Lafon Nursing Facility Administrator’s Corner: of the Holy ... · outnumbered, they managed to...
Transcript of Lafon Nursing Facility Administrator’s Corner: of the Holy ... · outnumbered, they managed to...
Lafon Nursing Facility
of the Holy Family
6900 Chef Menteur Hwy.
New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone: (504) 241-6285
Fax: (504) 245-2721
www.lafonnursing.org
Mrs. Beverly Greenwood
Administrator
Patricia Clark
Director of Nursing
Ms. Cheryl McGinnis
Assistant
Director of Nursing
Abir Abdo
Medical Director
Henry Evans
Dr. Ronald McLendon
Physicians
Ms. Karren A. Sterling
Activity Director
Mr. Michael Boudreaux
Business Manager
Mrs. Phyllis Vindel
Dietary Manager
Mr. Barry Aubert, Engineer
Gary Hardy
Environmental Services
Mrs. Deborah Van Norman
Social Services
Mrs. Nicola Pope
Human Resources
Stephen Black, Admissions
May 2016
Residents
Alma Cushenberry 5/03 Judy Chevalier 5/12 Leroy Bienemy 5/15 Alvin Davis 5/23 Sr. Mary Arceneaux 5/23
Employees
Dantrell Stevenson 5/05 Demitria Allen 5/07 Roneisha Hunter 5/08 Kiara Webb 5/11 Walter Collins 5/12 Artenetta Banks 5/14 Sharon Shelton 5/16 Brenda Hunt 5/23 Stephen Black 5/26 Patsy Smith 5/26 Danielle Tiffith 5/31
May Birthdays
Administrator’s Corner:
What’s Your Excuse?
When you feel like God just can’t work with you, please remember ...
IT’S NOT YOUR ABILITIES THAT COUNT, IT’S
YOUR AVAILABILITY!!!!!
God used men and women with flaws in their characters to serve him and do good works.
For Thou art my hope, Oh Lord God ... Psalm 71:5
Help us Celebrate!!!!
We are so very proud to have some of this year’s Jubilarians at Lafon. Congratulations for your many years of service to the Sisters of the Holy Family, Lafon and the community. May God Bless each of you.
80 YEARS Sister Mary Letitia Senegal, S.S.F. 70 YEARS Sister Frances Cabrini Turnbull, S.S.F. 60 YEARS Sister Sylvia Vallet, S.S.F. 50 YEARS Sister Mary Regina Amos, S.S.F.
Don’t Forget MARCH Social Worker’s Month
May 6-12 National Nurses Week
June 9-16 National Nursing Assistants Week
Page 2
Limerick Day, May 12th
It filled Galileo with mirth
To watch his two rocks fall to Earth.
He gladly proclaimed,
"Their rates are the same,
And quite independent of girth!"
Then Newton announced in due course
His own law of gravity's force:
"It goes, I declare,
As the inverted square
Of the distance from object to source."
But remarkably, Einstein's equation
Succeeds to describe gravitation
As spacetime that's curved,
And it's this that will serve
As the planets' unique motivation.
Yet the end of the story's not written;
By a new way of thinking we're smitten.
We twist and we turn,
Attempting to learn
The Superstring Theory of Witten!
It’s National Salsa Month!
Ginger and Tomato Salsa
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil 2 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced 2 Cups chopped Tomatoes with their juices 1 Yellow and Green Bell Pepper, seeded and chopped into small pieces 3 Tbsp. Minced Fresh Cilantro 1 Tbsp. Chili Paste 1/2 Cup Sliced Scallions 1/4 Cup Minced Pickled Ginger 1 Tbsp. Sugar Salt and Pepper
In a glass or stainless-steel bowl, mix all of the ingredients. Cover the bowl and let the mixture rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour or longer. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
1. TEFHAR __ __ __ __ __ __
2. SUCONI __ __ __ __ __ __
3. TORRHEB __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4. GAEDTHUR __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5. HENPWE __ __ __ __ __ __
6. DRAGANP __ __ __ __ __ __ __
7. NAUT __ __ __ __
8. HOTREM __ __ __ __ __ __
9. SRITES __ __ __ __ __ __
10. CEENI __ __ __ __ __
11. RADGAMN __ __ __ __ __ __ __
12. LEUNC __ __ __ __ __
Cinco De Mayo
Cinco De Mayo c o m m e m o r a t e s t h e Mexican Army’s victory over the more numerous French troops in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5th, 1862. Napoleon III, the emperor of France, sent 6,000 troops to Mexico in his plan to extend his power in Latin America. When the French Army reached Puebla, they were met by 4,800 Mexican soldiers. Even though the Mexicans were outnumbered, they managed to defeat the French.
Today, Cinco De Mayo celebrations promote cultural awareness and are celebrated with Mexican food, Mariachi bands and dancers.
Unscramble the following
“family” words:
1-FATHER, 2-COUSIN, 3-BROTHER, 4-DAUGHTER,
5-NEPHEW, 6-GRANDPA, 7-AUNT, 8-MOTHER,
9-SISTER, 10-NIECE, 11-GRANDMA, 12-UNCLE
ANSWERS: E=M
C2
For every marriage then is best in tune, When that the wife is May,
the husband June. ~Rowland Watkyns
Page 3
Who Knew?
All the planets in our solar system could be placed inside the planet Jupiter.
The first letter of every continent’s name is the same as the last: AmericA, AntarcticA, EuropE, AsiA, AustraliA, AfricA.
When viewed from above, rainbows are doughnut-shaped.
Some dinosaurs were as small as hens.
The only Union survivor of Custer’s Last Stand was his horse, Commanche.
Celebrate the Nurses
Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100
lives, you’re a nurse. ~Anonymous
Our job as nurses is to cushion the sorrow
and celebrate the joy every day, while we are “just doing
our jobs.” ~Christine Belle
You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a
person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the
outcome. ~Patch Adams
I attribute my success to this — I never gave or took any
excuse. ~Florence Nightingale
Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Nurses are angels in comfortable shoes. ~Author Unknown
Face your def ic ienc ies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight ...
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
~Helen Keller
Kentucky Derby
The “Run for the Roses” takes place on May 5th-8th. About 1.5
million people will head to Louisville for the big event!
Medical Memo: May is National Mental Health Month
There are many different conditions that affect
mental health, such as depression, dementia,
anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and
schizophrenia. It’s often hard for those who aren’t
familiar with mental illness to imagine it. But it is
estimated that every year, about 61.5 million
American adults suffer from some mental illness.
Mood disorders such as depression are the
third most common cause of hospitalization in the
U.S. for both youth and adults ages 18 to 44.
Individuals living with serious mental illness face
an increased risk of having chronic medical
conditions, and adults living with serious mental
illness die on average 25 years earlier than other
Americans, largely due to treatable medical
conditions.
Over 50 percent of students with a mental
health condition age 14 and older who are served by
special education drop out − the highest dropout
rate of any disability group.
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in
the U.S. (more common than homicide) and the
third leading cause of death for ages 15 to 24
years. More than 90 percent of those who die by
suicide had one or more mental disorders.
Although military members comprise less than
1 percent of the U.S. population, veterans represent
20% of suicides nationally. Each day, about 22
veterans die from suicide
Approximately 18.1% of American adults −
about 42 million people − live with anxiety
disorders, such as panic disorder, obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and phobias. About 9.2 million
adults have co-occurring mental health and
addiction disorders.
But there is hope! Great strides in
neurobiology and pharmaceuticals are promising a
brighter future for those plagued with mental
illness.
Page 4
Lafon Nursing Facility
of the Holy Family
6900 Chef Menteur Hwy.
New Orleans, LA 70126
National Salad Month Search-A-Word
FRENCH
SPINACH
TOMATO
CAESAR
ITALIAN
RADISH
CARROT
CHEESE
RANCH
BACON
ONION
FETA
CAULIFLOWER
CUCUMBER
CROUTON
LETTUCE
C A U L I F L O W E R
H C A N I P S E X L A
U C U C U M B E R B N
E R L H T R F G A G C
F O F E G R M A D J H
R U C E T Q T B I C O
E T U S T T U B S A T
N O Y E H A U A H E A
C N T O R R A C W S M
H B P N O I N O E A O
A I T A L I A N R R T
No one knows exactly how many species there are. Scientists have identified at least 1.9 million animal species, and possibly millions more have yet to be named.
Only the Indian elephant can be trained. The African elephant has never been domesticated or trained.
The tongues of all dogs are pink, except for the Chow, which has a black tongue.
A crocodile weighing 120 pounds exerts a force of about 1,540 pounds between its jaws. A human being’s jaws exert a force of only 40 to 80 pounds.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
~W. Clement Stone