FestusManor Good News Gazette

Volume 1, Issue 1
Spring 2016
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Good News Gazette
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S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
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Administrators corner

Receipe from the
Wellness office

Dietary news

Poem from our Past
Queen

March Activity Calendar
S T . P A T R I C K S
D A Y D E S S E R T
Chocolate mint Brownie
1bx .brownie mix mixed
and baked to box directions
2 cans frosting (choc and
van.)1/4th tsp. food
color
3/8th tsp. mint extract
Cool brownies then frost
with choc icing.
Add mint extract /food
coloring to vanilla lcing
layer onto cooled choc
icing . 2times
Refridgerate
Cut into 12 pieces. Enjoy
Submitted by our Festus
Manor wellness office
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Our scene opens in Lake
Wapello , where a lot of people
fish for Crappie and swim in
Boy Scout Cove. Dr. John a
veterinarian who treats all
animals was called to the
shore of the lake to administer
a shot to Mighty Mo, a thourbred brown nose boxer. The
doc ruled that it looked as
though he had contracted a
nasty parasite from the lake
bottom that was stirred up by
the burst of warm June weather. The doc did not want him to
spread it to people. Sarge,
Mighty Mo’s adopted dog
brother ,said “ His bark was
worse than his bite.” The
grandson of Dr, John, a ten
year old boy scout yelled
“Come on guys lets go jump of
the dock before the Coast
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Guard comes and closes the
lake. We can go swimming
with Sarge and Mighty Mo”.
Sarge was ahead of the boy
scout troop wadding in the
shallow end of the lake where
they hoped the parasite did
not live. Sarge looked to be
about 150 to 160 pounds
standing six feet at least on
his hind legs when the boys
arrived. Quite a fearful sight!
Sally a beautiful Golden Retreiver, “a real looker” Dr.
John said was barking a horrible shrill danger bark trying
warn the group of the Monster
approaching but none of the
group understood her.
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Authors :Ilene M. Cheryl R.Q.,,
Janet, Terry D. Robert C ,and
Cynthia.
This exercise allows the resident to let their imaginations
run wild allowing a fun new
free style of creativity to
emerge. A photo was reproduced from a “Life” book of
photos. Discussion ensued.
You never know how each
person will interpret the picture,!
Moral of the story : “A dog is a
dog even in the water”
A d m i n i s t r a t o r s ’
Hello, everyone. I hope everybody had a wonderfully
blessed Christmas and are
now having an awesome
2016. This year we have been
so lucky with mild weather and
I hope it continues until Spring
arrives. I want to thank all of
the residents and their families for entrusting their care to
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us . It is an honor that we
were chosen . It is hard to
believe that I have been Administrator at Festus Manor
for 31 years. The time has
went by so fast and I have
enjoyed every minute of my
time here. I cannot imagine
doing any thing else. I can
honestly say that I love my job
c o r n e r
and hope to be here many
more years. I am looking forward to our St. Patrick’s Day
Party .Everyone is invited. All
suggestions for activities or
anything you feel will better
our facility are always welcome. Please do not hesitate
to let us know. My door is always open.
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Happy Spring Everyone!
Just letting you know that as the
weather warms up and fruit becomes available, we will be offering
fresh fruit plates to the residents
again as part of the weekly menu.
Also a wider variety of salads will be
available in our spring and summer
line up. If you have any suggestions
for happy hour appetizers or additions to our snacks that your loved
ones has a preference for we
R e s i d e n t
Last week a new resident
council Vice President ,Mark
Harper was chosen in a close
election by the residents. He
brings many valuable assets to
the position such as humor ,
determination and a desire to
serve the residents needs
through proper voice representation at each council meeting.
Along with the President, Ilene
M. ,secretary Ryan T., and
D e l i g h t s
would appreciate your input. Our
office is located next to the Collinade dinning room near the
newest wing in our facility.
In the kitchen we have two new
employees, Mike Parks and Hanna Algiere. Mike is our evening
relief cook who has also been
cross trained in all other areas in
the kitchen. Hannah is a senior in
high school participating in the
C o u n c i l
work study program through
Hillsboro High School. She leaves
school to come to work for us in
the early afternoon .Welcome
aboard Hannah and Mike.
Carol & Melanie,
Nutrition Department
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Sargent at Arms, Robert C. we
wish him a successful 2 year
term. Enclosed is part of
Marks running biography:
that time he was a combat
Engineer. For 23 tears Mark
worked as a meat cutter with
seven years as a foreman.
Born in Massachusetts to a
Navy officer the family moved
every couple of years. Mark
has 2 brothers and 2 sisters.
He spent two years in the Army ,four years in the Ready
Reserves for his country during
Mark is very interested in
learning his new position but
understands that it will be a
slow process. One of his ideas
is to get a resident survey out
to the resident asking for
input for future programs.
“Spring is the time
of the year ,when
its summer in the
sun and winter in
the shade”
Charles Dickens
S p r i n g b y
E l l e n A n d e r s o n
Oh winter is gone
Here comes spring
Lovely flowers
It can bring.
Roses red , Lillies white
Yellow crocus oh so bright.
Robins nesting in the trees
Tulips nodding with busy bees
Raindrops glisten in the
grass,
Children laughing as they
pass,
Lift your faces as you sing
Oh for the joy of the spring!
Ellen was our
Queen representative to the
Missouri
Healthcare
Pagent 2015
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PLATINUM HEALTHCARE
LLC
A t Festus Manor we provide a variety of services to benefit your every need, and we live
by our motto “Care , Compassion and QualiF E S T U S
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ty of Life”, so that you know that every service will not only meet but exceed your expectations.
Our facility’s five types of care ,from short
term rehabilitation to hospice care, enables
us to meet a wide range of care needs. We
provide skilled care , on site physician ser-
Phone:636-931-9066
Email: sgreco@platinumhc.net
www.festusmanor.com
vices, social events, recreation and various
amenities to ensure that your stay with us is
as comfortable and beneficial as possible.
Once you have decided to take advantage of
Care, Compassion and Quality of life
all Festus Manor has to offer, we work with
you for a smooth and stress free transition.
S u p e r
S o c i a l
In conjunction with the YMCA of Festus
we have recently begun a pilot program that allows residents from Festus
Manor with staff chaperones to attend
the Y weekly. Utilizing the pool for water fitness and the weight room for
cycling , we are going beyond our
doors by improving the quality of
life of those resident who want to
attend a different recreational program. With permission from their doctors, each resident has an opportunity to strengthen their weekly routine
with simple exercises in an warm
friendly gym atmosphere. We have
also welcomed a social service intern
to our department. Adam Dolan will be
studying with us for several more
weeks to complete his hands on internship . Expanding the social services here at Festus Manor is a ongoing process with the welfare of the
resident always at the center of our
s e r v i c e s
motivation. Any questions please contact us .
Tracey , Marlene , and Adam
Social Services department
Note: The next Memorial service for
our facility will be April 19th , 2:00
p.m. all families and residents are
invited to the dinning room to remember residents who have passed away.