Fifteen years ago health care choices for seniors who were in need of care were somewhat limited to either a hospital stay or going to a nursing home.
Kathy Rode, a nurse at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, saw that many of them could stay at home with just a little assistance.
"We wanted to offer a third option in the way of home health services, where nurses would make visits in people's homes to help them recoup after surgeries or if they needed further assistance," said Rode, founding Director of Mennonite Home Health.
Note: This story was written before the 2010 football season ended.
Playing college football, keeping tabs on 40-plus male university students, teaching high school classes, planning a wedding - all of these things are stressful by themselves. Imagine doing them all at once. Seem crazy? That's just a normal day in the life of Aaron Wladischkin.
Beckie Fish is the employee of the month at Mennonite Memorial Home. She has been employed at the Mennonite Memorial Home for five years and works as a STNA.
Beckie is a competent and caring person who attends to the needs of the elders she serves. Her supervisor has commented that she is a team player and helps other staff when needed.
Beckie has a good sense of humor and engages the elders in conversation and other activities. She is from Beaverdam.
Holiday festivities at Bluffton Public Library continue on Saturday, Dec. 11, including several activities for youth. Santa Claus will make an appearance at the library at 11 a.m. He will read a story and then children may present their wish list requests to him until 1 p.m. Other activities for children include a make and take craft and cookie decorating.
In addition, Oscar Velasquez will be playing holiday music on his guitar from noon to 1 p.m. This gives library patrons a chance to meet the artist and purchase his Blaze of Lights prints from 1-2 p.m.
