RobertCrouse 30years
ColleenStringer 27years
BaileyBeebe 11years
RachelCrosby 6years
JamieLogue 3years
ErinRossmanith 2years
BaylieBeers 1year
JoanMeyer 1year
MarthaMoenga 1year
I want to take this time to give a big THANK YOU to the Marian Home Board of Directors. The members of our Board have given their time, talents and treasures to help make sure the Marian Home and Village achieves the excellence that it has come to be known for. We want to thank them for bringing to the Marian Home, their passion, insight, experience and resources to help enhance every aspect of our residents and tenants lives These individuals give of their time freely and we greatly appreciate all that they do Thank you to Jim Kesterson, Msgr McCoy, Bennett O’Connor, Nancy Crimmins, Royce Ranniger, Steve Kersten, Jim Allen, Deb Kelleher, and Mike Doyle
Tracy Trotter Jim Kesterson Msgr McCoy Bennett O’Connor Nancy Crimmins Royce Ranninger Steve Kersten Jim Allen Deb Kelleher Mike Doyle Director of NursingManyresidentsfamilieshearthetermRestorativeNursingwhentheirlovedonemayneed tostayatthenursinghomeafteraskilledstay Iamwritingthisarticletohelpfamilies understandthemeaningofRestorativetherapy Manynursinghomeshaverestorative nursingprogramsdevelopedupondischargefromPT/OT/STservices.Theserestorative nursingprogramsaredesignedtoensureeachresidentwillmaintainthefunctionalgains madeinphysical,occupationalandspeechtherapy.Restorativenursingservicescanhelp ensurethateachresidentwillmaintainhisorhermaximumfunctionalcapacityas outlinedinthecareplan Asmanyofusknow,someofyourlovedonesdonotstrive tokeeptheirfunctionalmobility Theyarehappytobethewaytheyareandoftenget annoyedwiththenursingstaffcontinuallyencouragingwalks,exercise,todrinkwater andattendmeals.
TheMarianHomehasaRestorativeNurse,ColleenStringer,RNandRestorativeaide, ChasityOlson,CNA Theyassistwithrangeofmotionexercises,maintainsplinting schedulestoaddresscontractures,assistresidentstothetherapyroom toridetheNu-Stepbike,monitorfordeclineinfunctionandmobility Colleendocumentsmonthlyoneachresidentwhichassistsinnoticing
ifaresidentmayneedmoreaggressivetherapywithatherapist Whena residentisnotedtohaveadeclinewithwalking,eating,abilitytofeedself, abilitytodressorundressself,abilitytotransfersafelywith1or2assistfrom stafforeveniftheresidentwasindependentyetnowneedshelpfromstaff. NursingwillrequestatherapyorderfromKimPearsonfortherapytoevaland treattoincreasestrengthandindependencetothebestoftheresident’s ability.
AnotherpartofRestorativeNursingisdoneeverydaybytheCNAswhoassist withdailycares.Thebestformofexerciseforanyresidentistocontinueto walkthehalls.Iencourageresidentseveniftheycanonlytolerateshortwalks
IwouldliketothankColleenandChasitywhoworkhardatkeepingresidentsinvolvedinexercisealongwiththesocializationeach residentreceivesduringtheirtherapytime.IfyouhaveanyfurtherquestionsaboutRestorativetherapy,pleasedonothesitatetocall oremailme.HaveaHappy&SafeAugust.
Bailey Beebe Bailey Beebe | Business Office Manager
AugustwasnamedforthefirstRomanEmperorAugustusCaesar
Augustisthelastmonthofthesummer
August’sfirstfullmoonistheSturgeonMoon;itisonTuesdayAugust1st. ItwasnamedbytheNativeAmericanTribesbecauseitwasthetimeof yearwhenthesturgeonfishwereplentifulintheGreatLakesandother bodiesofwater
TherewillalsobeaBlueMoononAugust30thandthebiggestSuperMoon oftheyear.
OldfolkloresaysthatobservingthefirstheavyfogthatappearsinAugust, youcanexpecttohavethefirstfrostoftheyearthesamedayinOctober IfthefirstweekinAugustisunusuallywarm,thewinterwillbewhiteand longlasting.
ThemostfamousspeechevergivenwasonAugust28th,1963onthe stepsoftheLincolnMemorial ItwasMartinLutherKing’s“Ihaveadream” speech Over250,000peopleweresaidtohavebeenthere
Augustisalsoknownasweedmonth-thisisthemonthwhenplantsand weedsgrowthefastest.
DidyouknowthatAugustisNationalSandwichMonth?Thereisno recordofwhoactuallyinventedthesandwich,buttherehavebeenmany differentformsofitgoingaroundforthousandsofyears Oneofthefirst knownsandwicheaterwasarabbiandscholarwholivedinJerusalem thatmadethemwithlamb,bitterherbsandunleavenedmatzohbread, duringPassover.
Thenamesakeofthisnewpopularfood“sandwich”allegedlycomes fromanEnglishpoliticianJohnMontagu,the“4thEarlofSandwich”. Theword“sandwich”becameverypopularduringmid-19thcentury, itwasevenusedasaverbtodescribeplacingsomethinginbetween twootherfoods Shortlyafterthat,peoplestartedusingnewwordsor phrasestodescribedifferenttypesofsandwiches,likeSloppyJoes andclubsandwiches In1901,therecipeforPeanutButter&Jellywas publishedinacookingschoolmagazine
Sandwichchainsstartedtoopeninthelate20thcentury.In1964,the firstBlimpierestaurantopenedinHoboken,NewJersey Theyearafter that,Pete’sSuperSubmarines(laterbecameSubway),openedin Bridgeport,Connecticut.
Herearesomeinterestingfactsaboutsandwiches TheaverageAmerican childeatsabout1,500peanutbutterandjellysandwichesbefore finishinghighschool.InNewYork,submarinesandwichesarecalled “heroes”andinPhiladelphiaarecalled“hoagies”.
Jody Lennon | Jody Lennon Tracey Brownfield | Housekeeping intheirroomtocontinuedoingthis Walkingtoandfromthebathroomhelps mobility&keepingjointslimber JodyLennon,RNDON Tracey BrownfieldTheMaintenance&TransportationDepartmenthasbeen busyplanningandimplementingrepairs&renovation workthroughoutallMarianHome&Villageproperties Attimesmuchoftheworkperformedbythemaintenance departmentstaffgoesunnoticed,asitshould However, repairs&upkeeponHVACequipmentisongoingwith seldomadaythatwedonothavetotroubleshootor addressacoolingissueduringthesummermonths.I hopethatourrecentrepairsandserviceworkhavenot presentedaninconvenienceforyouoryourfamily Ifyoufeellikeair-conditioningisnotworkingproperly orneedassistancewithcontrolsjustgivesusacalland wewillrespondinatimelymanner.
Itisdefinitelyaseasonofgrowth,thevegetablegarden intheVillageisoverflowingwithplants&vegetables, alongwiththeplants&flowersthroughoutourgrounds Unfortunately,conditionshavealsobeenfavorablefor theweedsaroundthesidewalks&withinthemulched landscapeareaseventhoughwearesprayingthemevery coupledays!
TheMarianHome&Villagepropertiescontinuetogrowas well!Thesectionof7thavenuenorthbetween23rd&25th streetsisnowourresponsibilityandworkisunderwayto upgradethesouth-eastendofone-wayon6thstreet.With theconesremovedandcurbwillbereplaced/repositioned tomanagetrafficflowandthuscreateadditionalgreen spaceforustomaintain.Turnoversinrenters&tenantsin independentliving/rentalhouseshavealsobeenkeeping ourmaintenancestaffverybusy Futureexpansionand relatedendeavorsareonthehorizon,belisteningfor excitingnews!
Ourtransportationdriversdoagreatjobbystartingthe vehiclesearlyenoughtohavethemcooleddownpriorto transportingourresidents&tenantstoappointments duringdayswithexcessiveheat
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmedirectlyifanyquestionsor concernsshouldarise?OnbehalfoftheMaintenance& TransportationDepartmentsattheMarianHome&Village, staysafeandhealthy&seeyousoon!
Wehaveallheardthatdrinkingwaterandstayinghydratedis important,butevenmoresoduringthehotsummermonths. Stayinghydratedisoneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyour overallhealth Beingwellhydratedcanhelpyourmetabolism, kidneys,helppreventheadaches,constipationandmore The humanbodyisabout60%water.Herearesomeinteresting factsaboutthebenefitsofproperhydration.
Losingaslittleas2%ofyourbody'swatercontentcan significantlyimpairyourphysicalperformance Milddehydration(fluidlossof1-3%)canimpairenergy levels,impairmoodandleadtomajorreductionsin memoryandbrainperformance.
Drinkingwatermayhelpreduceheadachesandheadache symptoms
Drinkingplentyofwatermayhelppreventandrelieve constipation,especiallyinpeoplewhogenerallydon'tdrink enoughwater.
Increasedwaterintakeappearstodecreasetheriskof kidneystoneformation
Drinkingplentyofwatercanhelpyouloseweightby increasingsatietyandboostingyourmetabolicrate.
Evenmilddehydrationcanaffectyoumentallyandphysically Makesureyougetenoughwatereachday,whetheryour personalgoalis64oz.orhalfyourbodyweightinounces. Drinkingwaterisoneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyour overallhealth.Trykeepingawaterbottlewithyouatalltimes, addflavoringtoyourwater,orsetanalarmonyourphoneto remindyoutodrinkmore Evensmallhabitchangescan producegoodresultsovertime.
Wehopeeveryoneisenjoyingtheirsummer.
WithAugustherethisbringstomindtheIowaStateFair.Iknow theactivitiesdepartmentisworkingonsomeplanstobringthe fairtotheresidents.Fairfoodisalwaysafavorite.Seeingagood show atthegrandstandisalsoafavoriteofmine Thisalso meanssummerisflyingbyandgoingbacktoschoolwillsoon happen ThankyoutoalltheTeachersthataremakinga differenceandtouchingalifeofayoungperson Ifyouare sendingsomeonebacktoschooljustrememberitgoesbyfast Enjoywhatisleftofthesummer!
Pleasefeelfreeto contactusinthe ActivityDepartment atanytime.Ourdirect lineis515-574-5906
oremaileitherofus withquestionsor suggestions.
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