JUST SAYIN’
Sun Cities
CareGivers
Volume 5
June 2015
Message from Lola
Always know
who you are
doing business
with...a life
depends on it.
Lola Judy
President
Janice Grady
Office Manager
Shelley Ouimette
Staffing Coordinator
Sandy Vega
Client Scheduling
Mary Jo Cuttell
Registered Nurse
I bet you are wondering what happened to the May newsletter. When we
started printing the newsletter, we were sending it out mid month along with
your billing. Each month it seemed to go out later and later so that the month
was about over. We decided to print and send the newsletter at the beginning
of the month so we skipped over May. You will now get your newsletter in the
first 10 days of the month. We hope you enjoy each edition.
NEW THIS MONTH
If you have been on our service for awhile, you have probably read about and
maybe have even met Jane Keys. She is our caregiver training
instructor and Memory Care Specialist. She is also the editor
of Pet Corner in our newsletter and part of her duties include visiting our clients in their homes. During these visits,
she has been able to learn more about your care from you
and your caregiver. She has found this to be a pleasant experience all around and has added this component to her daily
planning. So, don’t be surprised if you get a knock on the
door. It just could be Jane making a visit. She does tell me
that she brings treats with her!
SB 1401 PASSES
Home care services; disclosures
Mary Johnson
Registered Nurse
Governor Doug Ducey signed this bill into law on April 1, 2015. This law goes
into effect on July 15, 2015. Add this to your “need to know” questions when
interviewing home care providers.
Dorothy Scherr
Registered Nurse
In brief, the bill requires a business entity that provides home care services in
this state to annually disclose to its clients all of the following:
Kay Spofford
Registered Nurse
a. Whether employees and contractors have had criminal background checks
performed and the entity’s policy on sending personnel with criminal records to
a client’s home;
b. The name and position of the person with day-to-day management responsibilities relating to the provision of home care services;
c. A description of any mandatory training for employees and contractors and
whether the training includes first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
d. A description of the types and costs of home care services provided; and
e. A description of the entity’s home care services agreements and procedures
on how an agreement may be terminated.
Natalie Henrichsen
Sales and Marketing
Jane Keys
Memory Loss
Specialist
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Recipe:
Easy Grill Salmon
submitted by Mike
Easy way to make Dad feel like a star on Father’s Day!
Purchase a Salmon Filet or Salmon steak, whichever you prefer, but if you
have bought a filet make sure to remove the pin bones with tweezers or a
clean pair of pliers before cooking .
Shopping list: Purchase about a half pound of Salmon per person
Fresh Dill
2 or 3 lemons
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Father’s Day
President
Lyndon
Once you have removed the pin bones, place the salmon on two pieces of
aluminum foil (skin side down if filets). Lightly coat the salmon with the olive
oil and then season with salt and pepper. Lay a few sprigs of dill over the
salmon and then finally cover it all with thin slices of lemon. Once you have
done that, tent the salmon in the double foil (make sure it is totally closed).
The double layer of foil will help keep the fish from burning.
Johnson signed
Prepare your BBQ with an indirect heating method, about 400 degrees.
a presidential
Once your grill is heated, just place the foil enclosed fish to the side of your
heating source and leave it alone for about 16 minutes. The double foil,
tented, will protect the fish while creating a moist cooking environment. Enjoy with lemon wedges or tarter sauce!
proclamation
declaring the
third Sunday
of June
June is Candy Month - Trivia
Father's Day.
In 1972,
President
Richard Nixon
established a
permanent
national
observation.
If Brach’s laid out all of the candy corn they sell each year end to end, it
would wrap around the earth 4.25 times. Candy corn was introduced in
the 1880’s by the Wunderle Candy Company.
Tootsie Rolls were introduced in 1896 by Leo Hichfield, who named
the candy after his daughter’s nick name, Tootsie. During World War II
Tootsie Rolls were added to soldier’s rations because of their durability
in all weather conditions.
Double Bubble bubble gum is pink because pink was the only food dye
on hand when it was invented.
Meet Dorothy Scherr, RN
Dorothy Scherr, better known as Dot, was born and raised in Hammond, Indiana.
Dot attended nursing school in Omaha, Nebraska at the Bishop Clarkston School
of Nursing and has practiced nursing in Nebraska, Maryland, Washington DC and
Texas. Her extensive nursing career includes both clinical and administrative positions and she has worked in ICU/CCU, psychiatric hospitals, home health care,
skilled nursing centers, a pain clinic and also in utilization management. After relocating to Arizona, Dot joined Sun Cities CareGivers in January, 2013. In her role as
nurse for the company Dot does client assessments, supervises the caregivers assigned to her clients, and acts as the liaison between the client and client families
and the medical professionals who provide the client’s care. Dot enjoys living in
Sun City with her dog, a female mixed breed named Bailey, and she has a daughter
and granddaughter who live in El Mirage, Arizona and a son in West Virginia.
Pet Corner - Rusty
It was a long year before Duane Petersen considered getting another dog after
losing his beloved Mookie who was an extra special companion. When the time
seemed right, Duane and his wife Nancy started researching pet rescue groups
and located Shawna’s Paw Spa and Pet Boutique, the location of a small breed dog
rescue in Surprise. After viewing some of the
dogs online, they visited and the first dog that
caught Duane’s eye was a cute poodle mix.
When he picked her up for a closer look she
promptly bit him, and it was obvious this was a
love that was not meant to be! He then located
the cute, somewhat scruffy little terrier mix they
had also seen on the website. When Duane
picked him up it was nothing but love and kisses,
and that was when Rusty found his forever home. Rusty had come to the rescue
group after being picked up by a cab driver in Phoenix and was estimated to be
two or three years old when he came to live with the Petersens about three and
half years ago. Rusty is a very loving and active dog and enjoys fetching balls out
of. the pool as well as just “hanging loose” on the pool float. He has a basket full
of toys and enjoys playing with them regularly. The Petersens discovered that
Rusty has a natural protective instinct when he chose to stay right by Duane’s side
as he recuperated from surgery. Rusty is talented as well and sings loudly when
he hears the word touchdown, a talent he developed at a Superbowl party. He
can often be seen smiling and is starting to learn to “talk” too! Rusty’s natural
coat is a little wirey so he sometimes visits a groomer who leaves an adorable tuft
of hair on top of his head. Rusty’s favorite sleeping position is on his back so it is
obvious he is very comfortable with his new family. Between his adorable good
looks and his sweet, loving nature, it doesn’t take much for Rusty to make new
friends but it helps if you have his favorite snack, Pupperoni, in your pocket!
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Dadisms
Don’t ask me,
ask your
mother.
I’m not just
talking to hear
my own voice!
This is your last
warning.
Two wrongs
don’t make a
right.
If your friend
jumped off a
bridge would
you?
Who said life
was supposed to
be fair.
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Sun Cities CareGivers offers many non-medical
services delivered to the privacy of your own home.
Sun Cities CareGivers
13203 N. 103rd Ave.
Ste. F6
Sun City, Arizona
85351
Office: (623) 974-2397
Fax : (623) 974-2395
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All care plans are completed by a registered nurse and all caregivers/
services are supervised by the nurse.
1) Transportation for medical appointments, shopping, banking and
other outings.
2) Companions to provide a helping hand with laundry, meal preparation, light housekeeping, shopping and transportation.
3) Personal Care Attendants to assist with personal care including
bathing, dressing, hair and oral care, medication reminders, and ambulatory assistance.
4) Certified Nurses Aids to assist with self-administered medication,
doctor prescribed exercises, total hands-on-care bathing, incontinence and toileting issues, and non-sterile dressing.
5) Live-in-Care when deemed appropriate.
Drink and be Healthy!
Our bodies need water to function properly. It is so important for good
health that we cannot survive more than a few days without it. We should
be drinking enough water to never feel thirsty. Other fluids such as juices,
decaf teas and coffee and even frozen treats like popsicles or sorbet can
count toward your daily water intake requirement of 6-8 glasses a day. It is
important to recognize the signs of dehydration which include unusual irritability or confusion, dizziness, dry mouth, sunken eyes and decreased urine
output. Many seniors have a decreased sense of thirst or forget to consume
enough water and dehydration often leads to hospitalizations. Routinely
drinking a glass of water or other beverage every couple of hours will make
it easier to stay properly hydrated throughout the day. Especially during the
summer months, we all need to be diligent about drinking enough water.
Try keeping a pretty pitcher or water bottle filled
with cool water readily available throughout your
day and drink to your good health!