G Out About &

Gulf Health Care Center
T E X A S
October 2014
C I T Y
1720 North Logan Street • Texas City, TX 77590 • (409) 943-4914
CARE MANAGEMENT
Administrator
Marvin Merrill
DON
Bonnie Gantar
ADON
Kristen Perry
HR Coord.
Peggy Hudson
Dietary
Merlene Moses
Act. Dir.
Averian Lee-Miller
Admissions
Kevin Channell
Social Serv.
Amanda Crawford
Bus. Office
Christy McClain
Bus. Assist
Cassandra Lefler
Hsk./Laun.
Shannon Duckett
MDS Coordinator
Melody Smith
MDS Coordinator
Tonya Antley
Central Supply
Jae Jones
Medical Records
Ty Blount
Rehab. Dir.
Allison Saldivar
Out &
About
The seniors visited Pier 21 Theatre in Galveston
to see The Great Storm. It is the story of the
1900 hurricane that hit Galveston Island on
Sept. 8, the deadliest natural disaster in United
States history. Also, a documentary on French
pirate, Jean Lafitte.
“Out and About” continued on page 4.
Welc me
New Residents
Moody Gardens offers 3D & 4D movies in
Discovery Pyramid! These ladies wanted
to see the beauty of the Galapagos
Islands. It was an awesome experience.
Facility Tours
We give facility tours any
morning or afternoon for your
convenience. Please stop by and
take a tour of our facility to see
what we have to offer. Please
feel free to contact our
Admissions Director, Kevin
Channell at (409) 943-4914.
Resident
2014-2015 Resident
Officers:
President
Vice Pres.
Secretary
Elizabeth Cromack
Theresa Schwartz
Chyrel Hayes
Thank You From Our Staff
SHOW OFF!
ARTS and
CRAFTS
We have a good
time during Arts and
Crafts! Our residents’
creations are simply
beautiful. Take a look!
Creativity in Seniors
With Dementia
Dan Cohen of New York had a
simple idea: Furnish people that have
memory loss with an iPod loaded with
their favorite music. It’s helping people
reconnect with themselves by listening
to their personal playlists. Cohen notes,
“Residents who were formerly idle
become engrossed in listening to their
favorite music. They choose the songs
they want to hear. They become
engaged as the music triggers
memories. Sometimes the experience
can even make people more social.”
Headphones are recommended to
minimize distractions. Sit together, turn
on the iPod and watch for smiles
of delight.
Ms. Sullivan’s
“Little Peeps Hanger”
How Times Have Changed
Ms. Wright shows off her
handmade envelope.
Some of your experiences that were
once part of everyday life are now
foreign concepts to today’s
generation. See if you remember these
things that have faded away with the
changing times.
Party lines. Between 1930 and 1950,
phone service for many rural and
suburban homes consisted of a party
line—a telephone line shared among
several households. It was possible for
anyone on the party line to pick up
their phone receiver and end up in the
GLAMMA!
Aren’t these nails GORGEOUS! They belong to
one of our residents. Her daughter comes by
every week to give her a new mural for her
nails. Who is this sassy Glamma?
Look on page 3.
middle of someone else’s call, so
conversations were not always private.
S&H Green Stamps. Similar to
today’s rewards programs, many
retailers offered S&H Green Stamps as
bonuses to shoppers based on the
dollar amount of their purchase.
Shoppers could save up stamps and
exchange them for merchandise from
a catalog. S&H and other stamp
programs were most popular in
the mid-1960s.
TV stations signing off. Before the
days of 24-hour broadcasting, TV
stations would often end the day’s
programming in the early morning
hours by playing a recording of the
national anthem. Today, instead of
signing off, infomercials are often the
norm for overnight schedules.
Volunteer
Guess Who!!
Corner
“The human contribution is the
essential ingredient. It is only in the
giving of oneself to others that we
truly live.”
Ethel Percy Andrus
St. Mary’s of the Miraculous Medal
Deacon Joe Hensley and Friends
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Br. Charles Sellers
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David Latimer
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Rising Star Baptist Church
Ms. Geraldine Murray and Friends
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Word of Faith
Br. D. Weaver
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West Bay Assembly of God
Rev. M. Ware and Family
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Memorial Lutheran Church
Joy Palmer and Friends
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Church of Calvary
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Linda Donaldson
Sept. 11 marked 13 years since the terrorists’
attacks on America. That was the largest loss of
firefighters in the line of duty ever in the United
States history. Our facility did not forget the lives
of those men and women who served our
country. GHCC, Texas City marked the
anniversary by serving an appreciation breakfast
to all firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement
officials in our community.
Here’s a picture of some of Texas City’s finest
firefighters. Below that, our Dietary Director and
Social Services Director.
Why it’s Guadalupe Russo!
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Resident
Party
On Aug. 29 our
seniors celebrated
Labor Day with a
knock-out party that
was combined with
August birthdays. You
had to be there to
see all of the action!
D.J. Latimer rocked
the facility with music
of the ’50s and ’60s.
The music could be
heard down any hall
and our bed-bound
residents were
clapping their hands
to the beat!
After all that
dancing, the group
cooled down with a
game of indoor
volleyball. Our nursing
staff reported that
most of the residents
fell asleep early that
night. You don’t say!
We did it again! Another trip to Isle of Capri Casino in
Lake Charles, Louisiana. The minute we got off the bus,
we made our way to that delicious buffet. So much to
choose from! We stopped just one shrimp away from
being too full. No time to nap.....Cha Ching!!! Our
caregivers did a wonderful job of making sure our five
residents were happy.
You can look at this photo to tell who won and who
didn’t!
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