Dec. 2015 Newsletter

Arlington Place…Grow Old
With Us!
December 2015 Newsletter
1st: Senior Housing Visits
17th: Methodist Church @ 10AM
Resident and Family Meeting @
18th: Ugly Christmas Sweater Party/Contest
@2PM
Employee Meeting @ 1:30PM
20th: Santa’s Castle @ 1PM
10AM
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2 : Christmas Tree Decorating @ 2PM
Christmas Tree Lighting @ 6PM
3rd: Lutheran Church @ 10AM
Resident Meeting @ 1PM
4th: Christmas Cookies & BINGO @ 2PM
9th: Catholic School Kids Caroling @ 1PM
Christmas Lights in Dakota City @ 6PM
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22 : Culver’s in Fort Dodge @ 8:45AM
23rd: Soup Supper w/ Family & Staff, & Christmas
Caroling @ 5PM
24th: CHRISTMAS EVE!
*Manager: Lauri Fulkerth
*Registered Nurse: Mary Jo
Miller-Grandfield
*Culinary Coordinator: Corinna
Larton
*Life Enrichment Coordinator:
Erica Wipperling
*Maintenance: John Harter
Christmas BINGO & Goodies @ 2PM
25th: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Christmas Meal @ 11AM
Christmas Movie @ 2PM
13th: Lynell Kuhn & Family Sing-Along @
1:30PM
28th: Piano Playing with Kevin Anderson @ 2PM
15th: Catholic Mass @ 9:30 AM
29th: Birthday Party @ 2PM
16th: “Leader Dog” w/ Glenn Markley @
2PM
30th: Uptown Shopping @ Noon
Christmas Lights in Poky @ 6PM
Arlington Place of Pocahontas
101 NE 5th Street
Pocahontas, IA 50574
712-335-3020
31st: NEW YEAR’S EVE!
New Year’s Eve Party @ 2PM
DON’T FORGET:
*Exercise is Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays
@ 9:30AM
*Senior Fitness is
Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays @ 9:30AM
*Bible Study is every other
Monday @ 12:30PM
Live 2 B Healthy is offered at Arlington Place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:30-10:30AM and opened to the
community!
Live 2 B Healthy seeks to inspire older generations to live longer, healthier lives. The result is increased strength and endurance as
well as increased emotional resilience and sociability.
A few of the many benefits of regular physical activity include:
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Enhanced flexibility and balance
Better circulation
Lower heart disease and blood pressure, resulting in lower stroke risk
Improved sleep
Improved cognitive skills
Reduced medications
Renewed energy and endurance
Decreased joint and back pain
More regular bowel functions
Declining, depression, and anxiety, improved day-to-day well-being
October 30th was a BIG day at Arlington Place. It started with the
Halloween Party that was served with doughnuts looking like spiders,
bananas that looked like ghosts, dirt pudding cups with pumpkin candies,
and cookies. After the party we had one of our favorite entertainers,
Travelin’ Musical Memories, perform for the residents. The night ended
with Trick-or Treating. Arlington Place had many children come with their
families to go from door to door to the residents to show off their costumes
and to get candy. There was also a costume contest and the residents got
to vote for the best one! Our lucky winner went to Brynn Kinkade of
Laurens. Brynn was dressed as “Skye” from Paw Patrol.
Halloween Party/Travelin’ Musical
Memories/Trick-or-Treating!
More Pictures from Halloween/Travelin’ Musical Memories/Trick-orTreating
Costume Contest Winner:
Brynn Kinkade as Skye
from Paw Patrol
Hazel and Erica/Life Enrichment Coordinator
took a trip to Brynn’s house to deliver her prize
for winning the costume contest!
Pumpkin Painting Contest
October is filled with carving pumpkins for
Halloween, but why not change it up and
paint pumpkins instead? Arlington Place had
a pumpkin painting contest and it also gave
the residents a chance to paint their own
pumpkin and set it somewhere in building for
everyone to see! Darwin, Irene, Evelyn,
Erica/Life Enrichment Coordinator, and
Stormy/Universal Worker all painted
pumpkins that day! Our contest winner went
to MaKynzee who received a Peanuts
Blowup Inflatable and a pumpkin carving kit!
YAY!
Hanover Historical Village is located outside of Aurelia, Iowa. The village has a
restored country general store that shows original furnishings, an old time barber
shop, a unique two story machine shed, and an old time home provided with
experience from long ago. Judy, Barb, Lenora, Lucy, Merna, Darwin, Al, Jack,
Jerry, Clarence, Erica/Life Enrichment Coordinator, and John/Maintenance took
a trip in October to the Hanover Historical Village. The volunteers were
extremely nice and helpful. They talked about the history of the village and the
families that lived in the village. After looking around, the volunteers presented
coffee and cookies before leaving. It was a great time for the residents and
brought back many memories from the neat antiques!
Hanover Historical Village
November 5 was National Doughnut Day. At
Arlington we love our sweets, especially when the
words “doughnut” and “social” are in the same
sentence. All kinds of doughnuts were available to
the residents of Arlington Place and to the
community. The residents gathered downstairs in
our dining room to enjoy doughnuts, coffee,
cappuccino, and hot chocolate. DELICIOUS!
Apple Orchard
Doughnut Social
What would Fall be without going to the Community Apple Orchard in Fort Dodge?! Jack,
Judy, Darwin, Al, Lenora, Hazel, Ruth, Barb, Lauri/Manager, Deb/Marketing, and Erica/Life
Enrichment Coordinator traveled on a beautiful Fall afternoon to the Apple Orchard where
we walked around the gift shop to pick up some goodies and then sat down for some
apple pie and ice cream!
Veteran’s Day is a day of remembrance for those who fought for our
country! At Arlington Place we would like to honor Jerry, Al, Darwin, Barb,
Clarence, Roy, and Clinton as Veterans. The morning of Veteran’s Day,
Lenora, Jerry, Al, Al’s son and daughter, Darwin, Judy, Merna, Erica/Life
Enrichment Coordinator, and John/Maintenance went to the Pocahontas
Area High School for the Veteran’s Day Program. That afternoon
Corinna/Culinary Coordinator made some delicious sugar cookies that
were red, white, and blue for our Veteran’s Day Social. At the social,
coffee and cookies were served, “God Bless America” was sung, said
The Pledge of Allegiance, and the Veterans of Arlington Place told stories
from the years they spent in the service.
Veteran’s Day
Dairy Queen
*In October, we celebrated
Irene, Rachell, Judy, Jerry,
Joan, & Stormy’s birthday!
*In November we celebrated
Brittany/Universal Worker’s
birthday!
*December’s Birthdays:
Al, Jack & Donna
At Arlington, the lunch outing for the month of November was
to Dairy Queen in Emmetsburg. Lenora, Barb, Darwin, Jerry,
Al, Jack, Erica/Life Enrichment Coordinator, and
John/Maintenance hopped on the bus to Emmetsburg’s Dairy
Queen for lunch. The tables were filled with hamburgers,
cheeseburgers, chicken strips, French fries, onion rings, and
cheese curds! WAIT, we can’t forget the delicious ice cream!
DARE-TO-DREAM: DARWIN WURR
Darwin Wurr was a U.S. Army Veteran who
served in the Korean War for 2 years. In
Pocahontas, there are memorial statues at the
court house with every Veteran’s name from
Plover, Laurens, Havelock, Rolfe, Ware,
Pocahontas, Gilmore City, Varina, Fonda, and
Palmer. Darwin approached Erica, our Life
Enrichment Coordinator, about the statues up
at the court house where his name was found.
They went to the court house, found his
name, took a picture next to it, and talked
about his time in the service. “I only wanted to
serve the two years. But they could call you
back anytime to serve again. Two years was
enough for me.” Just seeing the look on
Darwin’s face when he saw his name, you
knew how proud he is to be U.S. Army
Veteran.
Resident Spotlight—Jack McCartan
Our Resident Spotlight for the month of December goes to Jack McCartan. Jack enjoys
many things but he really likes to watch basketball. He enjoys watching Pocahontas play,
especially the high school girls’ basketball team last year. Jack also enjoys horses. An
interesting fact about Jack is that he likes music—old time music and country western. His
favorite song is “Strawberry Roan” because it’s about horses and most of his life was
devoted to horses. Jack chose Arlington Place of Pocahontas because he wanted
something that was built around the word “home”. Hospitality is what Jack likes most about
Arlington. “Everyone seems to be good at what they do around here.”, states Jack. Jack’s
favorite outing at Arlington is going on the bus. “I like going to Emmetsburg. John takes us
around the lake and it’s nice.” His favorite meal is breakfast where he gets one egg,
sausage, toast and a cup of coffee! Jack states it was easy for him to make friends here
when he first arrived. “I like everybody!” Jack would recommend Arlington Place of
Pocahontas to everyone!
Messages from Your Manager, Registered Nurse, and Coordinators
Connie
Smith
Manager: Lauri Fulkerth
Elaine
Montag
Lyn
Buenting
John Harter/
Maintenance
Corinna Larton/
Culinary Coordinator
Lauri Fulkerth/
Manager
Ollie Marie
Sousley
Mary Jo Miller Grandfield/
RN
Erica Wipperling/
Life Enrichment Coordinator
RN: Mary Jo Miller-Grandfield
Arthritis Joint Replacement Surgery:
Joint replacement surgery is removing a damaged joint and putting in a new one. A joint is where two or more bones
come together, like the knee, hip, and shoulder. The surgery is usually done by a doctor called an orthopedic
surgeon. Sometimes, the surgeon will not remove the whole joint, but will only replace or fix the damaged parts.
The doctor may suggest a joint replacement to improve how you live. Replacing a joint can relieve pain and help you
move and feel better. Hips and knees are replaced most often. Other joints that can be replaced include the
shoulders, fingers, ankles and elbows.
A new joint, called a prosthesis, can be made of plastic, metal, or both. It may be cemented into place or not
cemented, so that your bone will grow into it. Both methods may be combined to keep the new joint in place.
A cemented joint is used more often in older people who do not move around as much and in people with “weak”
bones. The cement holds the new joint to the bone. An uncemented joint is often recommended for younger, more
active people and those with good bone quality. It may take longer to heal, because it takes longer for bone to grow
and attach to it.
New Joints generally last at least 10 to 15 years. Therefore, younger patients may need to have the same damaged
joint replaced more than once.
Joint replacement is becoming more common. More than 1 million Americans have a hip or knee replaced each
year. Research has shown that even if you are older, joint replacement can help you move around and feel better.
Any surgery has risks. Risks of join surgery will depend on your health before surgery, how severe your arthritis is,
and the type of surgery done. Many hospitals and doctors have been replacing joints for several decades, and this
experience results in better patient outcomes. For answers to their questions, some people talk with their doctor or
someone who has had the surgery. A doctor specializing in joints will probably work with you before, during, and
after surgery to make sure you heal quickly and recover successfully.
Life Enrichment Coordinator: Erica Wipperling
2015 is about to come to an end and I want to thank the residents, family members, the community,
and staff for making this year very successful! This was my first year for a lot of things at Arlington
Place of Pocahontas. I was clueless and shy on somethings but everyone here understood and made
me feel welcome. The residents let me try new activities, some worked and some didn’t, made
changes, and made me love doing what I do at Arlington Place. I hope to bring new and exciting
activities for 2016! I want to thank everyone for letting me grow at Arlington and making the residents
happy in 2015! Let’s start out the New Year with a BANG!
In December we have MANY things going on for the holidays and I’m extremely excited and thrilled
about it! We have Christmas tree decorating, going to see some Christmas lights around town, hot
cocoa, Christmas entertainment, Christmas caroling, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, soup supper,
and our New Year’s Eve Party! I hope you all are ready for a busy month! I can’t wait!
The staff at Arlington Place sure know how to
have fun and keep themselves entertained as
much as possible. Check out these photos of
the staff in action!
Staff Photos
“DON’T SPRAY
ME!!!”
“NOM, NOM,
NOM!”
Veggie Tales!
Push Up Contest!
“PEACE!”
Culinary Coordinator: Corinna Larton
Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies:
Ingredients:
Frosting:
 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
 ½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup milk or cream
 ½ cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp butter or margarine
 1 large egg
1 ½ cups powdered sugar,
 1 tsp vanilla
sifted
 2 cups flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 ¼ tsp salt
 ½ cup finely chopped pecans
 26 pecan halves or chopped pecans, toasted, optional
Instructions:
Cookies:
1) In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla
and beat until combined.
2) Add in flour, baking soda, and salt beat until combined. Stir in chopped pecans
3) Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes (or more)
4) Preheat oven to350 degrees F.
5) Shape into 1” balls and place a couple inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets or
parchment paper. Bake 10 minutes or until set (not glossy at all in the middle) and lightly browned
at the edges. Cool before frosting.
Frosting:
1) Combine brown sugar and milk in a small pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil and boil 3-4
minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
2) Stir in 1 ½ cups powdered sugar and whisk or beat with a mixer until smooth. If frosting is too thin,
add more sugar, but keep in mind it will firm up dramatically within a few minutes.
3) Spread each cookie with about 1 tbsp frosting and top with a pecan or chopped pecans. Let
frosting set before storing.
Maintenance: John Harter
Winter is coming!
How to get your home ready for the winter:
1) Check for leaks: Weather stripping and caulking is the cheapest and most
effective way to cut down on energy costs.
2) Insulate your attic: Seal holes and prevent rising warm air from leaving the
house with insulation.
3) Inspect your heating system: Get a routine maintenance check of your
heating system before winter weather hits.
John is off for 6 weeks due to knee surgery. There will be a replacement for
maintenance when needed. We sure are going to miss John for those 6
weeks! Let’s be sure to have a warm welcome when he comes back! 
Name Santa’s Reindeer
CHRISTMAS TRIVIA!
What magical article of clothing brings Frosty the Snowman to life?
Who is known most for singing Blue Christmas?
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love sent to me….?
How many times does Santa check the Naughty & Nice list?
In the song, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause, where were Mommy and Santa?