Sleepy Hollow Manor Nursing Home *- Family Council

The formal Tea was scheduled for Sat., Jan.22, but is now Feb.26 !
The quarterly, formal memorial tea party was scheduled for Saturday, but has been cancelled, because of the predicted snowstorm.
- It has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26, around 2pm
 

Family Council being planned for near future
Manny Solon, the volunteer ombudsman, is trying to set up a Family Council meeting time & place. You can contact him hear by posting a public comment, or email him privately at (TBA). or call him at SHM, 703 256 7000.
 

Family Council:
I work days, and visit my sister some evenings and weekends. Could the meeting be after work hours?
AK 2/6
 

New nurse on West 1, failed to respond to a drop in mom's sugar level after the insulin injection! We could get no one to answer the phone, and had to drive over to take care of her ourselves!
The nurse just said, "I'm new. I didn't know." Feb.17
 

New nurse on West 1, failed to respond to a drop in mom's sugar level after the insulin injection! We could get no one to answer the phone, and had to drive over to take care of her ourselves!
The nurse just said, "I'm new. I didn't know." Feb.17
 

Activities:
Remember, there is a Van trip every Friday. Please call Jean if you can volunteer to help with loading or escorting residents on the trip. The facility is down to two activities staff members.
JohnB. Feb.21
 

Announcing! Thursday evening, 7:30-8:30 PM, March 24, Family Hospice Information session in the Chrystal Room. Everyone invited!
 

Belated cancellation:
The formal Tea was reently announced for today Sunday, Apr 10 at 2, was canceled.
Apparently, the rescheduling of the previous Tea, discombobulated the current foundation schedule.
- It has not been rescheduled yet, but perhaps next month?
John B.
 

The Zoo trip has been postponed to June by the predicted rain friday. The trip will be to a mall instead.
JohnB
 

! ! ! NURSING HOME WEEK ! ! !

Staff, Residents, and Family members are all invited to join in our week of fun.

May 2005 Celebrate 2PM in the Crystal Room
8 Sunday Mother’s Day: Mother’s Day Social
9 Monday Crazy Socks Day: Pet Day (Staff are invited to bring their pets.)
10 Tuesday Red, White, & Blue Day: USO Party w/ Steve McIntire
11 Wednesday Hat Day: Rainbow Festival w/ Dave Levans
12 Thursday Retro Dress Day: 50s/60s Social
13 Friday Favorite Sport Tee Shirt Day: Salute our Local Heroes Cookout
 

Please don't forget the summer Shelley Marshall Tea Party on Tuesday the 8th !
JohnB
 

Announcing: Barbeque Friday, July 1 from 2 to 4pm in the Chrystal Room & Patio.
 

Announcing: Family Education Meeting Friday, July 7 from 3 to 4pm in the Chrystal Room & Patio. Dr. Alarif will be speaking on End of Life issues. As with the Barbeque, everyone, staff, residents, family, & friends are invited.
John B.
 

Added Van Trips (not yet shown in the SHM Calendar):
7/8 Wal-Mart
7/14 Special Jewish Residents Summer Camp
7/15 Eat Out
7/22 Movie: War of the Worlds
7/29 Natural History Museum
8/5 Bookstore & Starbucks
8/12 Eat Out
8/19 National Spy Museum
8/26 Holocost Museum
 

Announcement: The "8/19 National Spy Museum" Van Trip has been replaced by a trip to the book store, and because it is so popular, a second Holocaust trip has been scheduled for September 2.
JohnB
 

Despite the original interest, the first Holocaust trip visit may have been a bit overwhealming, so there has been much less interest in a second, which has been canceled.
JohnB
 

Announcement!
Monday, October 10, at 2PM, in the West 1 lobby, we will gather to celebrate the lives of recent friends, Perry Broaddus, Bob Birch, Florence Mattera. We will gather to share their lives, & stories & pictures & snacks. All who knew them are welcome. Please come & enjoy.
John, Jean, & Jean
 

The van trip tomorrow will be to the Barns & Noble, and Starbucks. A couple of us are still going to the Lincolnia Bazaar from 9:30 AM to 3 PM.
It will also be open from 9:30 AM to 1PM Saturday.
JohnB
 

Special Events!!! (Contact Activities for more info: 703 256 7000)
Nov.14-21 ; Food drive for 4 local needy families. Bring non-perishable foods to EC lobby.
Nov.14- Dec.1 ; Hat & Mitten Drive ; for 5-10 yr old children. Bring NEW clothes to the admissions office.
Dec.3 9-11 in CR ; 2nd Annual Free Breakfast with Santa ; Reservations by Nov.28

Nov.28 Funeral for Perry Broaddus at Arlington.
JohnB
 

Announcements:
.. The SHM website is currently frozen. This significantly affects the monthly Activities calendar, which is still stuck in September. . The paper version for December has not yet been published because both copiers have been down.
.. The Van Trip schedule:
... Friday the 9th : Wal-Mart Christmas Shopping
... Friday the 16th : Theater Trip = "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
... Friday the 23rd : Alpine Cafe (near Cherrydale, Arl.)
.. The Snowflake Ball is coming up soon. We are asking all family members to please bring in a nice outfit for your family member. This occasion is more formal than the other holiday parties we have hosted. If you have any dress clothers you would like to donate, it would be much appreciated. We hope to see everyone and their families. (Call for details.)
de JeanB x3137
 

Announcement:
The Activities Department(x3137) is in need of a little help. We want to start making a memory quilt. We need material, quilting rings, and batting. If anyone has these things, please contact us.
de Jean Bashier x3137
 

Festival Invitation to all relatives, friends, and residents:
Please join us in celebration on Thursday, Dec.8 from 1 to 4 in the Crystal Room.
Bill Brown will be performing for the catered buffet, and door prizes wil be given through-out.
 

Snowflake Dinner for residents & family in the Crystal Room on Dec.16 from 6-9PM.
Bill Brown will be performing holiday music on the piano.
Please call 703 256 7000 for reservations.
JeanB
 

Open seminar/advisory session on 'Medicare "D" Prescription Drug Plan'
Mon. Dec. 12 @ 6:30PM
Tue. Dec. 13 @ 2:30PM
Sat. Dec. 17 @ 11AM
Wondering what you should do?
Join us in the Willow Room to learn how this program applies to SHM residents and what to do about it.
For more info call Carmen Lonchamp 703.256.7000 x3025
 

Announcement: Beverly Ent. is trying to provide to the friends and family of each resident, a free private web page at http://connect.carepages.com/sleepyhollow/{page_name}.
The purpose of this page is to give residents & their friends an easier way to coordinate and share in support of the residents. I.E.: Keep us informed about loved one's issues (not usually medical stuff); Share news, Schedules, plans, & stories of visits; memories; pictures; visitors post messages for other friends or resident; greeting cards; send private messages to staff (they promise to read daily, any messages sent to the staff.) ...

Each page is to be controlled by the resident's 'responsible person', who should have received a letter describing this service, and an authorization form to fill and return to Ellen Chabin, the Executive Director of SHM 703.256.7000.
BEI tried only to send the notification to the 'designated contact', but they messed up the contact information in my letter. So if you know someone at SHM, and would like to participate, please encourage your contact person to send in the authorization, and sign you up.
If you are a resident's contact and did not receive the envelope containing a letter, flyer, and authorization, or you don't know your resident's 'contact', contact Ms. Chabin.
These pages will be on a site provided by www.CarePages.com (support 888.852.5521 Mary or Jim), and are being set up as (3-4 days?) they are requested.

They don't seem to have thought about how the residents can use their page. Those staff who know of the Family Council's "Resident's Computer" presumed that it would be sufficient. I cannot setup pages for residents, but intend to volunteer my time to help residents who ask, or whose contact asks. If we are allowed to return the resident's computer (which was taken away because the work station did not match the new furniture) anyone can help a resident view and use their page. For the less mobile, we could occasionally print their page.
I think this could be a big help to the purpose of the Family Council, and make life easier for many residents and their loved ones.
Other issues I intend to address, include what happens as people move in and out, and how resident friends can share more easily.
I will try to keep you abreast of how things go, but do keep in touch.
John B
 

!!! The Residents' computer is back! It is now in the Crystal room, near the piano, on a new work table. It is working, but should not browse the web until a separate phone line is installed. There is not yet a mousing support surface, but I am pursuing that, for those (most) who have difficulty with extend arm strength & fine motor control. In the mean time I have recovered & distributed the missed e-Mails.
. Please encourage all users to ask me for a refresher lesson on using the computer, if they feel their skills have gotten rusty during its absence.
. As always, for those who have not used it before, ask me or activities if you would like a quick tutorial on the computer use. It covers easy computer use, games, puzzles, word processing, browsing the internet, e-Mailing, or any other skill you would like.
JohnB 533 3668
 

I recently received this notice about the new CarePages service SHM had started to provide us. ====================================
Dear CarePage Manager, We appreciate your use of CarePages as another way to communicate with your loved one's nursing home. It is with great regret that we write you this note; due to some technical difficulties, we must temporarily shut down the CarePages service. CarePages will be back up and running as soon as possible and we will continue to keep you updated on the status.
Thank you for your patience during this time. If you have additional questions about CarePages, please contact CarePages Customer Support at support@carepages.com or 888-852-5521. Please contact the nursing home for updates and news about your loved one's care. Sincerely, The CarePages Team ====================================
I will contact them and try to make this less vague.
JohnB
 

It is a shame the Care Pages are being taken down (for an unspecified period). We look forward to using then in the near future.
 

Oops! Don't forget the Shelley Marshell Tea at 2 today!
 

National Nursing Home Week: May 15-19
Special Activities schedule: (Daily Prizes for staff costumes)

Monday - Karate Demo & Crazy Hat Days
Tuesday - Hawaii Day: w/ Hawaiian Shirts
Wednesday - Over the Rainbow Social: 50's-70's costumes
Thursday - Taste of the World: International Costumes
Friday - Westerns Day: Noon Cookout & 2:00 Dave Lovins
 

Announcemnt: Last nite, I noticed a poster announcing a "Residents' hot dog & bake sale for Friday morning at 11:00 in the crystal room. Too late for me to bake anything, much less change my schedule to attend!
 

Update: The poster says the bake sale is in the Willow Room, from 11 until 4, 'To support our residents'.
 

! ! ! NURSING HOME WEEK ! ! !

Staff, Residents, and Family members are all invited to join in our week of fun.

Celebrate 2007 May 13-19, USUALLY 2PM in the Crystal Room ! see the updated Activities calendar (www.erols.com/jbirch/ffc/shm-calendar.htm)
Blackjack dealers needed for Wednesday! Please call Vivian - x3024
 

BIG & Small talents needed for the Talent Showcase on Tues., May 15: Dance, Sing, Play, Recite, Read, Perform acts of daring and kindness !!!
Please contact Activities or Vivian in the ACU (x3024)
 

Volunteers needed: Summer Jr. Volunteer program: Starts in June; Teens, 13 to 18 are encouraged to join for fun & school credit. See Vivian for details.
 

Donations needed: Bingo prizes for Crystal Cottage & other wings. Red Hats for the Ladies Red Hat Tea parties, and China for the Birthday dinners. Please contact Activities or Vivian x3024.
 

I apologize for the delay, but I have now posted the July Monthly Activities schedule.
When you visit the facility next, please stop by the new Director's office in the Crystal Room.
JohnB
 

There are about 30 pages of findings from the most recent inspection. When you visit, glance at an entry or two to ensure they don't happen to you.
JohnB
 

When you visit the facility next, please stop by the new Director's office in the Crystal Room.
JohnB
 

A 'Family Council' meeting will be conducted by the new Administrators, on Tuesday, December 11, at 6PM, probably in the Crystal Room.
John B. 703.5333.668
 

! DON'T FORGET the Resident's Christmas Party from 6 to 9 tonight!
 

Remember to visit tomorrow (Saturday Jun 28) from 2-3PM for the Jazz concert in the Crystal Room, by the 'Little Brothers'.