Category: Newsletter

Core Practices for Preventing Foodborne Illness

The Core Four Practices to Prevent Foodborne Illness Submitted by Dave Draeger, CDM, CFPP Director of Support Services Foodborne illness outbreaks continue to make news headlines.  Although you may not be able to prevent yourself from becoming ill when consuming food from outside sources, one is able to fight back while in their own home.…

Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network Results

We are extremely proud to share our Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network scores. The Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network is comprised of three states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The network is contracted with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), which is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They evaluate…

Staying Safe in the Hot Weather

It’s Hot Out There… We all know that with summer comes hot weather – and that hot weather is in full swing right now. As caregivers to seniors, we know how dangerous this weather can potentially be for them. This article will share some info about how hot weather can affect seniors and what you…

July Dining Menus

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Three Generations Hard at Work

Three Generations Hard at Work Peggy Lynum, Stacey Wildner, and Jenna Wildner are all employees at Spring Valley Senior Living and Health Care Campus. While they all have different jobs, they have one thing in common-they are family. Peggy is Stacey’s mother and Jenna is Stacey’s daughter. Combined, they have worked here for 65 years…

May Activity Photos

May activity photos are featured below. National Skilled Nursing Care Week Entertainment Local students were very involved in making National Skilled Nursing Care Week something special! Third graders started the week with musical numbers from their Dinner Theater performance. The eighth grade students helped plant marigold seeds. These will be transplanted to our planters that…

HealthDrive

HealthDrive-Bringing Important Services to our Residents We are pleased to be able to bring important services directly to our campus through HealthDrive. HealthDrive provides on-site dentistry, optometry, podiatry and audiology to residents in long-term care facilities. Their mission is to connect patients in need of vital healthcare to doctors committed to dignity and quality care.…