THERAPY & REHABILITATION
Whispering Pines
MEMORY CARE SKILLED NURSING SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS
Administrator Kim Keckritz January 2016 Volume 90
Congratulations to Magnolia Terrace for their deficiency free survey in December!
Happy New Year!
Oak Hill Staff
2 Jennifer Allard
4 Tina Buchanan
6 Patricia Bradley
7 Laura Weber
10 Jake Schneider
21 Christina Swistak
21 Barbara Brooks
23 Darla Williams
27 Debbie Smith
30 Judy Lancaster
Oak Hill Residents
8 Ruth Schmidt
11 Helen Godare
13 Agnes Spinnie
14 Novella Shreve
15 Rita Walsh
17 Helen Werling
17 Ethel Buchanan
19 Helen Graham
24 Helen Frisch
26 Edna Probst
29 Max Pepmeier
30 Gladys Bequette
Oak Hill Anniversaries
Shirley Stafford 25 years Zoe Weakly 12 years
Faith Bertram 11 years Annette De Bourge 9 years
Susan Cole 9 years Debra Carrico 3 years
Cherie Horschman 2 years Tina Buchanan 2 years Madeline Klein 1 year Matthew Lepp 1 year Donna Kujawa 1 year
Hannah Kilwin – dietary aide
Michele Dickneitz – housekeeping
Shantize Richardson – C.N.A.
Terry Lane – Dietary
National Activity
Professionals Week
January 17–23, 2016
All Oak Hill staff and residents are
encouraged to wear a hat of any kind
on Thursday, January 15, in honor of
National Hat Day. Who doesn’t feel
more stylish when wearing a hat?
We encourage a variety of hats:
baseball caps, cowboy hats, bonnets,
fancy Sunday “goin’ to church” hats,
fedoras, bowlers, golf hats, straw
hats and stocking hats. All staff
wearing a hat may wear jeans on
January 15.
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Complimentary snacks & refreshments
Safety Tip of the Month
Healthcare Fraud Hotline 1-855-245-3994
EARWIG GLASSES BARK BAREFOOT GREEN THE DAISY CAGE BARN TIME RED LILY YELLOW CAKE IS BEANBAG ALWAYS MOTH LILY POPPY FLY CAMPUS DUNGEON RIGHT TO BARGE BLUE CAMERA DO WHAT FIXTURE LILAC BEETLE BARBELL ORANGE CANDY IS TULIP BEE MESSAGE RIGHT What do the remaining words say?
Martin Luther King Jr. Secret Quote In table below, CROSS OFF WORDS THAT: 1. Begin with the letter c 2. Are colors 3. Contain the word bar 4. Have seven-letters 5. Are flowers 6. Are insects
Answer on page 8
December 2015 Employee of the Month Fun facts about Wendy:
Favorite Foods - Anything smothered in gravy, cheese or chocolate Favorite TV Show - Arrested Develop-ment, 30Rock and SNL - Wendy has a soft spot for British shows Favorite Sport - WHS Football when her son is playing Favorite Song/Band – “Never Tear us Apart” by INXS, REM and Rob Thomas Favorite Movies - Anchorman, Christmas Vacation, The Harry Potter Series, The Mummy, Dodgeball and The Magestic Best childhood memory - Playing ball in the street and going camping every sum-mer at Jelly Stone Park Would like to travel to - England to see the houses, gardens and countryside
Would use 50 millions dollars to - Pay off people’s heating bills so no one is without heat in the winter, travel to Europe & Car-ribean with my husband, open a fancy movie theatre with a lit up marquee where the staff would wear tuxedos and top hats (like in the movie Annie) but pop-corn would be cheap or open a retirement center somewhere warm with amenities like a lazy river and a dance hall with weekly golf cart races.
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Wendy has been at Oak Hill for 2 1/2 years. She has lived in Illi-nois, Indiana, Mar-yland, West Virgin-ia, Texas and back to Illinois where she is settled in with her husband of 21 years, Steve. They have a
daughter, Malone who attends Western University and a son, Steven who is a junior at Waterloo High School. In her spare time, Wendy writes chil-dren’s stories, reads a lot and watches too much television. She loves movies, Sodoku and party games. A most memorable moment for Wendy was when she went to the Monroe Coun-ty Fair with the residents for the rooster crowing contest. Her supervisor was taking a picture of the winning rooster when it shook wildly splattering poop across the cheek of her supervisor. Wendy had a difficult time telling her supervisor that there was still poop on her cheek because she was laughing so hard. A most embarrassing moment for Wen-dy was when she got the bus stuck under the awning at Turner Hall in Columbia. Dan had to let the air out of the tires to get the bus out. As for achievements, Wendy considers it an achievement anytime an activity works out well and residents tell her they had a good time.
Here is what the Oak Hill community has to say about Wendy (Taken from nomination forms for Employee of the Month):
Goes above and beyond for the resi-dents on Magnolia Terrace. She comes up with such creative things for them to do. I’ve never heard people have so much fun as they do during exercise class. She pre-pares things for them on her own time. You can tell just by watching her how much she loves her job and our residents. She is one of a kind. Good with our resi-dents and is always happy Always in an upbeat mood. Is good with the residents activities. Residents love her. Amazing energy. She is outgoing and thinks out of the box. You can tell she loves the resi-dents and her job. Goes above and be-yond to create fun and exciting games and activities for the Magnolia Terrace resi-dents. She is dedicated and does not com-plain. Excellent employee. Always puts the resident’s needs first. She is very per-sonable and goes above and beyond the call of duty. Enjoys spending time with her Magnolia Terrace family.
Approaches her activities with enthusi-asm and it is contagious. The residents love her and she makes them laugh. She goes above and is very creative and willing to try new things. Other Nominations: Kayla Badger (Whispering Pines Activi-ty Aide) – Is good with the residents when out walking with them. They seem to real-ly enjoy being with her. She is so kind with them and makes them laugh.
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Congratulations LINDSEY ALEXANDER
2015 Employee of the Year
Lindsey lives in Waterloo and has been a C.N.A. at Oak Hill since March 2014. Here is what our community at Oak Hill has to say about Lindsey (Taken from the May Employee of the Month nominations): Perpetually cheerful. Shows sincere compas-sion to all of the residents. Kind. Lindsey is very comforting with her interactions with the residents. She is a team player and has the resident’s best interest at heart. This is not just a job to her and it shows in her ac-tions. Wish Oak Hill had 50 more just like her! Smiles all the time. She is sweet and good with the residents. Very deserving of award. Very courteous and pleasant to work with. Wonderful employee. 5
Therapy Tip of the Month
Don’t Let Old Man Winter Freeze Your Muscles!
on your feet or on your wheels is the first step. Participating in group activities, group exercises, individual activities and individual exercises all will help you stay fit and prevent falls. Adding daily exer-cise and stretching will help your overall health and wellness.
A few Simple Seated Exercises that you can start with: Tap your toes Shrug your shoulders Roll your shoulders back and then for-ward Make a fist and then release Punch your arm forward March in place Kick your foot forward and back Smile!
If you are interested in a tailored exercise program, please contact the Therapy Department at extension 1155 for details on scheduling an Outpatient Therapy Evaluation.
Moving Muscles are Warm Muscles!
When the sun is warm and balmy, and the breeze is light, there are lots of oppor-tunities to get out and about and keep yourself moving. However, when the chill of winter runs through the air, a warm blanket in our recliner is much more ap-pealing. The shorter days, and longer nights also have an impact on our level of activity.
Becoming sedentary for the winter may work for the bears, but a bear you are NOT! A sedentary lifestyle contributes to loss of muscle mass, weakness, and can contribute to an overall decline in function and even falls. This can put you at an in-creased risk for falls or difficulty doing the things you love. So if you want to be ac-tive in the Spring, stay active this Winter!
Regular exercise with weights or re-sistance can decrease the risk and effects of osteoporosis, increase muscle strength and coordination and reduce your risk for falls. Regular exercise can also increase blood flow to organs, including your brain, which can positively impact high blood pressure, diabetes, gout, depression, and other ailments.
Regular exercise and walking also helps strengthen respiratory accessory muscles and can help you decrease the severity of respiratory illnesses.
The first step is to keep getting out and moving! Being with other people, attending activities, taking an extra stroll
Our job is to keep residents as independent
as possible and aging in place!
Oak Hill Therapy 618-939-3488 x1155
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THE GRAPEVINE News and Activities from Arbor Court
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
The monthly birthday party will be held
in the Activity Room on Friday, January
8 at 2:00 p.m. Please plan to attend and
help all those who have a January birth-
day celebrate. The birthday party will be
sponsored by the New Design Home Ex-
tension. Please plan to attend and cele-
brate.
“RESIDENT COUNCIL CHRISTMAS PARTY”
A big “thank you” to the Resident Coun-
cil for a GREAT party. “The
Worthing10’s” did a wonderful job
providing the entertainment and the re-
freshments were enjoyed by all. Thank
You! Happy New Year!
“THANKS”
Our special “thanks” to the many volun-
teer groups for the singing, special pro-
grams, and the cards and gifts shared
with our residents during the holiday sea-
son. Thank you for bringing the spirit of
Christmas to Oak Hill.
“TRIM-A-TREE
The annual trim a tree party is a special
time for all the residents and the time to
help get the Christmas season started.
The evening started with Christmas
Carols by the Brass Band. Lucy played
the piano as the residents hung orna-
ments on the tree sang along. It was so
touching to watch the residents pick out
that special spot to hang their ornament.
There was a surprise visit from Santa
and many of the residents wanted a pic-
ture taken with him. The kitchen pre-
pared many different kinds of cookies
and punch to be served to the residents.
The “highlight” of the evening was the
singing of “Silent Night” and the lighting
of the Christmas tree. Thank you to the
dietary staff, Santa and Mrs. Claus, the
Brass Band and Lucy for helping to
make this such a special evening for the
residents.
The grand essentials of life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for!!!!!!! 7
Thank you dietary staff, department
heads, CNA’s and everyone for helping
make the family/resident Christmas
Party such a huge success. Thank you
Carol for the use of your snowman col-
lection for our table decorations. The
residents were still talking about how
nice an evening it was for several days
after the party. It takes everyone to help
make something so big happen and go
so smoothly. Thank you again.
The Activity Staff
“New Year’s Eve Party”
By the time you read this the party will
have already happened. For many years
the German Band has helped us cele-
brate and ring in the New Year. Hope
everyone enjoyed the music, refresh-
ments and the herring. Hope each and
every one of you have a Happy New
Year!
THE GRAPEVINE (Continued)
Martin Luther King Jr. Secret Quote (Pg. 3) Secret message: “The time is always right to do
what is right.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday
in the United States, commemorates the
birthday of the noted civil rights leader and
nonviolent activist. Celebrated the third
Monday in January, it usually falls within a
few days of his actual birth date of January
15. This year, Martin Luther King Day, also
known as MLK Day, will be celebrated on
January 19.
Early History of Martin Luther King Day
Most of us remember Martin Luther King
Jr. as a stirring orator. His “I Have a
Dream” speech is considered by many to
be one of the most important speeches of
the twentieth century, ranking with British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s
“Blood, Sweat and Tears” speech and
President Roosevelt’s “Nothing to Fear but
Fear Itself” speech. The difficult—but ulti-
mately successful—struggle Dr. King led
against racial segregation and discrimina-
tion in the late 1950s and 1960s changed
our country forever. Most can also remem-
ber his tragic assassination in 1968. But
not many of us realize that the campaign to
create a federal holiday honoring him actu-
ally began soon after his death. It took 15
years for the holiday to become official.
Within a year of his assassination, U.S.
Representative John Conyers, a Michigan
Democrat, and U.S. Senator Edward
Brooke, a Massachusetts Republican, in-
troduced a bill in Congress that would
make Dr. King’s birthday a federal holi-
day. The bill enjoyed some popular sup-
port and was vigorously promoted by la-
bor unions. However, it took 11 years to
even come up for a vote in the House of
Representatives (1979), and then it fell
short of passage by just five votes. Oppo-
nents of the holiday said that giving federal
employees another paid day off would cost
the government too much money. And,
they argued, creating a public holiday to
honor someone who had never held public
office would fly in the face of a longstand-
ing federal tradition. While Conyers and
Brooke continued their fight in Congress,
the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for
Nonviolent Social Change, established in
1968 by Dr. King’s widow, Coretta Scott
King, tried to rally public support for a
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holiday commemorating King’s birthday.
Important political figures and well-known
entertainers came to her aid. World-famous
musician Stevie Wonder helped popularize
the cause by releasing his own version of
Happy Birthday as a single in 1980 and by
hosting the Rally for Peace Conference in
1981.
Opposition Continued
Over six million signatures had been col-
lected to petition Congress to pass the MLK
Day bill. It was considered by many to be
the largest petition in favor of a single issue
in the history of the United States. But there
was still strong opposition in Congress. Two
Republican senators from North Activity-
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Carolina, Jesse Helms and John Porter
East, challenged the bill and maintained
that King was not important enough to be
honored with a federal holiday. They criti-
cized King as well for his stance against the
Vietnam War, and Helms accused him of
trying to further “action-oriented Marx-
ism.” Helms organized and led a filibuster
against the MLK Day bill and offered the
Senate a 300-page document alleging King’s
communist ties. Nevertheless, a bill intro-
duced to the House of Representatives
passed with a vote of 338 for and 90 against,
while the Senate bill passed with 78 in favor
and 22 against. President Ronald Reagan
was originally opposed on the grounds that
it would cost too much, but on November 2,
1983—less than a month after Helms’ fili-
buster—the president signed the bill estab-
lishing a federal holiday to honor Martin
Luther King Jr. He also created the Martin
Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday Commis-
sion to oversee its observance. In 1983 Pres-
ident George H. W. Bush made Coretta
Scott King a member of the commission for
the rest of her life.
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DECEMBER RECAP
December was chock full of Christ-
mas activities. A beautiful Tuesday
evening was spent driving around
Waterloo to view the Christmas
lights. Eleven residents went to
Hope Church to the Hometown Har-
mony musical program. We decked
the halls during our Trim-A-Tree
and had a fantastic Christmas par-
ty with Miss Jubilee and the Hum-
dingers.
DECEMBER GAME WINNERS
Santa’s Backup Chicken Team
Training
Twenty-four residents took up the
challenge of teaching some lazy
chickens to land properly. Despite
the rolling, bouncing, and skidding
across the floor, (the rubber chick-
ens—not the residents) Shirley suc-
cessfully managed 35 points. Don
came in second with 30 points fol-
lowed by Emma and Charles with 25
points.
Plinko Dressup Race
Ruth and Catherine graciously al-
lowed us to dress them up in Santa
Al & Adeline Ferry
hats, stockings, gloves and poorly
made beards just for laughs and a
cupcake. It was a close race but Cath-
erine’s team won by a glove!
UPCOMING EVENTS
We’re going eagle spotting. Join us
for a trip up to Alton, Illinois to
search for America’s honored bird.
We’ll stop for lunch at the Fin Inn.
Lunch out this month will be at Riz-
zos in South County. Come with an
appetite!!
On A Personal Note
Thank you for all the wonderful well
wishes and congratulations on my
employee of the month award. I love
my job because I love all of you. You
all make coming to work a pleasure!!!
♥ Wendy
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Have you met Don Esker? You probably have be-cause he is a friendly, out-going resident who jumped into activities the first week he
game, he laughed and admitted that he never broke 150. Now he plays Wii bowling every Wednes-day and will hopefully beat his high score. Don stays active by walking the halls and outdoor walking trail and by attending yoga and Sit & Be Fit classes. He keeps his mind sharp by assembling puzzles. There are nine framed puzzles hanging on the walls in his room. He is trying to find the time and space to begin his newest puz-zle—a 1,000 piece, three foot woodland scene—given to him as a going away present from his friends at Garden Place. If you are up for a game of Rummy or have an urge to play Farkle, make sure you knock on Don’s door. Don is a great fit here at Magnolia Terrace and we are thrilled to have him!
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joined us. He even participated in our washers tournament and made it to the semi final round. Or may-be you knew him from school. He attended Waterloo UCC preschool (He still has the class picture) and graduated from WHS in 1969. Per-haps you knew one of his seven brothers: Clem, Ray, Larry, Dennis, Roger, Joe or Bob. If you took your car in to be serviced at Sun-set Ford in Waterloo and a friendly porter drove you home, that was Don. Don has good friends in Branson Missouri. He has been traveling down to the Lake of the Ozarks for 25 years. Together, they’ve taken a weeklong roadtrip up to South Da-kota to see the sights including Mount Rushmore. Don says he isn’t much into sports but have you seen him toss a rub-ber chicken into a hula hoop? I’m not sure if that counts as a sport but he is quite good. He also played on the Fountain Inn bowl-ing team for four years. When I asked if he ever had a perfect game,
Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd
Annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest
at Oak Hill!
1st Place: Hospice of Southern Illinois
2nd Place: The Medicine Shoppe
3rd Place: Bountiful Blossoms
4th Place: WHS Girls Basketball
5th Place: Waterloo Lions Club
Thank you to all of our sponsors:
Backyard Bandits 4-H Club
1st Baptist Church of Waterloo
Monroe County EMS Association
Republic-Times
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On Whispering Pines
Monday, January 11 2:30 pm
Pearl Hirsch- accordion
Forrest Bevineau—To be announced
Saturday, January 9th 2 pm
Lynn Wellman-keyboard
Alzheimer’s Association “In the Moment”
Support Group Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thurs-
day, January 28, in the classroom at Oak
Hill, from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Fall Bazaar Raffle Basket Winners
Pampered Purse: Jeanette Gregson
Gallagher’s Dinner for 2 $75
CJ Floral and Design $25 gift card
Headquarters Salon Haircut and Blow
dry
½ hour massage with Verna Hopkins
Vera Bradley Overnight Bag $50
Pamper Perfect Winter Pack $50.99 Avon
donated by Stephanie Bastien
Hair Salon Sampler Bag
Rain Chime
Christmas Longaberger Basket $265 value!!
Kaila Badger
Longaberger Basket and Liner $107
$40 Gallagher’s Restaurant Gift Card
2 Christmas Wine Glasses
4 White House Ornaments $80
Lace Wall Hanging
Tastefully Simple
Wine and Cheese basket $70 value!!
David Shields
2 bottles of wine and 2 wine glasses
Tastefully Simple packets
Write it on your heart
that every day is the
best day in the year.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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