GNH Guidelines for Holiday Guests

A reminder to let us know if you are joining your family member for Christmas dinner on December 25 so we can plan seating. The cost for the meal is $8.00 a person and we

are serving between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Call us at 563 -927-3907 by De-cember 18, so we know to expect you. Thank You!

Volunteer Christmas Coffee The annual Christmas Coffee for volunteers is scheduled for Wednes-day, December 6, from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and will be held in the recreation room.

We thank you for all you do We thank you for all you do We thank you for all you do We thank you for all you do and the time you spend giving to others!and the time you spend giving to others!and the time you spend giving to others!and the time you spend giving to others! Our volunteer list has expanded to include the executive board of direc-tors and corporate board members, committee members and the Delaware County Ministerial. If you did not receive an invitation to the coffee, please contact the recreation department. We do not want to forget anyone! Hope to see you on the 6th!

Good Neighbor Home Welcomes Krystle DeShaw - Director Of Nursing We are excited to announce that Krystle Deshaw is the new Director of Nursing for the Good Neighbor Society. Krystle transitioned into this role from the MDS coordinator position with a wealth of knowledge in Long Term Care leadership.

Krystle previously served other facilities in various nursing leadership ca-pacities such as Assistant Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing. Krystle loves being an advocate for residents and staff, and she has a pas-sion for the aging population. When Krystle is not serving her community, she loves to spend time with her family and two young daughters. Lastly, Krystle began her career here at the GNS as a certified nursing as-sistant and is thrilled to be back at the GNS in her current capacity! Please stop by and congratulate Krystle on this new endeavor!

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Compassionate Christian Care For Those We Serve December 2017

Good Neighbor Society Continuing Care Retirement Community Manchester, IA

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Holiday Happenings Please check respective

activity calendars for addi-tional events and times

♦ Dec. 3 - UCC Caroling Afternoon ♦ Dec. 6 - Volunteer Coffee 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

♦ Dec. 10 - New Life Assembly Carolers - afternoon ♦ Dec. 10 - First Presbyterian Carolers - afternoon ♦ Dec. 18 - Sew What GNH Rec. Room - 2:00 p.m. ♦ Dec. 19 - Cub Scout Carolers Evening ♦ Dec. 21 - Heartland Quilters 7:00 p.m. ♦ Dec. 24 - Christmas Concert Darrell Lendt/Jacque Lahr 9:15 a.m. ♦ Men’s Coffee Club Thurs. Mornings 10:00 a.m. - GNH Rec. Room

GNS Leadership Team Main Office Ph. 563-927-3907 Matt Carpenter - CEO Ext. 304 Krystle DeShaw - Director of Nursing Ext. 312 Jessie Tibbott - Community Dev. Director Ext. 321 Kristine Smith - Social Services Director Ext. 333 Rose Reinig - Recreation Director Ext. 305 Kali Meeker-Human Resources Director Ext. 326 Kathy Mersch - Business Office Director Ext. 337 Steve Werner - Plant Operations Director Ext. 315 Katie Edgington - Dining Services Director Ext. 310 Ashley Pasker - The Meadows - Director Ext. 346

Compassionate Christian Care For Those We Serve December 2017

INDEPENDENCE SECURITY SOCIALIZATION QUALITY

With the holidays just around the corner, many of us will be anxious to get out

those special decorations. A word of caution, however: No drop cords, surge protectors, or multi-plug adapters are allowed in a resident’s room, nor any “real” evergreen wreaths, seedlings, Norfolk pines, etc. Doors cannot be completely cov- ered in paper or plastic (per Iowa State Fire Marshal). Also, only over-the-door wreath hangers that allow the door to latch completely can be used. This is a great time of year to make sure each room is in compliance. If you have any ques-tions, contact Steve Werner, Plant and Operations Director.

On November 10 we honored our Good Neighbor Society veterans and showed how proud we are of each and every one of them. We showed our appreciation and support for the sacri-

fices they made for our freedoms so many years ago. A big thank you to all those who joined us in support of our veterans.

PLEASE NOTE

Please Note Families should let the Good Neighbor Home know two days in advance if resi-dents are going out for the holiday. -A reminder that anytime a resident leaves the facility, the person responsible must sign them out/back in at the nurses station.

Visitors- Employees - Parking at GNH Keep in mind when parking at GNS to please be sure and park your vehicle back from the curb and sidewalk so maintenance is able to do snow removal safely and efficiently. Use extra caution when navi-gating the sidewalks and parking lots, too. Thank You!

For Your Many Years Of Service Megan Lincoln (CNA) - 5th - 5 Years Linda Mesch (CNA) - 7th - 1 Year Molly Zittergruen (CNA) - 9th - 3 Years Olivia Sands (Dining) - 9th - 2 Years Faith Steffen (Dining) - 9th - 2 Years Marisa Summers(Envir.Serv.) -14th-19 Years Elizabeth VanHauen (CMA) - 16th - 7 Years

Holiday Mail Mail is very important to our residents! We remind you to please remember to ad-dress your mail with full names and room numbers (when known). Be sure you do not address your mail to “grandma” or “grandpa.” We are unable to direct this mail to the right person when it arrives at GNH addressed as such. We want to be sure our residents re-ceive their mail promptly. Thank You!

Resident Profile - Virginia Olsem Virginia is the highlighted resident for the month of December. Virginia was born March 19 in Rodney, IA. She earned her diploma from Smithland High School and also completed comptometer school. After graduation she worked as a comptometer

operator for Swift & Co. for three years, and then once she married and had a family she stayed home and was a homemaker. Virginia and Ronald Uhl were high school sweethearts and married June 1, 1957. They loved the Chi-cago Bulls and going to Dubuque Greyhound Park. Christ-mas Eve was always special at her house with bingo, gifts and awesome food. Virginia loved shopping - Ronald al-ways said it was her therapy. Ronald passed away in 1997. Virginia has three children: Teresa Hoeger, Bucyrus, OH; Gary Uhl, Dyersville; and Kathy Gudenkauf, Dyersville. She also has 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren she adores. Virginia and Ronald were always huge fans of soc-cer and basketball teams their grandchildren played on, of-ten attending many of their games. Virginia is a member of St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville. On June 9, 2000, Virginia married Arnold Olsem. Virginia and Arnold enjoyed many trips together on Fidelity 5-Star bus outings. Virginia has always loved reading and working on word searches. At present she enjoys TV programs, phone calls and of course - family visits. She continues to enjoy bingo games, scenic bus trips around the area, and always finds time to visit and joke around with staff members. She is quick to make a good friend and has many. Keep those phones calls and visits coming as she always looks forward to family happenings and how every-one is doing. Congratulations, Virginia!

Welcome To Our New Residents Raymond Reth Adorine Kaiser Grace Gibbs Dr. John Tyrrell Bonnie Steege Vernetta Bennett Rita Domeyer Dixie Kelchen

Eloyse Diesburg - 3rd Bill Crawford - 22nd Lela Thomas - 5th Carol Brockmeyer -22nd Velma Jensen - 10th Mary Lou Kaiser - 22nd Alvera Weber - 18th Anna Hinton - 23rd Ray Greaser - 19th Betty Walvatne - 27th Marvin Gamm - 19th Faye Sperfslage - 29th Ervin Tucker - 21st Mae Funke - 29th Dixie Kelchen-30th Always In Our Hearts Carolyn Roling Kenneth Edmonds Peggy Digmann Betty Rotach Welcome To The GNH Family Amy Fry - Patient Care Coordinator Andrea White - LPN

Teresa Tibbott - Patient Care Coordinator Step by Step….Day by Day Wishing you the best! Jody Meyen Bill Wallace Cheryle Meader Hattie Sabin Ramona Melchert William Schense Diane Simon Dale Mensen

Do you want to enjoy a real tree this holiday season? Then con-sider getting your tree from Wendt Tree Farm (Bob Wendt). Bob is giving away Christmas trees on Saturday and Sunday December 2 and 3 and Decem-

ber 9 and 10 from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. If you would like to make a donation in return for Bob’s generosity you can make a tax-deductible gift to the Good Neighbor Society (Manchester). For questions or to make an appointment con-tact Bob Wendt, (563) 608-9150.

Happy Anniversary Jim and Mary Pink December 29th - 44 Years Claudia and Gordon Keith December 31st - 68 Years

Michelle McGraw - Dining - 1st Rose Reinig - Dir. of Recreation - 2nd Jennifer Zaring - Dining - 2nd

Cathy Duggan - CNA - 3rd Shelley Walderbach - Recreation - 5th Kyle Morris - Envir. Services - 7th Theresa Burns - CNA - 9th Virginia Pederson - CNA - 9th Julie Schwendinger - CNA - 10th Tiffany Bunting - PCC - 19th Jason Neverman - Envir. Services - 20th Natalie Gentz - Dining - 24th Cindy Hanson - CNA - 24th Andrea White - LPN - 30th

Good Neighbor Society Member Churches

First Lutheran Church - Manchester Rev. Tony Ede - 563-927-3420

Peace Lutheran Church - Ryan 563-932-2262

St. John Lutheran Church - Dundee Call Ryan - 563-932-2262

Our Savior Lutheran Church - Manchester Rev. David Weber - 563-927-4860

St. Paul Lutheran Church - Delaware Rev. Donald Krause - 563-922-2364

United Methodist Church - Manchester Rev. Phil Rogers - 563-927-4439

Community Congregational UCC - Manchester Rev. David Grandon - 563-927-4772

First Presbyterian Church - Manchester Rev. Maxwell Muska - 563-927-3762

Golden Community Congregational - Ryan 563-932-2545

New Life Assembly of God - Manchester Rev. Merlyn Farrand - 563-927-3324

Associate Churches

St. Mary Catholic Church Rev. Joseph Schneider - 563-927-4710

The Good Neighbor Home Needs You! There are a few places where help is needed at the GNH. If there are any areas that interest you we would love to have you join us! Please contact Rose at 563-927-3907 and tell us what you can do to help! ⇒ Play piano (hymns) for 1 worship service at 9:00 a.m. on the 4th and/or 5th Sundays of the month. ⇒ Host Men’s Groups- sharing something special you do/did for a living, a collection, or experiences you can

share with our men here at GNH (Main floor and/or Marietta’s Place). ⇒ HELP with craft and baking groups in Marietta’s Place. The Recreation Dept. has these types of programs monthly and many helping hands are needed to assist residents. THANK YOU for anything that you can do to help us with these needs. It is greatly appreciated!

Good Neighbor Society

Good Neighbor Home Marietta’s Place 105 McCarren Drive 563-927-1490 Manchester, IA 52057 Fax 563-927-2057 563-927-3907 Fax 563-927-3929 The Meadows Assisted Living 200 McCarren Drive Manchester, IA 52057 563-927-6467 Fax 563-927-8436

Executive Board Diane Hammell - President Dave Smith - Vice President Pat Doyle - Secretary Brad Kimmerle - Treasurer Keith Baumhardt - Executive Member

Board Members Rachel York Chris Mundy Lorene Snyder Denise Bishop Jan Messer

Employment Opportunities Certified Nurse Aide - GNH FT - 2:00 - 10:30 pm PT-4:00 - 8:00 pm 12-16 Hrs. e/o weekend FT-10:00 pm-6:30 am PT-10:00 pm-6:30 am **Weekend Package options available for CNA’s** Nurse LPN/RN **Ask about $5,000 Sign on Bonus** FT-4:00 am-4:00 pm-every third weekend FT-4:00 pm - 4:00 am - every third weekend PT-4:00 pm-12:30 am, Wed.-Fri., every third weekend **New PM Shift Differential ** MDS/ECS Nurse (RN) FT-Mon.- Fri., previous MDS experience preferred Housekeeping/Laundry FT-every other weekend Maintenance FT-On Call, weekend rotation Stop in to pick up an application or apply online at: www.goodneighborsociety.org

Second grade students from Lambert Elementary paid us a visit sharing their favorite books with the residents.