A Community of Compassionate Care VOL. 3 | OCTOBER 2023 StephanieThompson 25years AshleyNachampassak 6years BhumikaChaudhari 5years SheilaWinterton 5years BelindaBennett 2years DennisKinley 2years HelenPatterson 1year JordanMartin 1year MollieMoretz 1year We would like to thank Bishop Nickless for leading Mass on 10/2 at the Marian Home. Our staff and residents enjoyed getting to meet and visit with the Bishop
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Anothersummerhascometoanendandwe prepareforFall.Shortly,wewillbeentering thebusyandfunHolidayseason TheNursing departmentwouldlikefamiliestogothrough theirlovedonesclosetsandremovethe summerclothestomakeroomforthe fall/winterclothes.Itisagoodtimetogo throughclothesthatmaynotfittodonate itemsorthrowaway Thisallowsforstaffto havebetteraccesstoclothes&limitscluster intheclosets.Asyougothroughclothes pleaseasktheCNAsifyourlovedoneisin needofsocksorunderwear
Ifyoubuynewclothes,socksorunderwear makesuretoalertthestaffsonewitemscan bemarkedbeforesendingtolaundryand preventitemsgettinglost Wedoencourage familiestodecorateyourlovedonesroom fortheholidayseasons.Thismakesthe roomsfeelmorelikehome.
Withcoolertempsandchangesinweather manysufferfromallergiesandoftenbecome illwithcolds.Aremindertoall,ifyouare feelingill,cough,fever,stomachaches, diarrheapleaserefrainfromvisitinguntilyou aresymptomfree Thispreventsour residentsfrombecomingillandspreading throughthefacilityandtoothers.
Westillhavetobetestedifwehaveany symptomsofanupperrespiratoryillness
Residentswillstayintheirroomsuntilwe receivetestresults&/oraresymptomfree. Ourannualfluvaccineclinicwasheld September28thforstaffandresidents Any staffthatdidnotreceivethefluvaccinewill bewearingamaskfromOct1stuntilMay1st. WewillbeofferingRSVvaccineandCovid booster.Moreinfotocomeonthisaswehave moredetails
IamsadtosayKimPearson,ARNPwillno longerbeourprovider.Kimhasdecidedto moveoninhercareerasafulltimeNurse PractitioneratFamilyMedicineoffice,Kenyon Road Kimdidagreatjobworkingwithour Nursingteamtoprovidethebestcarefor theresidents.Kim’slastdaywillbeOct27th. Kimwillbemissed.AssoonasIknowwho willtakeherplaceIwillletallofyouknow
Asalways,ifyouhaveanyquestions orconcernspleaseemailme@ jlennon@marianhome.comorcall 515-574-5910 Thankyouforyour loveandsupport
Hello Fall! This is my favorite time of year.
Ienjoythechangeofweather,simplybecauseitisachange! Itisrefreshingtoseetheleavesstarttoturntheirbeautiful colorsandIlovethecoolmornings!SomeotherthingsI enjoyaboutfallarethedeliciousdessertsandsoups, wearingmorecomfortableclothingsuchassweatshirts andfuzzysocks.Ialsolookforwardtosomeexcitingevents cominguplikeHalloween,visitingAppleOrchardsandthe holidayswherewespendtimewithfamily!
OctobercomesfromtheLatinwordOctoitwasthe8thmonthon theRomancalendarwhichwas10monthslong.
ThefirstWorldSerieswasonOctober1st1903.
Thedaysaregettingshorterandcooler
Theleavesarechangingcolor PeopletraveltotheNorthwestUS wherelargeareasofBirch,maplesandpoplarsareturningfrom greentobrightreds,oranges,andyellows.
Theareainthefallisalargedrawfortourism.
Over50%ofthepopulationwillbuyapumpkinforHalloween. Onequarterofthecandysoldduringtheyearisfortrickortreaters. TheoriginalJacko’Lanternwasactuallyahollowedoutturnipwith ascaryfacecarvedonitandacandleinsertedinsidetoscareaway evilspirits ThiswassaidtohavestartedinIreland
Octobermarksthepeakofharvestseason.
WorldanimalDayisOctober4th,thedayistoincreaseawareness totherightsandcareofanimals.
Octoberalsomarksthemigrationofthemonarchbutterfliesto Mexico Theytravelthousandsofmilestospendthewinterthere October31stisHalloween ItsoriginsdatebacktotheCelticfestival ofSamhain,markingtheendofsummerandthebeginningof harvestandwinter.Itwasbelievedthattheveilbetweentheworld ofthelivingandthedeadisthethinnestonthisdayandghosts returntowalktheearth.
TraceyBrownfield| Housekeeping
Tracey Brownfield
JodyLennon| DirectorofNursing
Jody Lennon
BaileyBeebe| BusinessOfficeManager
Bailey Beebe
Maintenance &Transportation |TravisFilloon
AsIwritethisarticle,Iamfindingithardtoacceptthat itisagaintimefortheMaintenance&Transportation Departmentstobegintakingmeasurestoensurewe arereadyforFallandWinter.
Whileitisstilltooearlytowanttothinkaboutsnowand coldthemaintenancedepartmenthasmanythingstodo nowtobeprepared Suchasorderingicemelt,verifying properoperationofheatingequipment,andchangingair filtersinHVACequipmentthroughoutthecomplexes Transitionsbetweenheatingandcoolingseasonsarealways achallengewhenthetemperatureschangedrasticallyfrom daytoday Donothesitatetoletusknowifyouoryour lovedoneareuncomfortableorneedourassistance?
Ourmaintenancecrewisbusy,constantlymakingsure thatallsafetyrequirementsarebeingmetandthe transportationdriversremaindiligentaboutinspecting vehiclespriorto/throughouteachday’smanytrips
Bythetimeyoureadthis,afterabouttwomonths,our ShuttleBusshouldfinallybebackinservicewithanew dependableandsafewheelchairliftinstalled Iknowour driversandIareeagertohavethisversatiletransportation vehicleavailabletoimproveaccessibilityforourresidents andtenantstoenhancedmobilityservices
Recentimprovementswiththereplacingofflooringin hallwaysandresidentroomsattheMarianHomeis expectedtocontinueinthemonthstocome Wetakepride inmaintainingtheconditionofourfacilitiesandwelcome yourinput
OnbehalfoftheMaintenanceandTransportation DepartmentsattheMarianHomeandVillage,staysafe, healthyandseeyousoon!
FromtheKitchen |RachelPederson
NEWMENUS
Thefallandwintermenusarehere!Everyseasonweliketo changethingsupinthedietarydepartmenttooffersome differentfoodsthataremoreseasonalinnature.This providesresidentswithdifferentoptionsandkeepsmore varietyintheday-to-daymeals. Someofthemainchanges youwillnoticeareintheofferingofmoresoups,fall vegetables,aswellasachangeofdessertflavors.Pumpkin andappledessertsareverypopularonthefall/wintermenus. AsthismenucyclewillrunthroughlatewinterduringLent, youwillseethefishandmeatfreemealsofferedonFridays withthisnewcycle.Wecontinuetoevaluateacceptance ofdifferentmenuseachtimeweservethemandwillmake changesaswegoalong.An"alwaysavailable"menuof soups,sandwiches,etc.isstillanoptionforasubstitute ifaspecificmealisnottotheresidentsliking.
Wealsoareworkinghardtogetpreferencesbeforemeals areservedtoallowevenmoreflexibilityandavarietyof optionsforresidentsatmealtime.Whilenoteveryonelikes change,youcanrestassuredthatthefacility’sfavoriteof roastbeefandmeatloafmealswillstillbeservedonthis newcycleofmenus!
WelcometoOctober! Fallisherewiththecoolermornings andeveningsuponus. Theleavesareturningcolorsand willsoonbefallingfromtrees. Pumpkinsareappearing everywhere. Itisnationalpumpkinscheesecakedayon October21,soenjoyapiece. Withtheweatherchanging pleaselookthroughtheclosetofyourfamilymemberand makesurethattheyhavefall/winterclothingincluding hats,gloves,coats Theydoneedthingslikethisasthey mayhaveadoctor'sappointmentorotherthingsthatthey needtogooutfor Asitgetsclosertotheholidayseason, rememberyoucangetgiftcertificatestothebeautyshop Ifyoubringinanynewclothingpleaseletthestaffknow. Thiswayitcangettothelaundrystaffandgetmarked. Enjoythefallanddon'tforgettoeatapieceofpumpkin cheesecakethismonth.
SocialWorker |MaryLundberg
3 | In the Loop
Travis
Pleasefeelfreeto contactusinthe ActivityDepartment atanytime.Ourdirect lineis515-574-5906
oremaileitherofus withquestionsor suggestions.
Email: photz@marianhome comor lstein@marianhome.com
FromYourActivityDirectors
WewanttothankallofthefamilieswhohavedonatedtoourmonthlystoreandhelpedusgetpicturesInaddition, wearestillinneedofbagsofcandytohandouttothechildren Weplantohaveacostumeparty,andotherfun spookyactivitiesthismonth Theholidayseasonisuponusanditallowsustobecreativeandsharefunexperiences withourresidents.
Letusknowhowwecandobetterorifyouhaveanysuggestions Thankyou
PamandLaura
Direct # 1-515-574-5906
photz@marianhome com
lstein@marianhome.com
M A R I A N H O M E A N D V I L L A G E ACommunityofCompassionateCare
PamHotz Co-Actvity Director
LauraStein Co-Actvity Director
