Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility eNewsletter August 2017 | Page 2

August Birthdays
Resident
Thank You to:
Safety Team:
Morgan Drive Friends for sponsor-
ing our resident July birthday
party. Beth Cumins’ vocal enter-
tainment was amazing, as were
the refreshments provided!
We have precautions that we
take to try to prevent a slip and
4 – Pork Price
fall on wet floors. Wet floor signs
11 – Ann Russell
are to be set up immediately to
13 – Debbie Scholes
mark a spill or freshly mopped
15 – Ray Arnold
floor. We also use the yellow re-
Cedar County Republican for
19 – Elsie Hamilton
tractable ribbon to close off the
doing a great job covering the
main dining room while house-
19 – Dorothy Dunlap
ground breaking ceremony on
keeping staff cleans and it is to
23 – Diane Winkleman July 5.
remain up until the floors are dry
Staff
and safe. The back hallway is an
Lake Stockton Elk’s Lodge for
donating the new toiletries for our alternate route to get to and
1 – Pat Daniels
from the north halls. We ask that
veterans and others.
3 – Cathy Graham
staff and visitors never attempt to
John Warner for always being here
8 – Mary Higgins
step over the yellow caution rib-
to fill a time slot and our hearts.
bon. This, in itself, could cause a
July Employee of the
fall or break the safety device.
Annual County Fair Aug. 24 at 2
Month : Julia Vest!
p.m.: One of our summer highlights Wet floor signs should be re-
Julia works in the environmental every year is the county fair that
moved as soon as possible as the
services department at LSHCF.
we hold in the front yard. We rent floor dries to prevent us from be-
She is a big part of the reason
the dunk tank from the El Dorado coming desensitized to the signs.
we reach high scores in infec-
Springs Optimist Club, serve snow If you find a hazard on our floors,
tion control on our balanced
please guard it until someone
cones, award prizes for the cork
scorecard. She is never too busy gun shoot and other games.
can mark it with a wet floor sign.
to give our resi-
Thank you for your
Coming Next Month:
dents one-to-one
cooperation!
attention, with a
Black Walnut Festival: Sept. 27 - 30.
caring touch.
We plan to have a few entries for Dementia Support Group
Congratulations,
Meeting Date
the Stockton FFA Pie Contest on
Julia!
Wednesday. We will take residents
The Dementia Support Group will
to tour the festival, snack and lis-
on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 6:30
Welcome New Residents ten to live music on Thursday and meet
p.m. in the LSHCF classroom. This
Friday, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. We will take
group is open to the public. For
Cy King
residents to watch the parade
more information, please
Beverly and Kent Lippincott along South Street on Saturday.
contact Debra Stockton so at
Delores Nikodim
Our plans depend on the cooper-
417-276-5126.
Harold Pohl
ation of the weather.
Bake Sale: To raise money for the
residents to spend on food, drinks
With Sympathy
and souvenirs during the BWF, we
We would like to extend our
will hold a bake sale at Woods
deepest sympathy to the fami-
parking lot from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
ly and friends of:
on Friday, Sept. 22. You may drop
Judy Atkin
donated items off in the activity
Judy Christensen
room at LSHCF through Thursday,
Barbara Farrar
Sept. 21 or bring them to the table
Bee Lutrull
at Woods on Friday morning.
Vernon Myers
Don’t bake? No problem! Come
Eleanor Trower
by and purchase a treat to enjoy!
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