The Bethlen Home Messenger, 1993-1994 (1-3. szám)
1994-06-01 / 3. szám
goal is 30 units! We need all the volunteers that we can get. If you are interested in donating — please call Pat Armel, Social Service, at 238-6711 or stop in and sign up. You will then be given your designated time slot. NATIONAL SMILE WEEK (3) They say a picture is worth a thousand words: so is your smile! Remember. . . “Share a smile and it will come backtoyou, bringing happiness to you and the giver.” National Smile Week is celebrated during the first week in August. So, rememberto polish up and show off those pearly whites. I promise you’ll receive nothing but positive responses back. Pfyjstcal fflorrter by Lynn Kraft, COT/L and Joni Beckman, OTA/L STROKE REHABILITATION Some warning signs of stroke: Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg. Inability to speak or understand language. Temporary double vision, or loss of vision, especially in one eye. If you have warning signs, call your doctor. bags Birthday Greetings to the following residents who will be celebrating their special day during the months of JUNE, JULY and AUGUST. Each month a Birthday Party will be held in their honor. Details are posted at each Bulletin Board located near each Nursing Station the week of the party. Family and friends are welcome to join in on the festivities. Private parties are also available, but YOU MUST CALL AND RESERVE the Solarium or Dining Room. To make reservations, please contact Sherry Humbertson at 238-6711. Reservations are scheduled acA stroke or CVA (cerebral vascular accident) can occur at any time. Prompt and immediate care is critical in the early moments after the stroke has occurred. Recovery can begin very quickly after onset with the help of a multidisciplinary team designed with a common goal; maximizing skills and opportunities to regain independence within physical limits. Medical Support: Physicians and nurses will investigate the causes of your stroke and prescribe a medicine to aid in your recovery. Social Services: Social workers aid in the adjustment to residual disability caused by the stroke. They will provide a supportive atmosphere where patients can learn to accept and adjust to life with a disability. Physical Therapists: Physical therapists retrain patients to walk again (gait and ambulation), maintain correct body alignment, increase functional use in lower extremities, aid in awareness of safety cues. Occupational Therapists: Occupational therapists address function as it relates to activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as dressing, bathing, feeding, cooking, and rebuild transfer skills while in asafe environment adapted to increase independence. Speech Therapy: Speech therapists retrain patients to increase communication skills through attaining new language skills. They will educate and rebuild a patient’s language deficits due to aphasia and dysarthua. Educates and treats patients with dysphagia to initiate a safe swallow. Modern medicine has enabled a multidisciplinary team to worktogetherto help patients recoverfrom a disabling illness. Strokes, at one time, were considered to indicate permanent bed fast. However, new patients are recovering at a faster rate and facing rehabilitation with hope! cording to Activity programs, in-services, and meal times. Familiesarealso welcometosponsora monthly Birthday Party if they choose to do so. JUNE MARGARET HEROLD HELEN VARGO HELEN PERCHA OLGA SZABO JIMMY HARSANYI DOROTHY ROSS FLORENCE CAIRNS JULY CLEONA STOUT 1st LEROY BALDWIN 7th ELIZABETH TOTH 8th JONATHAN HINKLE 8th TWILAPRITTS 9th MARJEANNE CAREY 17th MARY SHAULIS 21st ERZSEBET ZILAHY 23rd DOROTHY BERKEY 24th JAY MARIETTA 29th ILENE LONG 30th HELEN MACK 31st Cleona Stout will be celebrating her 90th on her special day. Dorothy Berkey will be 91 years young this year. Congratulations! Ilene Long will be celebrating her 93rd birthday. Congratulations to all of you. AUGUST MARION FEIGHT 6th EVELYN GRIFFITH 19th CARL ROGERS 21st LENORA WYLIE 24th SARAH HOOD 27th HELEN ISENBERG 28th IRENE HORRELL 29th Sarah Hood will be 92 years young on her special day. Evelyn Griffith will be celebrating her 93rd this year. Congratulations to you both. 8th 20th 22nd 24th 24th 29th 29th Florence Cairns, also known as “Flossie", will be celebrating her 93rd birthday this year. Congratulations, Flossie, we wish you many more to come!
