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Mission meditations

Upcoming events

New employees

President’s column

Salon update

Christmas at Felician Village

Quality matters Prayer partners Winter safety

And much more!

1635 S. 21st Street • Manitowoc, WI • 54220 www.felicianvillage.orgThe resident newsletter of The Gardens

January 2017

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TimeSlips - A new program for dementia Felician Village applied for a grant and was chosen by the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services, Division of Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care to participate in the TimeSlips program. TimeSlips offers story-telling to everyone by replacing the pressure to remember with the freedom to imagine. The program infuses creativity with story-telling into daily relationships, activities and the care community as a whole which helps to improve the well-being of residents, especially those with memory loss. Multiple studies attest to the power of TimeSlips to help improve well-being, communication and relationships between staff and resident “storytellers”. Connie Thimmig, Director of Enrichment Services, and Tim Reinemann, Supervisor of Quality of Life, are certified as facilitators and then will train staff. Residents can choose to opt out. A session of TimeSlips includes gathering up to 10 storytellers in a semi-circle. Each resident will be given a picture and then asked open-ended questions about it. The facilitators will transcribe the exact responses from the storytellers on a flip chart and create a story. There is no pressure to remember because it uses the imagination; there is no right or wrong answerThe program launched at Villa Lakeside and St. Francis this month. Watch for more information and updates about this exciting new program in the months to come!Below is a photo and the photo’s story created by storytellers at Villa Lakeside earlier this month.

The Happy TravelerIt is a beautiful late spring day in the early part of June.A little boy with a big smile named Billy is sitting in a doctor’s satchel at someone’s house. The satchel is pink but it could be a different darker color more suited for boys.Billy is the son of Mary and Steve and he is ready to go with Steve to work at the doctor’s office which is located downtown in the orchestra area.Billy is wearing a diaper and that’s ok because it is spring and summer outside.Once Billy is at his dad’s work, what will he be doing? Well, he will have lots of fun playing and best of all Shirley volunteered to watch Billy while his dad is working. And Mary, Billy’s mother, is home taking care of another baby and fixing supper.

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Saturday, January 14Lakeshore Wind Ensemble/Big Band

Pops Concert at Capitol Civic Centre, ManitowocBus leaves 6:30 p.m.Show begins 7:30 p.m.Cost: You will need to purchase your own ticket. Call the Capitol Civic Centre at 920.683.2184. Place your ticket on hold and pick it up that night.

Tuesday, January 24Lincoln High School Boys Basketball Game

Lincoln High School, ManitowocBus leaves 6:00 p.m.Cost: Purchase ticket at the door.

Monday, January 30Bay Park Square Mall ShoppingGreen BayBus leaves 10:30 a.m.Cost: Lunch in the food court & purchases on your own.

Register for all events with Ashley at 684-7171, ext. 402.

Bus Trips

Thank You

"Thank you so much for allowing the Dvorak family to use the Glab lounge this past Sunday. The space was ab-solutely perfect for our party and I know my grandma had a good time."

It seems we only just got used to writing “2016” on our checks and letters, yet here we are with another year before us. Indeed, our lives are made up of this passing flow of days and nights,

seasons and years, endings and new beginnings. We are part of a universe of suns and moons and planets, and in all the cycles of the running seasons we sometimes forget that which endures forever:

the constancy of God’s love, and his desire to share that love with all people. It is this love that showed itself in the crying Child of Bethlehem, who went on to assure all peoples: “I have come that they may have life, and have life to the fullest” (Jn 10:10). Our prayer is that in 2017 we will find new horizons of grace in Christ, and that a world yearning for peace will know in increasing measure that “peace of God, which surpasses all understanding” (Phil 4:7). Happy New Year!

Mission Meditations

from the Director of Mission Services

Aaron Seng

New Employees

Please welcome these new employees!

Employee Name Position Title Area of Service Emma Clapper Server GardensGao Hang Resident Assistant VillaSabrina Jones Resident Assistant CourtCheyene Medina Cook BistroTerry Phipps Cook St. Mary’sKhen Yang Server Gardens

Service ExcellenceStar Award WinnerMary Burkart, RNNomination: “I would like to thank Mary for her outstanding work to ensure that Felician Village was well represented in the Manitowoc and Two Rivers holiday parades. Mary did lots of behind the scenes work-filling out the parade entry forms, attending parade meetings, coming up with a design - in addition to finding employees to walk in the parade, help decorate the float and/or vehicle used in the parade and shopping for decorations to use on the float/vehicle. Thanks for the many hours you devoted to this yearly project. You helped employees feel part of the team while showing the community all the good Felician Village does for our residents.”

Congrats! Thanks for all you do!

Pictured above: (left to right) Aaron Seng, Director of Mission Services, Darcy Wech, Director of Nursing, Mary Burkart, Service Excellence Winner, Kay Kopenski, Vice President of Health Services and Frank Soltys, President/CEO.

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Advocates from across Wisconsin will converge on our state capitol in Madison and meet with state legislators. As the number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia increases, it is more important than ever that we effectively communicate our message about the Alzheimer’s epidemic. If you are interested in attending, please contact Connie Thimmig, Director of Enrichment Services, at 684-7171 ext. 351 by February 24. We will try to arrange carpools and work with the Alzheimer’s Association to try to arrange appointments with district representatives.

Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, March 7

Moving for Better Balance Class

There is still space available in the 11 - 11:45 a.m. class held in the Village Hall on Mon-days from January 9 to February 20."Moving for Better Balance" Tai Chi class is free to res-idents and the public. The classes are specifically de-signed to address Manitowoc County's high rate of falling and fractures among seniors. Funding for the project comes from a United Way grant to the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA that offers a number of Tai-Chi classes taught by certi-fied instructor Jerry Galas. To register, call ext. 329 or email fvmarketing@felicianvillage.org

2017; the Plan for Continued SuccessI support John Lasseter in his quote, ‘Quality is the Best Business Plan’. No matter what position we hold at Felician Village, quality is a part of our job. When we come to work each day, ‘we do what we do’ the best that we can do it, right? That’s quality. However, quality does not stop there. There are several reasons that force us to change how we do things; they include but are not limited to resident/family expectations, interpretation of industry regulations being modified, and a need for more effective and

efficient operations.Measures of quality outcomes in the industry of long term care are rapidly gaining value and attention. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) change from a fee-for-service reimbursement protocol to a pay-for-performance strategy has initiated these changes. Facilities with 5-star ratings and key measurable quality outcomes

will be more visible and recognized moving forward. We need to maintain our high level of quality care and quality of life for our residents to be seen as a leader in our industry.QAPI (Quality Assurance Performance Improvement) is the means in which we develop, plan and monitor our quality measures and outcomes. The better we apply the principles of quality management including QAPI, the more efficient and effective we become and the valuable we become to those in need of our services.

Please join us in welcoming Cindy Hronek as the new owner of our salon, Pre-mier Hair Studio at Felician Village. Cindy started in the hair business about two and a half years ago when she bought Premier Hair Studio and volunteered at Empire Business School. She will continue to manage her original salon located at 2010 Western Ave, Manitowoc, and is excited about this new opportunity.“I am thrilled to partner with Felician Village to continue to bring residents a salon experience that helps them look

good and feel good about themselves,” commented Cindy. She and her team of stylists have resumed salon hours of Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. but are happy to accommodate appoint-ments outside of these hours as well. The salon is open to our residents, employees, family and the community. Cindy is no stranger to our campus. She worked as a nursing assistant at St. Mary’s in the early ‘80’s and is looking forward to being part of Felician Village once again.To make an appointment at the salon please call, 920-684-7171 ext. 311.

Premier Hair Studio at Felician Village

Cindy Hronek, Owner

Quality Matters

from the Director of Quality Management

Brenda Georgenson

“Like” the the Felician Village Facebook page to stay up-to-date on news and events!

Lynn Szydel,Stylist

Leah Gierke,Stylist

Tracey Skarda,Stylist

Meet the Stylist Team at Premier Hair Studio at Felician Village

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“Let us support each other with prayer; there letus seek strength and guidance.” -Blessed Angela

Advent Prayer Partner ProgramThe recent Advent Prayer Partner program paired 31 residents and 31 staff and volunteers from the Felician Village to pray and meditate together from November 28 to December 24, 2016.Partners prayed and visited once a week to honor their families, friends, and a wide variety of concerns related to local, national, and world issues.A special comment from one of the partners read: “Every visit with my Prayer Partner was meaningful and special to me. Her eyes lit up each time she talked about visiting her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Sharing a prayer or Bible verse was some-thing we did at each visit. I feel extremely fortunate to have been able to develop a very close bond with my partner during this Advent season.”The program ended with a social on Friday, January 6 for all participants. During this festive event, partners sang Christmas carols, enjoyed baked goods and coffee, and listened to a talk on answered prayers.

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President’s Column FVUpcoming Events

For a full list of resident activities, please visit

www.felicianvillage.org/activities.html

Valentine’s Day GalaFebruary 1311:30 a.m.Wisconsin Room The GardensFeaturing live music by violinist, Alyssa Barker and the Bob Kuether ComboSeniors 55 and older. Cost is $14.95/person.Seating is limited. RSVP required by Feb. 3 to 684-7171 ext. 402 or abender@felicianvillage.org.

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is enjoying a great start to 2017 and had a blessed holiday season. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2017! Later this month our Board of Directors and Strategic Team will go through our annual strategic planning session. As we develop and refine our strategic plan for the 2017-18 budget year which starts July 1, 2017, our mission and values guide us through this process. In addition to reviewing what we have accomplished over the past year, we also take a long-term look at what may be needed in the community and how Felician Village can help meet those needs.

Our Dementia Center of Excellence has continued to grow over the past year and as dementia continues to increase, Felician Village remains committed to examine ways to increase services to those affected by this disease and those who care for them. Watch in 2017 for expanded dementia educational offerings for staff, residents, professional caregivers and the general public.

In 2017, we will continue to work closely with our area health networks to find more ways to keep people out of the hospital and as healthy as possible. Chronic disease management and a choice of exercise options are only two of the many possibilities to help seniors improve and maintain their health.

Thank you for choosing Felician Village as your home. I look forward to seeing each of you throughout 2017 as our staff remains committed to caring for those on the Felician Village campus with the Felician Sisters values of respect for human dignity, compassion, transformation, solidarity with the poor, and justice and peace.

Peace and All Good,

Frank SoltysPresident/CEO

Ernest Ruffell, St. Mary’sSue Sieben, The Court, The Villa & St. Mary’sHarold Paasch, The Gardens & The CourtEdmund Arndorfer, The VillaBr. Joe Weithman, St. Mary’sGermaine Bauer, The Gardens, The Villa & St. Mary’sOlive Brindle, The Villa & St. Mary’s

In Loving RememberanceDecember 2016

“Extending a sincere Thank You for the care and respect given to our mom (Dorothy Walters). We are forever grateful. Blessings to the entire staff!”- Jane Meyer and family of Dorothy

1. Dress warm. And tell someone where you are going & when you’ll return.2. Wear the correct footwear. Shoes and boots that provide good traction.

Winter safety tips3. Watch where you walk. Make sure the path is shoveled and free of debris.

4. Allow plenty of time. Taking your time will reduce the risk of falling.

January is National Soup Month!

Six Can Chicken Tortilla Soup

Enjoy this quick & comforting soup recipe.

1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth 1 (10 ounce) can chunk chicken 1 (15 ounce) can black beans 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chili peppers, drained

Open the cans of corn, chicken broth, chunk chicken, black beans, and diced tomatoes with green chilies. Pour everything into a large saucepan or stock pot. Simmer over medium heat until chicken is heated through.

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1635 S. 21st StreetManitowoc, WI 54220

T • 920-684-7171F • 920-684-0240

www.felicianvillage.org

Our MissionTo continue the

healing ministry of Jesus by providing compassionate care that respects the dignity

of each person we serve.

Our Vision

Our vision is to lead the community in offering seniors

personalized services that are life-enriching and

wellness focused.

Our ValuesRespect for Human Dignity

CompassionTransformation

Solidarity with the PoorJustice and Peace

President & CEOFrank Soltys

Director of MarketingBarb Fricke

Marketing SpecialistKim Christoffel, Editor

Sponsored by the Felician Sisters

Life at The Gardens

The Gardens Holiday Social

Gardens residents ventured out Christmas shopping, all bundled up and lots of packages.

Looking good in her new purchase from the Village Market.

Residents are always think-ing. We love our pets at The Gardens.