March 2013

West Park Place

7400 W Greenfield AveWest Allis, WI 53214

Telephone: (414) 476-3900

West Park Place Staff ...We Are Here to Serve You!

Dawn Willert, NHA Exec. Dir.Madeleine Duffey Asst. Ex. Dir.Kate House Comm. Rel. Dir.AnnNowakowski, RN Res. Care Dir.Gina Pups, RN W/N NurseQuontella Turner W/N CoordChristine Brown Life Enr. Dir.Randy Wire Dining Srvs. Dir.Donald Bugajski Maint/HK Dir.

MISSION STATEMENTWe are passionately committed

to making a difference in people’slives by providing service of thehighest quality and value in asupportive environment.Promoting the health,independence and socialinteraction of seniors.

Spring Cleaning!Spring will soon be in the air,

beautiful smells and sights ofeverything new and fresh again!There is no better time to cleanup! Time to go through thosestacks and piles of things youhave been meaning to take careof. Clutter is dangerous. Notonly does clutter presenttripping and fall hazards, but itgives pests and bugs places tohide and, in some cases, causesoverpowering odors. Sometimeswe just don’t realize how much“stuff” we have accumulated. Ifyou feel like it’s more than youcan handle, ask a friend orfamily member or staff for helpor come see a member of themanagement team.

We want you to live in aclean, healthy environment, butwe need your cooperation. Wewant to remind our residents toplease don’t leave cups and

wrappers laying around in thecommon areas. It really doesn’tlook good at all. Remember, youare sharing this living space withmany others, so we want toremind you to be considerate ofthat fact. If you see somethingthat needs cleaning or fixing, letthe front desk know; they canalert maintenance orhousekeeping and have theproblem taken care of quickly.

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Spring Is Almost HereEquinox is when day and

night are the same length. Thishappens twice a year. The vernalequinox, which this year is onMarch 20, is considered the firstday of spring.

LAUGH LINES...

What’s Irish and stays outsideall summer?

Paddy O’Furniture.

What do you call a fake stonein Ireland?

A sham rock.

Easter Is Sunday, March 31

NewsCommunity

March GuestsMulti-purpose Room

Saturday, March 234 P.M.

The Salvation Army will do avery short Easter Program and

pass a gift to each resident.

Saturday, March 302 P.M.

Blessed Deliverance MissionaryBaptist Church

Will come to sing and bring anEaster message.

Happy

BirthdayMarch Birthdays

March 4 William TMarch 8 Elizabeth SMarch 24 Frank PMarch 26 Beverly P

Welc me

Alice RobertsJames KrausJoan Trudell

Clinical

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Personal HygieneGood personal hygiene is

vital to good health. Personalcleanliness should be part ofyour regular daily routine. If youstart to neglect your personalhygiene, this could lead tohealth problems that you maynot even be initially aware of.Good personal hygiene willreduce your risk of disease andwill also help prevent you frominfecting others.

Brushing your teeth is also animportant part of your daily

routine not only to avoid toothdecay but other diseases that cancome from poor oral hygiene. Ifyou wear dentures, they shouldbe brushed daily as well.Dentures should be left out atnight. If not, underlying tissuesbecome more prone to yeastinfections.

Poor personal hygiene habitscan seriously hinder your abilityto make friends and formrelationships. If your clothes aredirty, your hair unkempt or yoursmell unpleasant, others willfind it difficult to interact withyou. Good hygiene promotes apositive view of you.

Take pride in yourappearance; you are worththe effort!

Daniel, one of the volunteers, callingBingo!

MATC VolunteersI would like to take a moment to

thank our group of volunteersfrom the MATC - West Campus.

What a wonderful group ofpeople. This group stepped upduring my recent medical leave

and our residents embracedthem....and now look forward to

their monthly visits.Thank you to Jenny Staab,

Daniel. Shirley. Charles, Ben,Alex, Hannah, Isabelle,Antoinette and Patrice.

We appreciate what you do!

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A SnocialThat’s right...a snow social.

We served hot cocoa and icecream. We also had some funwith a human snow manbuilding contest...See picsbelow. One team finished faster,but the other had morecoverage, so we called it a tie.

They were all good sports!

SpotlightEmployee

GINA PUPS, R.N.Meet our new wellness nurse,

Gina. Born and raised inMilwaukee, Wisc., Gina is themother of two sons, a 5-year-oldand a 22-year-old. She enjoysreading, hikes with her5-year-old and finally working afirst-shift job. Gina graduatedfrom Pius High School andreceived her nursing degree fromUWM.

Prior to joining the West ParkPlace team, Gina did all of hernursing in hospitals. Her lastposition was at Aurora Sinai inAcute Care for the Elderly.

Gina says she likes her jobhere as wellness nurse and looksforward to meeting and gettingto know each and every resident.I have seen and heard herintroducing herself and askingresidents their name, so pleasedon’t hesitate to introduceyourself and welcome her...youcan find her in the lower level inthe nursing office.

Welcome aboard, Gina!

MARDI GRASTuesday, February 12, was Fat

Tuesday, Mardi Gras.Tradition at West Park Place is

Paczki and a Pinata!

2. Burst forth

4. Green island

6. Newly picked

10. Mischievous elf

12. Mix of blue

and yellow

13. Gusting air

14. Fortunate

1. Egg-laying

vertebrate

2. Trifoliate clover

3. Suspended

water particles

5. Purple flower

7. Curvy, colorful illusion

8. Public procession

9. Third month

11. Falling moisture

12. Precious yellow metal

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Resident

Our next Resident Meeting andDining Committee Meeting isFriday, March 29, at 2 P.M. in ourMulti-Purpose Room. Our van is used to transport residents to

doctor appts. Occasionally, there may be ascheduling conflict and trip dates maychange. Watch sign-up sheets and postingsif this should occur. We are doing our best toaccommodate both trips and appointments.

March TripsMONDAY TRIPS

3/4 Walmart Market 9:303/11 Lunch Trip 11:003/18 Dollar Store 9:303/25 Walmart 9:30

Popcorn Pick:‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’

A raucous, entertaining moviefor the whole family, this 1968film pleases the eyes and ears.Amid sweet songs such as “YouTwo” and “Hushabye Mountain,”“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” tells thedelightful story of a car that candrive, fly and float. Dick Van Dykeplays a hapless inventor with twoenthusiastic children whoexperience adventures with thecar, castles and faraway lands.

Watch for postings on the dateof showing for this classic movie!