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the
Herald
the official newsletter of: Heritage Health
™
August-September 2014
Featured Articles
New Residents pg. 4
Recipe pg. 5
Save the Dates pg. 5
Management Staff pg. 5
Follow Us On
FACEBOOK!
RESTORE Therapy pg. 2
Administrator’s Letter
By Mike Schneider
August 21st marks the observance of Senior Citi-
zens Day. Some people celebrate Senior Citizens Day
on August 14th as it was the day past U.S. President,
Franklin Roosevelt, signed the Social Security Act in
1935. However, in 1988 Ronald Reagan, who was U.S.
President at the time, declared August 21st to be National Senior Citizens Day. The observance was established in honor of senior citizens in the US who made
positive contributions in their communities. The day
was also created to bring awareness of social, health,
and economic issues that affect senior citizens.
Resident Spotlight! pg. 3
Activity Corner pg. 4
parents work. They also become the mentor, comforter, spoiler and friend to grandchildren.
At what age is someone considered a senior? That also
seems to be changing as our population ages, but with
better health. 65 is the new 40, right?
So honor seniors on August 21st. Listen to them and
learn from them. Go hug a senior! If you can’t find
one, I’m available.
Because I deal with seniors on a daily basis I believe
that there should be a designated day to honor these
special people. Now that I’ve past my 65th birthday
I think it’s pretty cool to honor folks who have a few
years under their belts.
In more news, we are pleased
to announce and welcome Lisa
Kluge! She is the newest member of our staff and family, taking the Community Relations
Coordinator position.
In the history of the world older people have had special significance in their communities. When you become too old to be an effective hunter for your tribe,
your job becomes to teach the children the history and
traditions of the tribe. In our society seniors sometimes become caregivers to their grandchildren when
Lisa, married to the local Fire
Department Chief, is a very active member in the community. She also has extensive
experience in senior care, eight years to be exact. Let’s
all welcome Lisa to the Heritage Health team. We are
happy to have you!
Heritage Health
873 Grove Street • Jacksonville, IL 217.479.3400
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RESTORE Therapy pg. 2
(Pictured is therapist, Becky Griffitts,
and intern, Anthony Cook.)
RESTORE Therapy Intern
By Becky Griffitts
This is the second summer our therapy department
has had the opportunity to provide an internship to an
Illinois College student who has interest in pursuing
a career in therapy. As an intern here, the student is
awarded with the experience of learning about rehabilitation of permanent long term and rehab to home
patients.
Anthony Cook, an athlete at Illinois College, wishing
to pursue a career in physical therapy, joined our department this year. He has played football for many
years, which has resulted in many injuries and rehabilitation after the injury, all which sparked his interest in physical therapy. He was thrilled after knowing
the opportunity to intern here at Heritage Health was
available. During his ten weeks here, the knowledge
he has gained has finalized his decision that pursuing
a degree in physical therapy is the right choice. He has
learned after observing a variety of patients return to
their prior level of function that everyday is a new day
and hard work pays off! The most rewarding part of
the experience for him has been to watch a patient begin therapy struggling to stand up to ending therapy
walking further than they have for years! Anthony
states that his internship here at Heritage Health has
been amazing and he’s very thankful to all the employees here that have made this such a valuable experience!
Each of the therapists here would like to wish Anthony the best of luck in his future! We would love for
him to return as part of our therapy team as he would
most definitely be a valuable addition!
Heritage Health
873 Grove Street • Jacksonville, IL 217.479.3400
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Thank you, Esther, for sharing a
little bit about yourself. We are
proud that you call Heritage
Health your home.
Resident Spotlight pg. 3
(Pictured is Esther D. Morrison.)
Resident Spotlight
by Kathy Sims
Esther Dorothea Morrison, was born in Arnold, IL.
She had one brother and two sisters. She attended
and graduated from Prairie schools in Arnold. In high
school, Esther started baking cookies for bake sales,
community gatherings and family functions. After high school Esther worked for Dr. Newman’s
office as a Doctor’s assistant. She stated, “I learned a
lot from that woman, I had a very high regard for her.”
She also worked as a bookkeeper at Passavant Area
Hospital for twenty-one years before retiring.
After retirement, she continued to bake and became
very popular in her neighborhood. She was known as
the “Cookie Lady.” The Jacksonville newspaper wrote
an article on the “Cookie Lady” and she even put a
recipe book together. She keeps a copy in her room.
Staff members enjoy looking through and exploring
Esther’s famous recipes. Somehow, Esther did find time to marry her husband
George and celebrate, having two children, Jim and
Janis.
Resident Birthdays
Celebrate Good Times...
August
1st
4th
13th
14th
14th
20th
21st
23rd
24th
26th
26th
28th
29th
30th
SEPTEMBER 2nd
2nd
3rd
6th
8th
16th
18th
18th
20th
21st
22nd
22nd
22nd
26th
27th
Wanda Staton
Margaret Devlin
Shirley McClure
Pat Feller
Georgia Volk
Jon Hapke
Bill Buchanan
Neta Birdsell
Frances Barton
Calvin Bruington
Lueela Kirchhoff
Geneva Sweet
Joann Patterson
Mary Beth Manning
Dorothy Roseboom
Helen (Peggy) Barth
Barbara Naber
Hazel Reed
Dean Gibbs
Katherine Evans
Polly Cummins
Ima Price
Dolores Schaddel
Marilyn Henderson
Frances Davis
Susan Mitchell
Thomas Colvin
Julia Ward
Ellen Wyatt
Heritage Health
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Did you know? (True facts)
1.) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
2.) No piece of paper can be folded more than seven times.
3.) Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
4.) A duck’s quack doesn’t echo and no one knows why.
5.) American car horns beep in the tone of F.
6.) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
7.) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching tv.
8.) Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Activity Corner
by Jodie Willoughby
Summer is sure flying by, and we’ve made it almost
Activity Corner pg. 4
Welcome New Residents!
from the Heritage Health Staff
through with very few hot days. The lovely days we’ve
had so far have allowed us more opportunities to get
our residents outdoors and enjoying the garden and
pavillion area. We have had a picnic, wheel-chair rides
through the garden and day care kids have been here
to join us twice a month since schools been out. Thomas R. Colvin
September is quickly approaching and I am starting on that calendar. In August, we will be visited by
The Browns, Jim Chambers, Betty Doolin, Mardell,
Glorybound, The Carrigers, Lincoln Avenue Baptist
Church and special guest, Patty Ames. National Ice
Cream Day, Elvis Presley Day and Root Beer Float
Day will be celebrated, along with Betty Boop and
Bambi’s Birthdays!
Kathleen E. Shea
Frances M. Davis
Melba D. Floyd
Lyndell G. Hardwick
Sandra S. Lyons
Alice I. Smith
Ethel A. Tharp
Bonnie S. Watson
Mildred M. Witte
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Save the Dates
by Jodie Willoughby
august
September
2nd
9th
11th
13th
15th
19th
30th
1st
Labor Day
Visit from Carol & Mike Brown
4th
Visit from Glorybound
2nd
Entertainment by Jim Chambers
7th
Grandparent’s Day
11th
Remember 9-11
16th
Entertainment by Betty Doolin
23rd
First day of fall
Entertainment by Sunshine Singers
25th
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church
National Ice Cream Day
Betty Boop Day
Elvis Presley’s Birthday
Bambi’s Birthday
Entertainment by Patty Ames
Root Beer Float Day
Toasted Marshmallow Day
*Every Wednesday morning- Bible Study
*Every Wednesday afternoon- Lutheran TV Service
Management Staff
Administrator: Mike Schneider
Community Relations Coordinator: Lisa Kluge
Director of Nursing: Phyllis Metz
MDS Coordinator: Stacee Boyd
MDS Coordinator: Karma Seymour
MDS Coordinator: Tami Hammers
Social Service Director: Beth Nika-Province
Dietary Manager: Glenda Turner
Business Office: Lori Lehmkuhl
Admissions Coordinator: Ellen Lonergan
Housekeeping Supervisor: Karrie Harris
Maintenance Supervisor: Greg Ainsworth
Activity Director: Jodie Willoughby
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toasted Marshmallow
Milkshake Recipe
Ingredients
5 scoops vanilla ice cream
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 tablespoon plain greek yogurt
5 jumbo marshmallows
Whipped cream, for topping
Graham crackers, crushed
Instructions
1. On a foil-lined baking sheet, toast marshmallows
under a broiler, turning as necessary, until golden.
2. Just as the marshmallows are finishing up, put ice
cream, milk and yogurt in the blender. Combine, then
add toasted marshmallows and blend. Don’t over
blend. If this happens, add extra scoop of ice cream.
3. Pour shake into a glass and top with some whipped
cream and some crushed graham crackers. If you have
some leftover marshmallows, you can toast those up
and use that as a garnish as well.
Heritage Health
873 Grove Street • Jacksonville, IL 217.479.3400
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