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2017-12-13 10:45:02 AM christinadepolo enter the chat room
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2017-12-14 05:06:08 PM sdube enter the chat room
2017-12-14 05:08:44 PM ellise enter the chat room
2017-12-14 05:09:03 PM ellise Is this the right chat for the MEPAP 2?
2017-12-14 05:16:48 PM sdube left the chat room
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2017-12-14 05:17:19 PM sdube not sure... lol\
2017-12-14 05:17:42 PM sdube i am meetting some of my fellow classmates here to do some of our final
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2017-12-14 06:08:56 PM sdube enter the chat room
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2017-12-14 06:52:51 PM emilyjbquam enter the chat room
2017-12-14 06:53:33 PM emilyjbquam Hi sdube
2017-12-14 06:55:20 PM ellise I'm still confused as to which room I'm sposed to be in . lol. But the chat for the MEPAP 2 starts in five minutes.
2017-12-14 06:56:18 PM emilyjbquam I think the MEPAP2 is in the Live Chat-Open Discussion Room....but I could be wrong
2017-12-14 06:56:26 PM ellise Thanks!
2017-12-14 06:58:00 PM emilyjbquam What state are you from sbude?
2017-12-14 06:58:10 PM emilyjbquam oops sdube
2017-12-14 06:58:24 PM sdube \hi
2017-12-14 06:58:35 PM sdube how is everyone?
2017-12-14 06:59:09 PM emilyjbquam So far so good, just a bit chilly! I'm already ready for the snow to be done lol
2017-12-14 06:59:21 PM sdube yes
2017-12-14 06:59:26 PM melissaz enter the chat room
2017-12-14 06:59:27 PM sdube its soo cold....
2017-12-14 06:59:31 PM emilyjbquam Hi Melissa
2017-12-14 06:59:37 PM melissaz Hello!
2017-12-14 06:59:56 PM melissaz How are you doing?
2017-12-14 07:00:12 PM emilyjbquam Doing good. We are both just ready for the cold to be done!
2017-12-14 07:00:34 PM sdube :D
2017-12-14 07:00:43 PM melissaz I think it is just getting started up here.
2017-12-14 07:00:53 PM emilyjbquam What type of facilities are you both in? I am work in skilled nursing, but I do help out in our assisted living when needed
2017-12-14 07:01:32 PM sdube i work in an assisted living and i help out in our long term
2017-12-14 07:01:37 PM melissaz I work in Assisted Living and Memory Care. I've been in my building for almost 4 years now. I started as an assistant before getting promoted.
2017-12-14 07:01:56 PM sdube i started as a CNA
2017-12-14 07:02:12 PM sdube then i applied for assistant activities and got the job..
2017-12-14 07:02:14 PM melissaz Nice!
2017-12-14 07:02:21 PM emilyjbquam Nice! I give so much credit to CNAs, there is no way i could ever do that. They amaze me!
2017-12-14 07:02:35 PM sdube i still pick up shifts
2017-12-14 07:02:38 PM sdube as a CNA
2017-12-14 07:02:46 PM sdube its alot of work but i do love it
2017-12-14 07:02:51 PM melissaz CNA's have a big job to do!
2017-12-14 07:02:52 PM emilyjbquam thats awesome
2017-12-14 07:03:00 PM melissaz That is really great
2017-12-14 07:03:22 PM melissaz What are you all doing for New Years Eve?
2017-12-14 07:03:25 PM emilyjbquam So for New Years Eve, are there any traditions that you guys have at your facilities?
2017-12-14 07:03:43 PM sdube we are having a new years noon party
2017-12-14 07:04:01 PM sdube we have live entertainment. happy hour.
2017-12-14 07:04:04 PM sdube food
2017-12-14 07:04:13 PM sdube what about you guys?
2017-12-14 07:04:16 PM emilyjbquam Food is always good! lol
2017-12-14 07:04:29 PM melissaz The previous activity directors didn't create any traditions so I'm trying to create one. We are having it on Friday 12/29 right after dinner.
2017-12-14 07:04:32 PM sdube foood and wine is how i get them to come.. lol
2017-12-14 07:04:59 PM melissaz I've booked a dixieland band, and the performers are retired accountants.
2017-12-14 07:05:04 PM emilyjbquam We always have oyster stew for lunch on new years eve...I have no idea where the heck that tradition comes from!
2017-12-14 07:05:05 PM melissaz Wine is always a winner
2017-12-14 07:05:21 PM emilyjbquam A dixeland band sounds like such fun!
2017-12-14 07:06:01 PM sdube that sounds like fun! except fro the oyster stew... lol... sorry im not a fan of oysters... hopefully they are..... hahah
2017-12-14 07:06:34 PM emilyjbquam During the days after Christmas we help our residents to write down any New Years Resolutions that they may have and want to share with other and post them around our activity area.
2017-12-14 07:06:41 PM melissaz I like the idea of a special lunch, I don't think my residents would eat oysters, but I'm glad yours likes it!
2017-12-14 07:07:34 PM melissaz I've always like the resolutions ideas but my residents say "I'm old, I have no more resolutions". I'm not sure how to get around that.
2017-12-14 07:07:52 PM emilyjbquam Yeah I am not into oysters either! I don't know if it is a Norweigan thing or something....but there are some strong rooted food traditions at my place...very Norwegian. Tomorrow as a matter of fact the lunch is lutefisk......which i call jello fish....i have no idea how they eat it
2017-12-14 07:08:07 PM melissaz Oooh I'm so sorry
2017-12-14 07:08:17 PM sdube *-)
2017-12-14 07:08:27 PM sdube sounds "tasty' lol
2017-12-14 07:08:31 PM emilyjbquam yeah i will be staying far away from the dinning room most of the day
2017-12-14 07:08:31 PM melissaz Don't go inthe kitchen, it's going to smell so bad.
2017-12-14 07:08:50 PM emilyjbquam Yeah it is not a good smell that is for sure!
2017-12-14 07:08:59 PM sdube we have a menu corporate gives to our dinnign dierector and he can only pick from that
2017-12-14 07:09:16 PM melissaz what kind of entertainment will you have for your Noon Years Eve?
2017-12-14 07:09:19 PM sdube always the same things.... but we only have fresh food so that is good
2017-12-14 07:09:32 PM melissaz That is a good thing
2017-12-14 07:09:44 PM sdube we have a singer who plays the guitar he is really good. the residents enjoy him
2017-12-14 07:10:42 PM melissaz Nice, do your residents prefer music from the 1920-1950's? or are they interested in teh 60's and 70's too?
2017-12-14 07:10:53 PM emilyjbquam My resident council decided for the party this year they wanted to play BINGO first (gotta love BINGO) and then we have 3 sisters that work in various parts of the facility coming and doing a singing performance.
2017-12-14 07:11:19 PM melissaz that sounds lovely
2017-12-14 07:11:48 PM emilyjbquam The residents I have right now are really fond of the older country music, Glenn Campbel, Jonny Cash, Loretta Lynn & then some Big Band stuff
2017-12-14 07:12:05 PM emilyjbquam and of standard church hymns
2017-12-14 07:12:10 PM sdube i love jonny cash adn the big band stuff
2017-12-14 07:12:14 PM sdube so much fun
2017-12-14 07:13:03 PM emilyjbquam Did you have any issues with planning things for NYE since it is on a Sunday this year?
2017-12-14 07:13:40 PM sdube not to go off track but do you guys find it hard to follow the tuesday night chats? i feel like there are so many people and it goes so fast.
2017-12-14 07:14:10 PM sdube the residents where i work dont realize the difference between days... lol
2017-12-14 07:14:16 PM melissaz No, my residnets didn't really care about our party being on a Friday Night. They just didn't want to stay up until midnight. That was their only reqeust.
2017-12-14 07:14:25 PM emilyjbquam Yeah, the live chats are so difficult and rather random. I realized that after this weeks I have my 5 chats in :)
2017-12-14 07:14:36 PM emilyjbquam lol
2017-12-14 07:14:38 PM melissaz And yes Samantha I have a really hard time with the Tuesday nights.
2017-12-14 07:14:51 PM sdube if you do more than 5 is the extra credit?
2017-12-14 07:15:03 PM melissaz by the time the Tuesday chat is done I feel braindead.
2017-12-14 07:15:09 PM melissaz Yep!
2017-12-14 07:15:13 PM sdube yes
2017-12-14 07:15:33 PM melissaz I have one more to do before i get my 5
2017-12-14 07:15:50 PM melissaz I was thinking of doing an extra one since I can't ever get to the speciatly chats
2017-12-14 07:16:12 PM emilyjbquam I was so happy when i confirmed with Kathy that i had my 5...i even had a joyful yell and my boss is next door to me in the office and came to see if i was ok!
2017-12-14 07:16:30 PM melissaz lol
2017-12-14 07:16:42 PM emilyjbquam I think I am going to do this weeks extra credit power point this week
2017-12-14 07:17:04 PM melissaz i was debating on that as well
2017-12-14 07:17:12 PM melissaz what are you going to do for the extra credit?
2017-12-14 07:17:26 PM emilyjbquam That part i haven't decided yet...
2017-12-14 07:17:44 PM sdube i really want to do the power point but i dont have power point at home and i am not allowed to do any school work at work even i fi am off the clock
2017-12-14 07:18:01 PM emilyjbquam What kind of wines do your residents like? I feel like i need some new recomendations...
2017-12-14 07:18:13 PM melissaz that stinks. If you are off the clock it should be ok.
2017-12-14 07:18:19 PM sdube definetly merlot and pinot.... lol
2017-12-14 07:18:30 PM emilyjbquam It is usually a sweet red, a moscato, and a few arbor mists haha
2017-12-14 07:18:32 PM sdube they dont let me use the computer for anything .. not even google
2017-12-14 07:18:45 PM melissaz that is rediculous. I'm so sorry!
2017-12-14 07:18:50 PM sdube yes it is
2017-12-14 07:19:03 PM sdube but so not worth the fight
2017-12-14 07:19:08 PM emilyjbquam yeah it is! My work is paying for my classes so i get to even do my work on the clock
2017-12-14 07:19:13 PM sdube they say its from corporate
2017-12-14 07:19:24 PM sdube emily thats great!!!
2017-12-14 07:19:30 PM melissaz My folks prefer red wine. Since I have to buy so much of it I'm rather cheap and buy Franzia.
2017-12-14 07:19:52 PM emilyjbquam I don't know why I have never thought of boxed wine!!
2017-12-14 07:20:01 PM melissaz We will give residnets a glass of wine with dinner if they want.
2017-12-14 07:20:33 PM melissaz Boxed wine is the way to go! It doesn't spoil like bottles and you get so much more in a box for the same price as a decent bottle.
2017-12-14 07:20:42 PM sdube the residents where i work are all very "rich" so if they see a box and not a bottle forget about it...lol'
2017-12-14 07:21:20 PM emilyjbquam The town I work in is rather small...around 2,000 people or so and very close knit....it took me about 2 months to get them to realize it was ok to drink wine socially haha
2017-12-14 07:21:33 PM melissaz If you want to spend a little more than me, Franzia try the Bota Box or Black Box. Those are really good wines. My residents are on the rich side as well. It's a private pay building.
2017-12-14 07:21:38 PM sdube lol!!
2017-12-14 07:21:52 PM melissaz lol
2017-12-14 07:22:16 PM sdube i work in a private pay building as well... it has its pros and cons
2017-12-14 07:22:22 PM melissaz Agreed
2017-12-14 07:22:40 PM emilyjbquam one time i had some peach boonesfarm wine beacuse they really wanted peach and it was all i could find where i was at.....one resident's wife who is very put toghther and more fancy thought it was so good and asked me what it was...when i told her it was Boonesfarm i thought she was going to passout!
2017-12-14 07:23:01 PM sdube lmao!!!
2017-12-14 07:23:06 PM melissaz We just started accepting waivers for those who have lived with us for a number of years, so we have some growing pains to adjust to.
2017-12-14 07:23:24 PM melissaz Hahahaah! That is the best story of the day!
2017-12-14 07:23:37 PM emilyjbquam It always makes me chuckle a bit
2017-12-14 07:23:43 PM melissaz Could you do a Peach Sangria?
2017-12-14 07:23:52 PM sdube where do you guys live?
2017-12-14 07:23:53 PM emilyjbquam Oooo that is a great idea!
2017-12-14 07:24:13 PM emilyjbquam I am just south of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
2017-12-14 07:24:28 PM sdube i live in rhode island
2017-12-14 07:24:31 PM melissaz I live in Minneapolis, MN and work about 30 mins south of there.
2017-12-14 07:24:44 PM emilyjbquam Melissa what town do you work in>
2017-12-14 07:24:49 PM melissaz Edina
2017-12-14 07:24:50 PM sdube so you guys are close!
2017-12-14 07:25:19 PM emilyjbquam Nice!
2017-12-14 07:25:30 PM emilyjbquam Do you guys do an early countdown at your party>
2017-12-14 07:25:40 PM sdube we do not
2017-12-14 07:25:54 PM sdube but we use the horns and were necklaces adn hats
2017-12-14 07:26:02 PM melissaz I was planning on doing that. I was told by one of the residents that "noise makers are a must" No Hats.
2017-12-14 07:26:19 PM sdube they love the noise makers lol
2017-12-14 07:27:10 PM melissaz I've also been considering getting sashes that say "Father Time" and "Baby New Year". But I wonder if they might think it would be too silly. I got the idea from an episode of M*A*S*H
2017-12-14 07:27:17 PM emilyjbquam I had confetti once....yeah won't be doing that again! we get some of the new year sunglasses
2017-12-14 07:27:25 PM emilyjbquam I love the sashes!
2017-12-14 07:27:45 PM melissaz yea?!
2017-12-14 07:27:51 PM emilyjbquam that is so cool
2017-12-14 07:28:05 PM sdube the sashes sound fun
2017-12-14 07:28:18 PM melissaz :) I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks it's a cool idea.
2017-12-14 07:28:47 PM emilyjbquam My residents never know what exactly I'm going to throw at them (not litterally). I am kinda goofy and lucky that they usually just go with it
2017-12-14 07:29:09 PM melissaz Heheh that is always a good thing
2017-12-14 07:29:12 PM emilyjbquam my motto is if i can do something to bring a smile to 1 persons facee even if i make an idiot out of myself why not
2017-12-14 07:29:31 PM sdube yeah i am pretty fun and open minded with my residents... i try to make it interesting to them...
2017-12-14 07:30:14 PM sdube do you guys have alot of veterns at your facility?
2017-12-14 07:30:36 PM emilyjbquam Right now i have 3 in my SNF and 3 in my AL
2017-12-14 07:30:40 PM melissaz I have 15 veterans
2017-12-14 07:30:48 PM sdube do you guys do the honor flght?
2017-12-14 07:31:02 PM emilyjbquam We have not
2017-12-14 07:31:22 PM sdube if you can get your facility involved in that ... it is so much fun
2017-12-14 07:31:23 PM melissaz No we didn't. I did have one resident do that on his own though. My Grandpa did it last year and he loved it.
2017-12-14 07:32:02 PM sdube i have not gone onone yet i amin april ... but i always go to the airport with signs and flags to greet them in the morning when they leave and at night when they come back
2017-12-14 07:32:04 PM melissaz Do you guys have a mens group?
2017-12-14 07:32:31 PM emilyjbquam We have a men's coffee group a couple times a month and the local VFW guys come in for it
2017-12-14 07:32:39 PM sdube we have alot of men in our facility and we do have a mens group but noone ever shows up lol
2017-12-14 07:33:07 PM sdube i hav etried everything to get them to come
2017-12-14 07:33:23 PM sdube food. beer. lettign them pick whatever they wanted to do .... nothing
2017-12-14 07:33:48 PM emilyjbquam Yeah, the men can be hard. That is the only men group activity I can get mine to do.
2017-12-14 07:34:08 PM melissaz What about a special dinner with just the guys? I hosted a Beer and Pizza night for the Vets and they really liked it. I ordered from Dominos
2017-12-14 07:35:00 PM emilyjbquam Beer & Pizza, what could be better!
2017-12-14 07:35:09 PM melissaz we don't have a specific men's group yet, but will be starting one in January. I'm trying to get a list of ideas for it. Thankfully this class really helps. One of my staff will be leading the group so I want to get her set up right.
2017-12-14 07:35:38 PM melissaz Oh and for that special beer/pizza Vets night we also invited their wives
2017-12-14 07:36:01 PM emilyjbquam Yeah, there was a link a few weeks back that we got that I really liked for care plan ideas.
2017-12-14 07:36:30 PM melissaz Yes! That was great
2017-12-14 07:36:49 PM sdube beer and pizza sounds good
2017-12-14 07:36:53 PM sdube :)
2017-12-14 07:37:05 PM emilyjbquam Any other thoughts about NYE? All this talk about food made me realize i haven't had dinner yet!
2017-12-14 07:37:17 PM sdube no think that is it
2017-12-14 07:37:24 PM sdube thank you all for coming tonight
2017-12-14 07:37:25 PM melissaz No I think we covered it
2017-12-14 07:37:38 PM sdube have a good night stay warm
2017-12-14 07:37:38 PM melissaz thank you for the chat! This was really nice
2017-12-14 07:37:48 PM emilyjbquam Sounds good! Thanks guys. I'm glad we could figure this whole chat thing out!
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