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Tower Topics February Events Date Volume 73 Issue 2 February 2018 Health Care Center Happenings Jackie Terpstra Unforgettable ‘50s Show 3 Here’s what’s happening in the Health Care Center: COD Lecture 9 Fifty two people were admitted to, and 44 were discharged from, the Village Voices Chorus 11 HCC in December. We benefit from a close relationship with several Ask Jay 12 area hospitals, who have invited us to join their “preferred provider” net- works, as well as referrals from former residents who were very satisfied Chicago Hot Five Band 13 during their stay with us. Several orthopedic surgeons have made us Singer Liz Goss 14 their “top choice” for post-acute rehabilitation for their patients. Birthday Bash 14 Our Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Team strives to continuously Tatiango Russian Duo 17 improve the HCC’s care and services. A few of our current projects are: Ladies at Lunch 19 resident fall reduction; psychotropic drug reduction; infection control – particularly hand washing; identifying and addressing pain; and call light Singer Edizon Dayao 22 response times. PP Players Show 23 Four new vital signs spot monitors and four oral thermometers were re- Quarterly Memorial 24 cently purchased and put into use. Residents and staff are delighted to Sr Suburban Orchestra 26 put this new, “top-of-the-line” equipment to good use every single day. Our “Music and Memory” and “Restorative” programs continue to bring Men’s Club: Al Curtis 27 joy and health to several residents. Heather Braoudakis 28 We were grateful for a wide variety of special events and fun activities Chinese NY Sunrise Show 28 enthusiastically led by our dynamic Life Enrichment Team of Celeste, Anita, Ruby, and Holly. Inside This Issue Page The Health Care Center team is proud to announce that we have earned a four star rating overall on the CMS “Nursing Home Compare” rating Health Care Ctr Update 1 system. Focused work on several quality indicators, resulting in im- Books, Birthdays, 2 proved outcomes, led to this rating. We are grateful for the opportunity Anniversaries & More to serve many Plymouth Place residents, and strive to do so with excel- lence. Thank you for your encouragement and support! News & Notes 3 Programs & Trips 4-8 Manager On Duty! News & Updates 9 A member of the Plymouth Place leadership team will be "on duty" to serve you and your family every Saturday. The MOD -- that's Manager Inside News/Dining 11 on Duty -- will be on campus during the day on Saturday (and by phone Our Life in Photos 12/13 on Sundays) to answer questions, support frontline staff, give tours and attend memorial services. You can see the MOD's photo at the Front Development Corner 14 Desk every Saturday morning! and Staff Profile Page 2 Tower Topics February Birthdays Bessie Roose Library—New Books Bob Jones 2/6 In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende. Doris Werner 2/10 Three very different people are brought together Helen King 2/11 in Brooklyn and Guatemala, resulting in a long overdue Betty Toft 2/12 love story. Harold Sutton 2/14 Queen Victoria's Matchmaking by Deborah Cadbury. Mary Voigt 2/14 From Prince Albert's untimely death in 1861 until her own Alice Karaba 2/15 death in 1901, the Queen's 42 grandchildren kept her busy Mary Kemp Clarke 2/15 exporting Britain's constitutional monarchy into the royal Edna Toner 2/16 lines of Europe, a canny use of political power. Don Micheli 2/17 Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth by Paul Milord 2/18 Jennifer Chiaverini. Focuses on possibly the most reviled Bernice Olson 2/20 figure in American history and the women supporting Pat Schmidt 2/20 him. Bill O’Meara 2/21 Monticello (large print) by Sally Cabot Gunning. Ima- Sybil Gilbert 2/22 gines the lives of Thomas and Martha Jefferson, his Russ Lundstrom 2/22 daughter, and her horror of the degrading institution of Rosalie Spender 2/22 slavery through her eyes when she returns from Europe. Barbara Beaudway 2/23 Sisters First: Stories From Our Wild and Wonderful Ruth Richards 2/25 Life (large print) by Jenna Bush Hager. Former first Mary Milner 2/26 daughters, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, Sue Ryan 2/27 share stories from the Texas countryside to the White Maurine Snedeker 2/28 House and beyond. Loretta Vaughn 2/28 Celine (large print) by Peter Heller. Story weaves in- ternational intrigue, mystery and richly developed charac- Happy Anniversary ters against the beauty of the natural world, Yellowstone Don & Donna DeBraal 2/4/50 Park. LeRoy & Mary Lou Snare 2/6/60 The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. A classic Eugene & Grace Kimura 2/12/50 thriller worthy of Agatha Christie weaves the story of a John & Sybil Gilbert 2/18/50 murder at an English manor house with actual crime clues Ralph & Janette Gutekunst 2/23/73 hidden in a manuscript. My Darling Detective by Howard Norman. A mystery Welcome to New Residents in Halifax mixes vandalism, murder and shadowy pasts. Andrew Pollard Deep Freeze (large print) by John Sandford. Virgil of Western Springs Apt 168 Flowers is called to Trippton, MN, to investigate the death Marianne Pollard of a local bank president in a nearby frozen river. of Western Springs Apt. 258 Young Jane Young (large print) by Gabrielle Zevin. A Emil Brkovic 20 year old political intern discovers the consequences of of La Grange Park Apt 201 youthful indiscretions in an era when Google never for- Gloria Bialek gets. of Willowbrook Apt 425 In Memoriam: Alice Karaba Mae Love Marilyn Garbe Wilma Dombrowski of Indian Head Park Apt 708 Rita Cunat Barbara Kroeplin Ruth Franzen Donald “Joe” Stewart Ruth Wulff Elaine Kennedy Tower Topics Page 3 Transportation Information SHOPPING & LOCAL TRIPS (no fee) Coach Trips and Billing Mondays 9:30am Walgreens/Trader Joe’s Reminder for outing sign-ups: If a 10:45am Jewel/Osco resident signs up for an outing that requires advance ticket orders by Plym- Thursdays 9:30am Jewel/Osco outh Place, he/she will be billed for that trip. 11:00am Walgreens If a resident cancels, it will be up to Feb. 6 9:00am Walgreens Senior Day the resident to find a replacement. Feb. 1 & 22 1:15pm Quarry Mall Plymouth Place Trips! (also TJ Maxx & Marshalls) On February 27th at 4pm, we will Feb. 8 1:15pm Yorktown discuss 2018 extended trip ideas (8/18 to 9/1 is Holland American Scotland/ Feb. 15 1 :15pm Oak Brook Iceland cruise, motor coach, etc.). Contact There is no fee for these trips Rita at 482-6805 with any questions. Congratulations to Cam Saban, in Life Enrich- Employee News Anniversary Congratulations to Plymouth ment, promoted to Fitness/Wellness Manager! Place employees with 10 or more years of ser- Ruby Carmona, HCC Life Enrichment Coordi- vice: Stocker Teofilo Munoz (28), Receptionist nator is taking the 36 hour Basic Orientation Course Aggie Frolik, AL CNA Melissa Graham and for Activity Directors at Oakton College. Housekeeper Zita Svedkauskiene (all 10)! Goodbye to Don Lamb, past bus driver and Condolences to Nicole Kooy, HCC Coordina- night security. He is retiring and moving downstate. tor, on her father’s death, and to Deborah Hoff- man, RN AL Manager, on her mother’s File of Life and Emergency death. Congratulations to Bozana Sazdovski, HCC Pendants: Victoria Dzierzbicki, Vitality Development Manager, on the birth of Resident Service Manager for Inde- her first child, daughter Elena! pendent Living, is available to assist you to learn Congratulations to Ljubica Popovic, house- more about it. Call #708-482-6636 to make an ap- pointment, or stop at office #1167. Fifth Third Bank and More News Clinic News Karen McGreal, RN Bank Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays: LL No appointment is nec- Clinic Hours 10am-1pm. If banker assistance is needed essary to see the nurse in outside of these hours, call our office at 708- the lower level clinic. Monday 9:00-11:30am 579-2000 (option 3) to set an appointment. This month’s blood Tuesday 12:30-2:30pm Bankers are able to meet you here any day of draws are scheduled for Wednesday 9:00-11:30am the week. Feb. 13 and 27 at Thursday 12:30-2:30pm Friday 9:00-11:30am Muir Salon January Raffle Winners: Nancy 8:00am. Residents need Jones, Bev Figge, Christine Wolgemuth, Susan to bring the prescription, Cummins. Congratulations! a Medicare card and insurance card to Suggestion Box: There are suggestion boxes the clinic by the Monday prior to the at reception and near the lower level in-house draw. Campus Care is available. For mailboxes. Put your ideas down in writing! information call 708-482-6596. Page 4 Tower Topics What’s Happening at Plymouth Place! Regular Programs Fitness Classes Mondays: Mind Games, LL ARTS 9:30am Hendrickson Fitness Center, Lower Level Catholic Communion/Mass, Albert Hall 10:00am Mon-Sat: Early Bird Fitness PP Chimes, Dole Hall 10:30am 8:30am Reflecting on Our Faith, 2nd fl. MPR 3:00pm Mon/Wed/Fri: Sculpt/Strength 9:00am Great Courses: History of World, DH 4:00pm Mon/Fri: Indoor Walking Club 9:30am Tuesdays: Mon/Wed: Pilates 10:00am Weaving, LL Weaving Room 9:00am Mon/Wed: Aqua and Aqua Pole 1:15pm Knitting Group, LL ARTS 9:30am Mon/Wed: Chair Yoga 2:30pm Ceramics/Painting Class, LL ARTS 1:30pm Tue/Thurs: Aqua Fit Pool 8:15am Bingo, 2nd Fl. MPR 3:00pm Tue/Thurs: Stretch & Dance 9:00am Wednesdays: Tuesdays: Boxing 9:30am Chapel, Albert Hall 10:00am Tue/Thurs: Rock Steady Box Game Night, LL GAME 7:00pm 10/11/1:15pm Hand & Foot Cards, 2nd Fl.