May 2015 Newsletter - South Haven Living Center

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Fable Festival
Held At South Haven!
Definition of a Fable – Noun - a short story,
typically with animals as characters, conveying
a moral.
Our local St. Wenceslaus 3rd grade readers have
been visiting monthly to read to our residents,
which we all love!
Our
Mission
Eula
Peterson
“The
Tortoise”
Dignity in Life
Our
Vision
Quality Life
Quality Care
Excellent Teams
Outstanding Facilities
Quality Reputation
Stewardship
Our
Values
Serving
Integrity
Teamwork
Excellence
-Nondiscrimination PolicyIt is the policy of South Haven that no
resident or employee be discriminated
against because of age, sex, creed, race,
color, religion, national origin, or disability.
We are here to serve you!
Administrator……….……....…Jalene Carpenter
Assist. Director of Nursing...Rebecca Skowronski
Dietary Supervisor……………….....Kali Pfeiffer
Director of Nursing…..………..…..…Tammy Cox
Rose
Keelan
“The
Hare”
Environmental Services Coordinator. Ray Sousek
Guest Relations….……...…..….…Marcia Frahm
Life Enrichment Assistant……...…Sabrina Little
Life Enrichment Coordinator.…...Collene Vanek
MDS Coordinator….………….…Michele Kapple
Addi
Ludi
&
Sylvia
Simanek
“The
Village
Folk”
MDS Coordinator.……..……..…..….Mel Ludvik
Office Manager……..…………….…Lois Happel
People Development Coordinator.. Erin Hawkins
Social Services……………………..Holly Hansen
Sr Resource Specialist……………….Linda Maly
You can reach us at 402-443-3737.
As a thank you to them, our Reliance
Neighborhood hosted a Fable Festival. Each
neighborhood acted out a fable, complete with
costumes, for the students and our residents.
After each fable , the moral of the story was
discussed. Our Fable Festival was an excellent
example of multi-generation interaction at its
finest. It was hard to tell who enjoyed it more
the students, the residents, or the staff!
See insert for more details!
Want to make a
difference for your loved one?
Have suggestions or ideas to
share? If you are a
family member of a South
Haven Resident,
please join us at our
Family Council Meeting on
Wednesday, May 20th
at 5 pm.
Babies, Babies, Everywhere! Recently South Haven held
their 1st “Baby Bash”. Employees were asked to bring their
children that were 3 years and younger. Residents were
able to watch, reminisce and tell stories of their children.
Some chose to get in on the action and share hugs and
play time with the children. Still others enjoyed the cuddling and rocking of the little ones. The enjoyment could
be seen on the faces of the little ones and the residents!
Spring pastels and smiles were
everywhere as our Alden Neighborhood
hosted a Spring Fling for everyone. A
favorite local piano player, Louis
Klinzman, led all of us in a lively sing-along. Table decorations were fresh
pansies planted in buckets. The pansies
were the door prizes which spread a touch
of spring throughout the building.
Lakemont
In Memory…
Jerry Eastin
Residents:
Rachel Sutton—May 4
Venis Reitmajer—May 9
Mary Olson—May 22
Delores Ostry—May 29
Employees:
Dezare Bennett—May 1
Dani Groff—May 4
Barbie Frahm—May 5
David Nicholls—May 5
Karen Sousek—May 8
Janet Lawson—May 9
Betty Patocka—May 14
Bill Filipi—May 14
Kylee Brigham—May 17
Rod Johnson—May 21
Sharon Kolterman—May 25
Cassie Parsons—May 28
Wyatt Svara—May 29
Florence Hert potting our door prizes.
In this difficult time
when we’ve lost
someone we’ve
held so close,
the employees of
South Haven would
like to convey their
heartfelt sympathy.
We Remember….
Leonard Zimmerman
Pauline Kubalek
Alberta Truax
Lorraine Firley
Gladyce Nielson
Community Coffee will be
held
Friday, May 15,
8:30 to 9:30.
The date has been changed to coincide with
National Nursing Home Week.
In June, we will return to the first Friday of
each month.
Welcome to…
Georgiana Leighton
Frank Koranda
Richard Lawver
James Hughes
Richard Kratky
Valerian Rezac
Agnes Rezac
Lois Brennan
The Lakemont neighborhood is anxiously waiting for
the right weather to plant our vegetables
outside.
Recently Michele Kapple and some of our
residents made Hot Poppers. Making and
eating them was a lot of fun. We shared them
with the other neighborhoods at Happy Hour!
Our neighborhood is hosting and looking forward to an upcoming performance by
the “Dancing Grannies” on April 29th.
Reliance
The Fable Festival, initiated by our neighborhood,
was a huge success. Each neighborhood chose a
story to act out. A special thanks to everyone
who contributed!
We are co-hosting, with Lakemont, a Prime Rib
Dinner & Accordion Party during National
Nursing Home Week.
Does your South Haven loved one have a
favorite recipe? Or do you have a recipe
that you’d like to share? Our Dietary
Manager, Kali, is looking for new recipes
for summertime and she’d love to try some
of the resident favorites. Please drop them
off at the front desk or email them to
mfrahm@vhsmail.com. Thank You!
Neighborhood News
Sheridan
We really enjoyed our lunch outing to
Rezac’s in Weston. All but 2 of us went
and enjoyed the food, conversation
and pie!
We enjoyed participating and acting in
the Fable Festival.
We are making plans for NNHW
in May.
Alden
Plans are being made for a “Lunch Un-outing”. We
will be bringing in our residents requests / favorites
from area restaurants to enjoy. We have made
special centerpieces for the occasion.
Preparations are underway for National Nursing
Home Week.
We have been watching videos of the Wahoo
Dance Academy. It has been a real treat to see the
talents of these young people!