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

September 2017

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Family Fest 2017

Design the Felician Village Christmas Card!Watercolor Painting Project Led by Silver Lake College Student United Way Monday, October 2 | 6:00 p.m.FV Village HallOpen to all residents, but limited to the first 25 who register. No previous painting or art experience required. The top five paintings will be selected, displayed and voted on by residents, staff and visitors. Winner will be announced mid-October.To register, call Connie Thimmig at ext. 351.

Pictured (left to right) is the 2016 contest winner, Dorothy Bauer with Connie Thimmig, FV Director of Enrichment Services.

Family Fest 2017 was held Saturday, September 9, for residents, families and staff and kicked off the start of our celebration of providing 130 years of service to the seniors in Manitowoc County. Smiles were abundant at all the activities held during the day - a bake sale, raffle baskets, Bingo, children's games, picnic lunch and a polka mass.

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Monday, September 18Lunch at 1919 Lambeau Atrium and shopping at Bay Park SquareGreen Bay, WIBus leaves 10:30 a.m.Cost: Cost of your meal & any purchases.

Monday, September 25Whispering Orchards and CafeCleveland, WIBus leaves 9:00 a.m.Cost: Your breakfast and any purchases.

Saturday, September 30Texas Roadhouse and Neville MuseumGreen Bay, WIBus leaves 10:30 a.m.Cost: Lunch and purchases on your own.

Sign up for trips with Lauren Daun in The Gardens Office or call ext. 402.

Bus Trips

September Movies

Friday, Sept. 15 - My Fair LadyFriday, Sept. 22- The WomenFriday, Sept. 29 - From Here to Eternity

Every Friday at 1:30 pm in the Glab Lounge

August Service Excellence Star Award WinnerKarwyn Peterson, Quality of Life Specialist

Nomination: “A resident had a fall - Karwyn didn't hesitate and told another staff member she would help. She went in, helped clean up and assisted the staff and resident. She truly is an amazing worker and person!"

Pictured:(left to right) Michael Hillmer, Director of Human Resources, Connie Thimmig, Director of Enrichment Services, Karwyn Peterson, Service Excellence Award Winner, Tim Reinemann, Quality of Life Supervisor and Frank Soltys, FV President & CEO.

Congrats to Karwyn! Thanks for all you do!

We have a new resident on the Felician Village Campus, however, it has no name. We are asking all residents, family and friends to help name our new dog, donated by Gardens resident, Dorothy Bauer.Visit the Felician Village Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/felicianvillage during the week of September 18 and watch for the “Name The Dog Contest” post, then please comment on the post with your favorite name/s for the St. Mary’s Home Dog. The winning name will be announced the week of September 25 on Facebook.The dog is a new option now available at St. Mary’s Nursing Home. It is designed to bring comfort, companionship and fun. The robotic dog has “realistic” fur and makes dog noises and “familiar, dog-like actions.”Each robotic dog has sensors that respond to touch; petting either of the pup's cheeks will make it nuzzle your hand, or gently rub its back to experience a heartbeat sensation. With BarkBack tech-nology and a soft, built-in heartbeat, the Companion Pet Pup is a lifelike pet alternative. It looks, sounds, and feels like a real dog; when the pup's 'owner' speaks, it looks toward them and reacts with realistic puppy sounds. If you don't interact with your pup for a few minutes, it will go to sleep and can be easily woken by walking it around or giving it a gentle pat on the head.

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Felician Village recently held its Annual Employee Service Awards ceremony. The event commemo-rated employees for their tenure at Felician Village. 36 employees were recognized for their milestone anniversaries.Roselle Holschbach, Independent Living Manager, celebrated 5 years at Felician Village. Congratula-tions to all the award winners! We appreciate your dedication and compassion to our residents, their families and your fellow co-workers.

Felician Village Employee Service Awards

Pictured (left to right): Congratulations to those employees celebrating five years of service are Colleen Spruiell, Dining; Jill Kumbalek, CNA; Sherry Levendusky, CNA; Joanne Bartz, Director of Finance; Joe Mc-Lafferty, Mission Services; Roselle Holschbach, Independent Living Manager; Amber Wachowski, CNA and Ashley Ney, CNA.

Janet McKay, The Gardens & The CourtAthniel Reseburg, The Villa & St. Mary’s

I n L o v i n g R e m e m b e ra n ce August 2017Jeanette Jackson, TheVillaEleanor Broekert, The Court

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FV Welcomes New Chef

FV is excited to welcome Michael Collins as the new Executive Chef Consul-tant. Michael and his family will be joining us from Louis-ville, Kentucky, where he has been working as the Corporate Executive Chef for Hallmark House Corporation. Hallmark owns several assisted living communities that specialize in Alzheimers and dementia care. Prior to that he has owned and operated his own restaurant, worked with a large University in Kentucky and managed the chef team for another large healthcare provider.Michael is very passionate about resident care and strives to always be present during the meals when they are served. He has a great deal of experience in recipe creation, facilitating cooking classes for residents, catering and coaching/mentor-ing staff.

Please join us in welcoming Michael to the FV team!

Final Summer Bistro Concert of 2017The sounds of The Steve Schultz Las Vegas Revue was a great finale to The 2017 Summer Bistro Concert Series.

Book Donation

Thank you to Therese Strauss for your recent donation of the book, My Two Elaines.The book is now part of the re-source library for the Dementia Center of Excellence.

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Welcome to Next Step Rehabilitation! One of the things we routinely hear from our patient’s is, “I just hadn’t been myself the last few weeks (months) and now here I am, in and out of the hospital”. When patients come to us for an acute med-ical condition that resulted in hospitalization it is during our interview process that we hear phrases like this and these things perk our ears up. Often it is not just the infection or heart attack that brings a patient to us, but rather an accumulation of co-morbidities and life that provide the whole picture of why this partic-ular infection/disease process has resulted in hospitalization and rehabilitation.

There are many problems that may result in a gradual decline in function: Health issues such as poor nutrition, depres-sion, or active diseases such as congestive heart failure, arthritis and neuropathy can cause functional declines. Loneliness and social isolation after the loss of a loved one or move to a new environment can cause a gradual decline. At Next Step, we look at all aspects of life and share information with the interdisciplinary team so that as we address the acute illness/pro-cess/surgery that has taken place we are made aware of the whole picture and can provide education and resources for a stronger lifestyle.

Meet the Next Step Rehabilitation StaffTiana Schisel, OTR (Occupational Therapist, Registered), Rehab DirectorA graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Tiana has 14 years of experience in skilled

nursing facilities. Continuing education areas focus on dementia staging and training to facilitate caregiver interactions.

Kerry Ashe, OTR (Occupational Therapist, Registered)Graduate of Concordia University, Kerry has 17 years of experience in long term and birth to geriatric care. Continuing education areas

focus on John Barnes’ myofascial release, demen-tia, wheelchair positioning, stroke rehab, Parkin-son’s, pain management and mental illness.

Jennifer Berkey, PTA(Physical Therapy Assistant)Graduate of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and Fox Valley School of Massage, Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in a

variety of clinical settings including skilled nurs-ing facilities. Continuing education with special interests in manual and massage therapy.

Pat Foelske, COTA(Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant)Pat is certified as an occupational therapist assistant with over 30 years of experience in skilled nurs-

ing facilities. Her continuing education areas focus on lymph massage therapy.

Casey LeMay, PTA(Physical Therpy Assistant)Graduate of Northeast Wiscon-sin Technical College, Casey has clinical experience working with knee, back, shoulder, hip and

ankle patients in all phases of recovery. He also has a variety of clinical experience with stroke, CHF, knee and hip patients adapting to home environments.

Erika Johnson, Rehab Office CoordinatorErika has nine years of experi-ence as an administrative assis-tant in a healthcare setting.

Rachel Speel, DPT(Physical Therapist)Graduate of Carroll University, Rachel has six years of experience in a skilled nursing and outpatient setting. She is ASTYM certified.

ASTYM treatment is a therapy that regenerates the healthy soft tissue and eliminates or reduces unwanted scar tissue that may be causing pain or movement restrictions. Her continuing edu-cation areas focus on manual therapy, vestibular rehab and Parkinson’s disease.

Amanda Thor, PTA(Physical Therapy Assistant)Graduate of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Amanda has 13 years of experience in physical therapy. Her continuing educa-

tion areas focus on fall prevention and improv-ing balance.

If you need us, we're here! Rehab Services at FV

Visit to the Green Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

FVUpcoming Events

For a full list of activities,

please visit felicianvillage.org/

activities.php.

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What do Bristol-Myers Squibb, Marathon Oil Company and Felician Village have in common? They were all founded in 1887 and are celebrating their 130th year in business in 2017. In today’s fast paced and ever changing environment for a business to be 130 years old and not only in existence but thriving is absolutely AMAZING! Back in 1887, the first three Felician Sisters arrived in Manitowoc along with Father Luczycki, who had fled a year earlier from Poland, started St. Mary’s Home. The three sisters – Sr. Mary Veronica, Sr. Mary Felicita, and Sr. Mary Martha – cared for orphans and the aged in a rented two-story home in Manitowoc. Now 130 years later, lay employees continue to follow the Felician Mission & Core Values as they provide care to the elderly living on the Felician Village campus. Four Sisters are still assigned here to help influence and guide the Felician ministry – Sr. Odelle, Sr. Michaeleen, Sr. Bernadette and Sr. Gabriella. We kicked off our 130th celebration with Family Fest on Saturday, September 9, including a polka mass at 4 p.m. outside under the tent with music provided by The Orv Konop Polka Band. Our 130th celebration will conclude on Sunday, October 8 with a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room at The Gardens. Cost will be $1.30. I hope you are able to join us as we celebrate this milestone and honor our Felician history, starting with the Foundress of the Felician Sisters, Blessed Angela, and all the Felician Sisters who sacrificed and worked diligently since 1887 to help shape the Felician Village we know today.

Peace and All Good,

Frank Soltys, President/CEO

President’s Column

Resident Council Meeting Tuesday, September 19

Glab Lounge • 10:15 a.m.

Walk to End ALZSaturday, Sept. 1610 a.m.The Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCAQuestions? Contact Team Captain, Connie Thimmig, Director of Enrich-ment Services for more information at (920) 684-7171, ext. 361 or cthimmig@felicianvil-lage.org.

Gardens Fall BBQFriday, Sept. 22The Gardens11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.See ad below.

Essential Oils 101Tues., Sept. 266 p.m.Village Hall - FVLaura Mitcheltree, DÕTERRA Oils Con-sultant will discuss what essential oils are, how they are effective and how to use them.To register, call (920) 684-7171, ext. 329 or email, fvmarketing@felicianvillage.org.

It’s time for the annual

Friday, September 22The Gardens 1700 S. 18th St. Manitowoc

BBQ, Music & Outdoor GamesDelicious BBQ meal cooked by

Felician Village President & CEO, Frank Soltys

Live music by the Besaw Boys A friendly competition of outdoor

games by the Felician Village staff

RSVP by Sept. 18 to Lauren Daun, 684-7171 ext. 402

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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.BBQ cooked by Felician Village President & CEO, Frank Soltys Cost: $5.00; includes pork tenderloin, chips, coleslaw, cookies & beverageMusic by the Besaw Boys

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Outdoor games competition by FelicianVillage staff

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.Music by the Besaw Boys

Honoring our VeteransIn August, the Vietnam Vets, VFW and Vets Post 99 made a special visit to Felician Village to honor residents who are veterans. Each veteran received a shirt or hat, played bingo and enjoyed an ice cream sundae.

Residents had the opportunity to share their branch of service and any story or memory they had.

"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them

our lasting gratitude." - Jeff Miller

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1635 S. 21st StreetManitowoc, WI 54220

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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

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