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The week of 18-24 is National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize the impact volunteers have on our communities and especially in our facility. This year has been an unusual year for anyone to be able to come into our facility to provide activities and visits with our residents. The volunteers played a vital role in our facility with all they did for our residents. Even through the pandemic they made virtual visits, brought in gifts and items for the residents to help keep them occupied and busy. The residents missed having our volunteers come into the facility some weekly, others monthly. Seeing these friendly faces was very uplifting to the residents. The impact is unbelievable what a visit, a phone call or a card can do for someone’s moral. These volunteers who continue to do their part in being a part of our family is greatly appreciated. We aren’t able to show them the appreciation they deserve this year due to the COVID-19 virus, but we do want them to know how appreciated each and every one is. During the holiday the community came forth and made sure our residents had the best possible Christmas. The volunteers who came and caroled around the facility was inspiring. Holidays are especially hard on families when they can’t visit face to face, so having a volunteer drop off items and cards makes a big difference in the day of our residents. Volunteer Week has been celebrated since 1974 by a Presidential Proclamation by President Richard Nixon. It was organized in the United States by the Points of Light Foundation. Many of our volunteers have told me the work they do is so rewarding to them, seeing the smiles and interaction with the residents before the pandemic was very therapeutic for them. And I believe it worked both ways. So, a hearty thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who give of their time and their love to our residents. P A G E 2 RIDGELAND NURSING & REHAB Happy, Happy Birthday

Once again it is birthday time for a special group of residents and staff. People born in April are said to be healthi- er and more optimistic. They excel at their jobs. They are either Aries or Taurus. Aries celebrate their birthday between April 1-19, and anyone born between April 20 and April 30 are Taurus. Aries are typically ambitious leaders while if you are a Taurus you might be a go-getter who also takes time to enjoy the luxuries of life. The daisy and sweet pea are the birth flower for April. The sweet pea signifies blissful pleasure, while daisies repre- sent childhood innocence, loyalty, and purity. The birthstone for April is the diamond. It is the most valuable of all birthstones and represents abundance, strength, power, and courage. April is the first full month of spring, when everything is full of optimism and cheer, well, except for Tax Day that is. Plants begin to return, and we get started on spring cleaning. April is like a month of rebirth. So, it isn’t as bad as we might think having another birthday and becoming another year older. Those having a birthday in April are: RESIDENTS STAFF Willie Grant-15 Liz Saddiq-2 Dana Dziadaszek-26 Margaret Smith-16 Samantha Robinson-4 Ashley Brown-28 Robert Hartzog-19 Sarah Pinckney-26 Mary Badger-29

We want to take this opportunity to wish all the April celebrants a very Happy Birthday and many more to come. Enjoy your day to the fullest.

Once again it is time to recognize our employees who were hired in the month of April. We are very fortunate for this elite group who have been with us for several years and giving their all to the residents and to the facility. Our Activity Director Katina Orr joined our family in 2007. Tina is very dependa- ble and does so much to keep our residents active and happy. During this pandemic, things were extremely diffi- cult with the social distancing and the restrictions for family members and other residents, but Tina did her best to make it work that the residents were kept busy and content. This was no easy task, but Tina managed to han- dle it well. Another very faithful employee who is always willing to step up and help out whenever needed is CNA Ivory Jones. Ivory became a member of our family in 2007. She is quite the example of a good team player and gives her all when she is on duty. She is very dependable and reliable and gives 100% when she is at work. RN Deborah Salley works part time on 3-11 or the 11-7 shift and has been part of our family since 2016. Deborah always is wearing a smile and has a kind word for everyone. Rounding out our April hires is our dietary worker Aloha Fadden. Aloha also joined our family in 2016 and is a great employee. She too, is very dependable and relia- ble. She is a good team player and puts all her efforts into making the dietary department run smooth and effi- ciently. We are very fortunate to have these ladies on staff and we want to thank them for all the do for our resi- dents and for the facility. Keep up the good work ladies.

2020 tax returns are due on May 17, 2021. Even if you owe taxes and can’t pay, you will face lower penalties from the federal and state governments if you at least file. Filing a tax return or a tax extension penalties are higher than not paying the taxes owed. Late filing penalties are generally higher than late payment penalties. It is better to file your return and pay as much as you can afford than not filing at all. If you are like me you feel you pay enough taxes all year long, then must often pay more when you file your taxes at the end of the year. ONE HUNDRED AND THIR T E E N T H P A G E 3

The last full week of April is dedicated to honoring those in the work force that keep our offices running smoothly and efficiently. The day this week is known as National Administrative Professionals’ Week. The name has changed over the years as have the duties of the office staff. The idea of creating a day for honoring administrative staff goes back to World War II. At that time, the United States had a shortage of such skilled workers, so in 1942 the National Secretaries Association was founded to attract employees to the administrative field. The first Secretaries Day and National Secretaries Week was observed in June 1952. Three people were instrumental in seeing that a day to recognize secretaries was established, Mary Barrett, President of the National Secretaries Association, C. King Woodbridge, president of Dictaphone Corporation, and Harry F. Klemfuss, public relations account executive at Young and Rubicam. The date was changed in 1955 to the last full week in April and the name has changed twice. In 1981 to Professional Secretaries Day and in 2000 to Administrative Professionals’ Day. This day was created to recognize the work of all administrative workers, secretaries, receptionists, administrative assistants, and other professionals in this field. We shouldn’t just show appreciation on one day for the work these administrative folks do on a daily basis at your workplace. This year Administrative Professionals’ Day is Wednesday April 21. We are so fortunate to have a great group of women holding down these positions in our facility. Julie Crews is usually the first voice you hear when you call the facility. She is always polite and courteous. Julie has a number of duties that go along with the front office position. I couldn’t even begin to tell you all that she does do for the residents, staff and facility. Running errands for the facility and residents keeps Julie busy on most days. Doing a great deal of administrative duties for Sheri is a big part of her day. She has worked in healthcare for quite a few years, so she is very knowledgeable at her position. Julie joined our workplace in 2018. Patsy Bozard has been with us for 15 years. She is in charge of accounts payable and receivables, and verifying insurance on a prospective admission. She must keep the books in order and that is a very challenging job, but Patsy handles all her duties well. Whitney Malphrus joined our staff as a part time evening and weekend receptionist in 2015 and later became a full-time employee in July 2020. She was assisting Tina in the Activity Department but has since became an Administrative Assistant in both Activities and Human Resources. Whitney is very knowledgeable when it comes to the computer so that comes in quite handy for most of us. Dana Dziadaszek is our Human Resource Director. Dana is in charge of payroll, which to most of us that is her most important job. But believe me that isn’t the only thing Dana is in charge of. She is responsible for screening and processing the new hires. She makes sure the CNA certifications are up to date as well as our CPR requirements. The nurses license expirations are another important factor that Dana keeps up with. Medical Records request all go through Dana as well. We are thankful and appreciate these ladies for all they do for our facility and our residents. P A G E 4 RIDGELAND NURSING & REHAB CENTER

There are a lot of things you may or may not have known about and its traditions. When your family gets together on Easter you can amaze them with some of these little-known facts. In medieval times when the chil- dren were in church the priest would give one of the choir boys a hard-boiled egg and they would pass it around amongst themselves till the clock struck midnight. Whoever was holding the egg would be able to eat it. Easter clothes used to be considered good luck. If you wear new clothes on Easter, you would have good luck the rest of the year. Upper-class New Yorkers would dress to the tea for church on Easter and this led to Easter bonnets and the famous Easter parade. There are only 12 states that recognize . Good Friday com- memorates Christ’s crucifixion, but it is not a federal holiday. Some states experience office closures including New Jersey, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In 2018, $18.2 billion was spent on Easter. It is the second highest on record. $5.7 billion was spent on food, #3.2 billion on clothes and $2.9 billion on gifts. The tradition of the Easter Bunny giving out candy and eggs originated in Germany during the Middle Ages dating back to the 16th century. Dutch settlers brought the idea of the bunny to the United States in the 1700’s. Easter and are the two holidays that go head-to-head to which holiday sells the most candy. Americans eat about 1.5 mil- lion marshmallow peeps during Easter. This makes them the most popular non-chocolate Easter Candy. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania factory makes 5.5million peeps a day. Back in 1953, it took 27 hours to make one peep because they were handmade with a pastry tube. Now it takes 6 minutes thanks to a machine called the Depositor. More than 1.5 million Cadbury cre me eggs are made every day. A factory in England makes more than 500 million every year. If these eggs were piled on top of each other they would be taller than Mt. Everest. During Easter Americans consume more than 16 million jellybeans. That’s enough jellybeans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times or fill a plastic egg the size of a nine-story building. Jellybeans were first introduced in the 1930’s. Considering $2.6 billion is spent of candy alone it is no wonder 90 million chocolate bunnies are sold during Easter, and only in the United States. It’s funny 59% of people eat the ears first off, a chocolate bunny, only a handful start with the feet/tail. The tradition of the White House Easter egg roll tradi- tion started in 1878. President Rutherford b. Hayes was taking a walk when children approached him asking about a possible Easter egg roll. He loved the idea, and it became a yearly event ever since. This is just some little-known facts thought might be interesting to share as we get ready to celebrate Easter April 4.

The 2021 theme for is “Restore Our Earth”. Earth Day Network is the organizing body for Earth Day world- wide announced the 2021 theme after consultation with members in its network in 192 countries. The day is celebrated annually on April 22 to raise awareness for the protection of our environment and the care of our planet. The first Earth Day was observed April 22, 1970. To save the planet we need to adapt to the impacts of climate control and other environmental damage. Non-government organizations, businesses and governments worldwide are looking for natural processes and green technologies to restore the world’s forests, conserve and rebuild soils, improve farming procedures, and restore wildlife populations, but one of the big things is to rid the world’s oceans of plastics. Scientists are sounding the alarm unless we change the way we are doing things it could lead to even more deadlier viruses. It will cripple our economy and we will never be able to restore the balance of nature. The current pandemic has shut down the economies of the world and has caused large number of deaths. There are over one billion people who participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance. Initially Earth Day was only held in the United States, but since 1990 it has gone global to be observed on April 22. ONE HUNDRED AND THIR T E E N T H P A G E 5

April showers bring more than just May flowers. Sunlight is known as white light and is actually a National Rainbow Day is April 3. Rainbows are both mixture of all visible colors. Rainbows appear in magical and even a little mysterious. What causes a seven colors of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, rainbow? They are caused by reflection, refraction, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Not only do two and dispersion of light in water resulting in a people not see the same rainbow, but your two eyes spectrum of light in the sky. They are in the form of even see a different one. You can be standing side a multicolored arc. They always appear on the side by side with someone and both of you describe the of the sky directly opposite the sun. You might have rainbow and both agree that is what you saw, but heard people say,” go chase a rainbow”. Well, don’t. you truly are not seeing the same thing. When They are not necessarily at the location where you you’re looking at a rainbow, you’re looking a light see them. They are an optical illusion viewed from a that reflected by raindrops sitting above the certain angle to the light source. This means the horizon. But your horizon is always different and closer you get the further away it is. Almost all maybe only slightly different from everyone’s eyes. rainbows are double rainbows, we just can’t see the Maybe to better understand, the center of the second arch because it is fainter. If there is more rainbow arc you’re seeing sits on the imaginary line water, we’ll see the second arch then seeing the stretching from your eyes to the sun. Since your double rainbow. Rainbows are full circles that can eyes and those of someone else’s even someone only be seen from the air. When we see them on the next to you, can’t be in the same place in space at ground, we are given an arc shape. Hawaii has more the same time, the two of you can never see the rainbows than anywhere in the world because of its same rainbow. The sun needs to be at a 42-degree tropical weather. You can only see a rainbow if the angle or less for a rainbow to appear. You can even sun is behind you and the rain is in front of you. As make your own rainbow using a garden hose or the sunlight passes through the water droplets, it is water sprinkler to form water droplets on a sunny bent and split into the colors of the rainbow. day.

We would like to extend our condolences to the family of Joseph Bowman. Mr. Bowman resided with us since 2008. He had been in declining health for the past several years, but prior to that he was up and about in his w/c and enjoyed visits from his wife Barbara prior to her passing. They were a devoted couple who married on Valentine’s Day, so they shared their love all year long. After Barbara’s death, her nephew Bobby Ryans became the person in charge. Bobby was very dedicated to his uncle. Prior to the pandemic he visited often and was very involved in his care. Our sweet lady on Bwing, Helen Daring was called to Heaven to be with the Lord on March 16. Helen joined our family in January 2018 and over the past year had a decline in health. She will be sadly missed by her family. Helen always talked about her family and loved them dearly. We extend our sincere sympathy to all of her family members especially to her daughter Gail who visited often and even during this pandemic she would come see her mother through the window visits.

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In the early 1930’s an unemployed architect Alfred Mosher Butts studied existing board games and decided he wanted to design one of his own. He found that most board games included numbers such as dice and bingo and move games like chess and checkers and then word games like anagrams. He invented the board game Scrabble in Jackson Heights, New York. He combined elements of anagrams and crossword puzzles to design a game of skill and chance. You drew 7 lettered tiles from a pool, then try to form words from those seven letters. How he came up with what letters to use was by studying the front page of the New York Times to see how frequently each letter of the alphabet was used. He then used each letter’s frequency to determine how many of each letter he would include in the game. He included only four S tiles so a person couldn’t make so many plural words to make the game too easy. He first called the fame “Lexiko”, but later changed the name to “Criss Cross Words”. He eventually sold the rights to a fellow game lover, James Brunot and made a few adjustments to the design and renamed it “Scrabble”. In 1948, the games were trademarked and Brunot and his wife converted an abandoned schoolhouse in Dodgingtown, Connecticut into a Scrabble factory. In 1949 the made 2,400 sets and lost $450. But luck would have it that the game was gaining in popularity and orders were received from Macy’s department store that made the game even more successful. By 1952, they could no longer keep up with the demand and Brunot asked licensed game maker to market and distribute the game. One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold worldwide and between one and two million sets are sold in North America alone each year. We celebrate Scrabble Day on the birthday of the inventor of the game Alfred Mosher Butts on April 13th.

One year has passed since the Covid 19 virus stopped the country. Here it has been an eye-opening experience, a hurtful situation for many of us. We have not been able to have visitors in our facility which definitely has been a hardship not only on the residents, but family members as well. Being able to visit at the window or facetime on the iPad certainly is not the same. That personal touch from a loved one is so vital to the mental and physical well being of the person giving and certainly the person receiving a hug or a kiss. Our residents have done very well through these trying times. It would be difficult on any of us to be confined to our bedroom and not having the interaction we once enjoyed with our family and friends. The staff has done a great job in keeping the virus to a minimum in our facility. It hasn’t been easy on anyone, but everyone banned together to make sure the safety of the residents was a top priority. Staff members getting tested twice weekly was quite an undertaking, but it was done smoothly and efficiently. Our activities had to be done on a limited basis because of social distancing and wearing of masks. It is hard to say if things will get back to “normal” or the way they were anytime soon. All we can do is hope and pray they do. The community has been great, thinking about the residents and staff, by providing them with treats occasionally and trying to keep the morale up. Both the staff and residents appreciated all the kind words and deeds the community has provided during this time. ONE HUNDRED AND THIR T E E N T H P A G E 7

April 1-The dollar sign was invented by Oliver Pollack in 1778. April 2-Congress passes the Coinage Act in 1792 and the U.S. Mint was born. April 3- The Pony Express began delivering mail in 1860. April 4- Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. April 5- General Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. April 6- Twinkies hit the market and the first ones were banana filled in 1930. April 7- The musical South Pacific opened on Broadway in 1949. April 8- Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run surpassing Babe Ruth’s record in 1974. April 9- In 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War. April 10- The PGA was formed, and the first professional golf tournament was held in 1916. April 11- The U.S. Submarine Forces was established in 1900. April12-Mount Washington Observatory records the highest surface wind ever measured anywhere on earth at 231 miles per hour. April 13- Tiger Woods wins the Masters Golf Tournament in 1997 becoming the first African American and youngest person to win this event. April 14- President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in 1865 and died the next day. April 15- The Titanic hits an iceberg in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and sinks in 1912. April 16-In 1900, the first book of stamps was issued by the postal service. April 17- The Ford Mustang was unveiled in 1964. April 18- In 1906, the Great San Francisco Earthquake killed 700 people. April 19– In 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City killing 168 people. April 20- In 1999, two teenage boys went on a shooting rampage in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado killing one teacher and 12 students. April 21-The city of Rome, Italy was founded in 753 B.C. April 22-Earth Day was established in 1970. April 23-The first YouTube video was posted in 2002. April 24-Pope Benedict XVI became the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. April 25-The United Nations was formed in 1945 by 45 countries in San Francisco. April 26-The first polio vaccine was given in 1954. April 27- The first Social Security checks were distributed in 1937. April 28- Mutiny on the HMX Bounty, the most famous naval mutiny in history took place in 1789. April 29-In 1851, Elias Howe applied for a patent for a clothing closure “the zipper”. April 30- In 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon.

I was sitting here wondering what might have happened 50 years ago in 1971, that I forgot about or didn’t even know it happened to begin with. On October 1st, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida. I have made 3 trips to that magical place and I will go again one day. It is the most wonderful place in the world. On November 14, Mariner 9 reached Mars and becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. Jim Hart, a quarterback for the NFL from 1966-84 threw a 98yd. pass for a touchdown. Since then, there have been thirteen 99yd. pass completions that last recorded was from Eli Manning to Victor Cruz. The Apollo 14 landed on the moon on February 5. The voting age was lowered to 18 by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution on June 30th. The Apollo 15 astronauts became the first to ride in a lunar rover. Sad when this occurred, the final episode of the Beverly Hillbillies on September 7th. Several famous people were born in 1971, actor Mark Wahlberg, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, cyclist Lance Armstrong, singer Ricky Martin and rapper Snoop Dogg to name a few. Many of these events I remembered quite well. It is just so amazing how things have changed and progressed over the past 50 years. P A G E 8 ONE HUNDRED AND THIR T E E N T H

Ridgeland Nursing Center Disaster Preparedness Information

In the event of a disaster or foreseeable weather-related emergency, such as a hurricane, Ridgeland Nursing Center takes directive from the Fed- eral, State and Local Emergency Preparedness Agencies. In the event of a disaster or foreseeable weather-related emergency, these agencies will give the order to either 1) shelter in place, or 2) evacuate to another location. In the event of a shelter in place order, RNC is equipped to with emergency backup generators, extra water, gas and supplies to endure the shelter in place order. RNC is also pre-stocked with foods and drinks for both staff and resident to endure the shelter in place order. EVACUATION LOCATIONS: • PLAN A: In the event of an evacuation order, RNC will evacuate all residents and some staff members to Syl-view Rehabilitation and Memory Care in Sylvania, GA. The address is 411 Pine Street, Sylvania GA. The telephone number is 912-564-2015. The residents and Repre- sentatives are notified prior to evacuation of the facility. • PLAN B: In the event of an evacuation order, RNC will evacuate all residents and some staff members to Cummings Health and Rehab in Cummings, GA. The address is 2775 Castleberry Road, Cummings GA. (alternate evacuation point). The telephone number is 770-781-2300. The residents and Representative are notified prior to evacuation of the facility. In the event Syl-view Rehabilitation and Memory Care and Cummings Health and Rehab are unable to accept RNC residents, or is not a safe evacu- ation shelter, RNC residents and staff will evacuate to other nursing homes in the Atlanta, GA area. In this case, residents and Representatives will be notified of the contact information pertaining to them. Prior to an evacuation, you will be notified of the impending evacuation by telephone and given the opportunity to evacuate your loved one with you. Please remember that our residents safety is our Number 1 priority! CONTACT US: 1516 Grays Hwy/PO Box 1570 Ridgeland, SC 29936 (please use PO Box for letters & small packages) Phone: 843-726-5581 Fax: 843-726-3741

During the month of April, we celebrate Stress Awareness Month. None of us are immune to it because it is a part of our ex- istence. Stress can cause or aggravate health issues and be debilitating. So, we need to be aware when we are stressed and how to cope with it. Persons with a Type A personality often are more suscep- tible to being stressed because of their per- sonality. They usually are ambitious, out- going, impatient, anxious, and concerned with time management. One way to deal with stress is learn how to turn your mind off. Meditation is a good way of doing that. It helps achieve quietness. Another way to battle stress is by exercising. Getting fresh air and exercise daily are a great help. You don’t have to be a jogger or a cyclist, you can exercise by walking. When you visit your doctor, he can sometimes help with ways to relieve stress in your life. Often stress can be a good thing. It can keep peo- ple motivated. Those with chronic stress can be prone to a variety of ailments such as headaches, insomnia and even high blood pressure or heart dis- ease. Some things that can bring on stress are money matters, work, family situations and relationships. There was a report that stated the most stressed-out states are Louisiana, New Mexico, and West Virginia. The least stressful are Minnesota, and Utah. About 2/3 of the work force in the United States report they cope with stress by crying or finding an outlet to help reduce stress in their life. There is a National Stress Awareness Day and that occurs the day after your taxes are due. So, by filing your taxes it can reduce your stress, but then it might add to it.