Thanks to Mike and Katie from Hospice Compassus for an outstanding presentation about how hospice today has evolved a lot in the last several years. Early hospice helps both a patient and their family for months before a person actually passes.
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN HOME OF ROANOKE
For many residents, Sunday had always been the day of family worship and that desire to go to church continues. Meeting their spiritual needs is an important part of the mission of the home for all who reside at this facility. Therefore, live church services for a variety of denominations are held regularly throughout the month.
On Sunday, July 20, the Apostolic Christian Church service was in the activity room. Thank you to the regular volunteers as well as the rotation of Roanoke A.C. ministers and song leaders who serve in this capacity. In addition, that afternoon saw a group of singers from the church on the prairie come to sing hymns in the lobby. What a beautiful day of praising the name of Jesus.
Monday had a group of residents and others gathering in the dining room for bingo in the afternoon. Thanks to those who made it happen when the activity department was very short staffed.
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Congratulations to resident Sharon Stephens as the coverall winner.
The evening had a lot of residents having fun playing bean bag toss. It was great to have activity assistant Grace Blunier back from vacation and sharing about her family trip out west to the Grand Canyon, too.
The ladies were busy on Tuesday morning baking lobby cookies as well as assisting in Helping Hands — Folding Towels. That afternoon the Popcorn Social had residents gathering in the activity room to eat a fresh bag of the salty snack while watching “The Carol Burnett Show.”
An interactive game of Would You Rather? that evening prompted many interesting conversations with answers to silly questions like “Would you rather have horns or a tail?” or more realistic questions like “Would you rather be seated on an airplane between a couple that’s arguing or next to a crying baby?”
National Lemon Day was July 23 so in Baking Buddies that morning lemon bars were made and then served at the Ladies Lounge. What a tasty treat!
Activity staff did a lot of one-on-ones that afternoon, going room to room to visit personally with those who participated. It’s a great opportunity to get to know a person more when conversing this way.
The evening had the livestreaming of the Roanoke Apostolic Christian Church service on activity channel 2.
A darling Jump Character Craft was Thursday morning. This project used foam pieces from a kit to put together different animals on a little spring that made them look like they were jumping. Those with an artsy flair enjoyed this activity.
Many residents had fun again in bingo before a group loaded the bus for the supper outing to Olive Garden in Bloomington. As always, the food there was outstanding and the service was great, too, with lots of laughs with the waitress.
It was the annual Blitz, an all staff training, on Thursday and Friday mornings in the multipurpose room. This informative meeting covers the many required topics like reviewing fire/disasters policies, resident rights, handwashing, emergency preparedness, and much more.
In addition, there was dementia training by past director of nursing Debbie Fischer, APRN, who now works for OSF in Out Patient Palliative Care, as well as an excellent presentation by different hospice companies. Hospice today has evolved a lot in the last several years and means so much more than the stereotypical a person-is-dying-soon stigma.
In fact, a person can be on hospice for years. Early hospice is a term that helps both a patient and their family with the months before a person actually passes. It’s a relationship that is built during that timeframe to help everyone with what’s coming down the road.
In fact, the hospice presenter said, “If a person dies in only a few days after admission, then hospice has not done its job properly.”
In addition, at least one hospice company has a program called Connections, which is designed as a service for a family when their loved one does not yet qualify for hospice. It is an excellent way to start for building those relationships even earlier for when the time does come for hospice to be used more fully.
On Thursday afternoon, there also was CPR training for staff.
Friday’s Rise and Shine Exercises were done differently today with the limited activity staff available due to the Blitz that morning. Gardening, too, had to be adjusted due to the dizzily weather, but that meant the rain gave the blooming flowers a healthier drink.
The root beer floats and eye spy that were both scheduled in the courtyard were moved inside to the activity room. Many thanks to the junior volunteers Danielle Schmidgall and Molly Shuck for assisting with the two afternoon activities as well as Letty Leman and Anthony Goett, who both volunteered in the lobby at the receptionist desk — one that morning and the other in the afternoon — as well as those who were in the dining room assisting with lunch.
Movie Night with Popcorn featured “Finding Neverland.” Many residents seemed curious about it and wanted to learn more about the creator of Peter Pan, happily munching some popcorn while watching the movie.
Some beautiful coloring took place on Saturday morning with those who gathered in the activity room. All the participants had a lot of artistic talent and enjoyed visiting and asking each other about their lives while enjoying their time sharing a love for this form of art.
LOOKING AHEAD: A Summer Splash Day will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 with a kiddie pool, water balloons, water slide, squirt guns, etc. along with some snacks. This fun activity is for kids of all ages but reservations are required.
Please RSVP to Activity Director Molly Hanrahan at [email protected] or call 923-2071 ext. 170 by Aug. 1.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: A full-time housekeeping/laundry and a full- or part-time activity position are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with a Saturday rotation every seven weeks but no Sundays.
Full-time benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance and employer-paid life insurance, plus after one year a 403(b) company match. Contact Heather at 923-2071 ext. 114 or email [email protected] for more information.
Applications are available online at http://www.achroanoke.org under the employment tab, and any other department openings are listed there.
HOMECOMING WEEKEND: This year’s big fundraiser will be Aug. 22-23. The event will also mark five decades of compassionate service to the community.
At dusk on Friday, the 22nd, a special lantern release ceremony will honor the lives and legacies of residents past and present. Lanterns may be reserved in advance for a suggested $20 donation because only a limited number will be available that evening. Please contact Jamie Hodel at 309-369-5781 by Aug. 1 to get yours.
A 1950s diner-themed meal will be available from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday along with the auction preview, bake sale and farmers market. There will be live music from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday morning will start with the pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m. The bake sale will reopen at 8 a.m. and the children’s activity area ill open at 9 a.m.
The live auction begins at 10 a.m. with lunch being served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Anyone who would like to donate any new items, themed baskets, getaway trips, hosted dinners, gift cards etc. or any other service/activity, contact Jana Gastman at 309-303-1096 to arrange a time to deliver an item to her home. Donations are requested by Aug. 1 so items can be advertised ahead of the auction.
Thank you for your consideration of supporting this major fundraiser for ACHR.
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