Nursing Home Life: Life In Stonegate Villa Nursing Home And Rehabilitation Center From The Patients Point Of View
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For many years, Sister Frances revealed her love and compassion for nursing home residents by recruiting church members and friends to be a part of the “Scrap Iron Gang,” as it was lovingly named by her Pastor, a group that she scrapped together to sing Gospel songs with and for residents. After lively singing, she blessed everyone with an inspiring devotional from God’s-word.
A 90 years old widow of a Baptist deacon, she is not alone in her struggles since she is so blessed with a multitude of family, friends and church family. A devout student of God’s-Word, she approaches every difficulty from the positive perspective of a born-again-child-of-God.
You will be blessed, encouraged and motivated to spread God's love as you understand the positive impact that one Holy Spirit motivated child-of-God who CHOSE every morning to purposely strive to stimulate and encourage other residents by showing that she cared through listening to them, praying with them, committing to continue praying for them, giving them a bright smile, and giving a “God bless you” to residents from 20 to 100? That could be in the near or distant future for you or your loved one. As you absorb her daily diary, you will learn how to make your stay both productive for yourself and a blessing to others.
Frances Kilcrease
I am a long time resident of the Promise Land (Berea) community in Ashley County near Hamburg, Arkansas. I relish the study of the Bible that enhances my witnessing, teaching and writing. Most of my life, I taught a Bible study class, wrote articles and published print books. I authored print books in which I descripted of Holy Land points of interest including their history and related scriptures. My goal was to draw dramatic word pictures of the places where Jesus lived, walked, taught, did miracles, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended back to Father God. And, where His feet will touch down upon His return to defeat satan's antichrist and his army in the battle of Armageddon. For many years, I worked at expressing my love and concern for friends and family who were Nursing Home residents by organizing the "Scrapiron Gang", a group of singers that my pastor said that I "scrapped together" to bless them with old time Gospel Music followed by an inspiring devotional from God's Word. My late husband, Ace, played harmonica and bass guitar. He founded and played with the Haley Creek Boys, a bluegrass gospel band. His sons, Scutter and B-Buddy (Blaine) Kilcrease maintains his legacy as part of the band that entertains every where they are invited. Ace authored, published and recorded a powerful gospel song, "I'm Going to Heaven" where he now worships his Savior face-to-face while eagerly awaiting the arrival of his beloved wife of 61 years, me. I am blessed that our daughter, Gwen is the devoted wife of pastor and evangelist Jimmy Draper.
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Nursing Home Life - Frances Kilcrease
Nursing Home Life: Life in Stonegate Villa Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center from a Patients Point of View, the Good and the Bad.
By Frances Kilcrease
Copyright 2014 by Frances Kilcrease
By written authority, Published by Guy Humphries at Smashwords
ISBN 9781311132048
License Notes
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DISCLAIMER: This book is the personal observations of the Author.
Guy Humphries, Publisher as authorized in writing by Frances Kilcrease, Author
FORWARD:
This journal of a nursing home and rehabilitation center is an experience by Sister Frances Kilcrease, a treasured sister in Christ, is an affirmative depiction of nursing home life and rehabilitation activities.
It reflects the impact that one positive, Holy Spirit motivated child-of-God who purposely worked at stimulating and encouraging other residents as opposed to the negativism often observed.
She demonstrated the value of submission to a difficult situation rather than being combative and she gave the least resistance to instructions.
She revealed the infinite opportunity one dedicated child-of-God had to uplift the disheartened residents by showing that she cared by a simple smile, the commitment to pray for them and a God bless you.
She expressed the positive value of choosing a positive attitude upon waking each morning.
As you read this, you will be blessed, encouraged and motivated to spread God's love to those that you encounter in your daily walk.
I recalled the seven years during the 1980's of worshiping and fellow-shipping with Sister Frances, her family and her church family at Promise Land Missionary Baptist Church near Hamburg, AR. She revealed her compassion for nursing home residents by recruiting church members, including Joyce and I, to be a part of the Scrap Iron Gang,
lovingly called by our Pastor, a group that she scrapped together to sing Gospel songs for residents at a nursing home in Hamburg. She would give a devotional after the singing.
It has been a tremendous blessing to Epublish LIFE IN STONEGATE VILLA NURSING HOME AND REHABILILATION CENTER FROM A PATIENTS POINT OF VIEW, THE GOOD AND THE BAD.
She is a life-long resident of Ashley County. She knew most of the residents and showed her love for all of them.
Our love of Bible study has motivated long phone call studies that I treasure.
Your spirit will be uplifted as you live with her throughout her rehabilitation.
Guy Humphries, Publisher
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I acknowledge my indebtedness and gratitude to Mr. Guy Humphries, my publisher, for the encouragement to make my journal available for others who need the care of a nursing home. And, that they can serve God by being an encourager to people living in the home that are less fortunate than themselves.
To all the staff at Stonegate Villa Nursing Home:
Kaye Wallace, the Administrator,
Taylor Middleton, Occupational Therapy Supervisor
Janis Gilliam, Social Service Director,
Tammy Wallick, Head of Nursing,
Paula Martin, Insurance Department,
Diane People, Dietary Department,
Pam Watts, Activity Director,
and Mary Plum, Housekeeping Department.
To all the physical and occupational therapists, Shanna Welch, Heaven Pittman, Marlene Oliver, Carrie Smith, Donna and Erica, I want to say a special thank you
for all of your help to make me strong enough to live alone at home.
To the LPNs and CNAs who helped me daily. I will not list the names of all for fear that I might miss calling someone's name. They were all so nice to me and I am grateful.
To Dean Langley for her tireless effort to type the final draft.
LIFE IN STONEGATE VILLA
NURSING HOME AND REHABILILATION CENTER
FROM A PATIENT'S POINT OF VIEW
THE GOOD AND THE BAD
By Frances Kilcrease
A nursing home is a great place to be if you need around-the-clock care and rehabilitation. Here is what happened to me. In June of 2013 I was working in the yard at my home when I stepped about 6 inches from the top of the walk to the ground and fractured a vertebrae in the lumbar section of my back. It caused so great a pain that I could hardly take a step.
I entered the Ashley County Memorial Hospital in Crossett, Arkansas. My family doctor, Dr. J.D. Rankin, ordered an MRI. It revealed that I had a fractured vertebrae. I was carried by ambulance to Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. Dr. Simpson the surgeon performed a vertebroplasty, a procedure that helps relieve pain caused by the fracture in the spine. A special kind of bone cement
is put into the spine. The cement hardens quickly. It also helps the break and stabilizes the spine. I went home with the help of home health and a therapist that came to my home.
I began to improve until about the middle of July when another vertebrae fractured as I was making my bed. I had to have the same procedure a second time.
After surgery I felt so weak that I could not get out of bed nor walk without help. I began to worry about being able to live alone. I resolved to turn this problem over to God. It was too heavy a burden for me to carry.
My daughter, Gwen, had been staying with me while I was in the hospital. When I was dismissed, she drove me back to the Ashley County Memorial Hospital to a room that is called a swing bed
. Therapists working here taught me how to get out of bed, dress myself and walk with the help of a walker. But, I could only stay one week. My insurance would not cover any more time in the hospital.
Late one afternoon, Kay W., the Administrator, Janis Gilliam, the Social Service Director from Stonegate Villa came to visit me. One of their family members was seriously ill in a room next to mine. I enjoyed their visit. A few days later my son, Scutter came late one afternoon and Kay and Janis also came again. Dr. Rankin came into my room and made the statement that he had decided that I would need to transfer to a nursing home and have at least a month of therapy. I felt devastated! I reasoned to myself: Judy, Cherry, and Cody are my therapists here at the hospital.
I wanted to go home. I could come back to this hospital for additional therapy if need be. I have gained so much strength in just one week. Scutter agreed with the doctor that going to
the nursing home for therapy was what I needed. I could get therapy every day and when I was strong enough, I could go home. Now, it is impossible for me to live at home alone. I was to be moved right then. Kay said that she had hand-picked one of the choicest rooms for me and that the lady that would be my room-mate had said that she would be happy for me to room with her.
Scutter called B- Buddy, his brother, who lived 15 miles away, and told him that I was being transferred to Stonegate Villa Nursing Home and to come as quickly as he could get here. I knew that Scutter was as unhappy as I was and needed the comfort of his brother helping him. B-Buddy was there by the time I was discharged from the hospital. They drove me to the nursing home. I pretended that I was satisfied with the move, but I was not. I did not want to cause any unnecessary sadness to my sons.
When we walked into the lobby of the nursing home, it was as pretty as the lobby of a 4-star hotel. Everything looked clean and was odor-free, but cold. I asked Kay why they kept the building so cold. She said the government had guidelines that they had to follow. Nursing homes were to keep the temperature at a certain degree to keep down diseases. My room was very nice. I told my sons that I was fine, for them to go home and that I needed to rest. The ladies from the department heads came into my room to welcome me. They were kind and tried to make me feel happy. When they left, my tears started. I had to have a good cry! I wanted to go home.
My bed was uncomfortable. Kay had a new mattress put onto my bed with an air mattress on top. It felt so good, but I couldn't stop crying. Kay came back into my room and knelt beside my bed, put her arm around my head and tried to comfort me. She did everything to help. She had an oxygen concentrator brought into my room because I have problems breathing right when I am sleeping as my oxygen level gets too low. I finally