibrando

Mildred Lorenz

Richard Borree

Rosemary Meulemans

Roslyn Borree

Arlene Oudenhoven

Michael Burns

Robert Ribarchek

Louise Damro

Alan Scott

Margaret Draves

Mary Van Asten

Richard Eppinger

Anselmus VanLith

Wenzel Hoefler

Noreen VandenHeuvel

Shirley Hurst

John Yonan

Loretta Johannes

Joan Zelinski

The Clerestory

Published quarterly by St. Paul Elder Services, Inc. for community members and their families, associates, volunteers and all donors, both individual and corporate.

Editor: Sondra Norder, President

Staff: Mandy Stambuk

For questions, or to be removed from the mailing list, please contact Mandy at:

mandys@stpaulelders.org

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Services Offered to the Community

Call 920-766-6188 to schedule an appointment for:

Club Gabriel Adult Day Services Monday-Friday 7:30-3:30

Cloud Walker Foot Clinic Tuesdays & Thursdays

Healing Waters Therapy Pool AM & PM Classes

Massage Therapy By Appointment

St. Paul At Home By Appointment

Memory Clinic By Appointment

Call 920-766-6020, ext 187 for further information on:

Therapy & Short Term Rehabilitation: Our therapists are trained to assist you with incontinence, lymph edema, cognitive retraining, diabetic foot care, balance, dysphasia management, aquatics, stroke rehab, wound care and pain management.

Assisted Living

Skilled Nursing Care

Hospice

Post Surgical

Recovery

Supportive Care in

the Home

Therapy

Passages —

Memory Care

Our Continuum Includes: