CCNH FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
CCNH FAMILY
NEWSLETTER
Champaign County
Nursing Home
500 Art Bartell Road
Urbana, IL
217-384-3784
OCTOBER 2014
Fall & Winter EntertainmentVolunteer Coordinator, Brandie Santefort ext. 5240
Welcome to the Champaign County Nursing Home’s Family Newsletter. This month we
have submissions from many areas around the nursing home. I hope it is very informative .
October is the start of our busy Holiday season. The activity department has scheduled lots
of entertainment for the residents during the fall and winter months. All events are subject to
change. See scheduling below for details.
Thursday, October 2nd @2:00pm. Bud’s Jazz Band
Friday, October 3rd @2:30pm- Binish’s Bollywood performance.
Saturday ,October 4th @2:30pm– U OF I wind quartet.
Wednesday, October 15th @9:15am—Celtic Harp, Abagail Berkey
Wednesday, October 15th @2:30pm—Dada Veda
Friday, October 17th@ 2:30 pm. -Grass Roots Revival
Thursday, October 30th @ 6:45pm- Parkland String Band
Friday, October 31st @ 2:30pm- The Chip O’Neill Quartet from the University Of Illinois
Thursday, December 4th @2:00pm- Urbana High School Choir.
Wednesday, December 10th at 2:00 pm. - PBL Madrigals for our Christmas tea.
*Throughout December we will have various carolers and other musical groups coming
through CCNH. If you know of a group that would like to entertain or carol please
have them contact the volunteer department. Brandie Santefort, Volunteer Coordinator , 217-693-5016
* SAVE THE DATE– DECEMBER 10th, @ 2:00 pm. Christmas Tea
Memory Loss Support Group–
Dementia Coordinator, Gail Shivers ext. 4330
The Memory Loss Support
Group takes place the third
Thursday of each month.
The next MEMORY LOSS
SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
is scheduled for Thursday, October 16th at the Brookens
building , 1776 E Washington
Avenue, in Urbana.
The meeting will start at
10:00 am and will last one
hour. Please contact Gail
Shivers, Dementia Coordinator, if you have any questions or if you are planning
to attend.
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:384-3784 ext. 4330
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CCNH Auxiliary Memorials
Mary Hodson, Auxiliary Member
Members of the nursing home Auxiliary volunteer to bring happiness into the
lives of the residents of Champaign
County Nursing Home. There are several
service opportunities for Auxiliary members, including helping at the "Busy Bee"
shop. Over forty years ago, Gloria
Mueller and other Auxiliary members
started the Thursday morning sing-alongs and the residents still enjoy them.
The Auxiliary uses funds from the Busy
Bee and other fundraisers for equipment
and activities that residents and their
families can enjoy. We recently purchased the new popcorn machine and
cart and new equipment for the Beauty
Shop.
We also want to thank the families who
have made gifts in memory of their loved
ones who lived at CCNH. Your donations were used to purchase the new patio furniture in the courtyard.
No practice is required, just a
desire to sing and bring joy to
the residents of CCNH!
If you like to help bring joy into the lives
of others, please consider volunteering
and joining the Auxiliary! Dues are
just $5! Contact Volunteer Coordinator ,Brandie Santefort at 693-5016. And
if you are free any Thursday from 10-11
AM, please join our sing-a-long.
Restorative DepartmentEvelyn, Tea, & Tonna, ext.1770
To the families of Champaign County
Nursing Home residents. Our purpose in
the Restorative department is to motivate
the residents to keep moving as much as
possible. Our goal is to get them back to
walking and using affected parts of the
body . We love our residents and want
them to stay healthy and strong so please
encourage them to participate.
Thank you!
Restorative Department,
Evelyn, Tea, & Tonna
Dental ClinicHygienist Elaine George ext. 6250
Elaine George is the staff Dental Hygienist who is here Monday
through Thursday. She Assesses the
resident’s oral/dental health, needs
and care. Elaine refers to Dr. Norman
James, who is the Dentist that regularly comes to the Nursing Home.
If you have any questions call please
the Dental Clinic at 384-3784 ex.
6250.
The Champaign County Nursing
Home Dental Clinic is located on the
right as you as you enter unit-3 across
from the dining room.
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LaundryJosh Drake, Marketing & Admissions, ext. 5040
A PIP (Performance Improvement Project) was implemented on each one of the units in the facility and in laundry. The “PIP” is to cut down on the missing clothing items of residents throughout the facility. Blue binders marked
“Lost Clothing” are on each unit and those binders provide proper paperwork for reporting lost items from resident or
families.
Laundry will look in the booklets and collect paperwork on a daily basis and search in laundry for any missing
items. In return, any unidentified clothing will be listed on paperwork from laundry and placed in the blue binder on
the unit. This is for staff members to check first for reported missing items that are presented by residents or families.
Also established is that every new resident, short or long term, will have their clothing labeled in case one of their
items are reported missing. Families are being asked to label clothing upon admission until the clothing can be steam
labeled by our volunteer/laundry staff. Also, any new clothing brought into the facility should also be labeled by the
resident family member before placing in the wardrobe cabinet to assure new items are properly marked.
Dietary DepartmentRegistered Dietician, Emily Seidel, ext. 6190
Greetings from the Dietary Department!
Please help us welcome the new dietary
staff! Including Richard Frank, the Dietary Manager. The department recently
hired five new employees. These new staff
members completed 2 weeks of training
and are now doing all job tasks independently. An additional four employees
will be joining the team after orientation
on October 7th. Increased staff means less
late meals and increased accuracy. Another change in the dietary department includes the addition of soup and salad to
lunch and dinner menus! Residents have
the ability to select the soup of the day or
salad if they chose to do so. Fruit, cottage
cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and
grilled cheese has also been added to the
menus and can be selected at any time the
main entrée does not appeal to the resident. An alternative menu is in the works
as well which would allow the resident to
select from a list of foods which can be
served at any time the kitchen is open.
Adding these options for residents will
increase food preference adherence and
resident satisfaction. Holidays are a great
way to spend time with family and create
memories. If you wish to join a resident at
Care PlansKenna Williamson, Care Plan Coordinator, ext. 1520
We are working hard to improve the care
plan process at Champaign County Nursing Home.
We welcome any suggestions you may
have to make it more efficient.
Please continue to complete the surveys
as we use that information to improve our
quality of care. THANK YOU!
or Christmas dinner please let Emily
Seidel know three weeks prior to the
holiday. Deadline for sign up will be
November 6th for Thanksgiving and
December 4th for Christmas. Information on menu, price, and times will
be given at a later date in time.
Please contact Emily Seidel in order to
reserve your spot for holiday meal at
[email protected] or 630-589
-4769.
TherapyKim Long, Therapy Director, ext. 5350
October Celebrates the start of fall, pumpkins, beautiful weather and National Physical Therapy Month!
“Move Forward: Physical Therapy Brings Motion to Life” This is the theme for National Physical Month. This theme reminds us that motion is
anti- aging. We sometimes tend to take movement for granted until we lose it. Physical Therapy Professionals are experts in the way the body
moves. We can help improve quality of life by helping people move freely and perform movement without pain and discomfort.
The PT Staff at CCNH love their profession. Here are some quotes from our Staff“ I have always thought of my role as more of a teacher. I can’t wave a magic wand and make it all better. I can’t force someone to move their
body. But, when someone reaches their goals because they understood what I said, trusted my opinion and did what I suggested, it’s an awesome
feeling.”- Kimberly Long, Director of Rehabilitation
“ I have been a PTA for 19 years and while I have worked in just about every setting, my heart is with the geriatric population. I love the stories of
their lives and the history they represent. I have met and worked with survivors of Pearl Harbor, D-Day and Battle of the Bulge. When I was
traveling, I met musicians who worked with Elvis and people from the movie industry who had stories to tell! I feel honored to have met these
people and heard their tales.” - Ken Barham, PTA
“My favorite part of being a Physical Therapist is rehabbing people from injury back to their previous lifestyle.” - Ann Fouke, PT
Work OrdersAt CCNH we want to make sure everything is in working order and well maintained. If your loved one has something
in their room in need of fixing, or you notice something that needs to be looked at by our maintenance staff please
email your work order request to [email protected]
Activities Department–
Patti Dumach, Activity Director
I am taking this opportunity to provide information about our daily activity programming
at CCNH. We are proud to offer many programs that provide meaningful and purposeful
life enrichment to the residents. Leisure activities are a vital part of physical healing and
psychological well-being. Residents are offered activities in each of the six dimensions:
social, spiritual, physical, intellectual, occupational and emotional wellness.
Our monthly calendar offers a variety of these
programs as well as smaller group activities
for those that are unable or choose not to join
in large social gatherings. One-to-one visits
are offered for residents that are bed bound or
in need of additional interaction.
We offer monthly social events including,
holiday celebrations and special themed
events. Spirituality is a large part of our
monthly calendar including, Sunday church
services, Friday mass, and bible study every
Monday afternoon.
Physical games and morning exercise are offered several times weekly to promote exercise in a fun and competitive way. Many intellectual gatherings are offered monthly such as
book club, group discussions and current
events. Occupational and emotional wellness
are addressed in our volunteer project where
residents are encouraged to give back to the
community in a service project.
Involvement in social relationships is a vital
aspect of life and continues to be the focus of
our activity program at CCNH. A relationship
with others increases our sense of self worth
and identity and improves our moods. Belonging to a group, sharing conversation, and
continuing to establish friendships are
the fundamental goal of each activity program offered.