Inside this issue:

Administrator’s

Corner

10

Monthly

Activities

2

Memory Care

Unit

4

Kevin Godsil

Social Services

5

Tammy Guile

D.O.N..

6

Dietary

Cory Huddleston

7

In Memory Of.. 8

Special points of

interest:

Do you know that

your county nursing

home offers all

rehabilitation

services?

Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Speech Therapy

Restorative Therapy

Knox County Nursing Home &

Rehabilitation Center

Knox County Gazette

2016

OCTOBER

Tammie Leaf’s Activities and Events...

Knox County Gazette

October Activity Events (more to come)

On Oct. 7th, we will hold our Annual Weenie Roast! It will be held

outside in the Gazebo at 4:30pm. No reservations are needed. We

hope to see you there!

Our Halloween Party & Parade for the Residents will be on Oct

31st. There will be games, food, fun times and a parade of costumes.

Children’s Trick or Treat at Knox County Nursing Home will be the

31st at 5:00pm. This always a fun event and we hope to see you there!

The Gazebo looks great thanks to Grace Lutheran Church!

Members of the church painted the Gazebo in service to

their “God’s work. Our hands” program. They will return

to complete the second coat of paint.

Thank you to all who participated!

Fun Trivia! This Was the Year….1907

President: Theodore Roosevelt ● Vice President: Charles Fairbank

Average Income: $1,091.00 ● New House: $3,395 ● New Car: $600

Gallon of Gas: 6¢ ● 1oz of Silver: 61¢ ● 1oz of Gold: $20.67 ● Milk: 31¢ a gallon

Inventions

Seaplane ● Wristwatch● Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Bakelite– one of the first plastics made from synthetic components

Quiz: Who appeared in these movies?

Of his 175 films, the following seven are unique as compared to the others.

Why? (Answers next month)

Reap the Wild Wind (1942) ● The Fighting Seebees (1944)

Wake of the Red Witch (1949) ● Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

The Alamo (1960) ● The Cowboys (1972) ● The Shootist (1976)

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From the Business Office… Jori Shull

Save yourself a hassle – let us do your baking!

This year we are selling delicious home-made Thanksgiving pies. They will be baked by our amazing cooks as a fundraiser for our bus. They will be ready for pick-up the day before Thanksgiving (Wed. 11/23).

Here are the specifics:

Price: $10.00 each

(payment required at the time of order) How to Order: *Order forms will be available

at the reception desk beginning Oct. 1st

Order Deadline: All orders have to be turned in to the front desk by Nov. 13th @ 4:00 pm

Pickup Date: Wed., Nov.23th (day before Thanksgiving)

Yummy Flavors: Apple, Peach, Pumpkin

*Order form will have the list of pies offered

KCNH Annual Weenie Roast!

Friday, October 7th @ 4:30 pm

Outside in the Gazebo

Fun Games for the Kids & Delicious

S'mores too!

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From the Memory Care Unit… Whitney Greene

There have been multiple studies about the effect of music to the brain.

It’s no wonder that we resort to music. We use music in various ways to suit

our moods: at a party, for exercise, to cheer us up or to remember someone

special. Music has been proven to reach multiple areas of the brain. Music is

touching to many of us in so many ways. Many musicians also suffer or

suffered from Dementia. Here are a few people from the musical world who have been

diagnosed and lived with Dementia. Some still performed as long as they could while

battling the disease:

Malcom Young – Rock band AC/DC

Malcolm was a rhythm guitarist, background vocalist and songwriter

for AC/DC. He founded the band in 1973 and continued playing up until

2014 when he started to exhibit severe short term memory loss. He

was then diagnosed with Dementia and retired from the band. He now

lives in a specialized home for Dementia in Sydney, Australia.

Glenn Campbell

Glenn Campbell was a country crooner and he is best known for

hits in the 1960s and 1970s. He hosted a music & comedy variety

show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. In 2011, he was

diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and gave a farewell tour in

2012 singing “Rhinestone Cowboy” as his final goodbye. He is

currently living in a memory care facility in Nashville, TN.

Casey Kasem

Casey Kasem was well known for being the voice of Shaggy in

the Scooby Doo cartoons, but he was also a disc jockey on

the radio. Most of us know him from the American Top 40

Countdown. He was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in

2007. He continued to voice Shaggy up until 2009. Casey

passed away in June of 2014.

From the Director of Social Services... Kevin Godsil

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From the Director of Nursing… Tammy Guile

New Flu Information for 2016-2017 from the CDC

Getting an annual flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and your family from the

flu. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed work and school due to flu,

as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations. The more people who get vaccinated, the more peo-

ple will be protected from flu, including older people, very young children, pregnant women and

people with certain health conditions who are more vulnerable to serious flu complications. This

page summarizes information for the 2016-2017 flu season.

What’s new this flu season?

A few things are new this season:

Only injectable flu shots are recommended for use this season.

Flu vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses.

There will be some new vaccines on the market this season.

The recommendations for vaccination of people with egg allergies have changed.

What viruses do 2016-2017 flu vaccines protect against?

There are many flu viruses and they are constantly changing. The composition of U.S. flu

vaccines is reviewed annually and updated to match circulating flu viruses. Flu vaccines protect

against the three or four viruses that research suggests will be most common. For 2016-2017,

three-component vaccines are recommended to contain:

A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus,

A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2)-like virus and a

B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus (B/Victoria lineage).

Knox County Nursing Home will be giving Flu shots starting the second

week of October. Enclosed in this month’s statements are the consent

forms. Please fill out the consent and return it as soon as possible

What’s Cooking? Cory Huddleston, Dietary Mgr.

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Please Join Us! It may seem early but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We will

be hosting our Annual Thanksgiving Day Meal on 11/24/16 from

11:30am-1:00pm. The cost of the meal will be $11.00 (tickets can be

purchased at the front desk).

We will gladly accommodate large parties! In order to reserve your

space, please RSVP by Nov.17th and let us know the number of people

in your party. Contact us early, because room reservations fill up fast.

You can stop by the front desk or call (309)289-2338.

We hope to see you there!

Catering: Please keep us in mind for your upcoming gatherings! We will cook for your crowd.

We can cater large to small events to make it easy on you. We will prepare a large variety of

items and bring them freshly prepared or bring or our grill to your location and cook on-site.

The best part is that you get to spend more time with your family and friends and we get to

clean up the mess! Please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance if we can cater your event!

Thanksgiving Menu:

Cold Line: Hot Line:

Oreo Fluff Roasted Turkey

Watergate Salad Honey Glazed Ham

Assorted Fruits Green Bean Casserole

Cranberry Salad Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Assorted Relishes Candy Yams

Dinner Roll with Margarine Dessert: Pumpkin Pie

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 ex-

tend our support to the families of those residents that passed away since our last newsletter:

Monty Bell and Gladys Carlson

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 designated pur-

pose for the benefits of the res-

idents, or the most treasured

gift that anyone can give is

your time. Volunteer to read

to a resident, help with activi-

ties 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 vol-

unteers to raise money and to

use the funds contributed to

best serve the residents of the

home.

Thanks for your support!

In Memory Of…..

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A special thanks to Doreen Sanford and

Harriette Mohr for their invaluable help in

getting our newsletters ready to mail.

We deeply appreciate the support!

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings

in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours

through and shines down upon us to let us know

they are happy.

~Anonymous

Employee Birthdays Resident Birthdays

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Welcome to our new Residents and Families!

Eric Bowton 10/4 Gina Ojeda 10/17

Cindy Good 10/4 Shannon Cuevas 10/18

Barb Mackey 10/4 Jerad McKeown 10/18

Jeraldine Lee 10/5 Jodi Hanen 10/20

Kiarra Marshall 10/9 Brittney Dutton 10/22

Nicole Rogers 10/12 Clinton Hall 10/22

Neal Detmers 10/13 Barbara Jackson 10/23

Isabelle Pearcy 10/13 Lawrence Taylor 10/25

Janice Daly 10/14 Tammy Guile 10/26

Terry Jones 10/16 Tina James 10/28

Carole Mullins 10/16 Ashley Dixon 10/29

Barbara Scott 10/16 Jessica Whitney 10/31

Harold Johnson, Bob Lovell,

Linda Turney, Ruth Nordgren,

Ruth Curry, Helen Wagner

and Betty Lou Wilson

Joan Gladfelter 10/2

Vernie Stoneking 10/3

Harriette Mohr 10/6

William Poyner 10/8

Darlene Clark 10/9

Lelia Chaplin 10/13

Marcy Howland 10/20

Mary Lievens 10/20

Melba Dodd 10/25

Charles McCulloch 10/29

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Administrator’s Corner… Rachel Secrist

We are pleased to welcome our new therapy provider, Functional Pathways,

with an open house. We would love to see you there to tell you more about

the services we provide at KCNH, both for inpatients and outpatients.

We invite you to come and meet

the new members of our

Functional Pathways Therapy

team. We will have light

refreshments and be giving tours

of the department. We hope to

see you there and will be ready to

answer your questions! Ther

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Wednesday, October 19th 3 to 6 pm

Refreshments, Appetizers,

& Door Prizes!

From the Administrative Assistant… Meg Wicks

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Marci Tyrrell

Clinical Manager

Theresa Haring

Physical Therapy

Assistant

Sherri Huang

Speech Therapy

Shelly Nelson

Occupational

Therapy

Curtis Estrada

Physical Therapy

Heather Christy

Occupational

Therapy

Jason Hale

Regional Manager

Please Welcome the Functional Pathways Therapy Team to KCNH!!!

As some of you know, last month Knox County Nursing Home started working with

our fantastic new therapy company, Functional Pathways! We wanted to dedicate some

time in this issue to show you some of the new (and familiar) faces you may see around

the building!

Please take the opportunity too to stop by our Therapy Department on Wing 1!

We are very excited about the new ideas that this team has in providing the best care

to our much loved residents. Welcome aboard!!

Phone: 309-289-2338

Fax: 309-289-8384

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MEDICAL DIRECTOR

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Dr. Mark DeYoung

COUNTY NURSING HOME COMMITTEE

Jeff Jefferson, Chair

Cheryl Nache, Robert Bondi,

George Knapp, John Hunigan

ADMINISTRATOR

Rachel Secrist, LNHA

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Tammy Guile, RN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Donna Motz, RN

SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR & ADMISSIONS

Kevin Godsil, BA

MDS / CARE PLANS

Angie Whitman, RN

Lea Ann Hobbs, LPN

HUMAN RESOURCE & EDUCATION DIRECTOR

Cathy Bowton, LPN

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR

Tammie Leaf

BUSINESS OFFICE

Jori Shull

Barb Mackey

DIETARY MANAGER

Cory Huddleston

PRODUCTION

Neal Detmers

ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES

Ron Williams

MAINTENANCE CREW

Jonathan Reyes

Eric Bowton

Otis Taylor

MEMORY CARE COORDINATOR

Whitney Greene

CENTRAL SUPPLY & SCHEDULER

Audrey Huddleston

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Meg Wicks

Our Residents come first...