Great River Review: June 2018

It feels like it should be the dog days of summer already, but we are just entering June! I’m hoping that time slows down a little bit because it seems to be going by so quickly. May was eventful and fun at the facility. We enjoyed National Nursing Home Week...

During the month of June, we will be celebrating our favorite father figures at the facility. So, you are invited to bring in a picture of your dad, grandpa, uncle, or father figure to put up on the wall. Pictures can be emailed to Debbie at djohnson@greatrivercare.com along with a...

Happy Birthday to: Vern M – 6/28 Lorraine A – 6/30 Haley P (RCT) – 6/18 Yevette P (Dietary Aide) – 6/18 Emily K (RCT) – 6/28 Wishing you a happy & healthy year to come! Staff Anniversaries: Molly S (LPN) – 5 years Sue B (Dietary Aide) – 5...

Katlyn has been working at Great River Care Center since 2012. She started as an RCT and is now a Registered Nurse. She goes above and beyond to help in the nursing department whenever able from picking up extra shifts to working on the schedule for the nursing staff. Thanks,...

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month Dementia is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease is most common of the fifteen types and accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. 5.7 million people are currently...

This month we said goodbye to two of the longest serving volunteers at Great River Care Center. Kathleen Keenan and Mary Ellen Sharp have been volunteering at the facility since January 2002 doing resident’s nails. They have been a staple here at the facility since before I started in the...

Warm Weather Reminders We all know that hot weather can be dangerous. This is especially true for older adults. Every summer, nearly 200 Americans die of health problems caused by high heat and humidity. Most of these individuals happen to be age 50 or older. Hot weather is more likely...