BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! Park ViewвЂ™s Wound Care Services Park View Health Center has consistently maintained pressure ulcer/wound percentages under 10% of the resident population. This is an excellent accomplishment, given PVHCвЂ™s size. Shannon Besaw, RN, and Kelley Stieg, RN, PVHCвЂ™s boardcertified wound care nurses, readily acknowledge this achievement is a team effort. They shared that nurses, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), Food and Nutrition Services, the Social Services Department, the contracted foot and wound care physician, the in-house nurse practitioners, as well as PVHCвЂ™s Purchasing and Supplies Coordinator, all work together with them to provide quality wound care services to our residents. Shannon Besaw & Kelley Stieg Certified Wound Care Nurses Shannon, who was recently promoted to an RN Shift Coordinator (RNSC), started at PVHC 13 years ago as a CNA. She continued her schooling to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN), then a registered nurse (RN). She became board-certified in wound care in 2011. Shannon mentioned she has had an interest in wound care ever since nursing school, and thrives in seeing the healing process evolve through the steps and procedures incorporated. Kelley has been a wound care nurse since 2012. KelleyвЂ™s beginnings at PVHC are similar to ShannonвЂ™s. 24 years ago she too, began her career as a CNA and worked her way through school to become an RN. Wound care was not an area of interest, initially. However, Kelley was interested in a vacant RNSC position. The job description noted wound care as a prerequisite. When Kelley was promoted to this position, she fulfilled the prerequisite by completing the one week, board-certified class and exam, where she discovered that she too, had a genuine interest in wound care. Kelley has found this aspect of her position very fulfilling. Pressure ulcers can be commonplace for individuals who suffer from diseases such as diabetes, those who are elderly with fragile/thinning skin, those who have limited mobility, or those who have gone through surgery where the wounds are not healing properly, just to note some вЂњat riskвЂќ scenarios. Kelley and Shannon, along with the rest of the team, work conscientiously and early on to вЂњnip it in the budвЂќ - in other words, they are proactive in their approach to lessen healing time. A short-term care plan is developed and put into play immediately. Nursing staff call or email Kelley and Shannon with updates, logs are kept, every week wounds are measured and staged with treatment adjusted as needed, and they attend monthly wound care meetings with Food and Nutrition Services and Social Workers, as well as attend monthly Quality Assurance meetings to provide its members with a report. Look who turned 100 on August 18th: Mrs. Louise Casey celebrated her milestone birthday with family and friends. Louise had a small meal with her family, and a special second party with both friends and family. Family traveled from across the country for the occasion. Another part of the team concept is the services of Dr. Maria Saleh, DPM, MS, FAPWCA, Board Certified ABPM, ABMSP, from Midwest Foot and Wound Care. Dr. Saleh has been serving residents of Park View since August of 2013, and she has markedly enhanced our wound care program. Her involvement has resulted in healing long-term, serious wounds on lower extremities in a shorter period of time, thus eliminating tremendous, ongoing pain for our residents. Shannon and Kelley commented they have learned a great deal from Dr. Saleh and they highly respect her expertise in the field of wound treatment and care. Louise had a sparkle in her eye, and a humble thankfulness for everyone вЂњgoing to all this troubleвЂќ just for her! The staff of Park View wishes you all a blessed holiday season ! Morgan HinkleyвЂ”Administrator Kathy GlanderвЂ”Editor WeвЂ™re on the web! www.co.winnebago.wi.us/parkview 725 Butler Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901-8149 AlsoвЂ” вЂњLikeвЂќ us on Facebook! To have the necessary supplies and equipment for providing quality wound care also plays an important role in this team effort. PVHCвЂ™s Purchasing and Supplies Coordinator works with nursing staff to ensure supplies and equipment are available in-house for immediate Inside this issue: treatment and service. Valuable time is not Important Information 2 wasted in waiting for an order to arrive to the Season Celebrations Information 3 facility. With these many components working together alongside the skills of Shannon and Kelley, residents are receiving top-notch wound care services right here in their own home! Oshkosh Phone: 920-237-6300 Neenah Phone: 920-727-2883 Fax: 920-237-6944 Page 8 The in-house nurse practitioners provide their expertise, as well. In addition to regularly monitoring the wounds of their patients, they can reduce the turn-around time in prescribing orders due to being right here in the facility. PVHC NEWSLETT ER Resident Holiday Gift Shopping Suggestions 4 Focus On...Our Volunteers 5 Music and Memory Initiative & вЂњWhatвЂ™s NewвЂќ 6 Donations Listing 7 Birthday Celebrations 8 Important Announcements To: Residents, Families and Volunteers Influenza Season 2014-2015 Influenza vaccination time is here again. It is important that all of our residents be vaccinated against seasonal flu. This not only protects the individual but also other residents. Elderly people often do not get full immunity but there is more protection when all are vaccinated. The complication rate and death rate for seasonal flu is highest among the elderly. It is important that the families of residents and our volunteers be vaccinated. They will not only protect themselves but also our residents. Family members and volunteers who have flulike symptoms should not come to Park View Heath Center. For those who must come, there will be masks and hand sanitizers available at the entrances. As in the past, we will treat an outbreak of influenza prophylacticly with antiviral medications. This should help protect those residents who do not get complete protection from the vaccine as well as reducing the spread of influenza at Park View Health Center. However, vaccination of all of us is the best protection for our residents. During the 2013-2014 flu season we had two cases of influenza diagnosed in our residents. These cases were in two different households. Both were hospitalized with pneumonia. I would like to think some of our good fortune was because of all those who were vaccinated. If we have significant influenza in our community and you have not been vaccinated this year, please wear a mask while at Park View Health Center. William G. Weber, MD, FACP Medical Director Page 2 THANKS FOR BEING A B BLESSING LESSING TO RESIDENTS Community Trick-or-Treat On Wednesday, October 29th, from 2:003:00 p.m., Park View residents will be gathered in the Great Room to hand out Halloween treats to trick-or-treaters from the community. Park View will be purchasing the treats for this event however, if you are interested in helping out by providing cash donations towards this purchase, please give your donation to any Activity Services staff person. Thank you! Memorial and Honorary Donations Received: In-Kind Gifts Received: Kathleen Schafer Russell & Chris Allen, 4-Imprint Allenville Greenhouse Richard Turner Sandy Ebel Charles Ehrenberg Monetary Gifts Received: Dorothy Gerth Anonymous Jerry Kloiber Louise Casey/Joanne Pollack Barbara Olson & Lorraine Reukauf Friends of Park View Helen Schwochert Barbara Olson & Lorraine Reukauf Autumn is a second spring, where every leaf is a flower. вЂ”Albert Camus PVHC staff are indeed thankful for the thoughtfulness of residents and families, particularly in this special season of giving. While it is not at all our intention to squelch this spirit of benevolence and wanting to вЂњgive backвЂќ, we do need to recognize the County Statutes, which state that Winnebago County employees are unable to accept any substantial gifts, gratuity, or favors for services employees provide. If there are any questions as to what is meant by вЂњsubstantialвЂќ, please contact the PVHC Administrator. Deb Paulsen Endowment Gifts Received: Russ Tollard George and Kathryn Cross Roger Waterman Burleigh Blust Park View greatly appreciates cash donations that will assist us in providing quality of life for our residents. There are two options for cash contributions: 1) Cash contributions can be sent directly to Park View Health Center, c/o Karen Tittman, Director of Activity/Social Services. Checks should be made out to: Park View Health Center. 2) Park View also has an Endowment Fund set up through the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. The hope is there is an understanding that we, as Winnebago County employees, are obligated to follow these employment rules. ENTERING AND EXITING THE FACILITY Park View wants to ensure the safety of residents and employees by keeping the building as secure as possible. With this in mind, we remind visitors to enter and exit from the front, main entrance. Entering and exiting from a gated neighborhood patio is not permitted. Thank you for understanding our need to put safety before convenience. PVHC NEWSLETT ER Recent Grant Approvals Oshkosh Area United Way PVHC received a grant from the Oshkosh Area United Way in the amount of $2,143.00 towards the purchase of sound and projection system upgrades in the Great Room. This amount will be added to the funding provided by the Green Bay Packers Foundation and the Ladies Benevolent Society: Advocates for Older Adults, through the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation earlier this year. We now have the funding to proceed with Phase I of the system upgrades, and work with the electrician is underway! Park View is extremely grateful to the Oshkosh Area United Way for their commitment to the needs of our residents, as well as the entire community, over the years. O C T / N O V / D E C 20 1 4 Page 7 вЂ�Tis the Season! Want to help PVHC expand the Music and Memory Initiative? PVHC has had fifteen residents participating in the вЂњWisconsin Music and Memory InitiativeвЂќ for quite some time. Due to its success, there has been considerable interest from other residents and their families to expand the initiative. With this in mind, we are seeking outside sources to help fund additional equipment for this enjoyable, fulfilling, leisure activity. In addition, we are looking for monetary donations to purchase additional iTunes to broaden our current music library. If you, or someone you know, may be interested in donating to this project, please see below for further details. вЂ”Thanks much for your support! Items needed for resident iPod use: AppleВ® - iPod ShuffleВ® 2GB MP3 Player (5th Generation) (Approximate cost would be $50.00 for the Apple iPod) USB Cube Charger (Approximate cost of a USB Cube Charger - $7.00) WE ARE SEEKINGвЂ¦ Every Christmas we are committed to seeing that each resident receives a present. This commitment can be fulfilled through cash or non-cash donations. вЂ¦individuals and organizations who will sponsor our resident Christmas gift-giving this year. If youвЂ™re interested, or if you know of an individual or organization that would be interested in assisting us in seeing that each resident receives a Christmas gift, please contact Karen Tittman, Director of Activity/Social Services, at 237-6930. Park View will again be offering the вЂњAdopt-a-ResidentвЂќ program as a donation option. Contacts are made in the community for placement of STARS on their organizationsвЂ™ Christmas trees. Each STAR represents one of our residents and on the back of each STAR are suggested gift ideas. Friends in the community remove a STAR from the tree and purchase a gift/gifts for that resident based on the suggestions on the back of the STAR. After Thanksgiving, remaining STARS are placed on the Christmas tree in our Great Room for friends, families, staff, etc., to be able to participate in purchasing a gift/gifts for a resident. Stereo headphones with 3.5 mm end (Approximate cost for headphones with 3.5 mm end - $5.00 to $15.00) Wrapped STAR gifts need to be returned to Activity Services no later than Friday, December 12th. п‚· Approximately $75.00 will sponsor one resident. п‚· Items can be purchased online at Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, Target, or other stores that sell Apple products. п‚· iTunes cards are appreciated to expand our music library. Contact Karen Tittman, Director of Activity/Social Services, ext. 6930, for further details. WhatвЂ™s New at Park View? Following the recent compilation of results and review of the most recent Resident and Family Satisfaction Surveys that were distributed, we have been looking at ways to reduce unnecessary noise in the Neighborhoods. We formed a task force of such with representation from multiple departments. We have identified and prioritized a variety of tasks and equipment that contribute to undesirable noise and have begun to make improvements in these areas. So far, the initiative has been received well and staff has been quite excited to collaborate on such an initiative to make Park View and even better place to live and work! As you likely know, alarms can increase noise levels in any environment. Personal alarms (i.e., those that may be attached to a person via a string, pressure sensitive pads on chairs or beds, infrared beams, etc.) can create noise, and potentially, fear and confusion for the person and those around them when triggered to sound. The alarms can be experienced as embarrassing and an infringement of freedom, dignity and privacy. Not to mention, sleep may be interrupted by the alarm or even impossible when the person lies still in fear of setting off the alarm if they shift their position. These alarms had once been thought to aid in fall prevention strategies. However, that statement is not supported by research evidence. The alarms merely alert staff that the person has moved. Park View has started to take efforts to review the continued use and initiation of said personal alarms. Our hope is to decrease the number of personal alarms in use to provide a more dignified, homelike, quiet environment for our residents while maintaining efforts to prevent falls when possible. Additionally, we have been working toward being more conscientious of turning off TVs when not actively being watched and keeping our pagers turned to the вЂњvibrateвЂќ function. We look forward to sharing more information related to this initiative and in the meantime it is our hope that you support and further assist us in the efforts to reduce unnecessary noise at Park View. Page 6 ADOPT-A-RESIDENT FOR CHRISTMAS PVHC NEWSLETT ER If you are interested in a STAR prior to Thanksgiving weekend, please contact any staff member in the Activity Services Department. Christmas Tree Decorating Parties Resident Christmas tree decorating parties will be held in each household following the Thanksgiving holiday. Dates and times will be posted in each household. If interested in volunteering, please contact Paul Behnke at 237-6931. Resident Christmas Shopping Day Residents will have the opportunity to shop for presents for their loved ones this holiday season in the morning and afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 10th. All gifts will be provided through donations, so there will be no cost to residents. We are presently accepting new items that would be appropriate for Christmas presents. If you are interested in donating items to our вЂњResident Christmas Shopping DayвЂќ, please make a contribution by Wednesday, Dec. 3rd. FESTIVAL OF TREES There will be a вЂњFestival of TreesвЂќ on Wednesday, Dec. 17th, from 2-3:30 p.m., here at Park View. Families and friends are invited to stroll through the neighborhoods to view the Christmas trees. Refreshments will be served, sponsored by вЂњThe Friends of Park ViewвЂќ. CHRISTMAS SEASON SAFETY With the holiday season approaching and preparations being underway to enjoy the tradition of the season with your loves ones, we ask you to remember the following guidelines to ensure the safety of all residents. п‚· Candles, live evergreen trees, boughs and wreaths are prohibited. п‚· Electrical equipment (including holiday lights) must be inspected by our maintenance department before use. п‚· Extension cords and power strips are not allowed. п‚· Gifts of clothing should be given to staff to be inventoried and labeled prior to use. п‚· Food gifts should be limited in quantity and should be consistent with the diet order. Food gifts should be labeled, dated and stored properly. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions regarding these guidelines, contact your Social Worker. Please share this information with other family members and friends. O C T / N O V / D E C 20 1 4 Page 3 Resident Holiday Shopping Gift Suggestions Focus onвЂ¦OUR VOLUNTEERS Volunteer Spotlight SpotlightвЂ” вЂ” FRIENDS OF PARK VIEW PARK VIEW HEALTH CENTER 725 Butler Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901-8149 Park ViewвЂ™s residents are fortunate to have many caring and supportive friends, howeverвЂ”there is a volunteer group actually named the Friends of Park View! The вЂњFriends of Park ViewвЂќ was formed in 1981. Originally it had been named the вЂњRainbow Friends of the Rehabilitation PavilionвЂќ. When another volunteer group at the Pleasant Acres site named the вЂњPleasant Acres AuxiliaryвЂќ disbanded in 2005, the вЂњRainbow FriendsвЂќ group became the Friends of Park View. The вЂњFriendsвЂќ now serve the entire facility. Currently, members consist of PVHC staff and retired employees, relatives of residents, and members of the general public who desire to help the residents by enhancing their lives at Park View. Suggestions are for male and female residents. The mission of the Friends of Park View is to вЂњserve the emotionally disabled and the aged residents residing at Park View Health CenterвЂќ, as well as to assist the facility and staff as determined necessary or appropriate by the group. And one of the goals of the group is to put smiles on residentsвЂ™ faces! Just a few of the projects the Friends of Park View provide are: Christmas Hand Towel Sets Puzzles (100- and 300-piece) п‚· Raising monies to sponsor entertainment for the residents Christmas Socks Scented Body Lotion п‚· Assistance in Bingo events DVD Video Movies (comedies, musicals, Scented Body Sprays п‚· Providing freshly popped popcorn at a reduced cost п‚· Flowers for residents on MotherвЂ™s and FatherвЂ™s Days musical concerts, classic T.V. series, etc.) Scented Body Wash п‚· Seasonal facility gifts Fleece Blankets Video Games (hand-held) Gloves Wall Calendars Green Bay Packers Items Wallets/Coin Purses Milwaukee Brewers Items Wisconsin Badgers Items Milwaukee Bucks Items Word Search Puzzle Books (large print) They fund these types of projects through bake sales (three times per year), silent auctions, sponsoring the вЂњGoodie CartвЂќ every other Monday (which provides a shopping opportunity for residents), as well as through proceeds from the gift shop, which is run and maintained by the volunteers. Music CDs The Friends of Park View meet every other month for dinner and a business meeting at a local restaurant. Each member determines how much they can contribute in time, talents, and funds to the projects that are agreed upon as a group. They are always looking for additional members who have a heart for Park ViewвЂ™s residents. If you, or someone you know, may be interested in joining the Friends of Park View, please see the Activity Services staff person. Welcome New Volunteers! Phyllis Becker Joshua Fisher and Family Morgan Schneider Matt Wiegman To assure that the donations will be coordinated for the resident shopping holiday and gift suggestions, we ask that items be dropped off by: Wednesday, December 3rd. Gifts and cash donations received after the deadline or additional donations may be used throughout the year. Donations will be used for various resident needs, special resident events, yearly magazine and newspaper subscriptions, etc. Candles, body powder, and food/drink items cannot be accepted. Page 4 PVHC NEWSLETT ER Volunteer Hours: Please remember to utilize our "Volunteer Sign-In BookвЂќ to mark your volunteer hours. The sign-in book is conveniently located in the lobby of our building, left of the вЂњResident LocationвЂќ computer. July: 214 Aug: 213 Sept: 270 (estimate) Estimated total volunteer hours YTD: 2093! Fall Festival Note This past September 10th marked the 21st Annual Fall FestivalвЂќ at Park View Health Center. Although the inclement weather prevented the parade from вЂњpassing byвЂќ this year, there remained plenty of fun and refreshments in the Great Room and atrium, with the smooth performance of the вЂњGeriatric Gentlemen of JazzвЂќ. We extend our gratitude to the volunteers and family members who assisted at this yearвЂ™s event. Also for volunteersвЂ™ informationвЂ” Please note announcements on Pages 2 and 3. O C T / N O V / D E C 20 1 4 Page 5