Newsletter The Village at Legacy Point of Waukee, Iowa, Central Iowa Retirement Community

The Village News

May/June 2010

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations & resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.

Mark Twain

Nursing News From Joey

Spring is in full bloom here @ VLP!! We are looking forward to getting everyone out for fresh air, walks and bringing in flowers from our own yards to share with our family here. All of us know the importance of sunshine, and getting our Vitamin D but what fresh air does for the soul no pill can ever replace! National Nursing Week is May 6th thru the 12th so please help us honor our nurses and thank them for their commitment to our community, & our loved ones.

Joey Oxenfield RN/DON

welcome

To our new residents!

Independent Living
Janet DuBuc
Rose Fleming
Dorothy Victor

Assisted Living
Florence Fitz
Donna Baldwin
Grace Merical

Nursing Facility
Paul Varde

Spring is finally here and we are enjoying the new town center fountain and getting ready to plant those flowers! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Mother’s Day Tea it was quite a treat. Please note that the business office has new summer hours posted. The next set of statements you receive should include a detailed list of all managers’ direct lines, so you may contact them directly. We will also be conducting a customer satisfaction survey and hope that everyone will participate. We look forward to a great year and have lots of new adventures that we will be communicating along the way. If you have a chance; stop by the nursing facility and see the new gallery of pictures that we have recently shared. This new project will continue to multiply as we take pictures of memories this year to share with you. We also have a new Admissions Coordinator by the name of Karen Bode; please stop by and welcome her to the community. Take Care, Yvonne “Vonnie” Potter

Yvonne “Vonnie” Potter
515-987-4103 Executive Director

Joey Oxenfield
515-987-4101 Director of Nursing

Laurie Grossnickle
515-987-4112 Business Office

North Nursing Station
515-987-4106

West Nursing Station
515-987-4105

Jeannie Duquette
515-987-4108 RN AL Coordinator

Vicki Underwood
515-987-4109 Dietary Supervisor

Mike Potter
515-987-4116 Director Food & Maintenance

Rose Seibert
515-987-4102 Activity Director

Karen Bode
515-987-4114 Admissions Coordinator

Receptionist 515-987-4100

Activity News with Rose

Welcome Spring!
We are all so happy to see the green grass, spring flowers and leaves on the trees. It has been windy but it’s great for flying kites. We have also gotten our little garden planted and are looking forward to fresh radishes, onions and tomatoes. April was a busy month for us. We want to than all of the family members who joined us for the Easter party. It was so much fun to watch all the children. May is looking to be busy with a Cinco de Mayo party, a cupcake social hosted by a local Church group, a visit from the zoo and Mother’s Day parties. In June we will have entertainment by Fat Cat and a Father’s day Party.
Keep watching for activities on your monthly calendars and bulletin boards.

Sincerely
Rose Siebert
Activity Director

The Village at Legacy Pointe has liberal diets. There are many reasons for using liberalized diets in long term care facilities and we would like you to understand them.

It is not unusual for a resident to eat poorly at meals. There are many reasons for this poor intake, including unfamiliar surroundings, new routines, illness and medications. Providing a regular diet can often help increase meal intake for a resident who is not eating well.

It is not uncommon in long term care facilities to control high blood pressure and high blood sugars with medication instead of dietary changes in frail, chronically ill older adults.

Quality of life and the rights of residents are of the utmost importance for those living in a long term care facility. If a person wants to eat regular foods and enjoys foods at activities he/she should be given that opportunity.

Our meals are consistent in carbohydrates and generally low in sodium while still providing foods residents enjoy eating. Therefore, it is appropriate to serve residents with diabetes the regular menu with consistent carbohydrates at meals.

For further reading the American Dietetics Association has an article on liberalized diets in the elderly at www.eatright.org. We continue to provide alternates at each meal to help honor food likes/dislikes. When a resident’s diet is liberalized we continue to monitor their medical status and conduct routine weight and laboratory checks as ordered. This is the resident’s home and we would like to keep a homelike environment.

		*May/June Birthdays*
		Independent Living
May	3	Teresa Post
May	5	John Dawson
May	9	Joyce Sanders
May	12	Margaret Swartz
May	19	Francis Forret
May	21	Virginia Siglin
May	22	Carl VanFarowe
May	28	Lew Dickerson & Mary Franklin
May	30	Peggy Haller
May	31	Edie Hoberrmann
June	1	Juanita Lewis
June	5	Byron Brockway
June	15 & 16	Mary Petty & Martha Petty
June	20	Joan Bremer
		Assisted Living
May	5	Melvin Wiles
May	29	Eldon Torstenson
June	2	Crystal Korte
June	3	Maurice Herr
June	25	Mabel King
June	28	Virginia Torstenson
		Nursing Facility
May	1	Helen McCormick
May	15	Lorraine Waterman
May	30	Alice Fall
June	14	Lois Peters

Medical News from Assisted Living

A hearty welcome to our newest residents: Grace Merical, Carole Gibson, Donna Baldwin, Florence Fitz!

I would like to remind everyone of the extra medical services available here at Legacy:
Podiatrist: Rudy LaFantant comes every 3 months on the 4th Wednesday of the month to attend to toenails. He was last here March 24th, and will return June 23rd, September 22nd, and December 22nd. The cost for service is covered under Medicare. Sign up sheets are posted 1-2 weeks before the visit at the counter top in the common area or by stopping in at the nurse’s office.
Audiologist: Sara Michael and Stacy Reinhart from the Hearing Clinic come every 3 months to check hearing, check and clean hearing aids, and wax removal. Medicare does not cover hearing tests, so bring $15.00 to the visit to cover the service please. The last visit was April 26th & the next visits will be July 28th, October 27th, and January 26th. Sign up by stopping in the nurse’s office 2-3 weeks before the visit.
Wellness Wednesdays: These are at 10:00am and the 2nd Wednesday of the month (May 12th this month). Have your vital signs and weight taken and hear some health information of interest. This month Jeanne will discuss Drug-Free remedies for chronic pain and laughter yoga. Next month the speaker will be an audiologist to discuss ways to prevent hearing loss.
And LAST but not least: The wonderful Nurse who helps when you are sick or need assistance and the medical staff here in Assisted Living who help you with your needs day & night!! J

“It is the mission of The Village at Legacy Pointe to offer to all seniors a community of service fostering the principles of individuality, respect, empowerment, and choice.”

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May/June 2010