NHC HealthCare, Kennett in

Moments of Joy
Make this Holiday the Best Ever!
Mistye Johnson
Medical Records Director
Important Dates
Holiday Pictures
A-Hall, B-Hall and D-Hall
December 4
C-Hall and Nettie Miles
December 5
Holiday Family Parties
A-Hall, B-Hall, and C-Hall
December 8
5:30pm Main Dining Room
D-Hall and Nettie Miles
December 9
5:30pm Main Dining Room
Partner Benefits Fair was a
hit! A special thanks to all who
helped with the displays.
A special thanks to Kennett High School
National Honor Society for all of their help
decorating for our patients. Without their
help, it would be a great challenge to get it
all done. Thanks again, from NHC Partners!
A moment of joy is something that brings happiness to a person who may not remember it a few
moments later. Creating moments of joy for our
patients with Alzheimer’s is an important part of
improving their quality of life.
Many basic functions leave with the progression
of Alzheimer’s. A patient may not be able to communicate adequately, may no longer be continent,
may not be able to feed themselves, etc. They also
may not remember their family members or daily
caregivers. With the loss of so many things, a lot of
the joy in life disappears.
As caregivers and family members, we can make
our patients lives happier by creating moments of
joy. Small things that we may not even think about
can bring happiness. Following are just a few examples of ways to bring joy:
 Give a hug
 Pat someone on the arm or back
 Give the patient a kiss
 Hold their hand
 Rub lotion on hands and arms
 Brush their hair
 Just sit with them and touch them to let them
know you are there
 Play their favorite music or gospel music
 Pray aloud with them
 Tell them that you love them and that they are a
good person
 Encourage them by telling them they are doing
good
 Tell them they look pretty or handsome
 Bring a flower to smell
 Spray room with a favorite scent
 Bring a favorite food
 Look at photos from the past together
 Reassure them when they are upset and confused and let them know you will check on it
and take care of it (lost child, lost pet, etc)
Making sure they know they are important,
wanted, and loved is the most important thing
we can do. Regardless of whether the patient
will remember it later does not matter. Whether
you know them or not, what matters is that for
that moment in time, you made them feel happy.
Congratulation to Phillip Barrera on
being selected Partner of the Month for
Novembers. He is part of the ReHab to
Home Team. Phillip works very hard with
all of our patients helping them to return
home as soon as possible. As special
thanks for all you do for our patients.
Send a special message to your family
member!
E-mail Address:
kennettpts@yahoo.com
Please, be sure to include
recipient’s name in the
subject line of your note.
E-mails are printed and
delivered to rooms daily
Recreation Department
NHC Kennett
News from the Bootheel
December 2014
NHC Kennett
P.O. Box 696
Kennett, MO. 63857
573-888-1150
A Special Holiday Invitation from
NHC Kennett Partners
Birthdays: December
Partners:
Administrative Staff
Alex Sellars
Administrator
Dr. Jackie Sutherland
Medical Director
June Craig
Director of Nursing
Jeanette Randolph
Asst. Director of Nursing
Carla Smith
Social Services Director
Terri Foresythe
Admission Coordinator
Janet Carter
Dietary Manager
Stephanie Winzenburger Dietitian
Tommy Allgood
Recreational Director
Donnie Edington
Laundry/Housekeeping Dir.
Brad Deckard
Director of ReHab
Raymund Solijon
Assit. Director of ReHab
Richard Gossett
Maintenance Director
Mistye Johnson
Medical Records Director
Alicia Morris
Bookkeeping/Office Manager
Tonya Holmes
Bookkeeping
Sandy Gunn
Human Resources Director
Stephanie Wadley
Unit Manager
Aaron Chase
Unit Manager
Jessica Bader
Unit Manager
Debbie Harris
MDS Coordinator
Brittany Wyrick
James Conley
Hayley Brown
Krista Morris
Irene Grubb
Teresa Sykes
Aaron Chase
Kay Collier
Jordan Wagster
Karla Fisher
Mark Greaney
Patients:
12/01
12/08
12/17
12/17
12/18
12/20
12/21
12/21
12/26
12/27
12/27
Partner Anniversaries:
Tritia Britton
Sharon Cato
James Conley
Frieda Geary
Amanda George
Sara Liddell
Lessie Pulliam
Kayley Ridings
Nancy Smith
1 year
9 years
1 year
6 years
2 years
4 years
8 years
1 year
6 years
Erma Key
Jeff Wheeler
Patricia Cote
Dorothy Bost
Edith Griffin
Willie Parnell
Alberta Robinson
12/01
12/02
12/06
12/13
12/26
12/26
12/26
The holidays are here and for many of us it is a time of joy and
stress. The holidays come with wonderful memories and traditions
that we spend many hours trying to re-create from year to year.
Many of our holiday traditions revolve around food and family. We
would like to help relieve some of the stress you might be feeling as
you try to combine these two traditions visiting with your loved one at
NHC. We will be providing some comfort food on two of our holidays to give you an opportunity to enjoy special time with your family
member here at NHC.
On Christmas Eve from 2:00-3:00, we will have Christmas cookies,
hot apple cider and coffee available in the Carl Adams Day Area for
you and your family to enjoy together.
On New Year’s Day, we will have our soup kettle full of black eyed
peas with cornbread available from 12:00-1:00 in the Carl Adams Day
Area, to provide a snack and to bring you good luck in 2015.
We hope this will provide you with a great opportunity to visit and
reminisce about family gatherings and traditions that have been important to your family.
From the NHC Dietary Department, to you, we wish you a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Janet Carter
Dietary Manager