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PEORIA, Ariz. – Immanuel Campus of Care recently hosted an art competition that resulted in a first prize ribbon for 88-year-old resident artist, Randolph “Randy” Sperling.
Immanuel Campus of Care submitted his award-winning painting depicting a girl strumming guitar during wartime to a judged competition by their Tucson-based management company, Watermark Retirement Communities. His inspirational work was among those selected for the Watermark Retirement Communities 2010 Expressions Art Calendar.
This same painting by Sperling, a retired Naval Intelligence Officer and a veteran of three wars, was previously awarded “Best of Show” at a Veterans Affairs combat artists exhibit. His Immanuel Campus of Care apartment is decorated with boatloads of nautical treasures that reflect his love of the sea from 22 years as a Navy sailor.
Watermark Retirement Communities 2010 Expressions Art Calendars will be available to pick up after Thanksgiving at Immanuel Campus of Care located at 11295 N. 99th Ave., adjacent to Sun City on the northeast corner of N. Desert Cove in Peoria. Call the marketing department at 623-876-6101 to reserve a free calendar.
PEORIA, Ariz. – The Gardens at Immanuel Campus of Care experienced a taste of the islands as a Hawaiian Luau brought the “aloha” spirit to the Peoria retirement community.
Polynesian entertainment by Tia’s Royal Islanders danced around the cultures of Hawaii, Tahiti and Samoa as band members drummed up a medley of hula dances. Sparks of excitement flared as a dynamic fire dancer ignited the spirit of the islands by twirling flames in a spellbinding tribal dance.
The performance came packed with a trunk full of colorful costume changes with muumuus, grass skirts and headdresses galore. The seaworthy program brought waves of applause from Immanuel Campus of Care’s residents and guests as they swayed to the beat of Hawaiian music. Several lucky mainlanders even were invited onstage for a Tahitian hula dance lesson.
Immanuel Campus of Care’s dining staff satisfied everyone’s appetite for a taste of a Polynesian paradise with pulled pork sandwiches, fruit kabobs, Hawaiian rice and glazed carrots.
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The tuxedo-clad Messinger Band hit a high note with residents and guests attending the Jazz Night in The Gardens at Immanuel Campus of Care.
Bandleader Bob Messinger and his wife, vocalist Mari Messinger kicked off the musical lineup with Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood.” The jazzy rhythm of the three-piece band played well with a snappy performance by top-notch tap dancers and the singer’s vibrant personality.
The crowd marveled at the stylish costumes that were as dazzling as the professional dancers staged by Bob and Mari Messinger’s entertainment agency, Applause Productions and Entertainment, Inc. of Scottsdale.
Seniors were swaying along as Immanuel Campus of Care’s Jazz Night swung from the 1940s to the doo-wop ditties of the 1950s. Soon everyone was in the act as shouts of “Pennsylvania 6-5000” echoed through the audience.
Wearing top hats and tails, the dancing girls spun to the hot rhythm of Gene Krupa’s “Sing, Sing, Sing.” “They are so cute – I hate them,” deadpanned Mari Messinger. Then added with a charming smile, “I love them.”
The swinging performers received rave reviews as the seniors applauded the fun-loving music and great company at Immanuel Campus of Care’s Jazz Night.
“They’re a good band,” said Arlyne Dormal, a seven-year resident of Immanuel Campus of Care. Dancing some fancy footwork in the aisles, she noted, “I’m 86 years old but don’t feel it. All my life I’ve loved music. My daughter danced professionally. Grandson is a disc jockey. All my kids, grandkids and great grandkids live in the area.”
Seniors recently danced the night away at a "Forever Young" Senior Prom in The Gardens at Immanuel Campus of Care in Peoria.
Ladies arriving at the event were greeted with fresh roses. Residents, guests and staff were decked out in prom attire. Meanwhile, the disc jockey kept the playlist whirling around a jazzy mix of standards and chart-topping favorites.
To add an old-world charm to the "Forever Young" Senior Prom, moonlit horse-drawn carriage rides trotted along Immanuel Campus of Care's landscaped grounds. Percheron draft horse Zeus and his ivory, rose-laced coach were driven by top-hatted coachman Carol J. McPheron of Carefree Carriage.
The royal treatment continued with the crowning of the Prom Prince and Princess, Jimmy and Carolyn Aldridge, and the Prom King and Queen, Wayne Burnett and Marva Russell, all residents of Immanuel Campus of Care.
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For information about Immanuel Campus of Care, contact the marketing department at 623-876-6101.
Immanuel Campus of Care is at 11295 N. 99th Ave., adjacent to Sun City on the northeast corner of North Desert Cove in Peoria.
Peoria, Ariz. (May 26, 2009) – When administrators decided to install Caretracker software at a Peoria skilled nursing community earlier this year, they knew it would reduce paperwork for nursing staff. Little did they know, however, just what a dramatic impact it would have on employee morale, resident care, and communication with doctors and patients’ families. Needless to say, Immanuel Campus of Care is thrilled to be one of the first providers in Arizona to have discovered the benefits of this technology.
Caretracker looks like a small computer screen mounted on a wall. Immanuel has invested in nine kiosks throughout its skilled nursing community.
“With Caretracker in place, nurses and nurse’s aides at Immanuel now document the care they provide in real time on the system for all authorized eyes to see, instead of burying the information in a forest of paperwork,” said Cheryl Wartenberg, Executive Director of Immanuel Campus of Care Community.
According to Wartenberg, she and any department manager or nurse can run reports at the touch of a finger to reveal data trends over several days. This improved reporting can alert caregivers to subtle changes that might not be otherwise noticed, and allows for early intervention before serious problems have a chance to emerge.
Wartenberg also claims Caretracker saves time when producing detailed monthly reports required for regulatory compliance. Floor nurses can even run shift-to-shift reports, which give an instant snap-shot of staff documentation. This can help caregivers to recognize what supportive interventions may be most successful. For example, if an Aide were to notice a new skin irritation, Caretracker would alert supervisors. Caretracker can also indicate when residents may need to be offered certain medications in order for them to feel more comfortable.
With Caretracker, doctors whose patients are receiving care at Immanuel can easily review up-to-the minute care documentation for their patients, Wartenberg said. By having access to such current information, she said doctors can more readily address changes to orders for nutrition, medications, etc.
Immanuel’s Dietician uses Caretracker to quickly identify whether anyone has eaten less than half of their meals then prioritizes to visit with the resident and determine how to help. Likewise a Caretracker report will flag the charts of patients who have lost weight.
“There’s no doubt that patients whose care is specifically documented through Caretracker benefit from more accurate needs analysis, improved care planning and better care,” said Wartenberg, “which adds up to quicker recoveries and fewer set backs.”
Administrators at Immanuel say Caretracker also enhances communication between care providers and family members, keeping everyone better informed. For example, when a family member has requested that the resident be prepared to leave the property for a specialist appointment, or even for a special occasion like a luncheon, the date, time and specifics are programmed into a message for the caregiver on duty. That message must be read regarding that resident and acknowledged by the caregiver signing into the kiosk the morning of the scheduled event. Also, when a new resident moves in, all caregivers read a message containing important information about that person. In that way, the resident is not burdened with repeating answers to the same questions multiple times and all caregivers know the essential information regarding the new community member.
Another electronic advantage, according to Wartenberg, is Caretracker’s educational component. “The system helps us evaluate the education needs of each nurse,” she said.
Wartenberg says it takes less than 20 minutes on average to train each Immanuel associate in the use of Caretracker. New associates are trained as part of their orientation. It takes approximately an hour of additional training for managers to understand the choices in available reports and how to use the information through an import of the data in other systems.
Monday, April 13, 2009
DAILY NEWS-SUN Community A3
Your Turn - Nancy Gerdes & Linda Hasenauer
More than 200 people came together March 7 for the Sun City Softball Club’s Cancer Survivors Day, an event at the Sun City softball field to raise money and awareness for lymphoma cancer research.
Larry Kuberka, whose fight with cancer served as the inspiration for the day, said he was pleased with the results.
“When we set out to do this, I had a goal of bringing in $2,000 for cancer research, and we did better than that,” Kuberka said.
“In one day, we were able to raise $2,575 for cancer research. I’m so happy and so proud of everyone who came.”
More than 170 people participated in the Memory Walk at 8 a.m., followed by the presentation of colors by the Mary Ellen Piotrowski American Legion Post 94 of Sun City West. The national anthem was performed by Bill Lohmeyer, a Sun City senior National League player.
Bob Reinberg, an American leaguer from Sun City West, gave a memory prayer honoring all former ball players of Sun City and Sun City West who succumbed to cancer.
“Thirteen players since 1995 fought a courageous battle with cancer, and all their names were read by the emcee of the day, Arvid Peterson,” Kuberka said.
A short ceremony dedicated the field’s new scoreboard, for which Kuberka had been raising money since 2006. The main attraction of the day was the softball games featuring cancer survivors from the American and National leagues. Both ended in closely fought contests, and the third game of the day pitted Sun Citians, ages 80 and up, against “the finest girls team in the Valley,” the Flames.
“(The crowd) cheered for the oldies, but in the end the girls were just too much,” Kuberka said.
Mike Davis, a representative from the Lymphoma Foundation and a former player with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics, gave an address to the crowd about his own experience with cancer; Davis’ son is a survivor.
The day ended with the release of dozens of helium balloons adorned with messages of hope and inspiration. “I would like to thank every individual, every sponsor and business establishment who helped in any way to make this day worthwhile,” Kuberka said. “It was a big success.”
At a recent meeting of the Surprise Grand Lions, Christian Thalen, general manager of the Volvo Arizona facility, made a presentation on the multifaceted work of Volvo, pointing out that the car manufacturer’s primary efforts are focused on safety, performance and environmental controls. At the conclusion of the program, attendees viewed a film on the many different tests. Thalen encouraged club members to test the new city safety feature of the 2010 crossover SUV.
Tests are conducted for speed, braking, rollovers, high speeds, car body noise, suspension integrity and effects of Arizona desert heat, dust and altitude. The following day, seven Lions and guests visited the facility near Wittmann, where each member was given the opportunity to test drive the new model and its automatic braking system.
After the test drives, the Lions toured the facility, including the speed track and the suspension testing road, where they observed high-speed suspension tests conducted by skilled test drivers.
Geraldine Mitcoff, left, and Jo Telarski, both of Sun City, celebrate with Stephanie Ross, a
resident at Immanuel Campus of Care, and Sparky Pinola of Sun City, at the retirement community’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. For information on Immanuel Campus of Care, call
623-876-6101.
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