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Knox County Gazette Inside this issue:
Administrator’s
Conversation
10
Monthly
Activities
2
Memory Care
Unit
11
Kevin Godsil
Social Services
5
Tammy Guile
D.O.N..
6
Dietary
Cory Huddle-
7
In Memory Of.. 8
Knox County Nursing Home &
Rehabilitation Center
February 2015
Special points of
interest:
Do you know that
your county nursing
home offers all
rehabilitation
services?
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
As well as Restorative
Therapy
Medicare Certified
Superbowl XLIX Feb. 1st
Groundhog Day Feb. 2nd
Valentine’s Day Feb. 14th
Presidents Day Feb. 16th
Mardi Gras Feb. 17th
Ash Wednesday Feb. 18th
Chinese New Year Feb. 19th
Tammie's Activities and Events……….
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Wow- time flies!
It’s hard to believe that we
are already into the second
month of 2015!
These are a few highlights of scheduled activities for February.
Jan. 28th Western Day
Feb. 1st Superbowl Party @ 2:00 pm
Feb. 10th Deb & Dave music entertainment @ 10:00 am
Feb. 10th John Stevens Band @ 6:30 pm
Feb. 11th Couples Dinner
Feb. 13th Making chocolate fondue and treats with the Residents for our Valentines
Party
Feb. 24th Deb & Dave music entertainment @ 10:00 am
The New Year’s party was a great success and our gratitude goes out to Mrs. Ericson for
the delicious treats. The Residents had lots of fun!
Due to requests from our residents, we included several new dishes for our Baking Group
to make: rice pudding, rhubarb cobbler, and liver & onions.
Yes- liver & onions!
The Veterans meetings are held the last Tuesday of every
month. The Feb. meeting is scheduled for the 24th in the library
@ 1:30 pm. We added a women’s group meeting on the same day.
The Red Hat Ladies Club will meet @ 2:00 pm on the 24th.
Nice to Know...
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February Gardening Tips for the Midwest
Early-season vegetables: Early-season vegetables, such as broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, cabbages, and leeks, can go into the garden a couple of weeks before your av-
erage last frost date. For an extra-early start, sow these seeds indoors five to seven
weeks before transplanting outdoors.
Perennials: Get a jump on growing perennials by starting seeds indoors now
(transplant them outdoors after your average last frost date). If you sow seed now,
many varieties (blanket flower, coneflower, lupine, delphinium, coreopsis, black-eyed
Susan, etc.) give you blooms the first year.
Prepare to Prune: Study your landscape plantings and draft a pruning plan. Tackle any landscape plant
except spring bloomers. (Prune these after they flower.) Prune to shape a plant, to
remove damaged wood, and to open the interior of a heavily branched plant.
Postpone pruning dogwoods, maples, and birches until early summer. These trees
bleed sap profusely if pruned in early spring.
Wait to prune walnuts and oaks until July to lessen their chances of contracting wilt
disease.
"The flowers of late winter and early spring
occupy places in our hearts well out of
proportion to their size."
- Gertrude S. Wister
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From Meg Wicks, Administrative Assistant
Happy Valentine’s Day! Some fun trivia to share…
Remember…All You Need Is Love!
About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year. That's the largest seasonal
card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.
Cupid, another symbol of Valentines Day, became associated with it because he was the son
of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards holding
a bow and arrows because he is believed to use magical arrows to inspire feelings of love.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valen-
tines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your
heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
In Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine's Day card.
Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K. celebrate Valentine's Day.
The heart is the most common symbol of romantic love. Ancient cultures believed the human
soul lived in the heart. Others thought it to be the source of emotion and intelligence. The
heart may be associated with love because the ancient Greeks believed it was the target of
Eros, known as Cupid to the Romans. Because the heart is so closely linked to love, it's red
colour is thought to be the most romantic.
The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives
about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
The most fantastic gift of love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor
Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife, who died in childbirth. Work on the Taj began in 1634
and continued for almost 22 years. required the labor of 20,000 workers from all over India
and Central Asia.
Wearing a wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand dates back to ancient Egypt,
where it was believed that the vein of love ran from this finger directly to the heart.
In America, the pilgrims sent confections, such as sugar wafers, marzipan,
sweetmeats and sugar plums, to their betrothed. Great value was placed on
these gifts because they included what was then a rare commodity, sugar.
After the late 1800's, beet sugar became widely used and more available, and
sweet gifts continued to be valued and enjoyed.
From the Director of Social Services,
Kevin Godsil...
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G Y E N W A T U S X N U P N E
R G O L D W H S U B Y N H V T
E V P A I O A U P D A Y T F A
E A R N O D L F E L D C P W L
N L E A S A F Z R C S H A A O
D E S I N H T S B X E E T S C
G N I S A S I E O M N R R H O
R T D I E L M A W Y D R I I H
O I E U L A E H L B E Y O N C
U N N O R V Y A X E W T T G I
N E T L O I X W L A H R S T L
D A S O W N X K I D S E F O O
H T D V E R T S X S A E U N V
O K A I N A V L Y S N N E P E
G W Y M C C E L P R U P A E X
VALENTINE CHOCOLATE LOVE
GROUNDHOG DAY SHADOW
PRESIDENTSDAY WASHINGTON CHERRYTREE
SUPERBOWLXLIX PATRIOTS SEAHAWKS
NEWORLEANS CARNIVAL BEADS
ASHWEDNESDAY PURPLE GREEN
GOLD PUNXSUTAWNEY
HALFTIME
PENNSYLVANIA LOUISIANA
February Word Search
From the Director of Nurses, Tammy Guile…..
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Outbreak of Flu in Illinois
Illinois is reporting high flu activity and the CDC says the U.S.
has hit the flu epidemic threshold nationwide. According to the CDC, the proportion of deaths reported in 122 U.S. cities from pneu-monia and influenza surpassed the seasonal baseline and currently stands at the epi-demic threshold of 6.8 percent. The number of states reporting high flu activity has al-so increased from 13 to 22. Illinois is one of the states reporting high flu activity and, using CDC guidelines, classi-fies flu activity as widespread. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 115 influenza-associated ICU admissions were reported in the last week, as were 34 influenza outbreaks. There have been 323 total flu-associated ICU admissions in Illinois this season. We encourage anyone who is having Flu like symptoms to stay at home and postpone visiting until your symptoms are gone. Thank You
What’s Cookin’? From Cory Huddleston………
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This is a new dessert that has become a big hit. It is easy to prepare and would make a wonderful Valentine treat! Sugar Cookie Dessert (Yields 12)
Ingredients
1 roll- frozen sugar cookies
¼ lb- cream cheese
¼ cup- powder sugar
1 ½ cup- vanilla pudding (prepared)
½ qt- strawberries (sliced)
1 cup- whipped topping
Method of Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Flatten cookie dough in pan
3. Bake 12-15 minutes
4. Combine cream cheese and sugar
5. Spread mixture over cookie
6. Spread pudding over cream cheese
7. Layer strawberries over pudding
8. Top with whipped topping
9. Cut into 2 x 2-inch squares
10. Portion onto dessert plates
11. Cover and refrigerate below 38°
Enjoy!
In Memory of...
Our lives as caregivers have been blessed for
having been given the opportunity to know, love
and care for each of the residents we serve. It is with heartfelt
sympathy that we extend our support to the families of those residents
that passed away since our last newsletter:
Thomas Geraci, Patricia Taylor, Roy Holloway,
Dale Smith, Bobby Battin, Dorothy Wilbur,
Esther Breeden, and Gloria Connan
In Memory Of…………..
Your gift can make a difference
Honor your loved one or the memory of a friend with a tax deductible gift through the Friends of
Knox County Nursing Home. Your gift can be in the form of a brick memorial along the entrance
walk of the Home, an addition to the landscape of the Prairie Trails, or a gift of money with a desig-
nated purpose for the benefits of the residents, or the most treasured gift that anyone can give is
your time. Volunteer to read to a resident, help with activities or join us on a trip around town.
Your Board of Directors of the Friends of Knox County Nursing Home appreciates your contributions
and serve as volunteers to raise money and to use the funds contributed to best serve the resi-
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Faith
You will not see me, so you must have faith. I wait for the time when we can soar together again, both aware of each other. Until then, live your life to the fullest and when you need me just whisper my name in your heart…
I will be there
Emily Dickerson
Memorial Services, in remembrance of the treasured residents that we have had the privilege of serving are held quarterly to enable our Staff to take time to share their memories with families and friends in attendance. Please make time in your schedule to join us to share this circle of love and caring spirit.
Welcome to our new residents and families:
Harold Holmes, Elma Gum, Carol Logsdon,
Marge & Marvin Coziahr, Richard Kisler
Carol Asmussen, Alice Stauffer, Delores Pinckney, Nate
Esquivel, Ruth McCulloch, Darlyn Peterson, and Georgia Sieg
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EMPLOYEE BIRTHDAY
Ryan Harris Feb. 1st
Skylar Phillips Feb. 6th
Maggie Decker Feb. 7th
Rachel Martin Feb. 7th
Catherine Morris Feb. 7th
Julie Peterson Feb. 8th
` Kattie Haywood Feb. 12th
Alyssa VonKannon Feb. 13th
Catina Fields Feb. 14th
Suzanne Braden Feb. 14th
Sherry Lasley Feb. 15th
Michelle Wells Feb. 21st
Angela Parent Feb. 22nd
Tracy Sharp Feb. 23rd
Amanda Voorhees Feb. 25th
Brittany Bowton Feb. 28th
Teresa Daou Feb. 28th
Danielle Vacca Feb. 28th
RESIDENT BIRTHDAYS
Barbara Wilson Feb. 1st
Merle Henning Feb. 2nd
Alice Stauffer Feb. 12th
Judith Harrelson Feb. 14th
Bertha Carr Feb. 15th
Wes Smith Feb. 18th
Marianna Seitz Feb. 20th
Joseph Caracci Feb. 20th
Sharon Young Feb. 21st
Bernice Ziegenhorn Feb. 23rd
Richard Baughman Feb. 28th
Administrators Corner Rachel Kehr
On January 20th, we had an amazing opportunity have John
David from WQAD Channel 8 come and do a story on Knox
County Nursing Home. Unfortunately, Rock Island County’s
Nursing Facility, Hope Creek, has been in the news over the
last few months because of financial issues. WQAD wanted
to take a look at other county homes in the area and what
they are doing to be success in a struggling economy.
For KCNH, our success is a direct reflection of the wonderful staff we have.
They take pride and ownership of our facility and go above and beyond to
make sure our Residents Come First. It is a philosophy that this facility has
bought into and I think it shows in our day to day operations.
We are also very fortunate to have a Community and County Board that sup-
ports us. All too often, the new stories related to nursing facilities showcase
the negatives. So when a home is shown in a positive spotlight, we should all
celebrate!
The airing is available on www.wqad.com key word Knox County. It is also
available on our website, www.knoxcountynursinghome.com,
under “Photo Gallery”.
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From The Memory Care Unit Julie Jones
I would like to take a moment to offer my thanks posthumously to this man for his
work in the fight against Alzheimer’s and my condolences to his family on their loss.
Jerome Stone 1913 – 2015, Age 101
Founding President and Honorary Chair
of the Alzheimer’s Association
In 1986, Mr. Stone told the (Chicago) Tribune that years earlier, when his first
wife's mild forgetfulness turned to serious mental deterioration, it took visits to
several doctors before her condition was diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease.
Mr. Stone was astonished at how little was known about Alzheimer's. He tackled the
problem with a combination of problem-solving and organizational skills, connecting
several independent groups of researchers, physicians, caregivers and others to
form what is now the Alzheimer's Association in 1980.
"Jerry really saw what needed to be done, and just about anyone you would talk to
would say it was Jerry who had the vision and really ultimately had the ability to pull
people together to coalesce things to create what became the Alzheimer's Associa-
tion," said Harry Johns, president and CEO of the organization.
Evelyn Stone died of the disease in 1983.
As founding president and honorary chairman of the
Alzheimer's Association, his work in the fight against
the disease has had lasting effects in terms of research
funding as well as all the people the association touches
with care and support, according to Johns.
"Ultimately, his legacy will be to change the course of
the disease, whenever that occurs," Johns said.
"Without all that work, we wouldn't be close to where we
are today. We are gaining on it."
His full obituary may be found at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/
ct-jerome-stone-obituary-met-20150105-story.html
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MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Carl Strauch
CO-MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Mark DeYoung
COUNTY NURSING HOME COMMITTEE
Jeff Jefferson, Chair
Cheryl Nache, Robert Bondi,
George Knapp, Russell Nelson
ADMINISTRATOR
Rachel Secrist
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Tammy Guile
SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR & ADMISSIONS
Kevin Godsil
CARE PLAN DIRECTOR
Lea Ann Hobbs
HUMAN RESOURCE & EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Cathy Bowton, L.P.N.
ACTIVITY DIRECTOR
Tammie Leaf
BUSINESS OFFICE
Barb Mackey
Jori Shull
DIETARY MANAGER
Cory Huddleston
PRODUCTION
Neal Detmers
ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES
Ron Williams
MAINTENANCE CREW
Jonathan Reyes
Eric Bowton
Otis Taylor
MEMORY CARE COORDINATOR
Julie Jones
CENTRAL SUPPLY & SCHEDULER
Audrey Huddleston
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Meg Wicks
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