Bickford of Sioux City

This week has been a great week! Monday we painted our logs for our cabin we have been working on, Tuesday the St Lukes Nursing Students came to visit us, we played games, Wednesday we sang along with Virginia, Thursday North Middle Students came and we made center pieces for the tables for our mother's day ice cream social, then made cookies. WOW! they were great!. Friday is our Mother's Day Extravaganza!...Starting a 1:30Pm in Assisted, you can come and get a massage, your nails painted, and have a drink, then come over to our Mary B's and have a Ice Cream Sundae, Please come and join us....

As part of our intergenerational programming,these wonderful kids come and read to our residents. They are home schooled,so it helps them as well! To make this even more special,these are Steves children. Steve is one of our Bickford Ministry Chaplains! Here,celebrating Volunteers Week we are honoring them with a special pin.Thank you for brightening our lives! Meg,LEC SC1 and Trish LEC Mary B's

This is our lunch bunch out yesterday enjoying a great meal with great friends at Minervas! What a beautiful day as well! In addition, I'd like to introduce myself, Meg Bishop ,LEC in SC1 Assisted Living. I post the entrees and pictures. Soon I'll see if someone will get a picture of me! For now, HI ALL! Enjoy each day!!

We are celebrating VOLUNTEER WEEK! We have the best volunteers,they just light up our lives! We'll be blogging pictues of our volunteers as we spend time honoring them and presenting them with a little gift. The gift is a bright LED key light. It states "Volunteers Making a Difference in the Lives of Others

Hello Everyone! Tomorrow is our Family Game Night! We are not doing our regular Bingo playing, We are going to do crafts this time. We are going to make flowers out of coffee filters. Our volunteers from South Rustin are coming to help us and we would like to see you there. It will be fun..Trisha Moore LEC

Data from the 2011 End of Life Survey Report conducted by the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association indicates that although it is important to many survey participants that they play an active role in making end-of-life decisions and plans, less than half have actually taken the step to engage in the planning and decision making process. * 95% think completing a will is important 44% have done so * 74% believe in pre-planning their funeral 13% have done so * 90% have heard of a health care power of attorney 32% have completed the document * 96% have heard of a living will 33% have completed one These are just a handful of topics that can be discussed when making end-of-life plans. Many people have difficulty defining what they want at the "end of life," an alternitive way to view this conversation is to talk about goals of care. Since we know that personal goals change over time based upon many factors, this conversation will need to happen more than once. Bickford offers many professionals who can assist you and your family with your conversations about goals of care. Visit with our RNC, Director, Community Relations Director or MarketPlace Ministry Chaplains. We can also refer you to other community resources who may be able to support you during your ongoing conversations. While it can be difficult to have conversations about your loved one's goals of care and end-of-life decisions, having these conversations will allow you to make decisions in the future with confidence that you are honoring your loved one's wishes.

We all enjoyed Kathy Kelly from Sioux City Public Library.She came to tell us of new services available that our seniors could be interested in;including larger print books,delivery services,One Book One SiouxLand bookclub and more! She also showed us that now, not only can they access 1000,s of magazines on their website,but they have a new "mango language" program where we can all learn a new language for free! We may start a french club mais oui !

Bickford of Sioux City is excited to welcome Jill Colling to our team as Community Relations Director! Jill established community ties and helped countless families over the past 14 years as a key member of Big Brothers & Big Sisters. She is eager to assist families and residents tranistion to their new home at Bickford. In the coming weeks, Jill will be reaching out to many of our community contacts and families to introduce herself. If you or a loved one is exploring the need of Assisted Living or Memory Care, or you are a healthcare professional assisting patients through transition, please call or stop in to meet Jill. She can be reached at 712-301-8165.