Meet Our New Staff!
Jean Westerbeck
Jean is The Gardens of Cedar Rapids' interim Administrator. She has many years of healthcare administration experience, working in Iowa as well as parts of Illinois and Colorado. She currently resides in New London, Iowa. Jean loves Isabelle Bloom, spending time gardening, and watching her grandkids in various activities, especially sports! Be sure to say hello when you see her in the building!
Amanda Loesche
Amanda is The Gardens of Cedar Rapids' new Administrative Assistant/Office Manager! She worked for the Cotton Gallery in Marion, Iowa for the last 15 years doing everything from office work to embroidery work. She lives here in Cedar Rapids with her husband and two boys, Caleb (9) and Tyler (8). Their family is completed by their dog Jack. Amanda loves to see new movies, go for bike rides, and taking her boys to Disney World every year. We are excited to have her on our team!
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Resident Spotlight
Catherine was born on April 8th, 1924 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her mother was a homemaker and her father owned a grocery store. She grew up with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her parents immigrated from Lebanon at a young age so growing up Catherine enjoyed Lebanese traditions and cuisine, sharing them with her own family when she got older. Catherine married Nick Abodeely when she was 30 years old and the couple have two sons, David and Tim. They have two granddaughters and two great granddaughters. Over the years Catherine has enjoyed being active in church, playing cards with her husband's cousins, cooking Lebanese food, and becoming an accomplished painter. Join us on Wednesday, July 25th at 2:00 pm to see Catherine demonstrate making one of her favorite dishes, Tabbouleh Salad!
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July Events
Patriotic Bell Choir Performance
Friday, July 6th at 3:00 pm in the Piano Lounge
Our resident bell choir, The Jingle Belles and Beau, will be performing various patriotic tunes in honor of Independence Day! Patriotic refreshments will be provided.
Music with Loco Lee!
Sunday, July 8th from 1-3:00 in the Skilled Dining Room
Join us for an afternoon of music and karaoke with Loco Lee! Loco Lee is a local train worker who loves to sing the blues during his time off the tracks! A variety of music genres are represented and fun is had by all!
Assisted Living Brunch
Friday, July 27th at 10:00 am. in our Assisted Living Facility
Invited friends and family of our Assisted Living tenants are invited to join us for this delicious complementary brunch! Please R.S.V.P. to Eva by Friday, July 20th at (319)-930-8768 or ecoblentz@thegardenscr.com.
Coffee Club
Join us every Monday morning at 9:00 am for coffee and conversation! Hear more about The Gardens of Cedar Rapids, make new friends, and spend time just visiting! Free mug on your first visit!
Calendar
For more events be sure to take a look at our July calendar!
http://www.thegardenscr.com/activity-calendar/
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Regular Reminders
Meal Punch Cards
Planning to dine with us? We are looking forward to having you! We recently initiated a meal punch card system to improve our dining services. Meal punch cards can be purchased at our front desk and will be asked for by your server at the time of your meal. We appreciate a 24 hour notice of your visit. For questions, please see Amanda at our front desk.
Labeling Laundry
Residents in our Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing facility need to clearly mark or label their laundry to ensure it is returned to its proper owner. For questions on how to properly label clothes, see Brenda our Housekeeping Manager.
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July Birthdays
Ronald Rassmussen- July 10th
Mary Gudenkauf- July 11th
Mae Kaestner- July 15th
Leverne Rogen- July 18th
Norma Glew- July 22nd
Lila Trumpold- July 24th
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In Loving Memory
Father Donald Bruggeman
November 8th,1935- June 25th, 2018
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Phone List
Main Line 632-1350
Fax Line 632-1469
Nurses Station Suites 200 Ext. 111 , 632-1484
Nurses Station Suites 100 Ext. 112 , 632-1485
Memory Care Wing 632-1481
Assisted Living Wing 632-1448 , 632-1489
Millennium Therapy Ext.110 , 632-1483
Amanda Loesche- Office Manager Ext.101 , 632-1482
Jean Westerbeck Administrator Ext.103 , 632-1476
Amy Kubik-Hasley - Community Relations Director Ext. 109 , 632-1477
Mary McDaniel -DON LTC/Skilled Ext. 107 , 632-1478
Assisted Living DON Ext. 106 , 632-1480
Danielle Dillon- MDS Coordinator Ext. 108 , 632-1488
Eva Coblentz- Activities Director Ext. 104 , 632-1479
Matt Munyakazi- Restorative Nurse Ext. 152 , 632-1487
Kitchen Ext. 105 , 632-1486
Wishing you all a wonderful month!