Spring 2013

Ladysmith Care Community Ladysmith Nursing Home Ladysmith Living Center Legacy Senior Living

Lake Manor Key Care

Keys to Our House

Quality Care Quality Living

Ladysmith Care Community has been working diligently to develop the Meadow, our Memory Care Household. A team of staff members encompassing multiple departments has been meeting on this project. The Mission for the Meadow Household is to provide quality person centered dementia care in a fiscally responsible manner. The team has presented and participated in specialized training on advanced Alzhiemers and related dementias. This has allowed them to better understand the disease and given them tools that will assist in meeting the needs of individuals that live there. Consistent assignment of staff members is being implemented to promote better continuity of services provided. The household is undergoing personalization of the rooms of each resident to reflect each individual’s personality and background. The team also has goals of developing and implementing activities that promote individual interests. Families are being encouraged to be part of this project. If you would like to ask

questions or share ideas please contact a member of the project team. Team

members are, Sara Jenness, Nursing Director, June Fasbender, LPN, Tracy

Johnson, CNA, Dawn Fifield, CNA, Lauri Welke, Activity Aide, and Deb Fields,

Housekeeping.

The Meadow

A music activity with Lauri Welke and Pup in the

new dining/activity room in the meadow.

Ladysmith Care Community Training Workshop

Total Quality Management – Continuous Quality Improvement Workshop

On January 14th and 21st, 2013, twelve employees representing various services at Ladysmith Care

Community completed a two-day inter-active workshop on Total Quality Management and Continuous

Quality Improvement. The workshop was held in the spacious Cameo Room of Ladysmith Care

Community. Mike and Cheryl Kelley, Nursing Home Administrators, and Cathy Haupert, RN,

Training and Development Coordinator, were the workshop facilitators.

The workshops are held every six months and address many of the challenges facing long-term care

providers. Team work, Communication, Empowerment, Resident -Choice and Resident- Directed Care

are some of the focus areas used to promote our Continuous Quality Improvement. As our Mission

and Vision Statements state, “We strive to exceed customer expectations.”

Team members’ active participation assures that the workshops are interesting and fun as well as

educational. Problem solving techniques were taught and utilized in solving an actual work place

related problem determined by each team. All participants receive certificates at the facilities’

Recognition Celebration.

Staff participating were as follows:

Deb Arvidson Nancy Anderson Rick Zahalka

Margie Novak Brittany Sokolowski Janice Thorman

Pam Gunderson Dora Miller Jessica Wisniewski

Leann Sauter-Johnson LeeAnn Stevens Tricia Johnson

Legacy Senior Living

Admissions

Ethel Diederich

Lloyn Diederich

Norma Martt

Eleanor McMahan

Ray Monnier

Admissions

Dewayne Galetka

Brenda Mikkelsen

Discharge

John Wiemer

Our Sympathy

Beverly Bundgaard

Lake Manor

Discharges Natalie Alfinda

Thomas Bader

Sandra Clark

Walter Ewert

Jeanette Kowalski

Ray Monnier

Maurice Rands

Our Sympathy Henry "Jim" Burch

James Lautenbach

Gertrude O'Connor

Jeannette Petrie

Patricia Rohrbach

Vada Sands

William VanDoorn

Sylvia Wiemer

Helen Zikan

Admissions Thomas Bader Marion Hilten

Dorothy Bainter Jeanette Kowalski

Evelyn Bonner Jacob Martin

Romney Brown Ray Monnier

Sandra Clark Gertrude O'Connor

Alice Collins Allen Reynolds

Walter Ewert Raymond Wetterling

Sharon Freemire John Wiemer

Phyllis Gerber Sylvia Wiemer

Ladysmith Care Community

Instead of this: Try This: Whole or 2% milk and cream 1% or skim milk

Fried foods Baked, steamed, broiled, grilled

Lard, butter, palm and coconut oils Unsaturated vegetable oils like corn, olive, canola, safflower, sesame, soybean, sunflower or peanut

Fatty cuts of meat Leaner cuts of meat like poultry, fish, pork and beef with extra visible fat trimmed off before cooking

One whole egg in a recipe Two egg whites

Creamy or butter-based sauces, salt Season foods with herbs and spices

Hard cheeses, processed cheeses Reduced fat cheeses with lower salt per serving

Salted potato chips Low-fat, unsalted tortilla and potato chips, unsalted pretzels and popcorn

Sour cream and mayonnaise Plain low-fat yogurt, low-fat cottage cheese or low-fat sour cream

Get healthier with easy changes to your foods - Think eating healthy means you can’t have your favorite foods? Think again. With just a few changes, recipes can become

healthier and stay tasty. Try the ideas below for heart-smart eating.

Volunteer of the Month: John Lindblom John Lindblom has been sharing spiritual music with the residents of the Ladysmith

Nursing Home since 1997, and for the last 10 years he has also been singing at Lake

Manor and Rusk County Nursing Home on a monthly basis.

John fondly talks about the many friendships he has made with our residents over the

years. He remembers a special friend Bob (Nolan), who came to every performance

from the first day he played in 1997 until he passed away in 2010. John learned the

lesson of a life time with an experience he had with another female resident. The

woman was sitting with her head down, her eyes were closed and she appeared “out of

it”. John thought “I wonder why they brought her here; she’s not getting anything out

of this”. After his program, he was leaning down to put his guitar way when he felt

someone grab his hand. It was the same women. She looked at him and told him how

much she appreciated his music. The lesson John learned is never to make assump-

tions about people.

John and his wife Janet have 4 children and 13 grandchildren. He was an over the

road trucker for 35 years, at times having to adjust his playing schedule for his job.

Eight years ago, he made a career change and became a Pastor, presently serving the

Free Church in Radisson.

John enjoys performing in “Christian Hoe-

Downs”. Everyone is welcome to bring their

instruments and sing! He enjoys performing

with 2 good friends, John Mataczynski and

Vince Garcia, who join him when he per-

forms in our local nursing homes.

We are very grateful to John for his many

years of service to our residents, sharing his

music and spiritual support.

John Lindblom performing at

the Bluegrass Festival at the

Ladysmith Senior Center.

Tiffany Bocik Tammy Eby Jami Eldridge Kitty Franck-Abel Brittany Hess

Summer Howard Tricia Johnson Beth Jones Stacy Krajewski Pam McGinn

Mary Russell Michelle Sanderson Katrina Smith Jessica Wisniewski

RECOGNITION

On March 26th, 2013, Ladysmith Care Community will hold their quarterly staff recognition and

celebration. All staff are invited to attend and witness the celebration of the Certified Nursing

employees’ educational accomplishments. A lunch will be provided by the dietary department. The

celebration will include drawings for gift cards and various door prizes.

Mike and Cheryl Kelley, Administrators of the Campus facilities will be there to recognize all staff

members for their individual and unique contribution to the care of the residents in the various

households of Ladysmith Care Campus.

A shadowbox honoring five years of employment to display Recognition pins will be presented to:

Judy Briggs, Transitions household; Tiffany Bocik, Lake House Adult Home; and Jami Eldridge,

Lake Manor Assisted Living, for their service to the facility.

The CNAs attaining Excellence will receive a bonus check (if eligible), a pin, a certificate, and a pink

rose as indicted by performance and by having met the Skills Lab Program criteria.

LAB SKILLS RESULTS Excellence Ladysmith Care Community

Excellence Lake Manor

Deb Arvidson Kristen Beck Erin Becket Heidi Birdsill Jasmine Blair

Sandra Brand Judy Briggs Katie Danielson Christiann Droese Dawn Fifield

Dana Gudis Connie Gudis Norma Hanson Tracy Johnson Michele Mataczynski

Sam Minder Sheryll Moffitt Rachel Moser Peggy Nelson Margie Novak

Becky Olsen Monica Resop Patty Reynolds Tina Russell Lisa Schwaller

Leeann Stevens Kathy Tipsin Danielle Maier Emily Jiskra Shelby Prince

Lana’s Quilt Show

Lana Parmley presented a sampling of her quilting skills at the Ladysmith Care Center on February 22,

2013. A total of 14 items were displayed in the Cameo Room; commencing at 12:30PM.

Lana was introduced to the art of quilting by her good friend Alice Kesan in 2000, who taught her the basics

and helped obtain the proper equipment and supplies.

Within a short period of time, it was quite evident that Lana was hooked and purchased her first sewing

machine from John’s Sewing Center in Eau Claire. Shortly thereafter she joined the Flambeau Area Piece

Makers Quilt Guild and has served on various committees and elected offices. Additionally, Lana belongs to

a small group who meet in member homes in Ladysmith, Cornell, Holcombe and Chippewa Falls similar to

the quilting bees of yesteryear.

Since commencing her quilting, Lana has attended many quilt shows, retreats and workshops. On one of

her trips with her husband, they traveled thru northern Iowa where scores of barns had quilt designs

painted on their gable ends depicting classic patterns.

Lana’s keen eye for color selection and arrangement is evident in the large variety of quilts she has

produced during the last dozen years; ranging from 1930’s reproductions to Civil War era patterns. She has

made quilts with fishing themes for her son and grandson, angel and sea life quilts for her grand-daughters

and a special quilt for her husband from his old worn out western shirts.

Her sewing room is full of quilt books, tools of the trade, stashes of fabric, pattern designs and photo

albums of past work. Lana’s hobby has evolved into a true love and passion for this time honored skill.

Submitted by Robert Parmley

Everyone who attended the quilt

show was asked to vote for their 3

favorite quilts. The winning quilts

are: 1st place Jacob’s ladder (far

right), 2nd place Log Cabin (Lana

Parmley holds this quilt in the middle

picture), and 3rd place Stripes and

Strings (bottom).

B L E C T A W F

R I A A F I S H

A B R L O P A O

M R R F L M Y R

K E I Q S P O S

E G N T P O R E

L C E U T E R Z

S R P Y T T I K

1. Calf 5. Horse 2. Fish 6. Kitty 3. Gerbil 7. Puppy 4. Hamster 8. Rat

Can you replace the question marks with

the correct number?

1.) 16 — 5 + ? = 37

2.) 42 x ? ÷ 4 = 21

3.) ? + 9 — 3 ÷ 2 = 7

4.) 29 — 11 + ? = 43

5.) 82 + 38 x 2 ÷ 3 = 80

6.) 318 ÷ 6 — ? = 29

1.) 26 4.) 25

2.) 2 5.) 2

3.) 8 6.) 24

Answers:

Mike Kelley, Nursing Home

Administrator, (center)

receives a donation for the

Resident Activity Fund

from Jim Jennerman (left)

and Joe Moreau (right),

representing the Disabled

American Veterans.

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Appreciation - April 26th,1-3PM. Invitations will be sent in the mail.

Mothers’ Day Tea - Saturday, May 11th,1-3PM in the Cameo Room

Memorial Service - Friday, May 24th, 2PM in the Chapel

Fathers’Day Bash - Saturday, June 15th, 1-3PM in the Cameo Room

Mardi Gras Parade - Sunday July 21st

Grandparents’ Day Celebration - Saturday, September 7th, 1-3PM in the Cameo room

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April 1 Theodore Duchnowski 3 Ethel Sokolowski 4 Douglas Kolar 4 Eleanor McMahan 8 Beatrice Carow 11 Alice Swoverland 14 Doris Erickson 15 Beverly Burkman 19 Vaughn Haskins 22 Eleanor Coffield

May 1 Robert Woodmansee 7 Dorothy Otto 12 Sharon Freemire 15 Eva Bromley 16 Charlotte Milutinovich 16 Allen Reynolds 21 Carl Plaza 24 Donald Albrecht 25 Sharon Baarlie

26 Marguerite Considine 26 Ethel Diederich 30 Gwendolyn Collins

June 1 Doris Olson 9 Esther Rands 12 Vera June Blyseth 12 John Wiemer 16 Margaret Justus 18 Anthony Groothousen 19 Lizzie Chesky 21 Ray Monnier 25 Lana Parmley 30 Dorothy Murphy

April 10 Karrie Groothousen 18 Stacy Krajewski 21 Leon Olszewski 22 Daniel Hershey 22 Leann Sauter-Johnson 23 Christiann Droese 24 Norma Hanson 24 Margaret Novak 26 Victoria Schlieger 30 Sara Jenness

May 8 Rochelle Sieg 10 Michele Mataczynski 11 Danny Rucks 12 Bruce Hitzeman 12 Pamela Weber 13 Norman Reeves 15 Konnie Mielke 17 Carolyn Niles 18 Pamela McGinn 18 Noelle Prochaska

23 Rachael Moser 24 Gloria Wagner 25 Brittany Hess 30 Tina Boggs June 2 Dana Gudis 3 LeeAnn Stevens 4 Richard Zahalka 5 Tiffany Bocik

8 Katie Danielson 8 Janice Thorman 9 Debora Fields 10 Deborah Arvidson 10 Rachel Hautamaki 11 Elizabeth Helsing 22 Dawn Steves 24 Georgia Sanderson 26 Kathy Dedenbach 29 Sheryll Moffitt

Ladysmith Care Community

1001 East 11th Street North Ladysmith, WI 54848