Do I dare say Spring is finally here?! WOW – what a LONG winter

season! We can only hope we have a long summer.

Starting the week of May 13th, the Meadows Mart store will be open

on TUESDAYS ONLY. We are going to try this for the summer, as

we see a decrease in shoppers during nicer weather. There is always a

weekly shopping outing each Wednesday morning for all to enjoy.

I want to highlight two wonderful services that are offered here to all

residents. The first is Personal Shopping. Cheryl shops HyVee weekly

for any residents needing items not found in our weekly Meadows Mart.

She can pick up toiletry items, groceries, etc. Please visit with Cheryl or

myself on how to get started. A HyVee gift card is required for payment.

You can have her personal shop for you weekly, or as frequently or

infrequently, as you desire.

The second service I wish to highlight is our Companion Services

program. You may hire a staff member to accompany you to any

medical appointments, shopping, or other outings. Please see the

nursing department or myself for further information. It’s a great benefit

for families who do not live nearby, and often wonder how the

appointment for Mom or Dad went, etc. We can be your eyes and ears,

and our nurses will report to you the findings if it is a medical visit. A

Personal Companion can also be hired to accompany you or your loved

one shopping, weddings, funerals, pretty much anything you can think

of.

As always, thank you for choosing to reside at Ecumen Meadows!

Nancy Garvin

Executive Director

Inside this issue:

Nancy

Garvin 1

Mary

Lubben 2

Denise

Erwin 3

Calendar 4-5

Activities 6-7

Other

News 8

Special points of

interest:

Happy May Greetings

Common Health Issues for Seniors

Meet Our Newest Residents

Calendar

Activities

We’re on the web!

ecumenmeadows.org

May 2019

1801 Collegeway

Worthington, MN 56187

This and That

Happy May Greetings!

BUS RESERVATION INFORMATION

Please call to schedule your bus ride with Caryn at 372-7838, please do not call the bus phone to schedule. A 24 hour advance notice for non-medical appointments is necessary. The bus is busy each Wednesday morning for our scheduled shopping trips from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Please refrain from making appointments during this time. Bus hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. No Holidays

GUEST MEALS

Please give the Kitchen or Caryn advance notice (24 hours, if possible) if you will be having guests for a meal. The kitchen plans the meals in advance and has enough for residents and guests. If a last minute guest arrives, the cook has a right to refuse the guest due to the availability of food for that meal. Guest meal tickets may be purchased from Caryn or the Weekend Assistants at the front desk.

Regular meal tickets are $8 and Holiday meal tickets are $12.

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Hello, April definitely proved to be a month of trials weather wise – hopefully, the snow piles

will be gone by the time you get this newsletter – April showers/snow bring May flowers,

right?

This month I will focus on another common elderly health issue which is mental health.

According to the World Health Organization over 15 percent of adults over the age of 60

suffer from a mental disorder. A common mental disorder among seniors is depression,

occurring in seven percent of the elderly population. Unfortunately, this mental disorder is

often underdiagnosed and undertreated. The most common symptoms of depression in the

elderly include: persistent sadness, feeling slowed down, excessive worries about finances

and health problems, frequent tearfulness, weight changes, pacing or fidgeting, difficulty

sleeping, difficulty concentrating and withdrawal from social activities.

Effective treatment of depression in older adults can require more than one approach.

Psychotherapy: Ongoing, talk therapy can be a source of support for elderly patients.

Support groups: Groups designed to connect older adults experiencing similar issues are

beneficial in establishing social support and providing a safe space to talk.

Medication: Antidepressants can be prescribed to relieve the symptoms of depression.

These can have significant side effects and elderly patients are sensitive to medications.

Medication should be monitored closely.

Lifestyle changes: Daily exercise, healthy eating habits, and increasing social support are

all important in helping the elderly with depression. Friends and family members can help

by doing the following: schedule group outings, establish a weekly visit, assist with

transportation to medical appointments, cook and freeze healthy meals for easy preparation

and help create a system to ease with taking medication regularly.

Mary Lubben, RN Clinical Director

Common Health Issues for Seniors

Shampoo/Set $17.00

Shampoo/Set/Haircut $28.00

Women’s Haircut $19.00

Men’s Haircut $15.00

Shampoo Only $7.00

Perms With Cut & Set $58.00

Color With Set $45.00

Color Rinse $1.00

Special Products $1.00

Comb Out $10.00

On-Site Salon Prices

Thank you to Detectives Dave Hoffman and Brandon Peil for the

Senior Fraud presentation giving during Community Coffee last

month.

Ecumen Meadows celebrated a big birthday for one of

their residents last month! Happy 105th birthday, Lecil!

We are so thrilled to be part of your special day!

MAY 28TH COMMUNITY COFFEE SPEAKER PRESENTATION

Kelsey Shea, Radiology Supervisor, and Kassy Kellen, Diagnostic Medical

Sonographer will be speaking about the heart and vascular screens and other imaging

services at Sanford Worthington. This is sure to be a very informative presentation and an

opportunity to ask any related questions you may have. Feel free to invite anyone from the

community that you think would be interested in attending. The presentation will begin at

9:30 am in the south dining room.

Page 6 Activities Page 3 Meet our newest residents, Dawne & Margaret!

You've probably noticed some new smiling faces gracing the halls of the Meadows recently.

Margaret and Dawne are two of our newest residents. Please introduce yourself to them if

you haven't already done so.

Dawne Mischke

Dawne, a Worthington resident, recently moved into

apartment 233 in the south building. Before retiring, she

worked as an accountant for nearly 30 years at Turbes,

Drealan, Kvilhaug & Company.

For fun, Dawne enjoys camping and she loves to quilt! She

is very talented and has made many beautiful quilts and has

a few works in progress too.

Dawne has a large family with 6 children, 12 grandchildren,

and 2 great-grandchildren. Her newest great-granddaughter

was born on April 24th!

There’s no “Yoke” about it, big or small, The Meadows love the Easter Bunny!

Margaret Slykhuis

Before moving into apartment 115 in the north building, Margaret lived in Brewster. She

helped her late husband Lloyd with chores and crops on their farm and at the same time,

she worked at an income tax and insurance agency. She also worked evenings at the Sioux

Valley Steak House.

Margaret has always had a love of music and she is a gifted

singer who sang with the State Chorus for 2 years. We're all

very lucky because she is going to share her talents with us

all as the newest member of the Meadows Choir!

Margaret has a big family with 5 children, 19 grandchildren,

6 great-grandchildren, and her first great-great-grandchild is

due to arrive on October 1st!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Abbreviation Key LAR: Large Activity Room NDR: North Dining Room SDR: South Dining Room CL: Club Lounge S2AR: South Second Floor Activity Room

1 May Day Shop @ HyVee Leaving by 9 a.m. Bible Study @ 9:30 a.m. CL L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Volunteer Special Event Wii Bowling @ 1:00 p.m. LAR Shop Runnings Loading @ 1:30 p.m. Coffee @ 3 p.m. Solid Rock Assembly Bingo @ 7:10 p.m. NDR

2 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR National Day of Prayer Service @ 2 p.m. LAR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

3 Rosary @ 9:45 a.m. LAR Mass @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Loading for On Q BBQ Outing @ 4:00 p.m.

4 Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Jean Watje’s BD

5 Coffee @ 3 p.m.

6 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Choir @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR MC Elna’s Sing a Long @ 1:30 p.m. Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

7 Community Coffee @ 9:30 a.m. SDR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Love Inc. Church @ 1:30 p.m. LAR Karolyn Wiebe’s Piano @ 2:15 p.m. NDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

8 Shop @ Walmart Leaving by 9 a.m. First Lutheran Bible Study @ 10:30 a.m. S2AR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Wii Bowling @ 1:00 p.m. LAR 500 Cards @ 1:30 p.m. NDR Shopko Shopping if Interest Coffee @ 3 p.m.

9 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Pastor Bob Bartlett’s Service @ 2 p.m. LAR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

10 Rosary @ 9:45 a.m. LAR Communion @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Barb Turpin’s Piano @ 2 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

11 Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

12 Mother’s Day Coffee @ 3 p.m.

13 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Choir @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR MC Elna’s Sing a Long @ 1:30 p.m. Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

14 Community Coffee & Blood Pressures @ 9:30 a.m. SDR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Ladies Salad Luncheon SDR @ Noon Pastor Paul Snyder @ 2 p.m. LAR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

15 Shop @ HyVee Leaving by 9 a.m. Bible Study @ 9:30 a.m. CL L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Wii Bowling @ 1:00 p.m. LAR Bruce Dysthe’s Vocals @ 2 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

16 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Dean Fishel’s Vocals @ 2 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

17 Rosary @ 9:45 a.m. LAR Communion @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Massachusetts Happy Hour & Celebrating our Graduates with Donna & Leona @ 2 p.m. SDR

18 Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Margie Friedrich’s BD

19 Coffee @ 3 p.m.

20 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Choir @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Lunch @ Lismore Bar’s Loading @ 11:15 a.m. Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR MC Elna’s Sing a Long @ 1:30 p.m. Coffee @ 3 p.m. Kids Club Big Prize Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

21 Podiatry Clinic @ 8:30 a.m. CL Community Coffee @ 9:30 a.m. SDR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Indian Lake Baptist Church @ 1:30 p.m. LAR Karolyn Wiebe’s Piano @ 2:15 p.m. NDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

22 Shop @ Fareway Leaving by 9 a.m. First Lutheran @ 10:30 a.m. S2AR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR MC Bus Ride Wii Bowling @ 1 p.m. LAR AL Bus Ride @ 2 p.m. Coffee @ 3 p.m.

23 Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Medical Minutes with Mary @ 9:30 a.m. LAR Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Resident Council @ 1 p.m. LAR Shirley Brandt’s Music @ 2 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

24 Rosary @ 9:45 a.m. LAR Mass @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Wgtn Christian School Project Fair @ 1 p.m. NDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Faith Strom’s BD

25 Pinochle @ 1:15 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m.

26 Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bobbie Elvin’s BD

27 Memorial Day Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR More details about 5th grade visitors as the time approaches

28 5th graders at 8:15 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. Community Coffee with Heart Health Presentation (Shea/Kellen speaking) @ 9:30 a.m. SDR Meadows Mart @ 10-11 a.m. CL Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR Barb Turpin’s Piano @ 2 p.m. SDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Arlene Wibben’s BD

29 5th grade visitors at 8:15 a.m. Shop @ Walmart Leaving by 9 a.m. First Lutheran Bible Study @ 10:30 a.m. S2AR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR 5th grade visitors @ 1:30 p.m. Wii Bowling @ 1:00 p.m. LAR Audrey Brake’s Accordion @ 2 p.m. SDR

30 5th grade visitors at 8:15 a.m. Devotions @ 8:45 a.m. LAR Exercise @ 11 a.m. LAR 5th grade visitors @ 1:30 p.m. Pastor Jonathan & Lois Larson Memorial Day Program @ 2 p.m. NDR Coffee @ 3 p.m. Bingo @ 6:30 p.m. NDR

31 Rosary @ 9:45 a.m. LAR Communion @ 10 a.m. LAR L2BH @ 11 a.m. LAR Galen Benton’s Accordion @ 2 p.m. SDR Monthly Birthday Party @ 3 p.m. SDR