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Nursing Home 340 Cedar Springs Road Spartanburg, SC 29302 Table Of Contents |
Wilson K. Dillard Administrator August, 2004 |
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With this August edition, we resume our monthly publication of The Mountain Breeze after a brief hiatus this summer. Much has happened the last couple of months and we will attempt to bring our readers up to date with this issue.
First, we want to say how happy and thankful we all are that Sue Kemp, our lead Social Worker, is progressing and improving each week following surgery to repair a detached retina in her right eye. As you can imagine this has been quite an ordeal for her and her family. We are all so proud of her for battling back so quickly from such serious surgery.
Within the next few weeks we will be starting installation of a complete fire sprinkler system for our facility. This major capital improvement will insure that our facility provides the safest possible living environment for our residents and safest work place for our staff. More over, this addition will position our facility to remain in compliance with current and future Life Safety Code requirements. There will be considerable interruption to our normal routines and we will attempt to hold those to the minimum. We can assure you that our residents, visitors, and staff safety will be our first priority during the installation.
Spartanburg County is providing funding for the sprinkler system to us. The County Administrator as well as County Council has been so supportive of us in this project. We are so proud of the positive relationship that we have enjoyed with the County for the past fifty years. They are indeed valuable members of the Mountainview family.
Enjoy the remainder of the summer and please visit with us often.
Wilson K. Dillard, Administrator
Not just live and let live, but live and help live.
Here we are in the month of August. We’ve been so busy the time seemed to slip past unnoticed. Since you last heard from us the Elders had fresh corn, cucumbers, tomatoes and cantalope from the garden and sweet purple grapes from the grape arbor. The garden really yielded a good bounty and the Elders enjoyed helping prepare it for cooking. The Elders also enjoyed the July cookout. Thanks to the dietary department for the tasty hotdogs and trimmings.
Our Activities Department in conjunction with Spartanburg Police Dept. launched the National Night Out on Thursday, July 29, 2004. We had a good turn out for this with the city and county police attending along with Croft Fire Dept., also Windsor Forest and Cedar Acres Neighborhood Associations were represented. The entertainment was provided by the "Tiger River Band" they are a blue grass band and the residents and visitors really enjoyed them. Thanks to Nancy Acker for her help in putting this together. We hope everyone will participate in "National Night Out" , August 3, 2004 at Cleveland Park.
Our August activity calendars are posted in each neighborhood so please check them for daily activities and up coming events. We welcome our new residents and employees. We are glad you are here.
Until Next Time,
Gloria Crocker, Activities
The Village Crier
Staff and Residents of Northern Estates
The staff and residents
Westside Gardens
Get well wishes are sent to Annie Russell who is a patient at SRMC. Get well soon we all miss you!!
A special "Thank You" to Johnny Quinn for the delicious homemade ice cream. Also " thank you" to Erika Hurteau for the delicious watermelon she provided our clients. Everyone enjoyed it so much.
Everyone has really enjoyed the fresh tomatoes, corn, okra, cucumbers, squash and green beans from our garden this summer.
Please continue to remember all of our military personnel who are serving in different parts of the world. Chris Lawing, son of James and Emma Lawing, will be leaving for Iraq September 1st.
Emma Lawing, MDCD
To all our Mountainview friends and family, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for everything that you have done for us during out time of need. It is during times like this that you find out those that care the most. We could never repay you for the outpouring of love you have shown. May God continue to bless each one of you as he has blessed us with your friendships.
Larry, Mickey,
Dusty and Jennie Burgess
We would like to welcome the following new residents to our home. Ms. Margaret Gillespie, who is residing on Northern Estates. Ms. Carolyn Brown, Ms. Mauri Arthur and Mrs. Learline Nesbitt who are residing on Eastside Village. Also we have a new resident on Westside Gardens who is Ms.Lillie Sumner. We would like to welcome them and their families to our home and hope they will soon feel this is their home.
Congratulations to the children and family members of our staff on their successes in school and successes in life. Your Mountainview family is very proud of you.
I am beginning to believe that Sherry Wheeler has the most grandchildren of any of the staff. Sherry here goes!
Marie Craig Auk, granddaughter of Sherry, graduated from USC-S as a RN, May 8, 2004.
Courtney Wheeler, granddaughter of Sherry, was awarded the Citizenship Award, Odyssey Award and the all "A" honor roll. Way to go Courtney!
Drew Wheeler, grandson of Sherry, was awarded the Citizenship Award, Mr. Gatti’s spelling award and the music award.
Kyle Traxler, grandson of Sherry, was awarded the Citizenship Award, the Beta Club award, Spanish Club award, Science Fair and Art Vision award. He also won the PAC test award for the 6th grade.
Katie Traxler, granddaughter of "you guessed it" Sherry, won an award for music and reading at Fairforest Middle School.
Sherry thank you for sharing all this news about your grandchildren, we know you are very proud of them. Now, how many do you have?
Nancy and Kenny Bell’s son, John, graduated from Spartanburg Technical College, May 6th with degree in Electrical Engineering with computer applications.
Sue and Keith Kemp’s daughter-in-law, Nicole, graduated from Greenville Technical College with a RN degree. She is working at SRMC in the ER. Also, their daughter, Becky was married in Las Vegas on June 4th to Jason Scott Nichols.
Keith Taylor’s son, Brian, has just returned from a year of duty in Iraq. We are sure happy to have him at home and we thank him for his service to this country.
Cindy and David Floyd’s daughter, Amanda, was married on May 1st to Nichlas Gilman.
Distinguished Service for August
Alice Williams, 12 years
Mary Fernandez, 11 years
Thelma Thompson, 9 years
Linda Riddle, 7 years
Ralph Wessinger, 5 years
Chuck Towery, 4 years
Sandra Campbell, 3 years
Monica McCall, 3 years
Missy McDaniel, 3 years
Congratulations to all you and thank you for your service. We couldn’t do it without you.
01 Chuck Towery
04 Wilson Dillard
06 Linda Landrum
11 Shannon Phelps
16 Elaine Meadows
16 Missy McDaniel
18 Raymond Wilkins
20 Courtney Cohen
23 Jerry Patty
25 Sue Kemp
26 Gwen Gosnell
26 Crystal Jeter
29 Carolyn Hatcher
01 Mary Greene
01 Ollie Mae Davis
01 Carol Brown
01 Ansel Blackwell
06 Libby Armstrong
09 Bessie Putnam
11 Eloise Montgomery
16 Otis Therrell
16 Margaret Martin
17 Evelyn Daniel
26 Louise Johnson
Plan of care meetings are held on each Tuesday to review each resident's progress and / or care. We encourage family members to attend if possible. Please call Evelyn Pitts, MDS Coordinator to schedule appointments for these meetings at 582-4175.
August 3
Clara Allison
Mary Horton
Octavia Cannon
Ida Jackson
Chester Pack
Zelma Jolley
Evelyn Brockman
Hazel Waddell
Helen Fuller
Lula Crenshaw
David Watson
August 10
Odell Black
Miriam Ketner
Barry Jennings
Mary Greene
Lillie Rookard
Eugene Nesbitt
Minnie Isler
Ansel Blackwell
Albert Mays
Pat Parris
Thelma Burnett
Nellie Bagwell
August 17
Louise Johnson
Raymond Spencer
Linda Lowe
Mary R. Fowler
Otis Therrell
Peggy Garmon
Libby Armstrong
Daisy Horton
Mattie Fuller
Bessie Putnam
Elsie Lee
Leslie Giles
Bernice Anderson
Iris Alman
Rhonda Price
Bruce Durrah
August 24
Laler Millwood
Margie Bates
Joyce Simpkins
Willie Boyd
Eloise Montgomery
Margot Newell
Bernice Phillips
Martha Ford
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August 31
Brenda Bishop
Ollie Davis
Ruth Whelchel
Rosemary Lattimore
Evelyn Daniel
Vera Sargent
Mildred Prince
Marie Harris