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October-November 2015
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RESTORE Therapy pg. 2
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTE
By Beth Totheroh
From “Everything You Wanted to Know
About
Your Nursing Home Stay But Were Afraid to Ask,”
by Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD, psychologist in
long-term care.
For most people, the shared quarters of a nursing home
requires leaving most of their stuff behind. This can be
challenging, especially if you didn’t get a chance to say
goodbye to belongings acquired over the course of a
lifetime. Let yourself acknowledge and grieve this loss
and also give yourself time to adjust. Keep in mind,
however, that you are more important than anything
you accumulated along the way. You still have you.
It’s worth the effort to add a few homey touches to
your room. You’ll feel better in a room that’s more
personal, and it will give the staff a chance to see you
as a full and complete person, and to get to know you.
A room can hold the basics, and yet it can also hold
so much more if you let it. I love walking into rooms
that give me a sense of the resident’s life, filled with
photos and mementos. While your choices depend on
Resident Spotlight pg. 3
Activities Corner pg. 4
the size of your room, here are some of the things we
see used to create a home:
Framed Photos
Fresh Flowers
Small Tables and Chairs
Doilies
Computers
Fold-up chairs for visitors
House Plants
Paintings
Bedspreads and Quilts
Clocks
Small Refrigerators
Candy dishes
Calendars Artwork
Books
Telephones
Throw pillows
Trophies
Anywhere you go, your family knows that wherever
you are is where home is. So don’t be afraid to leave
your house to make a new home in a skilled-nursing
community. Remember, no matter what you bring
with you, you’ll always have you, your family and your
friends.
Happy Fall Ya’ll!
HERITAGE HEALTH
423 N. Dixie Highway • Hoopeston, IL 217.283.8247
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RESTORE Therapy pg. 2
RESTORE THERAPY
TESTIMONIALS
In the last two months, we have shared our home with “Just had to send a note to let you know how much
22 new patients for a short-term stay. These patients
come to us after a hospital stay and they are in need of
therapy to RESTORE themselves back home safely.
Jack was a RESTORE Therapy
patient recently. He came to Heritage
Health after he was discharged from
the hospital following his surgery.
After a short time of staying in the
facility for daily therapy and nursing
care, Jack went home. He comes now
2-3 times per week to continue his
therapy sessions. Looking good Jack!
Working on the exercise bikes, walking in the parallel
bars and lifting weights are all fine dexterity exercises
to help with daily living skills like food preparation
tasks, strength, agility and balance.
Please help us share the news that Heritage Health
is more than just a long-term skilled nursing care
community. Heritage Health’s RESTORE therapy
program will help get you back to your previous level
of function.
the staff at Heritage impressed me during Jim’s stay
there. Always ready to answer a question, always giving a smile or a greeting. This is not always the norm,
you know. How refreshing! Keep up the good work
Heritage Health employees! - Shirley Wagoner
“Thank you so much for the care given to our father.
Your staff was always so kind and treated him with
respect. We were so grateful to have such a quality
facility in Hoopeston.” – The Lynn Knapp family
“We wish to try and express our heart-felt gratitude
for making Dad’s stay at Heritage Health such a
good and comforting part of his health journey. The
environment of caring, servant-heart staff members
fills the place with peace, joy, and their H to O efforts
were truly exceptional and showed every day. Housekeeping maintains all areas very well and our hats off
to the chef. All this and at the same time there was no
doubt about each one’s professional health care abilities and service provided. Please give your staff a gold
star from us” – Jim Pierce and family
HERITAGE HEALTH
423 N. Dixie Highway • Hoopeston, IL 217.283.8247
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Ron and Pat Robling are ready to go!
With Dorothy High and Dick Reynolds.
Resident Spotlight pg. 3
Congratulations to Ron and Pat Robling,
65 years married on October 15. Wow!
RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT
Ron and Pat Robling
Ron
and Pat Robling were married October 15,
1950 at the Alvin Christian Church. They were high
school sweethearts at Rossville High. Ron graduated
two years before Pat did so they couldn’t wait to get
married just after Pat graduated. Soon after Pat and
Ron made their home in Alvin, Il and raised their two
children: Rhonda and Mike.
When asked what advice they would share with young
couples, Ron responded, “It ain’t been easy. You just
work at it every day and do the best you can do for one
another.” Pat answered, “You have to work together to
accomplish all that needs to be done. It takes both of
you.”
Great advice from great people. Thank you Ron and
Pat for sharing a little bit about yourselves. We are
proud to have you call Heritage Health in Hoopeston
your home!
RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS
Celebrate Good Times!
OCTOBER
Sept. 24-Oct. 23 Libra
2nd Lorraine Wilson
4th Otto Knoll
11th Frieda Schupbach
Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Scorpio
26th Ronald Robling
27th Gene Vandervort
30th Jennie Osborn
NOVEMBER
Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Scorpio
1st
Clara Bartlow
7th Marie Jones
17th Phyllis Vandervort
21st Tony Johnson
Nov. 23-Dec 22 Sagittarius
26th Bob Strawser
HERITAGE HEALTH
423 N. Dixie Highway • Hoopeston, IL 217.283.8247
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WELCOME NEW RESIDENTS!
PEARL NEWMAN
JOANNA RUSH
HAROLD BOGARD
Activties Corner pg. 4
One of our favorite pictures celebrating
Jane Pittman with Kay from Activities
ACTIVITIES CORNER
by Tanya McVicker
CARAMEL APPLE SHEET CAKE
by Jelica Johnston, Dietary Manager
A “Celebration of Life” ceremony will be held Oct. 27
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups chopped green apples
at 6:30 p.m. to honor the lives of friends and loved ones
lost from October 1, 2014 – to now. In this special celebration, we are reminded of the value of each person,
and try to bring meaning to our lives individually and
collectively. Please R.S.V.P. to Megan at: 217.283.8247
if you would like to attend. Thank you.
Louise Hamilton also awaits the
start of the Parade. 2 Trollies
with plent of space for wheelchairs, and seating for others
are pulled by antique tractors
in the parade route that travels through Hoopeston. It is so
much fun!
Directions:
In a large mixing bow, measure flour, sugar and cinnamon. Stir. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine
butter, water and shortening. Bring to a boil. Add flour
mixture and stir. Add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and
Evelyn Swartz is definitely ready vanilla. Stir in apples. Pour into a 15x13 inch greased
for the Parade. She could pass for jelly roll pan. To make frosting, combine butter and
one of the National Sweethearts. milk in bowl. Microwave until butter is melted. Add
Don’t you agree?
powdered sugar, vanilla and caramel sauce. Stir until
smooth. Pour over cooled cake.
HERITAGE HEALTH
423 N. Dixie Highway • Hoopeston, IL 217.283.8247
HeritageOfCare.com/hoopeston • Facebook.com/HeritageOfCare
SAVE THE DATE
October
1st
5th
6th
12th
14th
16th
17th
17th
23rd
31st
World Smile Day
National Teacher’s Day
Physicians Assistant Day
Colombus Day
Emergency Nurse Day
Bosses Day
Sweetest Day
National Mammogram Day
National Wear Pink Day
Halloween #BOO
1st
1st
3rd
7th
11th
17th
19th
26th
27th
All Saints Day
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Election Day
Book lovers Day
Veteran’s Day
World Peace Day
Great American Smokeout
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday
November
PHOTO GALLERY
Combined, these ladies have 77 years of teaching.
Seated Evelyn Swartz, standing Dorothy Geddes
29th Small Business Saturday
OUR SYMPATHIES to the families of:
James Wisdom
Virginia Parrish
Victor Andrews
Viola Voyles
Lynn Knapp
Margaret Montgomery
Dick is having way too
much fun!
Libby is excited for the
Sweetcorn Festival!
MANAGEMENT STAFF
Administrator, Beth Totheroh, LNHA, MS, RD, LDN
Business Office Manager, Deb Hamilton
Director of Nursing, Chris Roach
Restorative Programming, Trisha Willard
Therapy Services, Charlene Rieches
Social Services, Tanya McVicker
Food Service Manager, Sara Seyfert
Maintenance/Housekeeping Manager, Brad Pickett
MDS Coordinator, Amber Fell
Senior Aide, Marlo Davis
This institution is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Lealoni Gress, Board President of Hoopeston Retirement
Village Foundation, presents
Jackie Johnson a donation
towards Grant Township
United Fund. Supporting the
community is an important
objective for Heritage Health.
Special volunteers helped us
throw candy in the parade,
Emma McVicker & Mylee
Pyle.