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ANNLINES St. Ann’s Residence Newsletter

October 2019

Mission: To provide a caring home for seniors where they can find calm from the storms of life, regardless of status.

Administrator’s Letter

Hello Everyone,

Thank You to everyone that attended the spaghetti fundraiser and made

that not only successful, but also fun and festive. Your donations were very

appreciated and I think we are all happy to have that elevator repair fin-

ished.

We are still working on carpet cleaning. I had “Heavens Best” carpet clean-

ers come in and tackle our most difficult flooring. The result was beautiful.

Have a look at the second floor main hall. Our team learned two things:

Our carpets can be cleaned to look fantastic.

We don’t have the correct equipment to get the job done.

On October 2nd we are having the team from Dalco coming to Saint Ann’s

to demonstrate a large carpet cleaning machine. This is the same type of

equipment used at the Casinos and Hospitals. If the machine does what I

anticipate, we will be purchasing it so our maintenance team can make our

home look as clean and beautiful as possible.

One last thing, our front desk has limitations regarding check cashing. We

will only cash one $25 check per week per resident.

Sincerely,

Scott and Jan

Nurses Corner

October is a prime month to

receive your Influenza A & B

Vaccine.

When: Wednesday, October 2nd @ 8:30am

Where: Social Hall

What: Flu Vaccination

Falk’s Nursing Service Pharmacy

will be at St. Ann’s to administer

FREE Influenza A & B Vaccines

to residents and employees.

The High Dose Vaccine will be

available for residents. Please

bring your insurance card with

you if you are not a customer of

Falk’s Pharmacy.

Influenza A & B are respiratory

viruses. Most cough, cold and

flu viruses are thought to be

passed from person to person

by contact with respiratory

droplets. Contact can occur by

direct bodily contact (such as

kissing) or touching something

with virus on it (such as shaking

hands with someone who has

the flu) and then touching your

mouth, nose or eyes.

Most of the time, you will be-

come contagious after about 24

to 72 hours after contracting

the influenza virus and remain

contagious for up to five days

after the onset of symptoms.

Children or people with com-

promised immune systems can

be contagious to those around

them for up to 2 weeks.

Cover your mouth and nose

with a tissue when coughing or

sneezing. It may prevent those

around you from getting sick.

(Most experts believe that flu

viruses spread mainly by drop-

lets made when people with flu

cough, sneeze or talk). Stop the

Spread of Germs that make you

and others sick.

-Avoid close contact with peo-

ple who are sick

-Stay home when you are sick

-Cover your mouth and nose

-Clean your hands

-Avoid touching your eyes,

nose or mouth

-Practice other good health

habits

Symptoms of Influenza A & B:

-body aches

-chills

-sore throat

-headache

-fever

-dry cough

-dizziness

-new fatigue

If you or a family member/

visitor experience these symp-

toms, a Flu Swab should be

done as soon as possible at your

physicians office or Urgent Care

Clinic or hospital. Please remain

in your apartment until you

know you are negative for Influ-

enza. Ask your family mem-

bers/visitors to stay home until

they are without symptoms.

We do not test for the Flu at St.

Ann’s.

Robin May, DON

Changes to the Home Care Bill of Rights

Hello everyone, The 2019 Minnesota Legislatures passed

changes to the Minnesota Home Care Bill of Rights, effective

August 2019. This requires all current and new residents sign

an updated form that they have received a copy. Jan will have

a table set up at the Open Forum on Wednesday, October 2nd

at 1:30-3:30 in the Social Hall and on Thursday, October 3rd

from 1:30 -3:00 in the lobby to give you a copy and for you to

sign that we have given it to you. If you are unable to come on

that day Jan or Kristina will be asking to meet with you to get it

done. If you have a Power of Attorney they will also need to

sign it.

Where do I mail a letter?

You can mail your letters down on 1st

floor, or bring them to the front desk.

There is a basket that mail can go into

up at the front desk. Some residents

are putting larger envelopes into the

mail shoot and they are getting stuck.

So if you have a larger piece of mail

that has to be sent out, please use the

mailbox on 1st floor or the front desk

basket. This will guarantee that your

mail will get out promptly. Thank

you!

Employee Anniversaries

Catherine Schneeweis 10/27/2015 4

Amanda Ankrum 10/18/2002 17

Douglas R Campbell 10/20/2004 15

Naomi I Larson 10/03/2011 8

Andrew Schoeder 10/26/2016 3

Daniel Kirsh 10/26/2017 2

Page Collver 10/03/2018 1

Hailey Solberg 10/03/2018 1

The podiatrist, Dr. Meints, will be here on October 2nd

and October 4th with appointments beginning at

8:00am. If you are a patient of his, you will be getting a

reminder placed on your door with the date and time

that your appointment is. Please try and make the

scheduled time to keep things running smoothly. Thank

you very much.

We are having a Pre-Rummage Furniture Sale on Tuesday, Octo-

ber 8th from 9:30am until 1:00pm down on 1st Floor. We seem

to have an overstock of furniture items and would like to give the

residents, staff, and family members the first chance to buy

items before they are put into the Rummage & Bake Sale on Oc-

tober 18th and 19th. Please come on down and see what we

have to offer at reasonable prices. Hope to see you there!

Due to the stricter recycling regulations, items left for donation to St. Ann’s that are not able to be sold at our Rummage & Bake Sales will have to be disposed of. We do charge a disposal fee for anything that is left behind that is not useable. All items must be in working condition and we must be able to sell it. We will NOT be accepting electronics or appliances unless we can determine prior to donation that they are in working condition. We are sorry for this change, but we are being left with a lot of unusable items that we are paying for ourselves to dispose of.

Friday, October 18th: 10 am—4 pm

Saturday, October 19th: 9 am—2pm

A variety of items for sale including:

Next to New

Furniture

Jewelry

Clothing

Electronics

Household and

miscellaneous items

Our famous St. Ann’s Bakery items available

for purchase, including breads, cookies and bars.

St. Ann’s Residence* 330 East Third Street* Duluth, MN 55805 *

*218-727-8831

Rummage and Bake Sale

ABOVE AND BEYOND

The Above and Beyond Employee for October is Brynn Erickson in

Food Service. Congratulations Brynn!

Please remember to nominate any employee you see going above

and beyond their job. The Above and Beyond box is in the Patio Room.

Our Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser brought in

$6,025.00. All proceeds will go towards our elevator repair costs. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this wonderful event.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the

businesses that donated to our Spaghetti Dinner

Fundraiser. It was greatly appreciated! Here is a

list of those that contributed:

Lincoln Park Craft District-Bent Paddle, Frost River,

and OMC Smokehouse

Castle Danger Brewery

Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

Dunbar’s Floral & Gifts

Fortune Bay Casino

Grandma’s Restaurant

Hot Tub Store

Outback Steakhouse

Sam’s Club

Superior Water, Light & Power

Upper Lakes Food

Thank you to all of our employees that donated and took their time to volun-

teer for the fundraiser.

Business Office - Wine & Warmth Basket

RCS - Wine Travel Cooler Basket

Front Desk - Time Out for Two Basket (Edgewater Family Fun Package)

RPS & Bobbie - Packer/Viking Tailgate Party Basket

Karen - Laundry Basket

Maintenance - Tool Time Package Basket

Food Service - Snack Attack Basket

Jan Lappy - Fall Basket

Laura Frostman - Teen Basket

Father John Doyle - Religious Relics

Board of Directors - Wine & Chocolate Basket

Scott Johnson - Stereo

Come one, come all to celebrate Hallow-

een with us on Thursday, October 31st at

1:30pm in the Social Hall. We will be giv-

ing away prizes for the best costumes to

both residents and staff. Please dress up

and come down to the Social Hall for

some spooky fun!

Darlene’s Salon at St. Ann’s

Salon services are available for men and women

We are open every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Stop in for a haircut, style, perm, color, wax and more

Current clients are always appreciated, new clients are always welcome!

MONTHLY DRAWING: Fill out the form below and drop it off in the salon

for a chance to win a $20 Salon Gift Certificate

NAME:_________________________________________

RM #:__________________________________________

PHONE #:_______________________________________

Enter by 10/31/19

10/02 Open Forum 2pm SH

10/03 Bus Sign-up 2pm SH

10/04 Music w/Bill Fisher ` 2pm SH

10/05 Bus Outing to Black Bear 11am

10/07 Bus Outing to Walmart 1:30pm

10/09 Bus Outing to Culver’s 11:30am

10/10 Music w/Squeezy Wes Miller 2pm SH

10/16 Administrator’s Lunch 11:30am Dining rooms

10/18 RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE 10am-4pm SH

10/19 RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE 9am-2pm SH

10/23 Bus Outing to A & W 11am

10/24 Monthly Birthday Party 2pm SH

10/25 Wii Bowling League 2pm SH

10/26 Music w/Marilyn Moore 2pm SH

10/28 Bus Outing to $ Store 1:30pm

10/30 Bus Outing to Walmart 1:30pm

10/31 HALLOWEEN PARTY 1:30pm SH

Please come and sign up for our bus outings as the bus will be put

away for the winter by November 15th. I would love for everyone

to enjoy one more trip. Bus sign-up is Thursday, September 3rd at

2pm in the Social Hall. Hope to see you there!

BUS OUTINGS

October

Bus Outing Sign-up will be on

Thursday, October 3, at 2:00pm in the Social

Hall

October 5th Black Bear Casino 11:00am $6

October 7th Walmart 1:30pm $6

October 9th Culver’s 11:30am $6

October 23rd A & W 11:00am $6

October 28th Dollar Store 1:30pm $6

October 30th Walmart 1:30pm $6

System for St. Ann’s Bus

At the beginning of each month we will have a sign-up for all the bus outings

for the month. YOU WILL NEED TO COMMIT TO THE OUTING BY PAYING

THE BUS FEE IN ADVANCE WHEN YOU SIGN UP ($6.00 per trip). This will

hold your seat. If you do not have money when you sign up, we will put you

on the waiting list and add your name to the list when you pay or a seat be-

comes available.

We use a lottery number system to ensure fairness to all signing up for the

bus. If you are unable to be at the sign-up please give your money and list of

trips to another resident and they can sign you up. THE RPS STAFF CAN-

NOT TAKE YOUR MONEY EARLY.

If you sign up and the date of the trip comes and you cannot go, let us

know as soon as possible so WE CAN FIND SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR

PLACE. If we find someone to take your place your money will be refunded, if

not you will not get your money back.

FIRST FLOOR EWMR – East Wing Meeting Room

WWMR – West Wing Meeting Room

Wellness Room – Located on the West Wing

Patio Room – Behind Elevators THIRD FLOOR SH – Social Hall

Sunday

29

9:30am-Rosary & 10:00am-Mass– Chapel 3:00pm– Church Service– Chapel

Monday

30

8:30am-Rosary 10:00am- Exercise-SH

11:00am– Bus Outing to Bridgeman’s (must be signed up)

Tuesday

1

8:30am- Rosary- Chapel 10:00am– Gentle Movement Exercise/Tai Chi– SH 1:00pm- Prolife Rosary- Chapel

2:00pm– Bible Study– WWMR 6:00pm- Cribbage – Patio Room

Wednesday

2

8:00am– Dr. Meints the podiatrist (by appointment only)

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00 am- Mass- Chapel

8:30am– Falk’s Flu Shot Clinic— SH

10:00am– Exercise– Library

1:30pm-3:30pm– Bill of Rights Sign-up– SH

2:00pm– Open Forum– SH

Thursday

3

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00 am- Mass- Chapel 9:30am-Ceramics- EWMR

1:30pm-3:00pm– Bill of Rights Sign-up– Lobby 2:00pm– Bus Outing Sign up– SH 6:00pm- 500 card game– Patio Room

Friday

4

8:00am– Dr. Meints, the podiatrist (by appointment only)

8:30am- Rosary- & 9:00 am- Mass- Chapel 10:00am- Exercise-SH

2:00pm– Music w/ Bill Fisher– SH 3:00pm-4:00pm– Holy Hour– Chapel

Saturday

5

8:30am- Rosary- Chapel 10:00am-11:00am- Confession with Father John- Chapel

11:00am– Bus Outing to Black Bear (must be signed up)

October 2019

Sunday

6

9:30am- Rosary- Chapel & 10:00 am- Mass- Chapel

3:00pm– Lutheran Service—Reverend Noah Johnson– Chapel

Monday

7

8:30am- Rosary- Chapel

10:00am– Exercise– SH

1:30pm– Bus Outing to Walmart (must be signed up)

Tuesday

8


9:30am-1:00pm– Overstock Furniture Sale– 1st Floor West Side

10:00am- Gentle Movement Exercise/Tai Chi– SH

1:00pm- Prolife Rosary- Chapel

2:00pm- Bible Study - WWMR

6:00pm- Cribbage – Patio Room

Wednesday

9



11:30am– Bus Outing to Culver’s (must be signed up)

Thursday

10


9:30am- Ceramics – EWMR

1:30pm– Music w/ Squeezy Wes Miller– SH

6:00pm- 500 card game– Patio Room

Friday

11

8:30am- Rosary- Chapel & 9:00 am- Mass- Chapel

10:00am– There will be no Exercise today

3:00pm-4:00pm– Holy Hour– Chapel

Saturday

12


10am – 11am- Confession with Father John- Chapel

October 2019

Sunday

13

9:30am- Rosary- Chapel & 10:00am- Mass- Chapel 3:00pm– Episcopal Service –Pat Kruschke & Sue Meyers– Chapel

Monday

14


**THERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITIES IN THE SOCIAL

HALL THIS WEEK DUE TO RUMMAGE SALE SET UP**

Tuesday

15


10:00am- Gentle Movement Exercise/Tai Chi– Library

1:30pm- Prolife Rosary- Chapel

2:00pm- Bible Study- WWMR

6:00pm- Cribbage – Patio Room

Wednesday

16

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00am- Mass – Chapel

10:00am-1:00pm– Fire Drill

11:30am– Administrator’s Luncheon– All dining rooms

Thursday

17


9:30am- Ceramics- EWMR

6:00pm- 500 card game– Patio Room

Friday

18

8:30am- Rosary- & 9:00 am- Mass- Chapel

10:00AM-4:00PM– RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE– SH & LOBBY

Saturday

19


9:00AM-2:00PM– RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE– SH & LOBBY

10am –11 am- Confession with Father John- Chapel

October 2019

Sunday

20

9:30am-Rosary– Chapel & 10:00am-Mass– Chapel 3:00pm– Hymn Sing– Chapel

Monday

21

8:30am-Rosary– Chapel

10:00am– Exercise– Library 1:30pm– Resident Council—SH

Social Hall closed for clean up from sale

Tuesday

22

8:30am- Rosary- Chapel 10:00am– Gentle Movement Exercise/Tai Chi– SH 1:00pm- Prolife Rosary- Chapel 2:00pm– Bible Study– WWMR 6:00pm- Cribbage – Patio Room

Wednesday

23

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00am- Mass- Chapel 10:00am- Exercise –SH 11:00am– Bus Outing to A & W (must be signed up)

Thursday

24

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00am-Mass-Chapel 9:30am– Ceramics– EWMR

2:00pm– Monthly Birthday Party w/bingo– SH

6:00pm– 500 Card Game– Patio Room

Friday

25

8:30am- Rosary & 9:00am- Mass- Chapel 10:00am- Exercise-SH

2:00pm– Wii Bowling– SH 3:00pm-4:00pm– Holy Hour– Chapel

**This is the first day of our new bowling league**

Saturday

26

8:30am-Rosary-Chapel 10:00am-11:00am- Confession with Father John-Chapel 2:00pm– Piano music w/Marilyn Moore– SH

October 2019

Sunday

27

9:30am-Rosary– Chapel & 10:00am-Mass– Chapel 3:00pm– Presbyterian Service-Rev. Kari Jutinen– Chapel

Monday

28

8:30am– Rosary– Chapel


1:30pm– Bus Outing to Dollar Store (must be signed up)

Tuesday

29

8:30am– Rosary– Chapel

10:00am– Gentle Movement Exercise/Tai Chi– SH

1:00pm– Prolife Rosary– Chapel 2:00pm– Bible Study- WWMR

6:00pm– Cribbage– Patio Room

Wednesday

30

8:30am– Rosary & 9:00am– Mass– Chapel


11:00am– Bus Outing to Walmart (must be signed up)

Thursday

31

HAPPY

HALLOWEEN!!

8:30am– Rosary & 9:00am– Mass– Chapel 9:30am– Ceramics — EWMR

1:30pm– HALLOWEEN PARTY– SH

6:00pm– 500 Card Game– Patio Room

October 2019

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