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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE ROOTS: Letter from the Editor.................................................................................................................................................4 FEATURE ARTICLE: Today’s Nursing Home - Sweeping Changes Bring Expansion of Options and Opportunities ............ 6 BUSINESS BRANCH: Spotlight - Oak View Suites at John Knox ...................................................................................................... 10 INSIDE AGING TREE: My Aging Tree Experience - Local Resident Reaches Out ..................................................................... 12 SERVICE BRANCH: Support Groups at Aging Tree - Connect and Share at VITAS .................................................................. 14 LIVING WELL BRANCH: Just Love Your Heart -Education is a Powerful Tool.......................................................................... 16 BRANCHING OUT WITH VOTRAN: Get To Know Votran ..........................................................................................................17 SENIORS ON SUNRAIL: The Winter Park Daycation - Explore Central Florida ......................................................................18 SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY: Aging Tree - Understanding How Aging Tree Can Help You. ............................................ 22 MY SENIOR LIFE: Healing Angels - The Parish Nurse Ministry.............................................................................................24 HISTORY BRANCH: Nurses Week- The Evolution of Nursing in America ...................................................................................... 26 QUICK TIPS: Need to Know Basics - From Us to You......................................................................................................................... 29

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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2015 ANNUAL NURSING HOME GUIDE: Inspection Ratings ............................................................................................................ 32 MENTAL HEALTH BRANCH: Heart-Soul-Body-Mind - A Mother’s Inﬂuence ................................................................................ 34 DAYS OF THE MONTH: May - Special, Wacky Days and Holidays ................................................................................................ 35

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CLASSIFIEDS - Used Medical Equipment For Sale, Items For Sale, Industry Jobs, Senior Personals ..................................... 40

Cheree M. Albert Carol S. Grigas John Joslin Vickie Pleus Courtney Senecal CONTRIBUTORS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS.............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 MIND BENDERS -Crossword Puzzle, Sudoku & Cryptogram ........................................................................................................... 42

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From the Roots “Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.” - Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

ith May being the month of springtime and fresh, new blooms it seems eloquent that this edition of Aging Tree Illustrated embraces new exciting growth and celebrates Mother’s Day, Nurses Week, and one of our best editorial editions to date.

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To all the mothers out there reading this, Happy Mother’s Day! A mother’s love can never be replaced and lives on in us forever. Mother’s Day is a wonderful event to embrace the love of a mother and the opportunity in our lives to stop and think about how much of our mothers we carry in our heart, in our decisions, in our smiles, and in our bones. I wish you and your family smiles and much joy in each other’s company on this noble day. Several months ago, we began to make a list of certain local celebrities to be the official Aging Tree spokesperson. We were looking for someone we felt would represent Aging Tree with integrity and class. It was important to us to find someone who understood how Aging Tree helps families and embraces culture. This month it is with great pleasure that we welcome a new face to the Aging Tree family: I would like to personally welcome Leslye Gale of TV and radio fame. She has always represented herself in the most professional of ways and has the same values we cherish so much. Thank you to Leslye for your partnership as we move forward in helping seniors find solutions with care and thoughtfulness in our hearts. Speaking of new beginnings, this edition also brings us our first annual Nursing Home Guide. The information and articles within are intended to help those seniors and families understand the history and process of skilled care. The nursing home survey results are also a great tool to keep for immediate or future reference. As you will see, the survey results are ranked by stars in different categories and help the consumer understand where the strengths and weaknesses are in each facility

or home. When viewing these results from the State of Florida Survey, I think it is important to understand that these should be used as a guideline: remember that the true test for determining the right nursing home should be a visit in person (perhaps more than one). Use the tools outlined in the “Today’s Nursing Home” article to determine your own results. I can’t complete the editor’s letter without mentioning our nurses. National Nurses week is May 6th through May 12th. Nurses do so much and help so many. We owe a great deal of gratitude to them for all they do. Should you come into contact with a nurse, please share this love and appreciation with them this month. Enjoy your springtime and make your days great...remember: you’re in charge!

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Today’s Nursing Home

Sweeping Changes Bring Expansion of Options and Opportunities

ot long ago, the term “nursing home” carried less-than positive connotations. For some still to this day, discussing the need or possibility for nursing care is about as inviting as talking “naps” when you’re 3 years old. No kid wants to take a nap. Think back to those days when you fought back at naptime: First of all, you didn’t want to miss out on any fun, right? You don’t feel tired, and you know what? Sometimes it’s actually pretty scary and frustrating to sit or lay there alone, especially when you know you’re family is just a few rooms over. You’ve said all afternoon that you’re not tired, but still your mom or dad keeps saying that you “need a nap.” You did. The process leading up to it wasn’t fun for anyone, but mom and dad were right: first came the puffy eyes, followed by some loopy antics; then, oh yea, total cranky central. We’ve all been there, and even though we fought against “the nap,” we needed it (and so did our family). Much like this situation in youth, talking about senior care isn’t a lot of people’s cup of tea, especially when one is at the stage where they or their loved ones need to consider convalescent care. A convalescent home (also known as a nursing home, SNF [Skilled Nursing Facility], care home, rest home, or intermediate care facility) is a place of residence for seniors that have significant difficultly perform-

ing many or nearly all of the activities involved in day-to-day life. At a nursing home there are skilled nurses and/or nursing aides on the clock 24/7, and residents get an increased level of monitored care and access to medical equipment and staff should they require it.

Seeing the “Nursing Home” in a New Light

Most seniors and families are hesitant to even dare approaching the subject of nursing home care until a parent, grandparent, or loved one’s living situation becomes so bad, it needs immediate attention. This scenario brings on an emotional, hurried, stressful search for solutions, and leads to quick decisions that may not turn out well for those involved. It’s important that seniors and families realize that nursing homes are not to be feared, in fact, with the options and amenities available today – the search for and transition to nursing care can be quite smooth, actually bringing on much happiness and peace-ofmind to seniors and their caring friends and families.

Options Abound When it Comes to Contemporary Convalescent Care

From memory and Alzheimer’s Care, to trachea care facilities, oncology and cardiac programs, and more – nursing care is getting more patient-focused, giving a variety of options to tailor the facility chosen to the health and needs of the individual going there. Many facilities have a variety of sections or wings to residences which are divided into certain care categories. A popular option today for skilled care comes by way of selecting a CCRC, - or Continuing Care Retirement Community - which allows seniors to age in place as they go from retirement living, to assisted living ,to rehab, nursing, memory care, or even hospice care (all in one general location). The Importance of Continuity of Care: Continuity of care is a beneficial relationship (or care plan) in which a senior’s physician and the doctors, nurses, or medical team at a particular nursing facility collaborate and cooperate with the health care management of an the individual, making an environment for efficient and cost-effective medical care. Many physicians even get rounding privileges.

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Short-Term or Long Term-Care - And What About Coverage?

Short-term (sometimes known as respite) care is an option for nursing care that is sub-acute or short-term. Often situations or circumstances require seniors or their loved ones to seek out temporary senior housing - either because of a sudden injury or hospital stay that requires skilled nursing, physical therapy or rehabilitation center at a qualified care facility or because a family member or caretaker that normally is available is absent to provide the regular care routine for an elderly person whose abilities or needs fall under the care requirements of that of a nursing or convalescent home. “Medicare only covers limited stays in nursing homes. Skilled nursing or rehabilitation services are covered for a period of about 100 days after a hospitalization. Medicare does not cover custodial care (such as assistance with feeding, bathing, and dressing), if that is the only care needed.” HelpGuide.org Long-term nursing home-level care is adopted out of medical necessity and costs can be covered by Florida’s Medicaid Long-Term Care Managed Care (LTCMC) program. If you or a loved one qualifies for LTCMC, you must prove that the condition is serious enough to warrant long-term care in a nursing facility and that roundthe-clock nursing would be cont. pg 8

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When is Someone Ready to Transition to a Nursing Home?

In some cases the transition to a nursing care facility is prompted by a hospital social worker in others it’s just plain time for advanced care. Unlike an assisted living facility or ALF, nursing homes provide a more advanced level of medical care as well as the professionals on staff with the requirements to distribute these more delicate care methods and routines.

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3 Tips to Finding a Reputable Rest Home

Here are a few ways you can be sure you’re selecting a quality nursing home: 1. Do Your Research. Care homes are rated on a number of levels, but the most important to look out for is the 5-star rating – 1 star being a poor facility and 5 being exceptional. Nursing homes are evaluated on a number of factors, including nutrition, facility, cleanliness, health of residents (bedsores, etc.), and more. ***Check out our Nursing Home Rating Guide in this Edition of Aging Tree Illustrated for a list of Volusia County nursing homes and their ratings. 2. Use the “Eyes, Nose, and Ears” test. When you’re checking out a home, take note of what you see, hear and smell. Is the area clean? How does the food look? How does it smell, taste, even? Do you hear pleasant conversations, laughter, or either a fun or peaceful atmosphere for the most part? Do the residents that already live there look clean – do they look healthy (considering their age or conditions) and free of bedsores or broken bones? Does the place smell OK? Monitor your surroundings and don’t be afraid to ask residents and families in the building how they feel about the home.

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3. Inquire: Ask About Insurance, Amenities and Beneﬁts Make sure the care facility takes your insurance. Also ensure that there’s a plan in place for residents to receive continuity of care. See what other benefits or amenities are in place for residents and determine what makes a certain home “special” or “worth it” compared to others. This will be based on you or your loved one’s needs, but also their general “likes” and “dislikes” too. Does the home have a religious outlet or affiliation? Are their activities to engage in regularly? Is it an active, busy, social residence - or is it low-key, quiet, and laid back? Do they have memory care? A dietician? What works for you or the senior in your life?

What Did People Do Before Nursing Homes?

Nothing like a nursing home existed before about the mid1800’s. It was up to families to provide care and attention to their elderly relatives who could no longer care for themselves properly. If you had no family, no money, or both, then sometimes charity (usually government or church oriented – pretty much one and the same then) would step in. Once the Act for the Relief of the Poor was passed in 1601, the “lame, impotent, old, or blind” could be cared for in what was called an “almshouse” or “poorhouse” – sounds inviting, right?

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Oak View Suites Assisted Living: Answering your questions about ALFs

re you or a loved one ready to move into an assisted living facility (ALF)? How do you know? What does “assisted living” really mean? If you’re a senior, or you care for a senior, and you’ve found it increasingly challenging to live at home due to isolation, the cost of taking care of a home, or the price of investing in homehealth programs, you’ve likely considered moving into an ALF. It’s a significant decision, but you don’t have to make it alone. Local experts, including those at Oak View Suites Assisted Living at John Knox Village in Orange City, can help you understand what questions to ask, and what answers to seek. But what can ALFs offer, and when’s the right time to explore one?

Oak View Suites Administrator, Tammy Junior, recommends seniors consider an assisted living facility when any of these situations come to fruition: • Family members can’t care for senior relatives due to work obligations or space • The cost of the senior staying home becomes a financial burden • The senior is experiencing isolation and depression due to living at home alone When you’re looking for an ALF for yourself or your loved one, there’s a lot to consider. Start by setting your personal guidelines, then research what facilities offer resources to address them. (Some are non-negotiable, such as friendly/educated staff, clean facilities, safe/ secured grounds and handicap-accessibility.) Then consider the features you’ll need by categories, such as medical, transportation, dining, and recreational resources.

Ms. Junior has some ideas on what you should look for when seeking out the ideal ALF, and as an example, how their facility addresses those needs. 1. When you consider your medical needs, it’s important not only to consider your or your loved one’s needs today, but also future needs. At

2. Do you fret over what an ALF meal plan would really be like? Many do. Look for an ALF with varied, healthy menus and dishes that are as appealing to the eye as they are to the stomach. (Experience a meal at the facility during one of your visits.) Oak View Suites offers five-star dining experiences as well as casual options.

Mary Klupping and Gene Self at one of Oak View Suites Asian themed dining events Oak View, licensed nurses are on staff 24-hours-a-day every day of the week, and the facility’s on-site clinic is networked with doctors and specialists to coordinate resident care. Further, Oak View Suites’ pharmacy fills residents’ prescriptions and delivers the orders directly to them. Staff also offer medication management to help residents stay on track. Oak View Suites’ outpatient therapy facility exclusively treats seniors, and includes quality-of-life programs that help residents to live healthier, happier lives. One such program is the driving simulator, designed to keep senior residents driving safer, and possibly longer. In addition, the community’s “It’s Never 2 Late” computer system, which is used in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy programs, includes hundreds of interactive applications to strengthen hand-eye coordination, memory and more.

3. Don’t skimp on security. It should be a priority for the ALF you choose. Oak View Suites’ campus is gated and includes round-theclock security teams, which helps protect residents from fraud and solicitation, too. The in-room emergency response system is networked to facility staff, too, for immediate response to residents’ calls for help.

4. How social and active would you like to be in your new community? Daily educational programs and activities at Oak View Suites are organized by a full-time social director. An on-campus swimming pool, exercise room and ping-pong tables can keep you on the go, while its library, icecream parlor, beauty shop and bank make convenience a lifestyle. Further, Oak View Suites “All About Me” program teams up with local Rotarians and ac-

By Vickie Pleus tivities staff to take residents on exclusive excursions. Recently, a resident in the All About Me program took an excursion to Kennedy Space Center to witness a rocket launch, while another is set to take a VIP tour of a local museum exhibit. 5. Last but not least, when you choose an ALF, understand what “aging in place” options it oﬀers, so it’s less likely you’ll need to move again. Once you’re at Oak View Suites, you can feel secure in the promise of long-term care; as a resident, you have guaranteed admission to Majestic Oaks, John Knox Village’s skilled nursing facility. Tammy Junior welcomes your call to discuss whether an assisted living facility may be the right solution for you. Come for lunch and a tour and learn more about Oak View Suites’ offerings. For more information, contact her at 386-7753840 ext. 1500 orTJunior@ johnknox.com.

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My Aging Tree Experience

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arbara Grimm has lived in Orange City for 30 years. She has a brother who lives in DeLand, and an 81-yearold sister in Deltona. Over the past many months, Grimm and her brother have grown increasingly concerned about their sister, who’s 14 years Grimm’s senior. They needed an agency to help guide them. “We had been noticing a change in my sister for a long time,” says Grimm, “She’d been (mentally) deteriorating for about a year. So, I was speaking to a friend about her at the Four Townes Family YMCA (in Deltona), and my friend recommended I contact Aging Tree. “I met with Priscilla and Desiree at Aging Tree, and they eased my mind right away,” she says.

Grimm says that as soon as she spoke Aging Tree representatives, she started connecting the dots immediately. She says at that point she knew she wasn’t alone in finding help for her sister. With staff input, Grimm decided to try once-weekly in-home care for her sister through a private agency. But because her sister is “very difficult and independent,” according to Grimm, the home-care path hasn’t work out. Seeking an alternative solution, Grimm contacted Aging Tree again for feedback, and staff referred her to several assisted living facilities in the area. Aging Tree staff also gave her direction on securing important legal and medical documents, too, that the family not yet completed for their aging sister.

“The staff pointed us toward a lawyer who specializes in elderly issues, and with him we completed my sister’s living will, her power of attorney and we have begun her will, too,” she says. “Then we pre-paid her funeral arrangements per the lawyer’s advice.” Grimm says she’s unsure what the ultimate solution will be for her sister, but she has many more answers and options than she did before contacting Aging Tree. “What Aging Tree does is help you lay out a plan with lots of resources. You can’t take classes on how to deal with these things, it just hits you between the eyes,” she says. “You’re not dealing with it until you are dealing with it.”

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n this age of social media, blogs and online meet-ups, you may start to think connecting with others is best done through a computer monitor or smartphone. But that’s not the case. Even in these days of warpspeed technology, there’s nothing like being in the same room with another person who understands your situation – who’s been where you are -- and having an opportunity to share a story, an idea or a hug. Perhaps that’s what continues to draw people to support groups like the ones offered at Aging Tree in Orange City. VITAS Healthcare is one of the local organizations that has a daily presence at Aging Tree, connecting clients to resources and hosting free support groups.

• Bereavement Support group, held every third Tuesday of the month (May 19),

provides support for those who have suffered a death and look for a safe, supportive environment to express grief.

In fact, an important part of VITAS’ mission is to support the grievAn important part of VITAS ing; it is a hospice provider committed Healthcare’s mission is to to providing edusupport the grieving; the cation, information, and resources to company is committed those going through to providing education, a period of bereavement and grief. Here information, and resources to are the four VITAS those going through a period support groups ofof bereavement and grief. fered at Aging Tree: • VITAS Memorial Service is a support group that meets the first Wednesday of the month (May 6) from 3–4 p.m. During the group session, guests remember their loved ones, share stories, and connect to others.

• Alzheimer’s Support group offers support and resources for people who care for or know someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. It is held every third Wednesday of the month (May 20).

• Coﬀee and Conversation, held the last Wednesday of each month (May 27), is a support group for anyone caring for an elderly or disabled family member. All of the VITAS support group services provided at Aging Tree are led by professional VITAS staff. Guests who attend support group sessions are never obligated to share their stories; people attend for different reasons. They may be seeking community resources, a listening ear, or simply connection or validation. “In our support groups and when we interact one-on-one with clients, our focus is always on supporting the individual,” said Liz Knowlton, LCSW, a VITAS admissions liaison who staffs VITAS’ office at Aging Tree and facilitates two of the support groups there. “Everyone goes through the grieving process differently, and we understand that. In our support groups, some people share, some people listen. Some want information on community resources, some want to connect with peers.” In addition to working through grief and grieving, support group guests often suggest different areas of interest, resulting in experts to speak on legal issues, veterans’ services, respite

By Vickie Pleus resources, and more. No matter the topic of discussion, however, it is the feeling of support and validation members get from one another that remains most appealing about support groups. “I’ve been leading support groups for 40 years, and people are so thankful for the opportunity to come together with their peers and know they are not alone,” said Knowlton. “And whenever a connection is made, I encourage people to keep in touch with one another. People often think they are all alone, but it doesn’t have to be that way. These support groups offer the connections people seek.” For more information about the Memorial Service or Coffee and Conversation groups at Aging Tree, please contact Liz Knowlton at 386-774-2446. For details about the Bereavement Support and Alzheimer’s Support groups at Aging Tree, contact Don Dalton, VITAS Bereavement Services Manager, at 386-366-6129. Read this and other articles online at www.agingtree.com select Aging Tree Illustrated

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Just Love Your Heart

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ay is one of my favorite months with National Nurse’s Day, Mother’s Day and both my daughter and sister’s birthday. All of these are very special occasions that make my heart smile. As a young nurse I always looked forward to the Nurse’s Week celebrations offered in the hospitals where I worked. It has been said that nurses are the heart of patient care. That is not to say that others do not contribute in a very special and important way but it is often the nurse that the family remembers for years to come. It was during a conversation with a family that I first heard “I just love your heart”. When a family is in crisis it is not the norm and never the expectation to receive such kind words. What a joy filled day that was although pales in comparison to the similar sweet murmurings of my son and daughter through the years! Suffice it to say, loving your heart can mean a variety of things depending on the situation and has become a foundational concept and topic in my educational offerings over the last few years.

Why is “Loving your Heart” important?

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 worldwide cause of death for both men and women? It accounts for 40% of the deaths in the United States, nearly half of these women, which is greater than all forms of cancer combined. No symptoms are present for approximately 50% of men and 64% of women prior to death from a cardiac event. Even our children, as young as 12 years of age are showing signs of hardening of the arteries. Many of us become more motivated to add something to our plan for health when we expe-

rience symptoms but as you can see the majority of women will not have symptoms to rely upon in this area. Prevention is the key and within our grasp at any point with nutrition and lifestyle strategies. We are not talking about a major life overhaul here, just one simple change and move forward from there. Last month we spoke about “tapping into your fountain of youth” with adequate water intake. This simple addition to your plan will yield tremendous benefit. The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reports that people who ate 7 or more fruits and vegetables a day compared with those that ate less experienced both reduced heart disease and cancer mortality. I work with individuals and families every day meeting them right where they are to help accomplish this goal, which for many of us is not particularly easy with respect to budget and food preferences. Did you know that a women’s heart symptoms are often different than men’s? Men typically report the shortness of breath and the chest pressure (like an elephant sitting on their chest), sweating and neck, jaw or back pain. Women’s symptoms may include the following: weakness; fatigue; dizziness; lightheadedness; anxiety; indigestion; burning sensation in the upper abdomen (stomachache); visible sweat on the face; neck, jaw or back pain; chest pressure +/-; or shortness of breath. The somewhat vague nature of these symptoms often delay care. It has been my experience that there is a group of people who are not high on the “Most Likely to Seek Care in a Timely Manner List”. Any guesses here? If nurses, moms and women in general were included in your guess I would have to agree. Even when

we do seek care we are likely to understate our symptoms as in: “I have been so tired lately I can hardly make it through the morning before all I can think about is taking a rest. That is really not like me but I am sure it is because I am trying to do too much and my plate is really full right now”. Sound familiar? I have heard of women who upon experiencing symptoms felt the need to “finish up a few things” including showering in case they are at the hospital for a while. Just last month my sweet friend started having symptoms on a Sunday and waited to share with me until Monday. Yes, she did then go to the ER, was admitted and had a cardiac catheterization, happily with a good outcome and a priceless peace

By Cheree M. Albert MSN, ARNP, CPNP of mind. You see she had been having symptoms and was concerned about her heart for many years. Did you know that women are 50% more likely to die in the first year following a heart attack? In the 6 years that follow, women are almost twice as likely to have a second heart attack. Trouble hearing family members? Call Aging Tree 386-774-2446

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Education is a powerful tool to share this lifesaving information. In fact only an estimated 65% of women will call 911 if they think they are having a heart attack. It is likely that you will get such a call. On at least three occasions past workshop participants have shared that they decided for themselves or helped a friend decide to seek care sooner than later with happy outcomes…another precious “make my heart smile moment”! So just love your heart and make your heart smile.

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arish Nurse Ministries are alive and well at Catholic churches throughout Volusia County. Eastside Catholic parishes as well as West Volusia parishes such as St. Ann’s Catholic Church in DeBary, offer these spiritual-healing and wellness-focused ministries to parishioners and their families.

For 10 years, the Parish Nurse Ministry at St. Ann’s Catholic Church has touched hundreds of lives. The Ministry offers onsite wellness programs for its parishioners, and extends its healing touch to home-bound members who need spiritual support or healthcare advocacy.

several CPR classes. Parish Nurse Ministry volunteers conduct wellness assessments in parishioners’ homes, too, and during these appointments, volunteers check home safety, review medications, and give parishioners referrals to other community Parish Nurse Ministry volunteer check the blood pressure of a St Ann parishioner resources, such as Aging Tree. Parish by a priest, prayed over, and Nurse Ministry volunteers also offered to parishioners, their act as advocates for parishiofamily and friends. Prayers are ners, accompanying them on continuous for the shawl recipidoctors’ visits and other medients, who may be battling an illcal appointments. ness or need spiritual support.

In addition to wellness programs, Parish Nurse Ministry volunteers visit parishioners in their homes, connect to family members on their behalf. At St. Ann’s, all Parish Nurses Ministry members are volunteers. Most are retired from careers in healthcare, though a few Parish Nurse Ministry volunteers are still active in the workforce and assist on weekends. Kathy Dempsey is a longtime Parish Nurse Ministry volunteer and St. Ann’s member. She says the Parish Nurse Ministry at St. Ann’s Catholic Church organizes an ongoing wellness program that includes a weekly exercise session, which focuses on ﬂexibility, weight-bearing and balance activities, and includes blood-pressure checks. Dempsey adds that the Parish Nurse Ministry also has been successful in having automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed on the church campus, and offers AED trainings on how to use them correctly. Volunteers also have organized

Dempsey, a retired nurse, says many of her church’s members are homebound with little or no family support, and find the Parish Nurse Ministry a welcome service.

“A lot of our parishioners are isolated in their homes without family nearby, and they don’t have anyone to take care of or check in on them,” said Dempsey. “So we visit them in their homes and connect them to other resources that may help them.” One of the most successful programs of St. Ann’s Catholic Church’s Parish Nurse Ministry at is its Prayer Shawl Ministry. Volunteers involved in this ministry knit and crochet shawls that are then blessed

To date, hundreds of St. Ann’s prayer shawls have been knitted and distributed around the country and beyond in support of parishioners and their loved ones, according to Dempsey.

By Vickie Pleus teer to give caregivers a much needed break two hours each week. Caregivers typically use the time to attend church, shop, take care of their own appointments or simply take a walk. Any St. Ann’s Catholic Church parishioner can request assistance and support from the Parish Nurse Ministry by contacting the church ofﬁce. To learn more about the Parish Nurse Ministry and the possibility of bringing the program to your parish, contact the Diocese of Orlando at 407246-4800.

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ursing has evolved to unprecedented degree, surprising to colonial midwives, but probably not to America’s first “professionally trained” nursing pioneers like Linda Richards. Today about 3.1 million male and female nurses provide skilled health care in an array of settings. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, family, friends, neighbors and others with a knowledge of healing provided most health care. In the U.S., until the early 1800s, in-home care was the general solution except during the periodic epidemics and plagues that swept through American towns and cities. Then the poor were carted off to almshouses or hospitals where death inevitably followed. By the mid-1800s, urbanization and industrialization altered the delivery of health care, and hospitals proliferated to serve those who were unable to arrange in-home care. Nursing care in early hospitals differed enormously, ranging from outstanding to poor.

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The Evolution of Nursing in America In 1854, the British government recruited Nightingale to nurse soldiers during the Crimean War (1853-1856) raging in Turkey. At the front, Nightingale collected data and systematized record-keeping practices and, as I.B. Cohen notes in his book The Triumph of Numbers, in the process, Nightingale invented the polar-area chart, which represents statistical data graphically. More famously, she implemented sanitary reform, which lowered death rates from 42% to 2%.

Shocked by the death rate among soldiers due to disease, Nightingale issued a report, Notes on Matters Affecting the Health of the British Army, which castigated the government using data that she had collected and outlined her principles for s o u n d nursing. The ens u i n g publicity brought Nightingale’s Impact of Florence ideas to Nightingale the attenAmerican nursing owes Florence Nightingale: tion of much to the English nurse-rePhoto credit: Library of the Union former Florence Nightingale. Congress, Washington, D.C. A r m y

who contacted her to advise them on military medical practices. Her recommendations led to the forming of the path-breaking U.S. Sanitary Commission, the predecessor of the American Red Cross.

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America’s Civil War led to a surge in hospital construction and requests for credentialed nurses. Despite the social stigma attached to females providing nursing care, thousands of sensible women responded especially in the North. About 20,000 women and men served as nurses on both sides. Among the initial volunteers for the Union was Clara Barton, who spent only about six months as a nurse, before she turned her considerable skills to collecting and distributing supplies and developing systems for identifying the missing and dead. Decades later, Barton founded the American Red Cross. Other women did much more. The most famous nurse during the Civil War was Mary Ann ‘Mother’ Bickerdyke, a middle-aged widow from Galina, Illinois. When she delivered money raised by local charities to the Union army hospitals at Cato, Illinois, she was appalled to find wounded and dying soldiers unattended and

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Several en in Military Service Memorial graduate, is known were wounded; more Foundation. as America’s first prothan 200 military nursfessionally trained es died in-service, most Nurses were in every service nurse. Richards, who during the 1918-1919 branch and were assigned to worked with Florence Spanish Flu pandemic every military theater overseas. Nightingale, went on as they cared for afflict- For example, the mobile hospito establish her own ed service men. The ex- tal on Banika, part of the Soloprecedent-setting ample of military nurs- mon Islands included 18 surprograms as superines in WW I insured the gical wards, 12 medical wards tendent of nursing at participation of female and a clinical laboratory. Naval New York’s Bellevue nurses in succeeding Mobile Hospital No. 10 could Hospital, at Massaconflicts. chusetts General Hostreat 2,000 patients at a time, pital, and Japan’s first and only 15 of the 10,000 nursing school. patients admitted between In 1873, professionMarch 1944 and June 1945 al nursing programs died while at the hospital. opened at the New Students in class, Mercy Hospital Such service led to the incorYork Training School School of Nursing, Philadelphia, poration of women into the PA, class of 1929 at Bellevue Hospiarmed forces and burnished tal, the Connecticut the image of nursing at home. Training School at the State became popular, as Hospital and the Boston Train- it became feasible to Post-World War II ing School at Massachusetts carve out a career in Controversies General Hospital. Based on the nursing. Despite the outstanding exideas of Florence Nightingale, ample of military nurses, Zakrewska’s and these pro- World War I after 1945, the nursing programs were the forerunners of By 1914 and the fession was buffeted by chalorganized, professional nurse start of World War lenges. Nursing fell behind education in the U.S.,” accord- I, American nursing other occupations, and severe ing to the University of Penn- had changed draProfessional Adjustments Class for Senior shortages of nurses threatsylvania. matically. Nursing Students, Philadelphia General Hospital School ened the delivery of health of Nursing, 1949 education focused services. The modern intenLike most educational institu- on imparting technisive health care system that tions at the time, most nurs- cal skills and nurses organized emerged after the war demanding schools did not admit at the national level. After the World War II ed larger numbers of nurses to More than any other event in the African-Americans. 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other knows best”, has been a catch phrase in our society for years, when a mother’s advice goes unheeded and the maternal warning becomes prophetic in fulfillment. Donna Reed and Barbara Billingsly reinforced this concept, with almost picture perfect role models portrayed on the television, of how mothers should behave. Even their cartoon contemporaries, Jane Jetson and Wilma Flintstone exemplified what it meant to be a good mother during that time. Later, we watched how a mother deals with a blended family in the Brady Bunch; and also as a single mom in the Partidge Family. These examples of television mothers gave way to Family Ties and The Cosby Show which showed w o r k i n g mothers, one an architect and one a lawyer, respectively. Some say that Rosanne, in a show by the same name in the late ‘80s and ‘90s, portrayed a mother from a lower class family, in a realistic manner, while some critics of the show, classified her in the same category as by Peg Bundy in Married with Children. Peg’s television daughter, Kelly Bundy told her mother, “Mom, when I grow up I want to be just like you. I want to do nothing, I want to be nothing.” So, how did we get from “Ozzie and Harriet” to “Malcolm in the Middle”. Is this just art imitating life, or is it life imitating art? Do media moms really portray mothers in our society today? Is there

a television mom that reminds you of your mother? Meg Ryan told Kevin Kline in a 1995 movie titled, French Kiss; “Everybody loves their mother. Even people who hate their mothers love their mothers.” The field of psychology has had a running joke for many years. A therapist will listen to the client talk about their current problems for a

while and then say to the client, “Tell me about your mother”. Although this is tongue in cheek, there is some validity to it. Our mothers are where we receive a major portion of who we will become, genetically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually. We often times laud the mothers of those in history who have become

famous for being a benefit to society, But what about the mothers of history’s villains? Do we hold them responsible for the mayhem and havoc wreaked? Does Stalin or Hitler’s mother get any blame? Does Joyce Flint, the mother Jeffrey Dahmer have any responsibility for the choices her son made? One of Dahmer’s lawyers, Gerald Boyle, said his client told him repeatedly that Flint “was a great mother” (She had a master’s degree in counseling, by the way).

By Loren Fish, LCSW From the earliest dawn of Samuel’s intellect she trained his infant mind to love and reverence God, and to regard himself as the Lord’s. By every familiar object surrounding him she sought to lead his thoughts up to the Creator. She raised him until about age five years old, and then took him to the temple as she had promised God.

What if a mother’s influence was brief or restricted? Was there enough time to affect a positive influence? Nancy Hanks Lincoln died when her son Abraham was nine years old; and Johann Sebastian Bach’s mother died when he was the age of 10, and he was her eighth child. Did these mothers have time to influence their son’s path to greatness? I am reminded of one of the greatest men in Bible history, Samuel, whose mother, Hannah only had about five years with him. Unable to have children, she had prayed for years to be able to be a mother. She and her husband came to the temple every year, and one year she was praying and telling God that if she did have a child that she would dedicate her child to Him as long as they lived. She was praying so earnestly, that the priest Eli thought she was drunk and asked her to leave. She told him she was praying, and he said, “God would answer your prayer”. Hannah became pregnant that very year.

Every year she made him a little coat, and when she came with her husband to the yearly sacrifice, she presented it to the child as a token of her love. With every stitch of that coat she had breathed a prayer that he might be pure, noble, and true. She did not ask that he might be great, but earnestly pleaded that he might be good. Her faith and devotion were rewarded. She saw her son, in the simplicity of childhood, walking in the love and fear of God. She saw him growing up to manhood in favor with God

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DIRECTIONS: In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat and add corn, stirring continually for 4 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 2 more minutes. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine the corn, orzo, tomatoes, basil, and parsley. In a separate bowl, whisk 1/2 cup olive oil, shallots, pepperoncini and juice, vinegar, lemon juice, zest, salt and pepper. Pour over pasta and mix well. Refrigerate pasta for several hours, stirring occasionally to meld ﬂavors. This salad is even better the second day. (Original recipe from Country Living Magazine; I made

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