Palouse Seniors, Summer 2016

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Seniors Summer 2016

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Join us at the Palouse Senior Fair!

June 7th - 10 am-2 pm at the Palouse Mall Sponsored by:

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A Continuum of Care

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Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Aspen Park Our nursing center provides a full range of medical, rehabilitative and social services. Our goal is to help patients achieve positive outcomes, regain function and safely return home as quickly as their recovery allows. Services include physical, occupational and speech-language therapy, skilled nursing, cognitive impairment and specialized short-term rehabilitative programs that address a wide variety of conditions including pulmonary, cardiac, wound care, orthopedic and stroke recovery.

Gentiva Home Health and Hospice – Pullman The home health professionals with Kindred at Home and Gentiva, an affiliate of Kindred at Home, provide medical care and services – including nursing care, wound care and rehabilitation therapies – delivered in the comfort of a patient’s own home. Our hospice professionals provide a family-oriented model of care that also addresses the emotional needs of terminal patients and their families.

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Palouse Senior Fair Join Us for some fun at the 2016 Palouse Senior Fair at the Palouse Mall in Moscow, Idaho!

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he Moscow-Pullman Daily News seventh annual Palouse Senior Fair, sponsored by Gritman Medical Center, Gentiva Home Health & Hospice, Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation at Aspen Park, and Palouse Mall, is set to take place on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Palouse Mall in Moscow.

Visit vendors, win door prizes and attend speaking presentations for free!

Perfect for baby boomers, seniors and caregivers. Take advantage of the wealth of information the vendors have to offer while having fun!

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We are still accepting vendors through May 31st! Contact Sally Imel at 208883-4625 or simel@lmtribune.com for more information!

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arious insurance plans protect individuals from financial calamity.

Insurance works by requiring policy holders to pay a premium. In the event of an accident or incident, a claim can be filed and the insurance company will reimburse the person for expenses, minus the deductible.

Health insurance is one type of insurance that people have to manage their health and well-being. There’s also another, perhaps lesser-known insurance that can prove invaluable.

It is called long-term care insurance.

Long-term care insurance, or LTCI, is an insurance product that is found primarily in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. LTCI generally covers assisted living needs, home care, hospice

care, adult daycare, and other requirements of senior living and/or health management.

People who invest in LTCI are planning ahead for the times when they may no longer be able to care for themselves without assistance. LTCI will help offset the ever-rising costs associated with specialized senior housing and nursing facilities.

Traditional healthcare insurance and governmentsponsored plans (i.e., Medicare in the United States) will not pay for daily, extended care services. The AARP notes that these other plans may only cover a short stay in a sub-acute rehabilitation center or nursing home, or pay for a limited amount of at-home care. LTCI can help families finance the cost of medical care when all other options will not.

LTCI should be looked into early in life, as policies often

cost less if purchased when one is younger and in good health. People in poor health or already receiving longterm care services may not qualify for LTCI outright. But there are some workarounds, including buying a limited amount of coverage or coverage at a higher ‘nonstandard’ rate.

Some policies do not require medical underwriting, and these may be advantageous to people with preexisting health conditions.

When shopping for policies, look into how long LTCI will pay. Some policies include limits on how long or how much providers will pay for care, with some plans maxing out at two to five years. Other policies may not implement a term limit.

Speak with a tax specialist as well, as premiums paid on a long-term care insurance products may be tax

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It’s time to rethink the care continuum for post hospital rehab auto accident, Aspen Park serves all as the bridge from hospital to home. en years ago, anyone who While sometimes care at home is no went to a nursing home after longer possible, long-term care is also a hospital stay was often there three months or more and then only 38 an option.

Most patients expect to work with percent were going back home. Today, physical therapy and they are surprised the average stay for a person working through rehabilitation at Aspen Park is when a group of disciplines interacts with their care. At Aspen Park, our just 35 days. team of nursing staff, social services, Now more commonly referred to nurse case managers, activities, dietary as nursing and rehabilitation centers, and therapy; physical, occupational and Kindred centers across the country are speech therapists; all work together in changing to meet the diverse needs creating a unique plan according to the of today’s patients and residents.

Whether you are an active senior citizen resident’s specific needs.

Abby Terry, an occupational therapist recovering from a knee replacement at Aspen Park, said her favorite part of before returning to the golf course, her work is assisting the patients toward someone who might need to regain goals they didn’t think they could strength to maintain an independent achieve. lifestyle at home, or a young mother needing therapy to recover from an “I love when patients get to go

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Each therapist has individual sessions with the resident with one focus: getting to their prior level of function so they can continue to be safe at home. A spacious gym with full-size equipment is available to all residents to assist in their therapy program.

Physical therapy uses the equipment to

work with gait training, ambulation, bed mobility, wound care, and general strength training to increase endurance.

Each therapy sessions ranges from 30 minutes to over 60 minutes.

But therapy doesn’t stop at the gym, and all residents are encouraged to be up and out of bed, participating in everything the facility has to offer.

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A former resident, Kathryn Cox, has been a resident more than once at Aspen Park. Encouraged to participate in therapy after her first knee surgery, Cox knew that she wanted to stay somewhere that could make her recovery less stressful and a quicker recovery. Although Cox had originally never considered Aspen Park, it was a friend that recommended the therapy department. Cox didn’t know anything about the center, but “I expected what I got and that was good care,” she said.

Initially, rehab was the only thing on Cox’s mind. She didn’t want to join activities or leave her room too often, but she was later encouraged to join other residents and staff for a Mother’s Day Tea. This was where she met a long-term resident whom Cox now describes as family. Although Cox has since discharged back to her home with her husband, she still makes regular visits to the center.

“It feels like family each time I visit, I feel like I belong,” she said, “Nothing but good memories about this place.”

Cox remembers back to her first stay after knee surgery. Although the

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transition was smooth, Cox began to deal with unexpected leg spasms that caused discomfort. She remembers one of the nurses sitting on the floor and rubbing her leg to help ease the pain.

You just don’t get that kind of care anywhere else, she said.

When it comes to therapy, Cox describes it as work. She said she was encouraged throughout her rehab stay and most importantly wasn’t pushed beyond her limits.

“I had struggles each time, but it was a matter of keeping on,” she said.

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When Cox initially toured the facility before surgery she was using a fourwheeled-walker to ambulate. After two knee surgeries and two rehab stays with Aspen Park, Cox is now back home and walks without the use of any assistive devices.

If you or a loved one is planning a surgery or has an unexpected change in condition, consider taking a tour of Aspen Park. You can contact our Admissions Coordinator at 208-8824576.

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Terry said she has put together cooking groups and a resident garden club, allowing residents to participate in things they normally would at home as part of their therapy.

“They are enjoying themselves and they don’t even realize they are doing therapy too,” she said.

The therapists also provide specific training as needed to resident’s homes such as managing stairs or even performing home evaluations prior to discharge to assist in a smooth transition home.

What residents don’t realize is sometimes how much a center’s support system can make all the difference in their recovery.

“Everyone knows everyone and they become an inside support,” said Terry, “They cheer each other on.”

Residents are not just support for each other but for the rest of the staff as well. Aspen Park physical therapist, Michelle Winter, loves working with the geriatric population because of what she learns from them in return. To Winter, it is not just about rehab. “They are overcoming yet another obstacle,” she said. “It shows just how strong they

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Metro Editorial Swimming is a great workout that can alleviate pain and reduce stress on the joints.

Protect your joints and prevent pain in your diet, you might just start to oints play vital roles in the human lose a little weight as well. Such weight loss also can help your joints, as the AF body, forming the connections notes that every extra pound a person between bones and facilitating gains puts four times the stress on his movement. Damage to the joints or her knees. The AF also notes that can be especially painful, and that research has shown that losing as little damage may result from conditions as 11 pounds can reduce a person’s such as osteoarthritis or gout. risk of osteoarthritis of the knee by 50 While not all joint pain is percent. debilitating, the discomfort of joint • Hit the pool. Swimming is a great pain is such that it’s wise for adults to full-body workout and can be especially take steps to protect their joints with helpful to the joints. The buoyancy the hope of preventing joint pain down of water supports the body’s weight, the road. Recognizing that joint pain reducing stress on the joints and can negatively affect quality of life, minimizing pain as a result. If possible, the Arthritis Foundation offers the swimmers already experiencing pain following joint protection tips to men should swim in heated pools, which can and women. help relieve pain. While you can still • Forgo fashion with regard to benefit from swimming in pools with footwear. When women choose their colder temperatures, cold water may footwear, fashion should not be their not soothe the joints like warm water top priority. According to the Arthritis can.

Foundation, three-inch heels stress the • Take breaks at work. Many people feet seven times more than one-inch develop joint pain thanks to their jobs. heels and heels put additional stress on If you spend all day sitting at a desk knees, possibly increasing women’s risk or standing on your feet, try to find a for osteoarthritis. Though heels may be greater balance between the two. Joints fashionable, the risk of developing joint can grow stiff from sitting all day, while pain is not worth making the fashion standing throughout your work day statement. can stress the joints. Take a short break • Get some green in your diet. A every 30 minutes to stand up and walk healthy diet pays numerous dividends, around if you spend most of your day but many may not know that a healthy at a desk. If you stand a lot at your job, diet can help prevent joint pain. Green stop to sit down for a few minutes once vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, every half hour. kale and parsley are high in calcium and Joint pain and aging do not have to can reduce age-related bone loss while go hand in hand. More information also slowing cartilage destruction. about joint paint is available at • Shed those extra pounds. If you www.arthritis.org. start including more healthy vegetables

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SENIOR MEAL SITE

Tuesdays and Thursdays at the 1912 Center 412 East Third Street, Moscow Enjoy a Nutritious meal with old and new friends.

Salad Bar 11:30 am • Main Course at 12 noon • Plus a Dessert Bar For Seniors 60 and older suggested donation is $4 - non-Seniors $6

Home Delivery of Meals

Friendly Neighbors also provides hot and/or frozen meals for home delivery for Seniors. For information on how to qualify call 800-877-3206. A phone call may be all that’s needed to be authorized.

Friendly Neighbors’ Moscow Senior Center Moscow Senior Center - located at the 1912 Center Drop In for various activities 9am-4pm Monday through Friday (closed Holidays)

Daily Activities Include:

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More than rest, sleep restores Provided by Gritman Medical Center

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honda Zwetzig thought being sleepy was just part of life. As the lifelong caretaker to her 37-year-old son who has cerebral palsy, Rhonda assumed her exhaustion was caused by stress.

“I’ve had poor sleep my whole life; I thought it was stress induced, or maybe it was the issues I had with my neck or back,” Rhonda said.

Rhonda and her son, Matthew, moved to the Palouse about three years ago to be closer to her daughter. It was this same daughter who urged Rhonda to visit the Gritman Medical Center Sleep Center for a sleep exam.

“My daughter was concerned … I went down the check list (of other health issues), but I was still having problems sleeping,” Rhonda said.

Dr. John Grauke, a board certified sleep specialist, said Rhonda’s experience is common.

“Most people with sleep

disorders don’t even know they have one,” said Dr. Grauke. “They are tired all day, fall asleep in their chairs or snore heavily.”

Dr. Grauke said excessive sleepiness is common enough that it should be screened for on a regular basis, just as diabetes or high blood pressure is screened for regularly.

“If you rate high on the STOP BANG test, we recommend seeing your general clinician or Dr. Grauke,” said Mark Johnson, a polysomnographer at Gritman with 27 years of experience in the field.

Patients have the option of doing an at-home sleep test or a test at the Gritman Sleep Center.

Insurance coverage of these tests varies by insurance provider and Mark recommends checking with your insurance representative for additional information.

“It impacts nearly every system in the body,” said Dr. Gruake.

“Sleep is more than rest, it’s restorative.”

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Dr. Grauke with one of his patients at Gritman’s Sleep Center Gritman’s Sleep Center started screening for sleep disorders in 1996 and became nationally

accreted in 1997.

“We really didn’t start understanding the importance

of sleep until quite recently in the world of medicine,” said Dr. Grauke. “We were transplanting

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Following a consultation with her primary care provider, Rhonda and her son, who was also having difficulties sleeping, both were referred to Gritman Sleep Center to be tested for sleep abnormalities.

Gritman’s nationallyaccredited Sleep Center is designed with patients’ needs in mind. The spacious rooms are almost hotel like, with a queen bed, armchair and bathroom all prepared for each patient’s personal use.

Matthew went first, and the following week, Rhonda returned for her own overnight polysomnogram test.

“I really didn’t have to do much, Mark (Johnson), was very attentive in supplying everything I needed; he is just the nicest man,” Rhonda said.

During the test, Gritman’s certified staff monitors and documents a patient’s sleep patterns.

Together with Dr. Grauke, they diagnose sleep disorders and develop a treatment plan to resolve the patient’s sleep issues.

“I went from two hours to six hours of sleep and my lungs feel like I can take a big breath; I’m not grasping for air anymore,” Rhonda said.

Her son is also sleeping better, and Rhonda said his skin looks healthier and now has a rosy glow.

“Don’t be scared and don’t wait so long to come in, because it may not be anything, but if it is something, they can really help,” Rhonda said.

To find out more about Gritman’s Sleep Center or to set up an appointment, call 208883-6236. To set up a consultation with Dr. Grauke, call Moscow Medical, 208-882-7565.

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The STOP-BANG Questionnaire

Below is the STOP-BANG (Snoring, Tiredness during daytime, Observed apnea, high blood Pressure, Body mass index, Age, Neck circumference, Gender) questionnaire. A high risk of sleep apnea is defined as a score of 3 or more. A low risk of sleep apnea is defined as a score of less than 3.

SNORING • Do you snore loudly (louder than talking or loud enough to be heard through closed doors)?

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TIRED Yes

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• Has anyone observed you stop breathing during your sleep?

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• Are you now being or have you been treated for high blood pressure?

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GENDER • Male gender?

PRESSURE

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NECK CIRCUMFERENCE • Neck circumference greater than 40 cm?

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Yes

AGE • Age over 50 years old?

• Do you often feel tired, fatigued, or sleepy during daytime?

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MOSCOWPULLMAN DAILY NEWS

Palouse Seniors - Senior Fair Edition

Meet Dr. Grauke “Gritman’s nationally accredited sleep technology helps you rest easy.”

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