VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

Administrator, Dee Pyle

New e-mail ruthccc@ruthventel.com Please change your e-mail

DON, Heather Baker RN, BSN Resident Service Coordinator, Kathy Berger

Dietary Manager, Jessi Gilmore L & HK, Maintaince Manager, Diana Wichman

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

JUNE BIRTHDAYS

6/20 JOHN LENERTZ: VILLA

6/26 ALICE ROSACKER: AL

JULY BIRTHDAYS

7/2 MARGENE SCHONING: VILLA

7/5 JUNE JOHANNSEN: VILLA

7/20 RUBY WEIR: NH

DONATIONS

We are always grateful for the generosity of others. We would like to thank you for thinking of us.

LOST ISLAND WOMEN OF THE ELCA

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF RUSSELL REED

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF SYLVIA JENSEN

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BEVERLY RUSTAN

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JAMES MCGREGOR

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CLARA CARTER

HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILIES OF:

SYLVIA JENSEN

BEVERLY RUSTAN

JAMES MCGREGOR

CLARA CARTER

WARM WELCOME:

Leona Conway – NH

Ruby Weir – NH

June Hauptmann- NH

Lucille Johnson – Villa

Dave and Marlene Clemenson – AL

LEAVING THE CARE CENTER

Ed Iseminger- Returning Home

Larry Coleman- Returning Home

Audrey Anderson- Transferred to be near Family

Hello from Nursing

We have made a few changes in the coming months with all the new changes in the government and new guidelines in the future. Some of the guidelines are we will need a BSN for a Director of Nursing, so we are lucky to find Heather. Heather Baker, RN BSN will be our new DON and Jordon Gray, RN will be our new, Infection Control & QI Nurse.

Changes are not always bad; sometimes we need to look at things differently. The world keeps changing and it is hard to keep up with the changes.

Heather comes to us as a former Ruthven CCC CNA, Charge nurse, and then came from the Chicago area Acute Care for 5 years. She will look at things in a different way. She is very caring, and that is most important. She has two daughters and is very involved in the health care field.

We are lucky to have Jordon Gray RN; she has experience as a DON, and charge nurse. The new position will help our facility be up on the new things in QI & Infection Control. It is very hard to keep up with the changes in the government or their ideas of change.

This new Team approach will help bring better care to our residents with the help of all our Nurses and CNA's we could not be without.

Heather Baker, DON

Direct From Dietary

With all the changes, we will be having our Dietary Supervisor complete a course to become a Dietary Manger. Other states already require this and it will be a required change in the future. Jessi will certainly be busy with computer classes and her family.

Summer is officially here! We had a nice Father's Day Community Coffee, and served a variety of ice cream cakes. Also this month we had a fourth of July BBQ. We barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs and enjoyed many different types of salads. We have changed to our summer menu at night, which includes more summer type light foods and we still offer soup and sandwiches for an alternative menu. We are also enjoying watermelon and other fruits. I will be taking some time off due to an addition to our family a little boy to go with our two girls... Don't forget about our community coffees held every Friday at 2:30! Enjoy your summer.

- Jessi Gilmore Dietary Manager

Resident Services & Activities

June was a busy month in activities. We had a going away party for Pastor Jim. We will miss him and his dedication here at the Care Center , but we hope Myra and Pastor Jim enjoy their retirement. We had a Fathers Day Community Coffee with John Wallace and Natalie Salton leading the music. It was fun to honor our fathers. On the fourth of July Dee Pyle grilled hamburgers for everyone and Gorden Andersen played his Harmonica. We've enjoyed sitting outside by the pond. We are planning a day to sit out and enjoy a soft serve ice cream cone. We all enjoyed a month of Bible Study with Alan Oppedal. We really enjoyed his message. We all agree he has a lot of knowledge and we loved him sharing his thoughts with all of us. Hopefully he will come back. I always appreciate all of our volunteers. We have a lovely group of ladies on Mondays for our Sing Along. Please stop and join us anytime. We are beginning July's Bible Study with Pastor Roger who is the new Methodist Minister for Ruthven and Ayrshire. We are all glad to get to meet him. Take Notice of our room doors the pictures are all done by the residents. They put a lot of time into these. If you have a n activity or idea to share with us please call and ask for me. Ia m always open to new activities and we love visitors. Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer.

- Kathy Berger, Resident Service Coordinator

Yes another new title, Kathy is still the Activity Director but will take on a very important role. To over see our residents in each building and admit new resident, and help transfer them home after Rehab. She will give tours and work to ensure all Social Services area needs are met.

We have had several good gatherings lately with Volunteer Appreciation, Mothers Day and Fathers Day along with a Teachers Appreciation Party we had on the last day of school and we love to share the pictures with you as much as you love to see them. The Teachers Appreciation was a beach party theme so remember that as you look at many of the silly pictures we had at the party.

As always the main goal of the Ruthven Community care center is to provide the best care possible. We have always felt that we are doing that. And I do believe that we do give the best care possible. The staff work very hard to ensure that the care is the best, and the food and all services. When you come in please take time to “Thank” the staff. If there is a problem, please come in and visit with Kathy or Dee. Kathy is there to make sure we are doing everything possible.

Housekeeping & Laundry Services

Housekeeping and Laundry have been very busy keeping up on things. Don't forget when you come in sometime it is great when families clean out Closets. We now have all new beds and working to get new furniture in the rooms. This has been here since 1986. It has gotten a lot of use. Also, all rooms are almost repainted. New bedspreads are in and are used if they don't bring their own. We will be getting new living room furniture sometime in the future. It has been ordered for awhile. If you haven't been in lately you will notice that we now have a music room in the skilled facility.

Sylvia Jensen's family donated a Nintendo WII for all facilities residents. We hope to have it up and running soon. In case you do not know what it is, it is a TV game the residents can do.

The Van does keep us busy around here, but we do enjoy having it. Don't know what we did without the Van.

Don't forget there is no smoking on the grounds only in your car. The new laws have taken effect so make sure you read the signs.

As always repairs keep me very busy, but I enjoy the residents.

Colleen & Laurie do a great job in the laundry so if you are having any problems let us know.

L & HK & Maintenance Manager

Diana Wichman

RCCC Villa & Assisted Living

We have a wonderful group of clients in both buildings including a couple ladies who love to bake us goodies. We really enjoy those goodies. We have been invited to different events and really enjoy the music. We now have a group that sings every Tuesday afternoon with Natalie Salton and Evie Wighdal. Some day we will go on the road with our singing. Please feel free to join us; The More the Better. We are keeping busy and the hallways are filled with laughter. It is so much fun to have such a great group!!!

AL & RCCC VILLA Denise LPN & Linda RN