May 2020 Newsletter ∙ Dove Healthcare - Orchard Hills Assisted Living

Do You Have a Loved One Residing at Dove Healthcare? We invite you to try out a new communication tool on our website, and surprise your loved one with a special greeting. Look for the heading “Send a Message to a Resident” on the homepage of dovehealthcare.com. Just fill out the fields provided, and your message will be emailed to a designated employee at the location you select. They will then print and deliver the message to your loved one. Give us a call if you have any questions.

Caution with Outside Visits With the warmer days upon us, everyone is anxious to head outside and sit on the patio or take a walk. We want to support you with this, however, due to COVID-19, visits outside must be planned and coordinated in advance with our recreation department. When you are outside, visitors or family members are not allowed - under any circumstance - to meet you on the grounds for a visit. Thank you for your cooperation.

Happy Birthday to our Residents:

Marjorie Miller 5/3 Jim DeSmith 5/20

Days of Interest May 5 - Cinco de Mayo May 10 - Mother’s Day

May 16 - Armed Forces Day May 25 - Memorial Day

Scholarship Recipients Announced! Congratulations to Alysia Arel and Abbie Greenwell, our 2020 winners of the 3rd Annual $2500 Sandy Rasmussen Scholarship Award. The scholarship was created in honor and appreciation of Sandy Rasmussen, a dedicated employee of Dove Healthcare – Rutledge Home for over 45 years. Sandy has been a loyal employee and has served in a variety of roles from resident assistant to nutritional services director. She has also served her community through countless hours fundraising for the Alzheimer's Association-Greater Wi and American Cancer Society. Scholarship Committee Chair and Dove Healthcare – Rutledge Home and Orchard Hills Assisted Living Director Ashley Gudis shared, “Ashley and Erin emulate Sandy’s compassion and energy. We are honored to be able to help them advance their education and career in healthcare.” Ashley, a nurse case manager with Dove Healthcare – West Eau Claire, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing with the University of Arizona, while Erin, a nurse case manager with Dove Healthcare – Rice Lake, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science nursing degree with Walden University. We are so grateful for everyone that took the time to apply for this scholarship. Please help us congratulate Alysia and Abbie!

May 2020 Newsletter ∙ Dove Healthcare - Orchard Hills Assisted Living

Meet our Resident of the Month! Ilene Bjork

Ilene was born December 20, 1927 to August and Laura (Steves) Beyrer on a rural farm home north of Colfax in the township of Grant. Ilene was the oldest and grew up on the farm with a younger brother Norval and one sister Anita. Ilene went to country school for eight grades and then went to Colfax High School. As a child, she remembers reading and helping out

on the farm. After she graduated, she went to college at Stout for 1-1/2 years and studied In-Home Economics. Ilene married her high school sweetheart Lyle Bjork on March 29, 1947 in rural Colfax at Popple Creek Lutheran Church. Ilene and Lyle had three beautiful children, Gary (Jean) Bjork of Colfax, Kenneth (Mary) Bjork of Colfax, and Vicki (Robert) Mousel of Eau Claire. Ilene stayed at home to take care of the children and Lyle farmed. In his later years, he was a cattle dealer. As a family, they enjoyed visiting with their neighbors, doing school and church activities, and spending time together. After the children grew up and started going to school, Ilene decided to go back to school herself. She went to UW-Eau Claire to be an elementary school teacher. She taught at Colfax Elementary for 28 years until she retired. Ilene and Lyle enjoyed each others company and visiting and playing cards with their neighbors. Family was very important to them. They spent a lot of time with their children and enjoyed watching their grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow up. Once Ilene retired, they began to travel with their family. Ilene and Lyle traveled to Europe for their 40th wedding anniversary. Lyle passed away in 1996. Ilene continued to live in the country by herself, and she kept herself busy socializing with her neighbors and her family. Ilene had a variety of hobbies, including sewing, reading, playing games (especially Mexican Train), cooking, baking, freezing and canning, general housework, and gardening. Ilene loves visiting with her children, along with her ten grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. In March of 2016, Ilene moved to Dove Healthcare – Orchard Hills Assisted Living. Ilene said, “I enjoy reading and the activities that are offered to here. I also love visiting with the people here.” Thank you Ilene for sharing your story with us!

Donations Accepted Do you have extra masks, gowns, or paper coveralls to donate? Thank you so much for keeping Dove Healthcare in mind. Call Director Ashley Gudis with any questions or to make a donation.

Yes! Dove Healthcare is Actively Hiring & Admitting Amidst so many cancellations and closings related to COVID-19, Dove Healthcare is actively hiring employees and admitting patients and residents. We have received multiple inquiries and comments with misinformation and assumptions that hiring and admitting has paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that just isn’t the case. We are working every day to fill a variety of openings for CNAs, nurses, and other departments at our 11 locations in northwestern Wisconsin. Furthermore, we are committed to providing care when called upon and that includes during this unprecedented time with COVID-19. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the administrator. Thank you.

Memories from the Month:

Enjoying Homemade

Cookies!

Manicure Time!

May 2020 Newsletter ∙ Dove Healthcare - Orchard Hills Assisted Living

Check dovehealthcare.com for Updates During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a page dedicated on our website dovehealthcare.com for posting updates. We encourage you to check this page routinely. While we have also sent a couple letters since early March to the primary contact of each resident, the website is a more timely way to provide information to you and the public at large. The following contains excerpts from the April 21 posting:

On April 13, we shared DQA’s update that window visits are no longer allowed. Less than 24 hours later, we were notified by DQA that they retracted the order. Please un-derstand, we are monitoring daily communications from federal, state, and local officials. During this rapidly evolving time, we are doing our very best to provide timely updates to our residents and their families, our employees, and the community.

While our primary focus and goal has been and always will be to protect the safety and wellbeing of our residents and employees, we also value clear, thoughtful communication. Please, if you have any questions or concerns, you are encouraged to contact the administrator / director of any Dove Healthcare location.

COVID-19 Communication: There are currently no known positive cases of COVID-19 at any Dove Healthcare location. In the event we are informed an em-ployee or resident tests positive, we will notify the resi-dents, their primary contact, and the employees at the respective location and share our response plan. Rest assured we are well prepared to respond; we are continu-ously working on processes and protocols with our team.

COVID-19 Preventative Measures While this is not an all-inclusive list, it is a general overview of our COVID-19 preventative measures. Due to the variances in size and scope of each Dove Healthcare location, please contact the administrator if you have questions regarding location-specific protocols. No visitors allowed; only essential employees and those

deemed medically-necessary are allowed onsite after suc-cessfully passing screening at the door

No group activities or communal dining

Increased cleaning, especially to high touch areas

PPE use per CDC guidelines

Routine health screening and vital sign monitoring of resi-dents and employees

Ongoing education

Leadership actively participates in federal, state, and local conference calls and webinars

Now more than ever, your support and encouragement is appreciated. To all of the community members and busi-nesses that have reached out to us with well wishes, do-nations, and gifts, we are forever grateful and reminded how blessed we are to live and work in northwestern Wis-consin. We will continue to keep you informed of changes that may affect you.

Memories from the Month:

Easter Time Fun!

Dying Easter Eggs!