The Heart of the Matter…

December 2015 www.elwoodcarecenter.com

…Our Residents—Halloween 2015

Elwood Care Center Board of Directors

Chairman, Betty Koenig Nina Anderson Dick Bennett Bill Monter Village Board Member

Excellence in Care & Compassion

Residents Birthdays

Nunny Tysdal—6th Jessie Meyer—11th

Russell Williams—12th Erma Seitz—21st

Staff Birthdays Kristina Cates—7th Beckie Fagot—15th

Amber Nelson—22nd

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The following short article is from the Dementia Care Australia newsletter. Dementia Care Australia is an independent information and education organization specializing in supporting both people with dementia and their care givers; be they family members, professionals, employers or friends. For more information about Dementia Care Australia, check out their webpage at http://www.dementiacareaustralia.com

Recalling Someone Special

When people with dementia find it difficult to remember someone special or important in their lives, such as when you mention a son or daughter's name and they cannot get a mind's eye picture of that loved person, here is a great way to enable them to remember:

Make a good CLEAR display of photographs of people who visit the person or family and friends whom you talk about often. This can be placed on the fridge, a door, a pin board, or similar. Magnetic photo frames can be attached directly onto the fridge or a magnetic board.

People with dementia remember in pictures, just like you and I. We know from research that our long-term memory is more likely to store experiences that are unusual, colorful, humorous or full of sensory experiences. We can apply these same principles to the way we take and select photos of visitors, family or friends to help the person remember them.

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Positions are available in our Dietary Department. Day and evening hours available. Please call Anslie for more information at 308-785-3302.

We’d like to introduce Jodi Lerdall, granddaughter of ECC resident Dorothy Lerdall, to everyone as our new Beautician. Please help welcome her. She will be here on Thursdays most weeks. We’d also like to thank Dorthea Neimeier for her service to ECC as our beautician for many years.

Serving our Community for over 40 Years

Excellence in Care & Compassion

 

 

Staff Years of Service

1 year 20 years Dorothy Hergenreder Deb Hambidge

In Loving Memory

We would like to express our sympathy to the family of Irene Weissert. A memorial service was held in her honor.

Administrator…………………….Kate Reiners Director of Nursing……………...Lacie Evans Social Service…………………...Heidi Button Activities Director……………….Carolyn Houser Dietary……………………………Anslie Dishman Maintenance Supervisor……….Carl Benson Laundry Supervisor…………….Beth Willson Housekeeping Supervisor……..Starla Schutz Medical Records………………..Kristina Cates MDS Coordinator……………….Susie Ocken Office Manager………………….Irene Kenning

WE CARE ….. OUR MISSION: Each person who enters through our door is important to us and will be treated with the utmost respect.

All residents, families, visitors, and interested parties are encouraged to make suggestions, voice complaints, or file grievances as they see necessary. We want to ensure that our residents receive the absolute best in

care and sometimes in order to do that we need to know of areas that can be improved upon.

Every resident has the right to voice complaints, grievances, and to make suggestions pertaining to his/her treatments, our operations, procedures, and policies. Any abuse, neglect, or fraud may be reported in the following ways.

Grievance forms are available at various locations within the facility. Administrator’s office, Social Services, and nurses’ station will have forms available

Action you can take …. Contact our Administrator, Kate Reiners at 308-785-3302, or kate.reiners@elwoodcarecenter.com, or POB 315, Elwood, NE 68937. If you are not comfortable talking to our facility administrator, you can contact the “Cool Line” and staff at the Nebraska Health Care Association will work with you to resolve a concern or complaint or provide appropriate resources. Call: (402) 435-3551 OR Write: NHCA, Attn: Cool Line, 3900 Northwest 12th St., Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521, OR e-mail: coolline@nehca.org The “Cool Line” is a CONFIDENTIAL service provided by the NHCA. You may also contact the State Survey, Certification, and Licensure Agency: Call: (402) 471-0316 OR Write: Nebraska DHHS, Licensure Unit, PO Box 94986, Lincoln, NE 68509-0316

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FYI: The holiday season is coming upon us. If you are planning to eat with your loved one for Christmas please let us know by the 22nd at the latest if possible. Also if you bring in clothing please mark it and let the charge nurse know so that it can be added to their inventory sheet. Thanks for your help with this.

Holiday Decorating Safety Tips

We encourage you to decorate your loved one’s room for the holidays as you like. Our Fire Marshall has some guidelines for us to ensure everyone’s safety: -We must use Medical Grade extension cords only, please request one from a staff member -Lights that are UL Listed are okay, we recommend “LED” lights as they stay cooler -Small fiber optic trees are okay -Any decoration placed on a resident’s door that opens to a corridor must be flame retardant and made of artificial materials, fresh pine arrangements are beautiful, but the Fire Marshall says they are a hazard, sorry! -If you have any questions feel free to ask our Maintenance Supervisor, Carl Benson, 308-785-3302.

I remember the tree—decorated so bright,

and tramping thru’ snow on a cold winter’s night— the holly and mistletoe where lovers would kiss, and all the great gifts—that’s what I sure miss…

But most of all, when I hear Christmas songs, I think of the Christ Child and where he belongs—

deep in our hearts and memories too, in church and at home with more than a few.

In ‘Nativity Scenes’ on everyone’s yard, in windows of stores, and in Christmas cards.

I long to see those sweet images of— children in school plays bowed with haloes above.

To hear cheery greetings as strangers pass by, and know His spirit shall live—never die if we not let tradition and God disappear, and celebrate His birth, year after year…

Oh, Heavenly Father, forgive us for straying— for parties and shopping, too much holidaying. Bring us to our senses—turn back the dark tide,

for we need you, dear Savior, right here by our side.