Thank You! November/December 2014 August 16-October 15 Thank you to: To all of our volunteers for the years of service you have given to the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center! • Joyce Cooper and Muriel Gilbertson: for assisting with Poker Keno. •D oris Estenson: for coming in and assisting with Bingo. • Mavis Jessie, Leona Larson & Dorothy Eimon: for assisting with the worship services. • Father Woody, Marge Baecker, Pastor Bowman, Pastor Johnson, Pastor Helstad, Pastor Yvonne, LaVerne Schaefer and Pastor Guthrie: for facilitating worship services. • Scott Brown and Wanda Skroch: for leading Sunday Worships. • Becky Maule: for leading Rosary. • Deane Chase: for leading Musical Devotions. • Muriel Gilbertson: for the donation of dimes and newspapers. • Pigeon Falls Lions Club: for sponsoring the music during the Pie and Ice Cream Social. • Rose Wiench & family: for the donation of bird seed. • Sandy Maudal: for the donation of puzzles. • Selina Moen: for the donation of the Sanctuary Singers CD. • Joyce Cooper: for the donation of dimes for Poker Keno. • Nancy Tuschner: for the donation of candy for prizes. Working together to make a difference rom the Director of Nursing: Becky Meyer F I want to say that I am so happy to have wonderful residents and families supporting them/us. We have an excellent team and are looking to share it with more people! If you or someone you know of has an outgoing personality that loves to help others with a smile, please contact us. We are always recruiting and love volunteers. This is a busy time of year coming up for all. Ever wonder how things get so busy and we can’t seem to slow down? Remember to take time for yourselves and your families, it will feel good. It is okay to say “no” and ask others for help. We are here to help and do want If you are interested in volunteering at the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center, please contact Lauren Filla at 715-983-2293 or [email protected]. We would love to have you! We have started making pizzas again the first and third Thursdays of the month. Feel free to join us! Church Street Community Club Caregiver Support Program Church Street Community Club is exited to announce that we are partnering with the Trempealeau County Aging & Disability Resource Center to start a Caregiver Support Group. This group is for anyone caring for a loved one. At times you may feel isolated and alone —we want to provide a safe, relaxing and fun place to connect with others that are feeling the same way. We hope that you will not only make or reconnect with lifelong friends but to bring you information that may help you along the way. Our first meeting is being held Thursday, November 13, from 2:00–3:00 p.m., at the Pigeon Falls Health Care Center in the Maple Heights Dining room. Respite and transportation are available. to be doing the very best we can. If you have any suggestions for improvement, please share them! Now, as the sun goes down earlier, we can look forward to getting a little more sleep/rest hopefully! Colder weather is here. Please check closets for your loved ones to be sure they have a jacket, hat and gloves or mittens in case they will be going outside. After talking with some of our residents, to no surprise, we all have such different feelings about the weather. Some are sad to see the nice weather go and some are looking forward to the beautiful snow blanketing the earth. Some of us chuckle as to how we ended up in Wisconsin because we are always cold! The small blessings that cost nothing are most times the best ones. We are fortunate for the good things that have come our way this year, blessed that we have such a wonderful facility and families filled inside. Each has a unique special story to share that we love hearing about. We have been giving influenza (flu) vaccinations the past couple weeks. This provides protection for respiratory diseases. Please keep everyone healthy by getting your flu shot too! If you have any sort of cough or cold symptoms, we would prefer you wait to visit until feeling better, however you may come and please wear a mask. With the Ebola virus concerns, we would prefer if you have visited the West Africa areas, please monitor your health for 21 days closely and notify administration if you are visiting. Wishing you and your family/friends a healthy winter season! We Love Music! The Pigeon Falls Health Care Center continues to have music four times per month! We always have a great time! Remember community members are welcome to come on in and enjoy the music with us! Call the ADRC at 715-538-2001 or Dakota Baumann at 715-983-2293 for more information. Bonnie Nelson and Tricia Sprinkle enjoying our music we have weekly! We are selling Seroogy Chocolate Candy Bars, if you are interested, for $1.50 per bar. All proceeds will go towards the upkeep of our aquarium and aviary. Love Lights will be available to purchase on November 1, 2014. If you are interested in purchasing a light(s), please contact Lauren Filla or Penny Paulson. Form is enclosed. P.O. Box 310 13197 Church Street Pigeon Falls, WI 54760 Pigeon Falls Health Care Center Pigeon Flyer PIGEONFALLS HEALTHCARECENTER ANDCOUNTYRIDGE RESIDENTIALCARE APARTMENTCOMPLEX P.O. Box 310 Pigeon Falls, WI 54760 PH: 715-983-2293 Fax: 715-983-5700 TREMPEALEAUCOUNTY HEALTHCARECENTER W20298 State Rd. 121 Whitehall, WI 54773 PH: 715-538-4312 Fax: 715-538-2426 www.tchcc.com • Skilled Nursing Facility • Institute for Mental Disease • Facility for Developmentally Disabled FARNHAMCOMMUNITY LIVINGCENTER ADULTFAMILYHOMES • Riverway North & South • Hickory Ridge • Appleway • Cloverway • Elmwood • Maplewood • Oakwood • Pinewood CLOVERWAY RESIDENTIALCARE APARTMENTCOMPLEX BLAIRAPARTMENTS FromtheAdministrator: Rosemarie Thesing Crafting with the Kindergarteners! According to the National Institute of Health: People with Alzheimer’s disease may become agitated or aggressive as the disease gets worse. Agitation means that a person is restless or worried. He or she doesn’t seem to be able to settle down. Agitation may cause pacing, sleeplessness, or aggression, which is when a person lashes out verbally or tries to hit or hurt someone. hard for someone with Alzheimer’s. Try to keep a routine, such as bathing, dressing, and eating at the same time each day. Most of the time, agitation and aggression happen for a reason. When they happen, try to find the cause. If you deal with the causes, the behavior may stop. For example, the person may have: Reducenoise,clutter,orthenumberofpeople intheroom. Try to distract the person with a favorite snack, object, or activity. Limit the amount of caffeine, sugar, and “junk food” the person drinks and eats. CausesofAgitationandAggression • Pain, depression, or stress • Too little rest or sleep • Constipation • Soiled underwear or diaper • Sudden change in a well-known place, routine, or person • A feeling of loss • Too much noise or confusion or too many people in the room • Being pushed by others to do something • Feeling lonely and not having enough contact with other people • Interaction of medicines TipsforCoping Here are some ways you can cope with agitation or aggression: Reassuretheperson. Speak calmly. Listen to his or her concerns and frustrations. Try to show that you understand if the person is angry or fearful. Allowthepersontokeepasmuchcontrolinhis or her life as possible. Coping with changes is I Pods Who loves music? If you answered yes, do you think that your loved one does? An I pod is a great gift for your loved one or a donation idea for our facility. The Pigeon Falls Activity Staff will be able to assist with putting music on the I pod if needed. Also I Tune gift cards are always an idea as well. Donations: The Pigeon Falls Health Care Center is always looking for donations of bird seed, birthday cards as well as fun sized candy bars. If you are interested in donating, please contact Lauren Filla! Build quiet times into the day, along with activities. Keep well-loved objects and photographs around the house to help the person feel more secure. Try gentle touching, soothing music, reading, or walks. Herearesomethingsyoucando: Slow down and try to relax if you think your own worries may be affecting the person with Alzheimer’s. Try to find a way to take a break from caregiving. Euncie Moldenhauer assisting the kids with their Leaf People! On October 14, the Kindergarteners were here for the first time this school year. This time the kids had to come from Whitehall via bus to visit us! We want to thank Whitehall School District for continuing to make this happen even with the moving of the classrooms out of Pigeon. The craft for this month was making a leaf people. They all turned out great! We want to also thank Mrs. Shepherd for bringing the kids up! Much appreciated by all! Last Greenseth Tournament of 2014 Francis Foss enjoying the visit from the Kindergarten Students. Pam Humphrey, one of our participants in our last Greenseth Tournament. On September 30 Pigeon Falls Health Care Center hosted the last Greenseth Tournament of 2014. We would like to congratulate our team on taking home the trophy! Congratulations to Bonnie Nelson, Pam Humphrey, Francis Foss, Joyce Lyga and Elaine Berg on first place!!! Way to go Pigeon Falls!!! Upcoming Music Events and Special Events All are Welcome! MusicwithMary November 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  MusicwithDavidKiral November 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  MusicwithRussAnderson &Friends November 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  Our Greenseth Team who took first place on September 30. MusicwithGertandFriends Quilting November 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  Musicw/JerryandKaren December 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  LoveLightCeremony December 7, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.  PeaceLutheranChurch LadiesAid December 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  MusicwithDavidKiral December 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.  MusicwithGertandFriends December 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Resident/Tenants: Quilting began in October and we are working on several different projects. Our first time we made bingo bags as well two beauty capes and a door hanging! We all had a great time! We are still in need of volunteers to help sew. If you are interested please come November 11th, December 2nd and 16th at 1:30! Peggy Steinke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2ND Bob Hanson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8TH Gaylord Hanson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15TH Tom Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22ND Alethea Waldera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25TH DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Resident/Tenants: Harriet Mattison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10TH Vicky Kulig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23RD Bonnie Nelson assisting with our first quilting group! Alethea Waldera and Pam Humphrey busing cutting and tracing during quilting group.