Community Matters Aberdeen Village
December 2018
Residents share holiday traditions
Aberdeen Village on U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Home annual list Aberdeen Village is on the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes 2018-2019 list. The senior living community received the highest score of High Performing to make the list, available at www. usnews.com/best-nursinghomes/search. The U.S. News and Report list uses information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the government agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes. CMS assigns one to five stars to each community for how well it performs in health inspections, nurse staffing and level of quality care. U.S. News now uses the CMS star rating for staffing rather than the U.S. NEWS, continued on page 2 CEO, continued on page 4
Everyone has their favorite memories of holiday traditions that span over generations. That holds true for Rose Klusman and Iona Thrailkill, independent living residents at Aberdeen Village. As we sat and visited about those traditions it was fun to see smiles light up their faces. Both ladies enjoyed more of a traditional holiday get Rose Klusman together. There was gift giving and a big dinner. Midnight mass services were attended and then they cooked and set up late into the night to insure they had everything ready for their holiday. Iona remembers how her mother would make a poppyseed Kolache. It was always a favorite at their holiday get togethers. A Kolache is a classic Czechoslovakian pastry. It can have fruit or cheese in it.
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Rose has fond memories of her mother making Povitica, an Eastern European dessert bread. Rose then herself carried on that tradition and made it for her holiday gatherings.
overall star rating to determine which communities are given the High Performing designation. This decision reflects expert opinion on the importance of staffing in quality of care, as well as the availability since April 2018 of more accurate data on nurse staffing levels in each community or center.
Today, she doesn’t make it anymore but she still enjoys that holiday tradition of having Povitica, she lets someone else do the hard work and has been picking up Povitica at Strawberry Hill, a Slavic bakeshop with an open kitchen.
More than 4,300 nursing homes received CMS’ top rating of five stars, while just 1,844 nursing homes earned the top Overall rating issued by U.S. News, according to the U.S. News website. This is the fifth time the community has been on the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list since 2011.
Community Matters is published monthly for residents and friends of Aberdeen Village by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at: PresbyterianManors.org. Tim Allin, executive director Stephanie Oehlert, director of sales and marketing To submit or suggest articles for this publication, contact Stephanie Oehlert, director of sales and marketing, soehlert@pmma.org. Telephone: 913-599-6100 Fax: 913-599-3810 Address: 17500 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061-9524 Our mission: We provide quality senior services guided by Christian values.
In addition to Aberdeen Village, 12 PMMA locations are on the
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All Medicare- and Medicaidcertified health care centers were evaluated by U.S. News. To be eligible for an overall rating, a center must have received an overall star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in July 2018 and a staffing star rating in either April or July 2018. To learn more about the U.S. News and World Report rating system, visit their FAQ page: https:// health.usnews.com/healthnews/best-nursing-homes/ articles/faq-how-we-ratenursing-homes.
Community holiday traditions Our chaplain, Diane Gunsolley, works hard to carry out holiday traditions at Aberdeen Village. Beginning December 2 at our first Vespers service of the Christmas season, we will begin the lighting of the advent wreath. On December 12, we will start a new Christmas tradition and hold a two-hour long grief workshop open to residents, families and guests to honor and remember those loved ones that are no longer with us. The holiday season in particular can be extremely difficult to go through when you have lost a loved one. This workshop will be a way to work through any grief and also to share, remember and honor those
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honoree list with five-star ratings: Aberdeen Village (Olathe), Emporia, Lawrence, Newton, Parsons, Salina, Sterling, Topeka and Wichita in Kansas and Aberdeen Heights (Kirkwood), Farmington, Fulton and Rolla in Missouri.
that meant so much to us. We will also have a Christmas Eve candle lighting service that all are welcome to attend. Like us on Facebook
Christmas recipes
Orange Goo
1 small tub of Cool Whip
By Terri Schoonover, administrative assistant
In a medium sauce pan, combine water, orange Jello, vanilla pudding and Tapioca pudding. Stir to thoroughly blend. Cook over medium heat, stirring often until thick and somewhat translucent (about 10-15 minutes). DO NOT boil.
Terri first made this recipe in 1978 and is still cooking it up for her family today. While it doesn’t sound much like a Christmas dessert, it is so popular among her boys that they make it for their own families.
Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature, stirring 1 3 oz box of orange Jello frequently to prevent film from 1 3 oz box of vanilla pudding- Cook- forming on top of the mixture. n-Serve kind (NOT instant) When cool, stir in oranges with juice and combine thoroughly. Then 1 3 oz box of tapioca puddingfold in 1 or 2 cups of Cool Whip Cook-n-Serve kind (NOT instant) until blended. 3 cups water Place in a serving bowl and 1 6-8oz can of mandarin oranges refrigerate overnight to set.
Pecan Snowball Cookies By Stephanie Oehlert, director of sales and marketing
Who doesn’t have a great holiday recipe that they have passed on from one generation to the next? Stephanie Oehlert has a great recipe for Pecan Snowball cookies. This recipe was given to her by her grandmother.
½ lb. butter 4 Tbsp sugar 2 cups chopped pecans 2 cups flour 1 tsp vanilla Cream sugar and butter, then add other ingredients. Make into small balls and bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned. Shake on powdered sugar before serving.
Art is Ageless® calendar reveal party Our Art is Ageless calendar reveal party is set for 2 p.m. December 15 in the Brandt chapel. Our winners/featured artists will be on hand with their winning pieces of art on display to sign their spot in the AiA calendar. We will enjoy champagne and other refreshments. Please join us to celebrate our talented artists! Like us on Facebook
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