Doggie snuggles to Halloween BINGO. That makes for a happy friday!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Doug Caldwell. Doug is Wood Haven’s Maintenance Supervisor and has been at Wood Haven since 2016 . Doug enjoys the time here at Wood Haven with the residents and other co-heroes. He grew up in the big town of Wayne and currently lives in rural Risingsun. Doug recently got married to his beautiful wife Amanda, on September 12th. They have 3 amazing, fun boys – Colton (20), Sage (12) and Bentley (2 ½). When Doug is not at work, you will likely catch him hunting, fishing or spending time outside with his 3 boys. Thank you Doug for your ability to fix just about anything! Wood Haven is very lucky to have you on the team – residents and other heroes!
Congrats goes out to Dora! She was named our Rehab Resident of the week last week! Dora is a long-term resident at Wood Haven who recently started some therapy. She is originally from West Virginia, moving to the BG area around 14 years ago. She has really like the BG area since moving here. She has also really like Wood Haven since moving in. Dora has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She enjoys reading and doing cross word puzzles. Dora is the 8th child from a family of 10! She worked many years as an administrative assistant in different offices. We are honored to have Dora here to help her reach her rehab goals. Check out today's Seninel for Dora's picture!
Here is the presentation on all of the 90+ Wood County residents. There are many Wood Haven residents in here. This is quite long but well worth watching. Enjoy!
YOUTUBE.COM
2020 90's Plus Spectacular!
The weather is getting chilly and these folks are getting wackier on Wednesday!
We have two birthdays today! Happy birthday Judith and Bart! We hope you enjoyed your steak dinners the kitchen heroes cooked up for you! Have a great day!
This week we celebrated our Dining Service Department! Without them we would have many angry residents. Everyone loves food! Thanks for all you do back there! Wood Haven appreciates it all!
Happy Birthday Kim! We hope you enjoyed your steak dinner! Enjoy the rest of your day!
Congratulations goes out to Barb! She was named our Rehab Resdient of the Week last week! Barb started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on September 22nd. She from Bowling Green. Barb married Chuck in 1961 and he passed away in May 2020. They had 3 children. Barb has 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Barb enjoys reading, gardening and spending time with her family. She spent many years working at Wood County Hospital. She worked as a secretary in many different areas throughout the hospital. We are honored to have Barb here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today's paper for Barb's picture!
You all thought it was Fry-day. We could not forget Wacky Wednesday! Enjoy!
It's Fry-day! Not really, it's Wacky Wednesday but our residents loved their treats!
Happy Friday. Had some laughs today, listened to Ralph on a few different instruments and caught up on some news.
It's a dreary day. We are spicing it up with some wackiness! Happy Wacky Wednesday!
It's beginning to look a lot like fall around here!
Congrats goes out to Shirley! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Shirley started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on October 5th. She from Bowling Green. Shirley married Charles in 1953 and he passed away 6 years ago. She has 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Shirley enjoys reading, doing cross stitch and watching old movies. In her younger years, she had shih tzus. She just loved them. Shirley is retired from the Wood County Senior Center where she was a bookkeeper/secretary. We are honored to have Shirley here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today's Sentinel for Shirley's picture!
Happy Wacky Wednesday!!!
Congrats goes out to Sandy! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Sandy is a long-term resident who recent started rehab. She from Bowling Green. Sandy has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She enjoys reading. When she was home she enjoyed taking care of her cats. Sandy volunteered at the Wood County Humane Society. She cleaned cages and feed the animals. Sandy loves animals! The animals of Wood Haven know this, as they wait at her room for treats! We are honored to have Sandy here to help her reach her rehab goals. Check out yesterday's Sentinel for Sandy's picture!
Over the past few weeks we haven been talking about our best memories of Halloween. Do you have any great Halloween memories?
Halloween is a bit different this year. We wanted to entertain our residents a little today and give them a little Halloween fun! Who doesn't love to monster mash?
(We do not own the rights to this music)
It's the Wacky Wednesday before Halloween. These people are wacky!!!
Today Sue made up a Halloween themed lunch for the heroes! Thanks Sue!
Every Halloween we have a Wood Haven Trick or Treat. Our residents LOVE seeing all of the children in costumes. A lot of our heroes bring their little ones in costumes. This year is so different with COVID. We thought of many different options, but nothing was safe enough that allowed our residents to see children in costumes. We decided we would invite all of our heroes to have their littles (children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, furbabies, etc) participate in a virtual/picture costume judging. All of our residents will be handed a packet with pictures to choose their favorites. Now we want you to choose. Like and comment - all count as votes. The one with the most is the winner and will get a prize! Voting ends on Nov 2nd. Winner will be announced once the online and picture votes have been combined.
Happy Wacky Wednesday!
Our 3 favorites are in! Combining the facebook votes and our resident votes, the winners are........ The Bunny, Colonel Sanders and The Penguin! All of the costumes looked great! We are hoping for a more normal Halloween next year! Congratulations Madison, Drake and Owen!
Ralph is out making new friends.
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Amber Martinez. Amber has been an STNA at Wood Haven for almost 3 years. She grew up in Wayne and was in the army for 3 years. Amber is married and has 4 children. When Amber is not at work, you will find her at home hanging out with her kids and husband, camping, fishing, reading, painting or coloring or watching The Office. Amber enjoys the environment at Wood Haven. She loves the residents at Wood Haven and her co-heroes. Amber is very dependable and a very hard worker. She is willing to help out in any way possible to get the work done. Thank you Amber for your dedication and hard work! Keep smiling :) Wood Haven is lucky to have you!
Don't forget to get your votes in before Nov 2nd!
Wood Haven Health Care
October 27 at 11:56 PM ·
Every Halloween we have a Wood Haven Trick or Treat. Our residents LOVE seeing all of the children in costumes. A lot of our heroes bring their little ones in costumes. This year is so different with COVID. We thought of many different options, but nothing was safe enough that allowed our residents to see children in costumes. We decided we would invite all of our heroes to have their littles (children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, furbabies, etc) participate in a virtual/picture costume judging. All of our residents will be handed a packet with pictures to choose their favorites. Now we want you to choose. Like and comment - all count as votes. The one with the most is the winner and will get a prize! Voting ends on Nov 2nd. Winner will be announced once the online and picture votes have been combined.
Congratulations goes out to Dorothy! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Dorothy started her rehab at Wood Haven on October 29th. She grew up in West Union, Ohio, but has lived in Bowling Green most of her life. Dorothy married Donald in 1950 and they had 3 children. Donald passed away in 2004. Dorothy has 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. In her free time she enjoys gardening, shopping and visiting with friends. Dorothy is no stranger to Wood Haven. She worked as a nurse at Wood County Nursing Home for 16 years before retiring. We are honored to have Dorothy back here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out yesterday's Sentinel for Dorothy's picture!
One of our Air Force Vets was not recognized yesterday. Today we received this awesome picture of her and her brothers, who were also in the Air Force. Thank you Nina for your service! (And your brothers!)
Happy Birthday Shirley! We hope you and Toby enjoyed your yummy steak dinner and cake! Hope you had a great day!
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you Wood County Veteran's Services for acknowledging the Veteran's at Wood Haven!
Congrats goes out to Lynn! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Lynn started her rehab at Wood Haven on October 16. She is originally from Indiana, moving to Pemberville in 1997. Lynn married Larry in 1970 and they had 7 children. Larry passed away in 2005. Lynn has 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and a dog named Chico. Lynn enjoys playing games on her phone and tablet. We are honored to have Lynn here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out yesterday's Sentinel for Lynn's picture!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Brooke Prysiazny. Brooke is a STNA at Wood Haven. She worked at Wood Haven in 2013, left and came back in 2015. She grew up in Cygnet, but has lived most of her adult life in Bowling Green. Brooke’s favorite thing about Wood Haven is being able to connect with the residents. Some of them are truly like family to her. You can tell which ones those are by the sparkle in their eyes when they see her. She has also made some life-long friendships with co-heroes. Brooke has been married to her husband Mike for 4 awesome years and they have 3 boys. Those boys keep her hands full, but they are all very kind and sweet. Brooke enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading and writing. She has published 2 books. Wood Haven is very lucky to have Brooke! She is willing to help out whenever and wherever she is needed. Thank you Brooke for everything you do for the residents and heroes at Wood Haven!
Congrats goes out to Chuck! He was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Chuck started his rehab at Wood Haven on November 5th. He is from Bowling Green, but grew up in West Virginia. Chuck married Carolyn in 1964. Chuck enjoys traveling and fishing. Chuck and Carolyn have spent the last 10 winters in Florida and plan to get there this year. He was in the Marine Corp from 1959 to 1963 and was a letter carrier for the USPS in Bowling Green. He belongs to the Elks, Eagles and Amvets. Chuck is not a new face around Wood Haven. His wife retired as the DON at Wood Haven in 2000 and he also occasionally attends Wood Haven’s Elite Senior Club. We are honored to have Chuck here to help him reach his rehab goals and return home. Check out today's Sentinel for Chuck's picture!
"Donut" you know we SO appreciate our heroes!!!
Last week was serious, it was Veteran's Day. So.... Welcome back Wacky Wednesday!!!
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Ohio Health Care Association added 60 new photos to the album: 2020 OHCA Photo Contest.
November 16 at 3:51 PM ·
Capturing Life and Caregiving through Photography
2020 OHCA Photo Contest!
To vote for your favorite photos, please be sure to "Like" the OHCA Facebook page, then click the "Like" button and add your comments on your favorite images. The photos with the most "likes" will be selected as this year's winners. Voting is open until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25th. Winners will be announced after that time.
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a safe and happy one. Here are a few of our residents and what they are thankful for this year.
Today we had yummy cookies delivered in from family members of 2 different families. We appreciate this SO much! Thank you! ❤
A little preThanksgiving fun.... Wacky Wednesday fun!!!
Two times a year Wood Haven holds the Hero Cup Ceremony to acknowledge those heroes who go above and beyond. These nominations come from co-heroes, residents, family members, etc. Due to COVID we combined our Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 Hero Cup Ceremony. Check out all of the wonderful heroes at Wood Haven!
Today we celebrated Robin's retirement. Although we will miss her, we wish her the best of luck! 31 years is a long time! Robin, have fun, enjoy your free time and no alarm clock! We will miss you, come visit once visitors are allowed back in!
Santa made his appearance today at Wood Haven. This year is a little different then most but COVID wasn't stopping our Santa!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Fridays are for Christmas attire. Here are a few of our heroes this Friday 🎄
Congrats goes out to Jim! He was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Jim recently started some rehab at Wood Haven. He was born in Defiance, but moved to Bowling Green in 1973 when his job, Bargain City transferred to this area. He married Marilyn in 1969. They have 4 daughters and 8 grandchildren. Marilyn has a cat named Buttons. Jim was the manager at Wendy’s in BG for 17 years. His hobbies include anything Ohio State! He enjoys watching them playing football on TV. We are honored to have Jim here to help him reach his rehab goals. Check out yesterday's Sentinel for Jim's picture!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Barb Binion. Barb has been a housekeeper at Wood Haven for 4 ½ years. She grew up near Gibsonburg, but lives in Bowling Green now. Barb enjoys the residents at Wood Haven, they are like family to her. Some of them have become very dear friends to her. When Barb is off of work you may find her fishing, crocheting or knitting. She is very close with her family. She has 6 children and 9 grandchildren. She spends much of her spare time with her family. She loves watching her grandchildren in their sporting events and school activities. Thank you Barb for your dedication and love for the residents here at Wood Haven!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Barb Binion. Barb has been a housekeeper at Wood Haven for 4 ½ years. She grew up near Gibsonburg, but lives in Bowling Green now. Barb enjoys the residents at Wood Haven, they are like family to her. Some of them have become very dear friends to her. When Barb is off of work you may find her fishing, crocheting or knitting. She is very close with her family. She has 6 children and 9 grandchildren. She spends much of her spare time with her family. She loves watching her grandchildren in their sporting events and school activities. Thank you Barb for your dedication and love for the residents here at Wood Haven!
Christmas is in the air.
Fridays are for Christmas attire. Last Friday we had quite the crew!
COVID precautions are not stopping our Dream Granting! Today we granted our 7th Wood Haven Dare to Dream! Shirley's dream was to get a DVD player with some DVDs. Today her dream was granted. Now we want to know how long it takes her to watch all the Dick Vandyke episodes! Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Dare to Dream fund. Without your donations our Dare to Dream Program would not be possible. If you would like more info on Dare to Dream, please call Wood Haven at 419.353.8411 ext 8812.
Thank you SO much Katelyn for all of your generosity!
Katelyn Rothenbuhler-Davis
December 17 at 10:22 PM ·
Tonight we dropped all the gifts off at Wood Haven Nursing home for the residents! We are missing a few items and they will be delivered once received!!!
We were also able to donate $440.00 to the activities department 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you everyone who donated and adopted a senior! This will bring some holiday cheer to them this year ❤️
**Hero Spotlight**
Happy Birthday to this week’s Hero Spotlight! Ashley Heuerman has been an STNA at Wood Haven for 2 years. She is from Toledo, but has lived in Luckey for the past 5 years. Wood Haven is a huge family to Ashely. She loves to make the residents and her coworkers smile and laugh. Ashely has an 11 year old son who plays traveling soccer. If she is not at work then she is usually on the field cheering him on (when there is not a pandemic going on). She has a loving boyfriend who is super supportive. She also has a new puppy and 2 cats. Ashely enjoys doing special effects makeup or just regular pretty makeup. During Halloween, you can tell when Ashely has put faces on our heroes to celebrate the night. Their painted faces are absolutely perfect! She likes watching horror movies or anything of that sort. Ashely is a HUGE Pittsburgh Steelers fan! Wood Haven is lucky to have such a creative and fun STNA! Thanks Ashely for all of your hard work and dedication! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU!
Welcome back Wacky Wednesday! We have missed you!
Our residents have the best Santas! Merry Christmas 🎅
Have a Merry Wacky Christmas
Today we talked about our Most Memorable Christmas Traditions. We would like to hear yours!
Christmas is in the air.
Fridays are for Christmas attire. Last Friday we had quite the crew!
COVID precautions are not stopping our Dream Granting! Today we granted our 7th Wood Haven Dare to Dream! Shirley's dream was to get a DVD player with some DVDs. Today her dream was granted. Now we want to know how long it takes her to watch all the Dick Vandyke episodes! Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Dare to Dream fund. Without your donations our Dare to Dream Program would not be possible. If you would like more info on Dare to Dream, please call Wood Haven at 419.353.8411 ext 8812.
We hope you have a safe and happy new year!
It's vaccination day! We are doing what we can to prevent the spread of COVID.
Our residents have the best Santas! Merry Christmas 🎅
Have a Merry Wacky Christmas
Today we talked about our Most Memorable Christmas Traditions. We would like to hear yours!
Christmas is in the air.
Did you see the snow? We've been reminiscing about some of our favorite snow activities. What do you like to do in the snow?
Congrats goes out to Eileen! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Eileen started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 18th. She is from Wayne. She married Seth in 1945 and they had 5 children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Seth passed away in 2018. Eileen was a housewife who took care of her children and enjoyed crocheting. Eileen and Seth were “just ordinary people”. We are honored to have Eileen here to help her reach her rehab goals. Check out today’s Sentinel for Eileen’s picture!
BINGO!!!
Wacky Wednesday #1 of 2021. Enjoy...
Happy Departure Day Kortnee!!! We are so proud of you! Remember that Dare to Dream interview with Channel 13... You said you aren't giving up hope, you will walk again! You made it! 🎈🎈🎉🎉🎊🎊 We will miss you! Come visit, when visitation is allowed again. Good luck to you!
Wacky Wednesday Wackies!!!
BINGO!!!
Today we celebrated Angi! Happy retirement Angi! Wood Haven has been lucky to hang on to you all these 32 years! Good luck and stay safe in retirement!
Some card-o fun!
Did you see the snow? We've been reminiscing about some of our favorite snow activities. What do you like to do in the snow?
2nd round if COVID vaccines were administered today. We are doing what we can to stop the spread if COVID.
We are getting ready for Valentine's Day with some Valentine's Day crafts.
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Pam Kominek. She has been at Wood Haven for 22 years in the Dietary Department. Pam enjoys the stories that the residents tell her and the things she learns from them. The residents are so special to her. She has made many friendships and memories at Wood Haven with both residents and other heroes. Pam is from Bowling Green, but has lived outside of Portage for almost 43 years. She has been married nearly 43 years to John and they have 2 daughters and a granddaughter. Pam enjoys camping and spending as much time as possible with her granddaughter! COVID has been rough on everyone here at Wood Haven, we have all had to change our way of doing things, Pam is always one to jump in and accept change with a smile. Thanks Pam for all you had done and continue to do for the Wood Haven residents and for other Wood Haven heroes! Wood Haven is lucky have you around!
Congrats goes out to Jane! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Jane started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 23rd. Jane is not a stranger to Wood Haven! She is an Elite Senior Club Member! She is from Wayne. She married Wayne in 1948 and they had 5 children, 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Wayne passed away in 2016. Since Jane has been at Wood Haven, she has enjoyed reading. At home, she enjoys her flowers. She has many houseplants and when it is nice, she is tending to her outside plants. Jane also enjoys socializing with friends and being with family (when she was allowed/before COVID). Jane has had many jobs in her time – Luckey Magnesium, Wood County Courthouse, Kaminski’s Jewelry, Clerk of Water Board for Wayne and Heinz. But what she is most known for was her cake decorating from 1971 to 1984 and her 25 years at the Wayne Library. We are honored to have Jane here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today’s Sentinel for Jane’s picture!
Wacky Wednesday Wackies!!!
BINGO!!!
Congrats goes out to Jan! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Jan started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 29th. Jan is from Pemberville. She married Dale in 1960 and they had 3 children. Dale passed away in 2015. Jan has 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren and 1 on the way. Jan enjoys going to sporting events, watching game shows and going out to eat with family and friends. Just out of high school Jan worked at the car title office. She also worked at BGSU in the food concessions for 13 years and then finished off her working career in the BGSU bookstore, where she worked for 16 years. Jan also enjoyed babysitting. She is known as “Grandma” to many. We are honored to have Jan here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out yesterday’s Sentinel for Jan’s picture
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Hayley Poland. Hayley is an Occupational Therapist at Wood Haven. She has been at Wood Haven a little over a year. Hayley loves the culture at Wood Haven, as everyone is warm and inviting. From a therapy perspective, Haley loves helping Wood Haven residents reach their therapy goals and getting to know them through the process. She is from Ontario, Ohio, moving to Toledo in 2012 to attend UT majoring in Occupational Therapy. In Hayley’s free time, she enjoys playing tennis, working out, cooking and hanging out with her family, friends and boyfriend. Hayley is a foodie, she loves trying out new restaurants. Wood Haven is very lucky to have such a kind, warm hearted OT working with the residents! Thank you Hayley for getting Wood Haven residents stronger and ready to be more independent, either at home or at Wood Haven. Wood Haven is very lucky to have you around!
I think the snow made them wackier! Who is the wackiest? Happy Wacky Wednesday!
2nd round if COVID vaccines were administered today. We are doing what we can to stop the spread if COVID.
We are getting ready for Valentine's Day with some Valentine's Day crafts.
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Pam Kominek. She has been at Wood Haven for 22 years in the Dietary Department. Pam enjoys the stories that the residents tell her and the things she learns from them. The residents are so special to her. She has made many friendships and memories at Wood Haven with both residents and other heroes. Pam is from Bowling Green, but has lived outside of Portage for almost 43 years. She has been married nearly 43 years to John and they have 2 daughters and a granddaughter. Pam enjoys camping and spending as much time as possible with her granddaughter! COVID has been rough on everyone here at Wood Haven, we have all had to change our way of doing things, Pam is always one to jump in and accept change with a smile. Thanks Pam for all you had done and continue to do for the Wood Haven residents and for other Wood Haven heroes! Wood Haven is lucky have you around!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Stephany Thompson. Stephany has been an STNA at Wood Haven since 2012. She worked as the Restorative Aide for 4 years. She also is one of the spotters/helpers in Delay the Disease (The #1 Parkinson’s Exercise Program). Stephany loves the residents of Wood Haven! This definitely shows as Stephany will work extra hours to make sure the residents at Wood Haven are well taken care of. Stephany is from McComb. She is married to her wonderful husband Desmond and they have 3 girls. When Stephany is not at Wood Haven, you will find her hanging out with her girls and husband, as her family is the most important thing to her. She also enjoys spending time with her best friend, watching Grey’s Anatomy and singing. Thank you Stephany for going above and beyond for the residents at Wood Haven! The residents and other Wood Haven heroes are lucky to have you on the team!
Congratulations goes out to Larry! He was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Larry started his rehab stay at Wood Haven on January 11th. Larry was born in Akron, but has been in Bowling Green since 1974. Larry married Shirley and they have 3 children. They divorced but remained friends. Larry later married Doris Beck. Larry has 10 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Larry and Doris have a dog and a cat. Larry enjoys playing bridge. Before COVID, he was active at the Wood County Senior Center and St Paul Church in Haskins. Larry was a Pastor for the Def, a Campus Pastor at the University Lutheran Chapel in Bowling Green, a brick laborer, a proofreader and a Clinical Counselor (to name a few). We honored to have Larry here to help him reach his rehab goals and return home. Check out yesterday’s Sentinel for Larry’s picture!
This cold weather is making us wacky. Enjoy today's Wacky Wednesday!
Gotta keep busy around here!
Happy birthday Pauline!!! We hope you enjoyed your meal! And thank you to your family for bringing in cupcakes for all of us to celebrate! Have a great day!
Congrats goes out to Jan! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Jan started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 29th. Jan is from Pemberville. She married Dale in 1960 and they had 3 children. Dale passed away in 2015. Jan has 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren and 1 on the way. Jan enjoys going to sporting events, watching game shows and going out to eat with family and friends. Just out of high school Jan worked at the car title office. She also worked at BGSU in the food concessions for 13 years and then finished off her working career in the BGSU bookstore, where she worked for 16 years. Jan also enjoyed babysitting. She is known as “Grandma” to many. We are honored to have Jan here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out yesterday’s Sentinel for Jan’s picture
Happy Birthday Dora! We hope you enjoyed your meal. Have a great day!
We hope you are staying warm on this snowy Wacky Wednsday!
Yesterday we did a little dancing with our stretches. What is your favorite song to dance to?
Last Thursday Wood Haven accepted the Top Work Places award for the 6th consecutive year. Thank you Wood Haven heroes!
Happy Birthday Marjorie! We hope you enjoyed the steak dinner that the dining services heroes cooked up for you! Enjoy your day!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Stephany Thompson. Stephany has been an STNA at Wood Haven since 2012. She worked as the Restorative Aide for 4 years. She also is one of the spotters/helpers in Delay the Disease (The #1 Parkinson’s Exercise Program). Stephany loves the residents of Wood Haven! This definitely shows as Stephany will work extra hours to make sure the residents at Wood Haven are well taken care of. Stephany is from McComb. She is married to her wonderful husband Desmond and they have 3 girls. When Stephany is not at Wood Haven, you will find her hanging out with her girls and husband, as her family is the most important thing to her. She also enjoys spending time with her best friend, watching Grey’s Anatomy and singing. Thank you Stephany for going above and beyond for the residents at Wood Haven! The residents and other Wood Haven heroes are lucky to have you on the team!
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Destiny. Destiny has been an STNA at Wood Haven for 3 years. She loves working at Wood Haven because she loves getting to know the residents and loves being able to help them. The residents love their Destiny! Destiny grew up in Cygnet with her parents, older sister, younger brother and a bunch of really cool animals. Destiny and her fiancé moved to BG in 2014. In her free time, Destiny enjoys fishing, spending time with her wonderful family and hanging out with her friends. Thank you Destiny for being so compassionate and dedicated to Wood Haven! The residents are lucky to have you taking care of them and the Wood Haven heroes are lucky to have you on the team!
Yesterday we had a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt. Once completed everyone got a chocolate rose 🌹
Congrats goes out to Marian! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week!Marian started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on January 20th. She is from Rudolph, living in the house she was born in. Marian married Robert in 1949, he passed away in 1979. They had 4 children. Marian has many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoys attending her grandchildren’s plays and band events. Marian worked at a bookstore at BGSU and at Huntington Bank doing many different jobs. We are honored to have Marian here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today's Sentinel for Marian's picture!
Wacky Wednesday Valentine's Day style. Enjoy. And spread the ❤
Its beginning to look a lot like.... Valentine's Day 💗
Happy Birthday Carlen! We hope you enjoyed your meal. Have a great day!
Cupcake Piñata fun today.... CANDY!!!
Happy Birthday Bob! We hope you enjoyed your special meal made just for you! Have a dandy day!
And this ends our Valentines day fun. Yummy cupcakes. Who do you think decorated with the most frosting? Do you like lots of frosting?
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Destiny. Destiny has been an STNA at Wood Haven for 3 years. She loves working at Wood Haven because she loves getting to know the residents and loves being able to help them. The residents love their Destiny! Destiny grew up in Cygnet with her parents, older sister, younger brother and a bunch of really cool animals. Destiny and her fiancé moved to BG in 2014. In her free time, Destiny enjoys fishing, spending time with her wonderful family and hanging out with her friends. Thank you Destiny for being so compassionate and dedicated to Wood Haven! The residents are lucky to have you taking care of them and the Wood Haven heroes are lucky to have you on the team!
Yesterday we had a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt. Once completed everyone got a chocolate rose 🌹
Congrats goes out to Marian! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week!Marian started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on January 20th. She is from Rudolph, living in the house she was born in. Marian married Robert in 1949, he passed away in 1979. They had 4 children. Marian has many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoys attending her grandchildren’s plays and band events. Marian worked at a bookstore at BGSU and at Huntington Bank doing many different jobs. We are honored to have Marian here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today's Sentinel for Marian's picture!
Congrats goes out to George! He was named our Rehab Resident of the week the week of Feb 8th! George started his rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 16th. He is from Bowling Green. George married Anita 51 years ago. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. George enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. George has a dog and a cat. George’s dog is famous at McDonald’s. They visit McDonald’s for breakfast and George’s dog gets a bone. George and his dog can be found walking the Slippery Elm Trail or at Carter Park. George loves bowling and hopes to be able to get back to bowling after his Wood Haven stay. He just enjoys life in general. George worked at BGSU for 35 years, the last 20 as a purchasing agent. We are honored to have George here to help him reach his rehab goals and return home. Check out last Thursday’s Sentinel for George’s picture!
Do you know Wood Haven is a pet friendly health care campus? Yesterday we made dog treats 🐶🦴
Check out these cute wintery crafts!
Cupcake Piñata fun today.... CANDY!!!
Happy Birthday Bob! We hope you enjoyed your special meal made just for you! Have a dandy day!
And this ends our Valentines day fun. Yummy cupcakes. Who do you think decorated with the most frosting? Do you like lots of frosting?
Basketball tournament at Wood Haven.
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Congrats goes out to Elsie! She was named our Rehab Resident of the week last week! Elsie started her rehab stay at Wood Haven on January 13th. She is from the Wilds of PA. She married Vern in 1959. They moved to Washington so Vern could go to school. He also worked. During this time, Elsie worked at a bank. Vern then got a job at BGSU, so they moved to Bowling Green. Elsie and Vern have 2 daughters. In Elsie’s younger years, she enjoyed baking and cooking. She really enjoyed having people in for dinner and entertaining. We are honored to have Elsie here to help her reach her rehab goals and return home. Check out today’s Sentinel for Elsie’s picture!
Last week we didn't have any wackies!! Enjoy this week's Wacky Wednesday!
Happy Birthday Lin! We hope you enjoyed your birthday meal! Have a great day!
Congrats goes out to George! He was named our Rehab Resident of the week the week of Feb 8th! George started his rehab stay at Wood Haven on December 16th. He is from Bowling Green. George married Anita 51 years ago. They have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. George enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. George has a dog and a cat. George’s dog is famous at McDonald’s. They visit McDonald’s for breakfast and George’s dog gets a bone. George and his dog can be found walking the Slippery Elm Trail or at Carter Park. George loves bowling and hopes to be able to get back to bowling after his Wood Haven stay. He just enjoys life in general. George worked at BGSU for 35 years, the last 20 as a purchasing agent. We are honored to have George here to help him reach his rehab goals and return home. Check out last Thursday’s Sentinel for George’s picture!
Happy Birthday Charlotte! We hope you enjoyed your meal. Have a great day!
The weather is getting warmer... They are getting the wackiest! Happy wacky Wednesday!
Yay!!! Visitation is back ❤
Basketball tournament at Wood Haven.
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Kaylee Fleischmann. Kaylee is Wood Haven’s AIT – Administrator in Training. Kaylee is a BGSU intern from Holland, currently living in Bowling Green. Kaylee loves the family-feel environment of Wood Haven and talking to the residents with a smile each day. She loves how all of the staff really puts their best effort in to make the residents feel at home. Kaylee has two cats. Family is the most important thing to her. PreCOVID she spent lots of time with them and once everyone gets their vaccines, she will start that back up. Kaylee really enjoys caregiving to members in the community and in her free time she likes to make candles, cook, bake and exercise. Once COVID slows down she is looking forward to traveling as much as she can. Thank you Kaylee for choosing Wood Haven to do your internship at! We are very lucky to have you here during this time! The residents and other Wood Haven heroes enjoy your laid back, caring personality!
A little pong tossing fun from the other day
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Conni Sheline. Conni has been in the laundry department at Wood Haven for nearly 20 years! Conni’s favorite things about Wood Haven are the people she works with and being able to talk with the residents. Conni enjoys bowling, doing word search puzzles, sewing, and putting together jig saw puzzles. Conni has 6 nephews, 4 nieces, 5 great-nephews and 1 great-niece, who she likes to spend her time with. Thank you Conni for your dedication to Wood Haven! Wood Haven is lucky to have someone as committed as you!
Congrats goes out to Melvin! He was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Melvin started his rehab stay at Wood Haven on February 7th. He is from Rudolph, living in the same house that he did when he was 11 years old. He married Sally in 1971. Melvin and Sally have 3 children, 6 grandchildren, a dog named Digger and a cat named Lucy. Melvin is a farmer and enjoyed farming. For 50 years, he would spend his spare time bowling. Sally and Melvin also had fun traveling with friends and square dancing. We were honored to have Melvin here to help him reach his rehab goals and return home. Check out today's Sentinel for Melvin's picture.
Happy Birthday Charlotte! We hope you enjoyed your meal. Have a great day!
The weather is getting warmer... They are getting the wackiest! Happy wacky Wednesday!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Liz Kramp. Liz has been an STNA at Wood Haven for 6 years. Liz’s favorite thing about Wood Haven has always been the residents. They never fail to make her laugh or smile. We are sure the residents feel the same about her. The residents always love when Liz is there to take care of them. Liz tells the residents that her love for caring and helping others runs in her blood. There are 3 generations of nursing in her family! Liz was born and raised in Bowling Green. She has been with Gary for 15 years and they have a beautiful son! Being with her family is very important to her. Liz enjoys rollerblading, hockey, crime TV, going to the beach and enjoying warm weather. The residents are very lucky to open their eyes during the night to Liz’s care, and the other night shift heroes are also lucky to have Liz on their team! Thank you Liz for your compassion and commitment to Wood Haven! Wood Haven is fortunate to have you!
Happy "lucky" Wacky Wednesday 🌈
We wish you a happy and safe St Patrick's Day
Housekeeping and Laundry within Wood Haven Health Care
WOOD HAVEN HEALTH CARE
Housekeeping and Laundry Aide
A little St Patty's Day Happy Hour
Happy Wacky Wednesday! We are looking fabulously wacky!
We made some salt and glue puffy paintings. Happy Spring 🌼
Happy Birthday Marilyn! We hope you enjoyed your birthday meal. Have a great evening!
Congrats goes out to Shirley! She was named our Rehab Resident of the Week last week! Shirley is a long-term resident who recently started some rehab. She is from Bowling Green. Shirley has 3 children. While raising her children, Shirley said she did whatever her children wanted to do – they had lots of fun! She has a dog named Toby. Shirley was visiting Amish Country and on the way home she saw a sign that said “Puppies For Sale”. Shirley stopped to look at the puppies and the man opened the door and out came Toby. She paid for him. And the rest is history. Shirley’s hobbies are walking Toby, loving on Toby, cuddling with Toby…. TOBY is Shirley’s hobby. Shirley is no stranger to Wood Haven. She worked many years as the Nurse Supervisor on the day shift at Wood Haven (Wood County Nursing Home). We are honored to have Shirley here to help her reach her rehab goals. Check out yesterday's Sentinel for Shirley's picture!
**Hero Spotlight**
This week’s Hero Spotlight is Liz Kramp. Liz has been an STNA at Wood Haven for 6 years. Liz’s favorite thing about Wood Haven has always been the residents. They never fail to make her laugh or smile. We are sure the residents feel the same about her. The residents always love when Liz is there to take care of them. Liz tells the residents that her love for caring and helping others runs in her blood. There are 3 generations of nursing in her family! Liz was born and raised in Bowling Green. She has been with Gary for 15 years and they have a beautiful son! Being with her family is very important to her. Liz enjoys rollerblading, hockey, crime TV, going to the beach and enjoying warm weather. The residents are very lucky to open their eyes during the night to Liz’s care, and the other night shift heroes are also lucky to have Liz on their team! Thank you Liz for your compassion and commitment to Wood Haven! Wood Haven is fortunate to have you!
Happy "lucky" Wacky Wednesday 🌈
