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THERAPY & REHABILITATION
MEMORY CARE
Whispering Pines
SKILLED NURSING SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS
May 2014 Volume 70
Administrator Kim Keckritz
Complimentary snacks & refreshments
UPCOMING EVENTS:
5/2 Vendors for a Cause
7:00 P.M. - Waterloo VFW
5/5
5/5 TJs Pizza Fundraiser to support
the walking trail
5/6 Market Day Orders Due
5/8 Senior Jubilee
5/11 Mother’s Day
5/12-16
5/18 Grizzlies Game
5/22 June Newsletter Articles are Due
5/29 Market Day Pick Up at 3:30 pm
Save the Date! Block Party - 5:00 P.M.
Music by Butch’s Polka Kings
6/15 Father’s Day
6/17 Porta Westfalica-Join Oak Hill in
the Parade
6/4
Happy Mother’s Day to all our Moms.
May 11, 2014
What some famous mother's might have said:
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary's Mother: "I don't mind you having a garden but does it have to
be growing under your bed?"
Mona Lisa's Mother: "After all that money your father and I spent on braces that's the biggest smile you can give us?" Humpty Dumpty's Mother: "If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times not to sit on that wall. But would you listen to me? Noooo!" Little Miss Muffet's Mother: "Well, all I've got to say is if you don't get off your tuffet and start cleaning your room, there'll be a lot more spiders around here!"
Oak Hill has a party suite reserved at
Grizzlies stadium and EVERYONE is invit-
ed to join in the fun!
Join us for
Vendors for a Cause
Quarter Auction Benefiting Oak Hill
Friday, May 2, 2014
7:00 P.M.
Waterloo VFW
Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
Prizes from: Tupperware, Thirty-One, Celebrating Home,
Ribbon Necklace, Scentsy, Usborne Books, Park Lane, Pam-
pered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Arbonne, Celebrating Home
Admission: Donations for Oak Hill:
-Stuffed Animals
-Boxes of Kleenex
-Hand Lotion
-Body Wash
-Shampoo
-Plastic Spoons
-5 oz Dixie Cups
-Roll of Quarters
-Lever Bar Soap Pack
-Toilet Paper (Double Rolls)
-Air Freshener (Solid)
-Non-slip Socks
-White Crew Socks
-White Handkerchiefs
-Individual Packets of Kleenex
!!!!!THIS FRIDAY!!!!
See Receptionist to RSVP
Acceptable Payments:
Cash, Check, and Payroll Deductions
ORDER BY MAY 5TH Pick Up Date is May 29th at
3:30 P.M. in the Activity Center
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National Nursing Week May 12-16
Theme: “Living the Aloha Spirit”
The Oak Hill Spirit Committee has
planned a variety of special events for
both staff and residents.
Joyfully Sharing Life - Monday, May 12th
DRESS: Hawaiian
EVENT: 2-3:30 P.M. Island music
with Lynn Wellman in the Activity
Center. Come show the residents how
good you can hula hoop or limbo.
SNACK: Fresh Pineapple
Patience -Tuesday, May 13th
DRESS: Wear or dress like your favor-
ite character.
EVENT: Make your own tie dye. Staff
will need to provide their own item to
tie dye. White, 100% Cotton and pre-
washed are the best items to bring be-
cause they hold dye the best. Resi-
dents can bring their own items but
Oak Hill is providing socks for the
residents to tie dye. Every resident at
Oak Hill will get a pair of tie dye
socks. Meet in the Activity Center:
10:30 A.M.-1 P.M. Staff time tie dye
1-3:30 P.M. Residents’ time to tie dye
Unity- Wednesday, May 14th
DRESS: Team Care Shirt
EVENT: Barbeque Lunch
Residents will be served inside like a
normal meal.
-From 10:30 A.M.–1:00 P.M. staff
will need to get their BBQ under the
pavilion and are encouraged to eat outside.
-Evening shift may pick up their dinner in
the back hallway between 4-5:30 P.M.
-Night shift will get their BBQ from
Darlene King on Magnolia Terrace.
Kindness - Thursday, May 15th
DRESS: Capris and crazy socks
EVENT: 2-3 P.M. Bingo for residents in ac-
tivity center. Staff will be bringing wrapped
items for prizes. If you would like to donate
a Bingo prize, you may bring your wrapped
item to the front reception desk before May
15th. Suggested items: Individual Rice
Krispy Treats and Pringles, candy bars (any
size), nic nacs, one dollar bill, etc.
Interacting with Love- Friday, May 16th
DRESS: Tie dye
EVENT/SNACK: 2:15-3:30 P.M. Banana
Split Sundaes
Staff will be participating in an “Aloha”
Bingo game throughout the week and may
pick up their Bingo card at the front recep-
tion desk-One card per staff member. Each
card will have words associated with the
theme. Two words will be posted each day
in the back entrance and at the front recep-
tion desk. Once you “bingo”, bring your
winning card to the front reception desk to
take your pick from the prize cart. Prizes
will be listed in the employee area and at the
front reception desk.
Staff may wear jeans if they dress according
to each day’s theme.
A Letter from the Administrator
What does “Living the Aloha Spirit”
represent?
In Hawaii, the word “aloha” has a
deeper cultural significance than a
simple greeting or farewell. In Ha-
waiian culture it is important to treat
yourself and others with aloha, to in-
teract with love and respect and joy-
fully share life to create a better
world. By applying this spirit of alo-
ha to daily life, the people of Hawaii
are encouraged to treat others with
deep care, respect and humility. Key
concepts of aloha spirit include unity,
kindness, truthfulness, humility and
patience.
Looking forward to celebrating life
with you this May,
Kim
Celebrating Aging
May is a month for celebrating at
Oak Hill. May marks the beginning of
Older Americans Month. Every year
since 1963, May has been a month to
appreciate and celebrate the vitality
and aspirations of older adults and
their contributions to our communi-
ties. Older Americans are productive,
active, and influential members of so-
ciety, sharing essential talents, wis-
dom, and life experience with their
families, friends, and neighbors.
We will begin our celebration for the
month with a Balloon Lift and a Proc-
lamation from our County Commis-
sioner, Delbert Wittenauer, that May is
declared Older American’s Month.
On May 8th, we will continue the cel-
ebration at our Senior Jubilee held at
Turner Hall. Many representatives of
local services for seniors will be repre-
sented that day and available to share
with seniors. There will be many priz-
es, token gifts, entertainment and fried
chicken dinners from Turner Hall.
National Nursing Home Week will be
celebrated May 12 – 16. This year’s
theme is “Living the Aloha Spirit”.
Please see additional information in
this newsletter about all of the events
planned for the week.
George Mentel Recognized for 60
Years as an American Legion Member
George is pictured with fellow
Valmeyer American Legion Members
Oak Hill Staff
1 Shirley Stafford
1 Kady Cecena
1 Mae Robards
4 Mary Neuman
6 Julie Gordon
7 Carolyn Schneider
7 Christy King
12 Melissa Jones
14 Litney Hick
20 Kimberly Barkley
25 Cheryl Allen
28 Natalie Hentis
31 Angie Davis
Oak Hill Residents
1 Anita Wild
1 Loretta Kreher
7 Kenny Schneider
11 Betty Jane Beckerle
17 Ray Poston
18 Lucille Zabawa
23 Elizabeth Bode
26 Ruby Ziebold
26 Viola Brown
29 Roy Kirleis
Oak Hill Anniversaries Carol Marquart 28 years Jane Asselmeier 17 years Joanna Hoffman 12 years Carol Nash 10 years Stephanie Bastien 8 years Fran Henke 6 years Dannielle Cline 6 years Hollie Bruce 4 years Kelley Anderson 3 years Brittany Wagner 3 years Taylor Dossett 2 years Natalie Hentis 2 years Melissa Jones 2 years Breann Jones 1 year Tonya Jungewaelter 1 year Debbie Smith 1 year
Michelle Ryan - C.N.A. Alexandria Nations - C.N.A. Veronica Steibel - Dietary
Love brought you together as husband and wife And gave each of you a best friend for life.
Happy Anniversary (Residents of Oak Hill )
May 6th Fred & Rosalia Krewer
May 11th Betty & Lawrence Beckerle
Making it to her senior year in college is on the list of Emily’s achievements.
Fun facts about Emily:
Favorite Foods - BBQ Pulled Pork Meet a Person in History - “My great-grandparents so I could learn more about my family’s history.”
Favorite TV Show - The Office Favorite Sport to Watch - Ice Hockey Favorite Song/Band - Take it Easy by the Eagles and any Patsy Cline song 3 Movies to Watch - Fargo, City of An-gels, Nacho Libre Best childhood memory - “I loved go-ing to the Ozarks with my family. We would got out on the boat and the best part was fishing with my grand-pa.” Would like to travel to - “I would love to see Germany at Christmas-time. I think it would be beautiful and full of history.”
Would use 50 millions dollars to - Trav-el with family Here is what our community at Oak Hill has to say about Emily (taken from the nomination forms for Employee of the Month):
She works night shift and is always
Emily has been at Oak Hill as a C.N.A. for six months.
She is from Viola, IL but currently lives in Millstadt. Her Mom, Dad, and sister still live in Viola. She has a broth-er, Kent, who is a freshman at SIUE, and her sister, Jenny (11 years old), is still in grade school.
Outside of Oak Hill you may find Emily visiting her family, enjoying the outdoors, cooking, playing with dogs, crocheting, or reading.
When asked for a most memorable moment at Oak Hill, Emily responded, “Sometimes it feels like you can’t make every resident happy. Then, a co-worker told me on day, “They ask for so little.” It really changed the way I look at things and re-minded me to take extra time for each resident’s needs.”
A most embarrassing time for Emily was when she first started working on Arbor Court. She was trying to learn which halls were which and had to keep asking for direc-tions.
April 2014 Employee of the Month
willing to help day shift until it’s time for her to clock out. She never com-plains and gets extra residents up. She’s always smiling and laughing with the residents. She came in early on her own time to sit with a resident who was passing. It was a very touch-ing gesture. She has a big heart for a little person. She’s still smiling at 7:00 a.m. after working all night. She does her job without complaints. Very compassion-ate person. She’s always very pleasant to all staff. She is very kind and passionate with the residents and families.
She is an asset to the facility. She interacts well with the residents, fam-ilies, and employees. Very dedicated and dependable. She’s a very good team player on the hall. Very helpful to co-workers and residents. Goes the extra mile. Other Nominations: Sara Decker (CNA) – She’s great
with residents. An awesome team player. Taylor Dossett (Dietary) – She is so sweet and helpful when taking resi-dents’ orders in the dining room. If a resident can’t decide on what to eat or is not eating well, she will offer the other choices of foods. Taylor displays patience with our residents. What a re-markable person to have all these traits when so young and taking care of the elderly. She is a good addition to our facility. Debbie Adams (Housekeeping) – Su-per housekeeper. She goes out of her way to help you. Her hall is spotless. She’s dependable and friendly. Some-times a little bossy, but she means well and always has good intentions. Amy Parks (Dietary) – She is a great help on Whispering Pines. She always makes sure we have whatever we need. She will also help us with the residents. Susan Cole (Activity) – She is awe-some with the residents and is full of energy. Makes the residents laugh. Good to work with. Michael Deptula (Maintenance) – He goes out of his way to help the resi-dents and staff. Carol Nash (Office) – The most pleas-ant and courteous person here. Cassie Reichert (Whispering Pines Activity Aide) – She is kind, consider-ate, helpful, and polite. April Seymour (CNA) – Kind, nice,
sweet, and good person.
Memorials
In Memory of Ray Washausen
In Memory of Lillian Goley
In Memory of Marguerite Brandt
In Memory of Gayle Jeffries
Healthcare Fraud Hotline 1-855-245-3994
Safety Tip of the Month
Fun Fact: For all those who
thought bingo was only en-
joyed by the more mature
adult, 30% of all bingo play-
ers are under 35 years of age.
Watch out for Scams! Scams are on the rise and criminals are getting more & more sophisticated! Lottery Scams- You have won money but are required to pay money or di-vulge sensitive account information to claim the winnings. Don’t do it! Grandparent Scams– You may receive a call from a grandchild in trouble needing money urgently. Usually the money needs to be wired and the grandchild pleads with you not to tell the parents. You can easily verify the identity of the caller by asking a few questions. Typi-cally, this is a scam. Once the money is wired overseas, it is extremely difficult to get back! Contractor Scams– Never agree to on the spot “repairs” on the advice of someone you don’t know. Check with a contractor recommended by a friend or relative to see if the repair is necessary. And never pay up front for a repair. Trust your instincts, if it sounds too goo to be true, it usually is. Never give out personal information unless you can verify the person on the other end. Ask for a call back number and generally they will hang up. Be aware, be skepti-cal, and above all, guard your personal information. Report any suspected scams to law enforcement to help catch the criminals and possibly prevent fur-ther scams.
Guard Your Privacy!
Never give out personal information to
someone you do not know over the phone
or via e-mail.
Source: 1st National Bank of Waterloo
When a disaster strikes cell phone
service may be interrupted. Because
we all enter our contacts in our
phones by Name sometimes we don’t
remember their numbers. It’s im-
portant to have a list of your family
and friend’s cell and land line num-
bers. If you are unable to call to con-
nect with your loved ones have a des-
ignated meeting place like a grocery
store or church parking lot. I tell my
family to meet me at Oak Hill be-
cause that’s where I will be.
Therapy Tip of the Month
WAYS TO BOUNCE BACK
Our job is to keep residents as independent as possible and aging in place!
Oak Hill Therapy
618-939-3488 ext 1155
Exercise
Begin a walking program indi-
vidually or with a group. Sign-
up for activities that involve
strengthening lower body mus-
cle groups such as; water aero-
bics, cycling, or a supervised
exercise program.
Use Assistive Devices
Canes and walkers can support
25%-50% of your body weight.
Contact your physician or cam-
pus therapy department about
if a cane or walker is right for
you. In most cases, Medicare or
other insurances will reimburse
the cost.
Shoes
Wear shoes that have a firm
sole and interior like “walking
shoes. Avoid house slippers es-
pecially “flip flops” or shoes
without heel support.
Report risks
You’re watching out for those
wet floor signs and high
curbsides, what about these
everyday risks:
Medication misuse
Dizziness upon standing
Numbness or tingling in
feet or legs
Refusal to use walker/
cane or hearing aid/
eyeglasses
Weakness in legs
Medical Attention
Any fall needs medical evalua-
tion-urgent attention if there is
an injury or at least a routine
evaluation to find the cause and
prevent the next fall. Please
contact your Primary Care
Physician or campus Therapy
department.
My Home, My Therapy De-
partment
Therapy is conveniently located
close to home. We offer free
and confidential screenings.
Our services can be provided as
outpatient or in your home.
Game times subject to change All game times are St. Louis time
All games broadcast on KMOX 1120 AM and the Cardinals Radio Network
Home Away
Oak Hill Word Search ACTIVITIES
ARBOR COURT
BEAUTY SHOP
BINGO
BIRDS
FAMILY
FLOWERS
FOUNTAIN
FRIENDS
GAZEBO
GIFT SHOP
ICE CREAM
S E N I P G N I R E P S I H W
M A E R C E C I F O S K F C Q
S E S R U N N O M A B D W M P
S N A C K S G U M Q M E R P I
I D A K L N S E Z I H I Z I D
Y F N U I I C S J I M B L A B
E O B B C O E O J B Q H Z Y G
M A G N O L I A T E R R A C E
P O H S Y T U A E B D F S P W
R E H A B I L I T A T I O N L
F O U N T A I N S R E W O L F
S D N E I R F S E I P P U P Z
P O H S T F I G G O O C S F T
K G J A R B O R C O U R T H Y
S E I T I V I T C A M K E L R
MAGNOLIA TERRACE MUSIC
NURSES
PUPPIES
REHABILITATION
SNACKS
WHISPERING PINES
THE GRAPEVINE News and Activities from Arbor Court
“BAR-B-QUE”
The Memorial Day Bar-b-que will be on
May 23rd at noon. We plan to eat under
the pavilion. Hot dogs and hamburgers
will be served.
“PIZZA NIGHT”
Pizza will be served on May 12th in the
activity room at 5:00p.m. Any resident
who would like pizza for their supper
should let someone in the activity de-
partment know. After the meal there
will be music provided by “The
Worthington’s.” This is a family that
sings bluegrass. It is a mom, dad and 10
children. All but the 2 little ones play an
instrument but the little ones dance
around. This should be a great way to
start Nursing Home week. Hope every-
one is at least able to attend the music.
The music will start at 6:00pm.
Forrest Bevineau will be here singing on Saturday , May 17th at 2:30pm.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
The monthly birthday Party will be
held in the Activity Room on Friday,
May 9th at 2:00 p.m. Please plan to
attend and celebrate with all those
who have a May birthday. The
birthday party will be sponsored by
the Home Extension.
“LUNCH AT HIGH SCHOOL”
A group of 9 residents and 4 staff
went to the Waterloo High School for
an Easter Lunch; prepared by the
students of Gina Gunn’s class. The
lunch was awesome, but way too
much food. The lunch was followed
by our favorite game---bingo. Every-
one came back with Easter candy
and other prizes they won at bingo.
The teacher had the residents guess a
number between 1 & 100. Both Joan
Schultz and Virginia Kunkel guessed
the right number and each was given
a big chocolate rabbit as a prize. We
tried to get one of them to share on
the bus ride back, but they both had
plans for the rabbit----grandchildren
and great grandchildren!
“STATIONS OF THE CROSS”
We were invited to Immaculate Con-
ception Church in Columbia to hear
the “Stations of the Cross” said by
Fr. Carl. Eight residents attended.
“RIDES”
It is finally nice out and I think
spring is here to stay. We will start
taking the bus out for rides in the
country, along the bluffs or any-
where else someone may want to go.
Just let activity staff know if there is
a special place you would like to
see. There is also a Wal-Mart trip
planned and maybe another outing
for lunch.
Rich Cullen is feeling better and will be here to play his accordion on Sun-day ,May 18th at 2:00pm. Please plan to attend and welcome him back. Let him know how much he was missed.
On May 6th we will be baking coffee cakes in the activity room all day so there will be no planned activities on that day.
“COMING EVENTS”
01-Prom-6:30
02-Jim Hoggard-2:00
04-Annointed Parais-2:00
05-Balloon Lift-1:30
06-Coffee Cakes
08-Lyn Wellmann-2:00
09-Birthday Party-2:00
11-Magic Duo-2:00
12-Pizza & Music-5:00
13-Ride-2:00
13-Robb-6:30
14-Mass-10:30
16-Herb Eberly-2:00
17-Forrest-2:30
18-Rich Cullen-2:00
22-Lucy-2:00
23-Bar-b-que-Noon
25-Doug & Jim-2:00
27-Deutschmeister’s-6:30
28-Joe Powell-10:00
29-Bob Tyler-2:00
20-Button Box-2:00
(Continued from front page) What some famous mother's might have said: Albert Einstein's Mother: "But it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?" Thomas Edison's Mother: "Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn off that light and get to bed!" Superman's Mother: "Clark, your father and I have decided you can have your own telephone line. Now will you quit spending so much time in all those phone booths?"
HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP
The Resident Council at Oak Hill is now accepting applications for their $500.00 healthcare scholarship. Appli-cations must be submitted by Friday, May 10, 2014. Applications may be picked up at Oak Hill from the recep-tionist or from Shirley Stafford in the activity department. High school stu-dents may pick up an application from their Guidance Counselor.
Applicants must reside in Monroe County and must be seeking a career in healthcare-medical, dental, etc.
Supportive Living Week at Magnolia Terrace
was so much fun. We celebrated every day with
something new and exciting. Monday we had an
omelet breakfast, hunted a pig, which we killed
with darts (it was a watermelon) then ate, and
listened, learned and saw all about the Hawaiian
culture from music therapist, Mary.
Special prize bingo on Tuesday was a hit. All of
the residents wanted to be the first to win so
they could get first dibs on the best prizes,
though they were all great prizes.
The Caricature Drawings held on Wednesday
were a hit. Residents enjoyed each other’s com-
pany and macadamia nut cookies and punch
while they waited their turn to get drawn.
Our Family Night Luau included a great meal,
pina coladas and steel drum music. Congratula-
tions again to the Brandt’s who celebrated 65
years of marriage.
A few of our residents were lucky enough to win
at Friday’s Senior Bingo. The residents had
McDonalds cheeseburgers, French fries, apple
pies and ice cream for lunch and we celebrated
with Tammy who turned the big 5-0! . On Sat-
urday, we had hula races and the residents
wouldn’t let us take down all of the decorations.
May Activities-
Balloon Lift-Watch us blow up all the balloons for the lift in the dining room at 12:30. The lift will be outside at both en-trances. Music and cookies & punch will be outside immediately following the lift-weather permitting. Senior Jubilee-Don’t miss out on over 40 booths full of information specifically for seniors, giveaways and attendance priz-es, fried chicken lunch and music. Lady Bug Craft-Paper lady bug craft that’s super easy and very cute. Mother’s Day Celebration-ELVIS WILL BE IN THE BUILDING! Memories of Elvis by Steve Davis will be performing on May 10th for a Mother’s Day Celebration for Magnolia Terrace Residents and their guests. RSVP to Stephanie or Wendy Tie Dye Day-May 13th - 10:30am-1pm in the Activity Center Grizzlies Game May 18th - RSVP today Residents are free. Bus leaves at 1:45pm.
by Wendy Slater-Wall
Loretta Castens
was born in the nearby
small town of Chester,
Illinois, a place where
Popeye is immortalized
and little girls’ dreams
of becoming acrobatic
ballerinas go unrealized. That’s okay.
She wasn’t very serious
about that anyway.
Instead, she worked as a registered
nurse until her retirement 14 years ago.
She has one son who is a pastor of the
Emmanuel Lutheran church and two
young grandsons.
Loretta is an artist, though she
did not claim to be. She simply said, “I
like to paint.” Working with both acryl-
ics and oils, she enjoys creating land-
scapes and animals upon the canvas,
yet she is also known for painting
scenes upon wild turkey feathers—a fa-
vorite among craft festival goers and
her most requested work.
One of Loretta’s most cherished
memories is being whisked away by a
friend for an all expense paid trip to
San Francisco. Though hitting the town
with a gal pal, riding in limousines and
first class flights made this 2012 trip a
memorable one, the fact that she was
suddenly stricken to a wheelchair only
two months after her return made it
priceless.
Loretta has called Magnolia Ter-
race home for two and a half years.
When I asked our most tell-it-like-it-is
resident what she liked about living here,
she said the variety of activities when she
chooses to be social and that we leave her
in peace when she doesn’t.
Alzheimer Association, “In the Mo-
ment,” Support Group Meeting
The Alzheimer Association, “In the
Moment,” support group will be held
on Thursday, May 29, from
7 pm to 9 pm in the classroom at Oak
Hill. Kathy Knowlton from Hospice
of Southern Illinois will be speaking on
“Loss and Grief of the Caregiver.” Alz-
heimer’s literature will be available
and refreshments will be served.
“Thank You” to Ahne’s Bakery
A BIG thank you to Ahne’s Bakery for
donating gift certificates to Whispering
Pines each year for our basket raffles.
The addition of the gift certificates to
one of the baskets makes the prize
most “delicious.”
Also, Whispering Pines likes to sup-
port Ahne’s Bakery by purchasing do-
nuts, cakes, pastries and hot cross buns
on Wednesdays, except during the
summer months when we have ice
cream from the gift shop. The Alzhei-
mer’s Association, “In the Moment”
support group also purchases angel
food cakes from Ahne’s for many of
the monthly meetings held at Oak Hill.
We “Shop Monroe County First!”
Thank you!
Many thanks to resident Loy Welker
for donating the very pretty picture
that is now hanging on Spruce Lane!
We appreciate your generosity.
We would like to thank the family of Rob-
erta Hern for donating the beautiful floral
oval wreath that is hanging in the Spruce
dining room. We will think of Roberta and
the beauty she brought to Spruce Lane
when we look at the pretty wreath.
Also, we want to thank the family of
Shirley Schroeder for donating the lovely
glass-top end tables that are in the entry
way to Whispering Pines.
Master Gardeners Worked on the Pines
On Wednesday, April 23, two Master Gar-
deners, Ann Limestall and Jenny Lesko,
worked outside on the 2 patios on Whis-
pering Pines. George Magyurkuti, volun-
teer, also assisted the women with trim-
ming, weeding and clean-up. Thank you
for making the patio areas attractive for
our residents!
Whispering Pines Residents Enjoy Scenic
Ride
On Tuesday, April 22, 11 Whispering Pines
residents enjoyed a scenic drive. The first
stop was at Sonic where everyone enjoyed
a delicious ice cream cone. Next, we drove
through Wartburg where we noticed that
Sal’s Restaurant was for sale. When we
asked if anyone could cook, most of the la-
dies raised their hands. When asked if we
should buy the restaurant since we had so
many cooks, the ladies all decided, “no!”
Perhaps another time.
We then drove to Maeystown and drove by
WP nurse Mary Headrick’s house and
then the Maeystown church. We talked
about going to Bible school there years
ago.
The next stop was the Chalfin Bridge area.
Nancy, our safe and courteous bus driver,
pulled the bus over so we could get a clos-
er look at the beautiful wild phlox and
May apples in the woods. We also opened
the bus door so we could “talk” or “moo”
at the cows.
We then drove a bit on Bluff Road to-
wards Fults. We were a bit disappointed
that the “flower lady,” didn’t have any-
thing blooming in her yard. We are hop-
ing next time we will see some flowers.
A great time was had by all and we look
forward to our next trip.
Staff Complete CPI Training
Congratulations to the staff who complet-
ed the 10-hour CPI training in March!
Staff learned how to provide best possible
care, safety, welfare and security to resi-
dents, peers and themselves. The follow-
ing staff passed the exam and received
their CPI pins:
Laura Jackson
Zach Byrd
Amanda Byrd
Lynn Schmidt
Kim Barkley
Melodie Mize
Dylan Dungan
Christy King
Kaila Badger
Camille Mudd
Tina Buchanan
3 Ruma Convent staff and 11 Oak Hill em-
ployees Complete Basic Alzheimer Educa-
tion class
3 staff members who provide care to the
retired nuns at Ruma Convent attended
the 4-hour basic Alzheimer’s Education
class taught by Pat Felix, RN, on 4/16/14.
In addition to the Ruma staff, 11 Oak Hill
staff also completed the course. This
class is required for any staff who work on
Whispering Pines.
**Funding for Alzheimer education is
provided by a grant from the Monroe
County 708 Mental Health Board.**
A Mother’s Wish
Dear Children:
If ever that day comes in my life when I
become old and senile, be gentle with
me. When I can’t remember and can’t
do for myself, help me. Help me to re-
member those days of your youth. Help
me to laugh and laugh with me. When
one day I don’t remember you, know that
I don’t wish it to be that way. Don’t give
up on me. Help keep me neat and pretty.
Help me to keep my self -respect. Don’t
laugh at me for things I do that you
don’t understand. Keep me company.
Just let me know that you care. And fi-
nally, when that time comes for me to go
home to my beloved Savior, don’t be sad
for me… for I will be whole and com-
plete again, and one day we will meet
again in Paradise.
Your Loving Mother