724-458-7760 February 2020 www.orchardmanor.org

by Orchard Manor

Changes You will notice some changes taking

place at Orchard Manor. One obvious

change is Amber Morian-Gowetski has

taken the position as Administrator in the

wake of Diane Robinson’s retirement.

Amber has been with Orchard Manor for

19 years as Assistant Administrator and

PC Administrator. A graduate of

Allegheny College in Meadville, Amber

received her Nursing Home

Administrator training at LaRoche

University. Her NHA internship was

spent in Marienville and Youngstown.

She has worked as both a CNA and an

Activity Aide.

Taking Amber’s place as PC

Administrator is Kelly Hoover. She will

also be working as Compliance Assistant.

Kelly has been with Orchard Manor for

17 years as LPN, Restorative Coordinator

and Infection Preventionist.

Another familiar face is Natalie

Hummel, former RN Supervisor. Natalie

received her BSN from Boston College.

She has been our Infection Preventionist

and Wound Care Manager for the past

several months and will be serving as

Restorative Coordinator/Wound Care

Manager beginning March 1st. The

position of Infection Preventionist will be

announced at a later time.

New to Orchard Manor is Casey Baselj,

Social Worker. Casey was born and

raised in Grove City and attended

Slippery Rock University. She comes to

us from Countryside in Mercer where she

was the Admissions Coordinator. Casey

also worked at the Grove City hospital in

the Transitional Care Unit.

The Board of Directors, Administrator

and Staff of Orchard Manor would like to

thank our Residents and their Families who

have chosen Orchard Manor for Personal

and Skilled Nursing Care. We are still, and

always will be, committed to caring and

providing the best possible care and

services to our Residents!

One of the ways we are working to

improve is by focusing on staffing. On

February 5th, Orchard Manor is holding a

job fair. In order to attract new employees,

we are offering a special weekend schedule

for nursing as well as shift differentials.

There are also plans in the works for

interested current employees and potential

new hires to attend CNA classes.

These implementations may not lead to

change overnight, but we hope they will

bring lasting, positive changes in the near

future.

Keep watching for other changes and

improvements in the coming months.

The secret of change is to

focus all of your energy,

not on fighting the old,

but on building the new

~ Socrates

Mrs. Mary Ramsey, 1/6

Mrs. Veronica Dobson, 1/8

Mrs. Judy Cunningham, 1/9

Mr. Mike Frazier1/11

Mr. Clifford “Nick” McCarl, 1/11

Mrs. Gladys Seelbaugh, 1/16

Mrs. Janet Butson, 1/17

Mrs. Patricia Paich, 1/20

Diane Robinson, NHA, Administrator—41 years

Dottie Eaton, LPN—25 years

Rick Magee, LPN—24 years

Sue Britton, Housekeeper/CNA—20 years

Susan Penna, LPN—18 years

Billie Forrester, Dietary Aide—10 years

Bob Monteson, Dietary Manager—4 years

Tammy Zedreck, CNA—3 years

Caitlin Trauterman, HR Director—1 year

1C Seaman Nick Carey,* Navy, son-in-law of Angie Hites, LPN

E1 Seaman Anthony Chamber, U.S. Coast Guard, great-grandson of Resident Irene Patterson

Colonel Peter Euler, Air Force, grandson-in-law of Resident Jean Rogers

A1C Jordan Forsythe, Air Force, great-grandson of Resident Dorothy Worsley

Pfc. Jeremey Fry,* Army, cousin of Amy Bailey, CNA

MA 3 Dylan McConnell, Navy, son of Kathy McConnell, LPN

A1C Hannah McCoy, Air Force Reserves, niece of Jennifer Corban, Dietary Aide

Pvt. Josiah McCoy,* Marines, nephew of Jennifer Corban, Dietary Aide

*Currently serving overseas

If you have a family member you would like recognized in the Apple Blossom, please call Laura Cook at 724-458-7760 or email lcook@orchardmanor.org

Orchard Manor would like to acknowledge family members of Residents and Staff who are currently serving in the Military.

Service Anniversaries for January (corrected)

Mrs. Gretta Bowser, 1/7

Mrs. Alice Scott, 1/9

Mrs. Chaarlotte Byers, 1/22

Mr. Earl Smith, 1/22

Mr. Robert Robson, 1/24

Mrs. Sarah McFadden, 1/25

Mr. Roger Oberlin, 1/25

Mrs. Donna Stouffer, 1/28

Mr. Michael Frazier, 1/30

Our Dedicated Staff

New Residents! Best Wishes!

Barb Snyder, LPN—16 years

Cathy Ace, CNA—15 years

Tammy Seifert, CNA—8 years

Kelly Buczek, CNA—3 years

Kara Redmond, Dietary Aide—2 years

Service Anniversaries for February Our Dedicated Staff

Mercedes Garcia, CNA

Lindsey Whaley, RN

Dawn Musser, RN

New Hires

Mrs. Barbara Howard, 1/22

Mrs. Leona Knight, 1/24

Mr. Robert Lawrentz, 1/30

Mrs. Margaret Mason, 1/27

Mrs. Angeline Bartel, 1/27

Mr. Roger Oberlin, 1/31

Mrs. Clara McCarethy, 1/31

Senior Snickers It’s Good to be Retired For retired people how many days in a week are there?

6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday

When is a retiree's bedtime?

Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

What's the biggest gripe of retirees?

There is not enough time to get everything done.

Why don't retirees mind being called Seniors?

The term comes with a 10% percent discount.

Among retirees what is considered formal attire?

Tied shoes and teeth in.

Why do retirees count pennies?

They are the only ones who have the time.

Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement,

attic or garage?

They know that as soon as they do, one of their

adult kids will want to store stuff there.

What do retirees call a long lunch?

Normal...Before nap snack

What is the best way to describe retirement?

The never ending Coffee Break.

What's the biggest advantage of going back to

school as a retiree?

If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.

What do you do all week?

Monday through Friday, nothing. Saturday and

Sunday I rest!

An onion can make people cry, but there has never

been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some

good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it

don't go up, don't buy it.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over

if you just sit there.

I have always noticed that people will never laugh

at anything that is not based on truth.

I never expected to see the day when girls would

get sunburned in the places they do today.

I was not a child prodigy, because a child prodigy

is a child who knows as much when it is a child as

it does when it grows up.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed

to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns

from reading. The few that learn from observation.

The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence

for themselves.

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned

to buy things they don’t want to impress people they

don’t like.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot

of that comes from bad judgement.

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

We can't all be heroes because somebody has to

sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die

I want to go where they went.

Will Rogers Quotes

My friends asked me to go camping, so I made a list

of things I would need. #1. New friends.

A priest buys lawnmower at a yard sale. Back home,

he pulls the starter rope a few times with no results. He

goes back to the seller and complains, “I can’t get the

mower to start.”

“That’s because you have to curse at it to get it start-

ed.” says the man.

“I am a man of the cloth. I don’t remember how to

curse.”

“Keep pulling on that rope and it’ll come back to you.”

My dad is so cheap that when he dies, he’s going to

walk toward the light and turn it off.

Shorts

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BINGO! Our Residents love to play Bingo. (left to right) Darlene Gibson, Shirley Cram and Nancy Viola

Residents Lorie Jack, Joyce Baker and Irene Patterson wait for the game to begin.

It’s more fun when you have someone to share it with. (left to right) Residents Frieda Monteleone and Marjorie Stewart have a good time between numbers called while Resident Joyce Boyce and her daughter enjoy each other’s company.

ACCORDION

BAGPIPES

BASS

CELLO

CLARINET

CYMBALS

DRUMS

FLUTE

FRENCH HORN

GUITAR

HARMONICA

HARP

KAZOO

MARACAS

OBOE

ORGAN

PIANO

PICCOLO

SAXOPHONE

TAMBOURINE

Beautiful Music

TROMBONE

TRUMPET

TUBA

VIOLIN

XYLOPHONE

The Annual Valentine’s Sweetheart Dance will be

held in our Great Room on Thursday, February 13th

at 7:00 pm. The event is hosted by Grove City

College students with music provided by Stephen

Medovich. There will be refreshments served.

The dance is open to the public and admission is

free. Come out and join us for a wonderful night of

great music, fun and dancing!

Valentine’s Balloon Bouquets

The Valentine’s Balloon Bouquet Sale is

underway! Each bouquet has two regular

balloons and a mylar balloon with a

decorative weight. Each bouquet costs $5 and

will be delivered directly to the

Resident’s room or can be picked up in the

Hobby Room. A sign-up sheet will be available in

the Hobby Room. Please have your orders in by

Friday, February 7th. Delivery date will be

Thursday, February 13th.

The Activity Department will

be making bulletin boards for Valentine’s Day that

show our Residents with their Sweethearts. We are

requesting families to bring in pictures for the dis-

play.

We understand how important these memories are

to Residents and families. Rest assured the photos

will not be damaged in any way and will be returned

as soon as possible.

Photos can be dropped off in the Hobby Room or

given to any Activity Staff member. Thank you.

Family Meeting Reminder A family meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,

February 12th at 1:30 PM. The meeting is for family

members to address any concerns they may have and

to discuss positive changes that are happening. If you

have any questions, please let Amber Gowetski or

Cathy Wise know. If you plan on attending, please

let Linda or Laura know so that we have enough

seating and refreshments!

Ash Wednesday or “Day of Ashes” is the first day

of Lent. It is called Day of Ashes because of the

practice of rubbing ashes on the forehead in the sign

of the cross.

In observance of Ash Wednesday, March 6th, a

service will be held at 3:30 on B Wing. Pastor Earl

will be distributing ashes for Residents and

employees wanting to receive them. This special

service will replace Thursday’s Mid-week Worship.

Ándale! Ándale! Come celebrate with us! We’re celebrating

Resident Anna Reynolds’ 105th birthday—

Mexican style. The party/card shower is on March

12th, 2020 between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm. In lieu

of gifts, Anna is asking everyone to donate a

non-perishable food item. Anyone bringing a

non-perishable food item will have their name

entered for each item brought to win a gift basket.

Anna is trying to collect at least 105 items, if not

more. All collected goods will be donated to the

Grove City Food Pantry.

So come have a good time at the fiesta, dance a

little and support a great cause! All staff, Residents

and families are welcome.

Please sign up by March 9 in the Activities

Department if planning on attending.

Ash Wednesday

Sweetheart Photos

This is winter in Western

Pennsylvania, and the days seem

so gray most of the time; but today as I write this the

sun is shining and the weather warmer. I believe that

God gives us everyday and in every gray day outside,

the Son in shining in our lives.

Frank Capra, who directed It’s a Wonderful Life,

was asked years ago about the central message of his

classic film. After thinking a few moments, Capra

responded, “I believe the real message of It’s a

Wonderful Life is this: that under the sun, nothing is

insignificant to God.” Now when you watch the movie

again, you know that everything that happens has

intended and unintended consequences. Everything,

because it happened, causes something else to happen.

Everybody in that story is important, because he or

she relates to everyone else. Nothing is insignificant

under the sun to God.

Perhaps you need to be reminded, not only that

you are important to God, but also that everyone

around you is significant to Him, too.

So, when you think your days are gray, take time

and look around you and see all the rays of sunshine

that God has placed around you. We are told in the

Bible that Jesus is the light of the world, and He

reminds us that we too illuminate the light by the way

we meet and treat each other. So let your light shine

that your Father in heaven may be glorified by our

deeds and actions on this earth.

Chaplain’s Chatter When Days Seem Gray by Pastor Earl Dykes

We the congregation of Orchard Manor will let

people know who Jesus is in our lives, and we will

not hide the light under a basket, but we will let it

shine that all will know our Lord and Savior.

So, when your day seems gray, talk to God, and

praise Jesus and let them have what ever is troubling

you. Read a Psalm, sing a hymn, talk to another

Christian, but don’t let the gray days drag into a

depression, but think how wonder and amazing our

lives are, because Jesus came and freed us from the

burden of sin in our lives, by His death, and

resurrection.

Barbara Klassen shared this story, “My

great-great uncle lived to the ripe old age of 106. He

was healthy and spry and took joy in chauffeuring

his less able-bodied senior friends around town. On

his 100th birthday, his driver’s license came up for

renewal. When he went to the licensing bureau, the

skeptical clerk said, ‘You’re 100 years old! What do

you need a driver’s license for?’ My uncle,

completely nonplussed, replied, ‘Somebody has to

drive the old folks around!’

He continued to have a legal driver’s license for

the next five years.”

Let the light of Jesus Christ illuminate your life

when you enter a gray day in your life.

Shalom,

Pastor Earl

Deepest Sympathy Everyone at Orchard Manor extends our heartfelt

thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of the

following Residents who recently passed away.

Mrs. Dolores Gropp, 1/3

Mrs. Ella Jones, 1/4

Mrs. Mary Ramsey, 1/7

Mr. Paul Taggart, 1/7

Mr. Frederick “Todd” Keil, 1/8

NOTE:

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Calendar Highlights Orchard Manor, Inc. 20 Orchard Drive Grove City, PA 16127

2/4 Dolores Freeauf

2/6 Irene Patterson

2/6 Darlene Gibson

2/17 Dick Baxter

2/19 Wilda Arblaster For a more thorough list of activities and times,

please see the calendar inside.

2/6 Resident Store

2/8 Valentine Craft with Students

2/10 Birthday Party with Joe Lege

2/13 Balloon Bouquet Deliveries

Sweetheart Dance

2/19 Keep Off The Grass

2/20 Music with Dick Fisher

2/24 Barry Spiker & Friends

2/25 Mardi Gras Festivities

2/26 Ash Wednesday Church Service