JANUARY 2017 H EALTH C ARE MAULD IN - Greer, SC Newsletter 2017.pdf · Lisa Bollinger Business...
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www.nhcmauldin.com • 850 E. Butler Road • Greenville, SC 29607 • p: (864) 675-6421 • f: (864) 675-9122 • Administrative Team Deborah Dobson Administrator Lisa Bollinger Business Office Jennifer Balon Admissions Anne McColley Nursing Karen Trotter Social Services Evan Hammett Rehab Carrie Hawkins Dietary David Cathcart Dietary Manager Yolanda Brockman Medical Records Joey Hanks Plant Operations Heather Wiegand Activities Linda Knight Human Resources Kimberly Elliott Marketing Office Hours Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Nurses’ Station Unit 1 864-527-9458 Unit 2 864-527-9460 Unit 3 864-527-9467 JANUARY 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. King became a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and1960s. He was arrested 30 times for his participation in civil rights activities. He spearheaded many peaceful demonstrations. The most memorable rally was held August 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C., when he delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The following year, King was selected as Time magazine’s Man of the Year and received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated April 4th, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Efforts began just days after his death to declare his birthday a holiday, but it was not until January 20th, 1986 that the day was observed nationwide. MAULDIN H EALTH C ARE
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• 850 E. Butler Road • Greenville, SC 29607 • p: (864) 675-6421 • f: (864) 675-9122 •
Administrative Team
Deborah Dobson AdministratorLisa Bollinger Business OfficeJennifer Balon AdmissionsAnne McColley NursingKaren Trotter Social ServicesEvan Hammett RehabCarrie Hawkins DietaryDavid Cathcart Dietary ManagerYolanda Brockman Medical RecordsJoey Hanks Plant OperationsHeather Wiegand ActivitiesLinda Knight Human ResourcesKimberly Elliott Marketing
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Unit 1 864-527-9458Unit 2 864-527-9460Unit 3 864-527-9467
JANUARY 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasbornJanuary15th,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Kingbecameapivotalfigureinthecivilrightsmovementofthelate1950sand1960s.Hewasarrested30timesforhisparticipationincivilrightsactivities.Hespearheadedmanypeacefuldemonstrations.ThemostmemorablerallywasheldAugust28,1963inWashington,D.C.,whenhedeliveredthefamous“IHaveaDream”speech.Thefollowingyear,KingwasselectedasTimemagazine’sManoftheYearandreceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.HewasassassinatedApril4th,1968,inMemphis,Tennessee.Effortsbeganjustdaysafterhisdeathtodeclarehisbirthdayaholiday,butitwasnotuntilJanuary20th,1986thatthedaywasobservednationwide.
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Celebrating December BirthdaysWecanhardlybelieveanotheryearhasgonebysincewelastwishedthoseofyouborninJanuaryaHappyBirthday.Wehopethepastyearwentwellforallofyou,andwewanttosendourbestwishesforawonderfulbirthdayfullofloveandlaughter.Maythenextyearbeevenbetterthanthelast.LetushelpcelebratethisspecialoccasionwithourmonthlyBirthdayBashJanuary27at6:00pm.Joinyourfriendsandneighborsforrefreshments.
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“Weep no more my lady” Thistimeofyearoftenbringsremindersofourmortalityandgriefandloss.Aftertheholidayslifeatthelongtermcarecenterfrequentlygetsintoarutormonotonythatishardonboththeresidentsandthefamily.ButwiththeholidayseasonsoverandtheNewYearuponusletusevaluatehowmuchourfamilymembershavebroughttous.Thoughtheirmindsandbodiesarenotwhattheyoncewere,yettheyaretheoneswhooftenworkedandlaughedandwentonvacationsandpickedusupafterschool.Theytaughtusmuch,notjustbywhattheysaidanddidbutalsobywhotheywere.Theyhelpedusdealwithourfearsandhelpeduslearntogetalongwithoursiblingsorfriendsorenemies.Theycriedwithusoveraskinnedkneeorbadgradeorlostlove.Thesearethememoriesourresidentswouldwantustohaveandremember. Dementiaisadreadedworkthatmanyofusfaceonadailybasis.Ithascomeintoourhomesandoftenrobbedusoftheoneswelove.Ithastakenawaythecalmorlaughoftheonesweseekthesefrommost.Ithasremovedourfamilymemberfrombeingabletolearnnewthingsorevenrememberhowtodosimplethingslikecutuptheirfoodorevenbringthespoonorforktotheirmouthandchew.Thisdreaddiseasehasbroughtmanypeoplebacktobeinglikeatoddler.Manyofyouhaveseenthesechangesfirsthandandgrieveoverthelossyouandyourfamilyfeel.Wealsogrieveforyouandinmedicinehavetriedtoremovethefearandencourage“qualityoflife”.Buteachofyoumustdefinethatforyourselffromyourmemoriesofyourlovedofyourlovedoneandwhattheywouldwantforthemselvesandfortheirfamily,whichincludesyou. Asthetimemovesoninthishorrificillnessofdementia,otherphysicalchangestakeplace.Yousee,thebrainistheepi-centerofdirectionforalltheotherfunctionsofdailylife.ITsendsthemessagesthatmostofthetimewedon’tevenrealizeisoccurring.Thebrainstartsfailingtoletthebodyknowitishungryorthirstyorevenhowtocheworswallow.Itstopslettingthenormalprotectionsofthebreathingstopthosefewsecondswhileswallowingsalivaorfoodsothelungsareripeforpneumonia.Thebrainstopssendingmessagestothebladderorbowelsandincontinenceoccurs.Itslowsdowntheterminologyhasdevelopedcalled“brainfailure”.Whichdescribesthislossofcontrolfunctionsofhebraininthelaststagesofdementia.Itisoftenaverysadstatewerecomfortmeasuresaretheultimategoalofcare. Wedon’tmeantosaddenanyonebythisarticle,butasallofusmustfacelosssometimeoranother,wejustwanttoencourageeveryonetoremembertheresidentyouloveforallthegoodthingsofthepastandnottheend.RememberwhotheywereandremindthestaffatNHCHealthCarewhoneverknewthemofthosefondmemories.Itwillhelpallofusaswehavetheprivilegeofcaringfortheresidents.Godblesseachoneofyouandwelookforwardtolearningmoreaboutyouandyourfamily.
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