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JANUARY‐FEBRUARY 2015 News from the Nurse Everyone recognizes the phrase, “Life is like a bowl of choco‐
lates… you never know what you are going to get”. It is actu‐
ally like this at Mountain Meadows every day; you never know what is going to happen. Our goal at Mountain Meadows is to make sure the resident is the priority at all times. Conditions can change rapidly with a resident, and our staff is very good about updating the nurs‐
es and voicing concerns about the residents in their charge. As family members, you can also assist with the care of your loved one. This generation was raised to be stoic and not complain about themselves. However, they often share with their family members when they are not feeling well, having continued pain, or just expressing the feeling of “I don’t know what’s wrong but something is not right”. If your loved one expresses these concerns, please contact one of the three nurses available at any time. We appreciate your input and concern, and often this information gives us a head start on treating a problem or a declining condition. Also, if there are situations happening in the family that might affect a resident, please feel free to share. All infor‐
mation given is strictly confidential among senior staff. Some‐
times the family dynamics can affect your loved one, making them depressed or even angry. Having this knowledge can help us change the course and implementation of the care plan. We always want the best for each resident, and having an updated care plan benefits all involved in the care of your loved one. Taking care of your loved one is a privilege, and with all of us working on the same team, we can provide the best of care for your loved one at Mountain Meadows. Again, please feel free to contact one of the nurses with any concerns or ques‐
tions to make this the best year for the residents at Mountain Meadows. Birthdays January (Residents) 1/4 Kay Reppas 1/14 Roy Barron 1/21 Chuck Reynolds 1/24 Be y Perry 1/27 Jan Peterson January (Staff) 1/1 Lorena Oropeza 1/12 Joel Sams 1/15 Denise Cheever 1/29 Melissa Quinn‐
Huffman February (Residents) 2/3 Beth Pra 2/10 Ann Hoyt 2/17 Bob Varner 2/19 Joe Jackson 2/23 Ethel Gehring February (Staff) 2/1 Bobbie Olson 2/2 Nancy Garcia 2/4 Marlena Sharkey 2/19 Rosie Alaimo 2/22 Augden Zimmer The Life and Times of Betty Rogers Betty was born in Wenatchee, WA in 1924. She had one older brother, who Betty says was one of the smartest men that she has ever known. Their par‐
ents divorced when the children were quite young. Both parents remarried sev‐
eral times, so Betty says that she has more half brothers and sisters than she can count! Betty gradu‐
ated from Wenatchee High School in 1942 and the very next day had her tonsils taken out. What a gradua‐
tion present that was! John Allen Rogers met and fell in love with Betty, and they were married in 1943. They had three children ‐‐ Rick, Norma and Sandy. John and Betty had a very interesting life to be sure. During WWII, John served as an aviation chief radio man, stationed at Whidbey Island. After the war, he became an air traffic con‐
troller for the next 30 years at Seattle/
Tacoma airport. When John retired in 1974, they moved to Leavenworth and decided to open “The Clock Shop” on Front Street. Betty remembers that all five of her grandchildren were born while they owned the shop. At each birth, the new grand‐
child was presented with a beautiful Gazo clock, a small‐
er version of what we know as a Grandfather clock. Each “grandchild” clock had a name plate placed in it signi‐
fying the grandchild’s name and birthdate. What a won‐
derful birthday gift that was! After selling the shop in 1984, John and Betty traveled to just about every state in the US, missing only a few of the southern states. John had a stroke and passed away in July 2009. Betty moved into Mountain Mead‐
ows in March 2013. She is such a happy person with a great big smile on her face, and you can always catch her chatting with other residents as she goes about her day! New Employees Karen Brown, Ac vity Assistant Liz Fuller, Caregiver Shari Parfi , Caregiver Heather Mondini has returned to our Dietary Staff a er studying for three months with a chef in Oregon “If you find yourself in a hole, stop
digging.”
Will Rogers