REEDER

THE

News from

Sarah Reed Senior Living

227 West 22nd Street

Erie, PA 16502

814-878-2600

www.sarahareed.org

Fall

2019

CELEBRATING 100!

G reetings from Sarah Reed Senior Living! As fall turns to winter we are excited for the up-coming Holiday Season. Our staff is busy with preparations for this fun time of year and

we hope that residents and visitors will enjoy our decorations and the many special programs planned. Aside from holiday preparations you may have noticed some other projects happening here. This fall, work began on clearing some outdoor space on West 22nd Street across from the main entrance. Improvements will be made to that area for residents to enjoy some outdoor space in the future. The corridors in Zurn Pavilion, along with some rooms in that area will be getting a facelift as well. In this edition of The Reeder, you will see some of the other happenings around our community and find important information about the holidays and other tips intended to keep everyone happy and healthy! Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are grateful to loyal donors, board members, volunteers, staff, and families who contribute their time, talent, and treasure for the benefit of our residents.

Helen Bauman, Reed Manor apartment resident, was 100 years old on October 7th. Her family and friends treated her to a huge party at the church hall of her parish, St. Peter and Paul. Helen’s family traveled from South Carolina for the big event. Also in attendance were friends from Florida, Toronto, and Ripley, NY. Helen was very honored to have so many people cele-brate with her. She especially thanks Rev. John Mihalco and Kathy Adams from the church for organizing such a lovely party for her. Helen’s niece also surprised her here at Sarah Reed. She brought Helen a special bingo prize: a 100th Birthday Cake to share with all of the residents. We wish Helen a year of continued good health and happiness!

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Fun at “The Fling” The 25th Annual Fall Fling Fundraising event was held on October 26th at the Ambassador. We were very pleased with the outcome of approximately $19,000 raised for the resident special purpose fund! It was especially nice to have residents in attendance.

The event was a ton of fun with great food, shopping, and wonderful baskets. The highlight was the style show by Chico’s, and all of the models were Sarah Reed staff members. Special thanks to Brittni Collins, Debbie Redditt, Jamie Shatto, Patty Reidinger, Gabby Cruz, Julie Barrett, Cindy Wnu-kowski, and Kellie DeLuca for volunteering to model! You all did a great job!

We are grateful for the generosity of board and staff members and local businesses for donating items and gift certificates for the basket raffles. Thanks to the attendees for patronizing the event and for buying tickets for the baskets and auction items.

We hope to see even more residents, families and staff at next year’s event. Save the date: Saturday, October 24, 2020.

ANNUAL

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

Halloween at Sarah Reed is always enjoyed by the resi-dents, staff, and families! We were also happy to see so many residents in costumes and festive Halloween attire.

Everyone enjoyed the enter-tainment and refreshments. The party marked the kick off of the Holiday Season.

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HOLIDAY MEAL RESERVATIONS

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Sarah Reed will serve our residents a traditional holiday dinner on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th. Reservations are being accepted now through 12/18/19. Residents will be served in the dining room of the area where they reside. Residents without guest reservations will be served the holiday meal from 11:30am-12:30pm. Residents with reservations for guests will be served from 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm. Please call for reservations if you plan to join us as we have limited seating. To accommodate guest seating, only two guest reservations per resident will be accepted. Reservations can be made by calling 814-878-2872 (Rebecca Baughman.) Should Rebecca not be available, please leave a message and she will call you back. Only reservations made through Rebecca will be hon-

ored. Please do not ask a nurse or other Sarah Reed employee to make reservations for you as we will be unable to honor them. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate walk-in guests or those without reservations. If you know that you will be taking a resident out for either holiday meal, please let Rebecca know as this helps us to increase our guest seating. Due to the high number of reservations at the holidays, we will be unable to provide any special luncheons or dinners on these days. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Holiday Safety & Health: Holiday Decorations: Any holiday decorations brought into Sarah Reed must have an attached tag indicating that the decoration is flame retardant. Additionally, live trees with lights are not permitted. We enjoy seeing the festive decorations that residents have in their rooms but we must also comply with safety standards set forth by our state surveyors. Thank you for your co-operation with these items. Stay Healthy: It’s that time of year again. We all know someone who is “fighting a bug”. Protect yourself with these tips Protect yourself from Flu, infections, and viruses by doing the following:

– aim for at least 7 hours

-balanced diet

Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth. These are portals of entry for germs. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently, especially after coming in contact with these potential germ “hot spots”:

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ACTIVITY CORNER

After 30 years at Sarah Reed, Lois Zollars, Music & Art Specialist has decided to retire. Lois plans to stay busy volunteering as the Director of Music Ministry at St Mark’s Episcopal Church. She also has private music students and wants to spend some time getting back to her artwork and painting. Sarah Reed residents will surely miss Lois, but she plans to come back often and play music and visit here. She says that she can leave her job, but she won’t leave her residents!

Julie Von Volkenburg, who is currently an Activities Assis-tant in the Willows nursing unit, will assume the full time position of Music & Art Specialist. Julie plays the viola, pi-ano, violin, sings, and teaches in all of these areas as well. Cindy Wnukowski, another Activities Assistant here, will also be offering musical programs for the residents. Cindy studied voice and piano and is self taught in ukulele. She also has performed in various choirs. Lois enjoyed a lovely send off with gatherings of residents in the various areas of Sarah Reed. Staff also celebrated Lois’s retirement with a farewell cake.

THE NATURE OF WELLNESS

The residents in Reed House recently enjoyed an educational session on wellness. Tina Jones, Sarah

Reed’s Registered Dietician, offered nutritional advice and tips on boosting immunity. Activities As-sistant, Camille Cancilla shared information and demonstration of the benefits of aromatherapy and

herbs. Camille also focused on movement therapies, and the benefits of visualization for relaxation.

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Staff Anniversaries

Sue Eagley, CNA, was excited to celebrate

her 10 year anniversary with her

supervisor and coworker.

Carolyn Newport celebrated her 15 year anniversary with her supervisor, Carey

Vieira and co-worker.

Congratulations to Larry Weaver, Dietary, who celebrated 25 years of service to Sarah Reed and is

congratulated by his supervisor, Rebecca Baughman.

Celebrating 20 years of service is Julie Barrett, CNA/Med Tech, with her

supervisor and coworkers.

Go Team!

Sarah Reed had our annual Department of Health survey in September which resulted in a deficiency free survey. Zero vio-lations!

Thanks and congratulations to the staff for your hard work and dedication throughout the year. Because of your efforts, we earned this amazing achievement. To put this into perspective – there are approximately 700 nursing facilities in Pennsylvania. During the first six months of 2019, only 25 facilities were found to be deficiency free. Sarah Reed has now joined this small group of facilities!

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News Around Sarah Reed

Welcome to our new Director of Food Service

Patrick Sims joins Sarah Reed Senior Living team as the Director of Food Ser-vice. Patrick has been in the food service business his whole life and enjoys work-ing with the public. He was a member of the United States Army for 8 years. Then he graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Culinary Academy. Patrick worked mainly in restaurants until 2010 when he transitioned in to healthcare.

Patrick spends his time outside of work with his wife Julie, two sons Eric & Christian, and his first granddaughter Claira soon to be 2 years old. Patrick and his wife enjoy their two yearly trips to Gettysburg and other Civil War sites around the country.

Well Done!

Debbie and Donny Mann’s granddaughter, Briasha, graduated from McDowell High School on June 6, 2019. Briasha has moved to Clarion and is attending Clarion Uni-versity, majoring in Biology with a focus in Physician Assistant Studies. Debbie and

Donny are very proud of her! Debbie and Donny became Great Grandparents for the 1st time, to a baby boy named Jaiden Jr.

Jaiden Jr. was named after his father and was born on August 28, 2019. Congratulations to all!

It’s a Boy!

RN, Lindsay Chludzinski and her husband Greg welcomed their first

child into the world on August 29th at 6:48 pm. Michael Anthony weighed in at 8 pounds 6 ounces

and meas-ured 22

inches, and he is sure

growing fast! Mom and dad are in

heaven and could not be

more in love!!

Retirement Announced! Bill Redditt, Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring as CFO on December 27, 2019. We thank Bill for almost 11 years in this position and wish him well in fu-ture years. Bill is looking forward to spending time with his grandchildren, go-ing to his camp, and flying his airplane.

David Gerber, Jr. will assume the CFO position and has be-gun his orientation to the accounting department and facility early on to allow for a smooth transition of leadership. Prior to joining Sarah Reed, David served as the Vice President/Finance for a local social service agency and has over 24 years of non-profit ac-counting experience. David was born and raised in St. Marys, PA but stayed in Erie area upon his graduation from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College where he earned a B.S. in Accounting. He lives in Fairview with his wife Kim and their two daughters, Kristie and Katie.

Board of Directors

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Directors

Marybeth Baran

William Coleman

Janet Dean

Camilla Decker

Mary Lou Edgett

Mary Lou Neithamer

Penny Qualls

Carol Lee Restifo

Marilyn Russell

Attorney Joel Snavely

Cheryl Wiegle

President

Mitchell Kalkhof

Vice President

Jane Carney

Secretary

Denise Rewers

Treasurer

Sid Smith

Assistant Treasurer

Barbara Johnson

Past President

Terrence Carlin

Resident Council

We appreciate your referrals!

If you know anyone in need of our services feel free to share our contact information:

Tours and Information for Residential Apartments, Personal Care & Memory Support

Carey Vieira – 814-878-2651

CareyVieira@sarahareed.org

Tours and Information for Skilled Nursing Care

Dina Scribner – 814-878-2626

DinaScribner@sarahareed.org

Reed Manor Representatives

First Floor Open

Second Floor Lorraine Sliker

Third Floor Marilyn Detzel

Fourth Floor Paul Ostergaard

Reed Terrace Representatives

First Floor Mary Ostrum

Lorraine Stanton

Second Floor Kathleen Dandoy

Members-At-Large

Reed Terrace—Open

Reed Manor — Edith Srnka

Reed House

Chairpersons: Betty Butler

The Reeder is a quarterly

publication of Sarah Reed Senior

Living. Chartered as Erie’s First Welfare Agency in 1871, Sarah

Reed is a private non-profit

corporation.

Mission Statement:

Sarah Reed Senior Living will

provide quality healthcare,

housing and associated services to

residents in a caring and trusted

environment.