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We will be having our resident Christmas party and Christmas dinner on December 21st. If you have a loved one at Westfield, please bring them a present by Friday, December 8th.
Thank you to everyone that has been donating to the activities department. It is so important to have activities for the residents and generosity is greatly appreciated.
Residents enjoyed dressing up with the staff this week for different themed days and also helping with the Christmas decorating.

I want to thank Dollar General in Aurora for donating a very large quantity of candy to the activities department, your generosity is appreciated. We had a staff member donate many videos, the residents love to watch movies, thank you.

We will be having our resident Christmas party and Christmas dinner on December 21st. If you have a loved one at Westfield, please bring them a present to open by Friday, December 8th.

Westfield and residents are starting to prepare for the upcoming holidays. Residents colored turkeys for their rooms and painted wooden pumpkins. We are having our resident Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, November 21 starting at 11:30am. We will be having our resident Christmas party on December 21st, if you have a loved one at Westfield, please bring them a present to open by Friday, December 8th.

Westfield’s Employee Spotlight this month is Michelle Pederson, RN. Michelle is one of Westfield’s day shift charge nurses. Thank you, Michelle, for all you do for our residents.

This week we all had the opportunity to celebrate Veteran’s Day and to thank all of those who have served and who serve today to keep our Country safe. We would like to say thank you to all of those men and women and their families who are part of the Westfield family for their service, dedication and sacrifice for the protection of our Country.

I want to thank all the people who have been donating items to our activities department. It is very important that we have engaging activities for the residents and with everyone’s generosity we are able to keep this up.
This week we had men’s group, they watched fishing videos, were treated with a snack and played trivia. The residents learned about Groucho Marx this week and had the opportunity to look like him as well.
Our employee spotlight for November is Kat Anderson, LPN and infection preventionist, congratulations Kat.

Men’s group painted Halloween masks to wear for the trick or treaters. Halloween crafts were made by the residents spooktacular. Westfield’s Employee spotlight is Samantha Schade she is a CNA/MA and the bath aide.

Westfield residents are starting to prepare for Halloween. We are going to allow trick or treaters this year. We are so excited that this is finally something that we can do. The residents are so excited to see all the kids in their costumes. If you have a loved one at Westfield, we are asking that you bring in some candy to pass out. Leave it at the front desk and will mark your loved one’s name on the bag. If anyone would like to donate treats for us to pass out that would be greatly appreciated. Come join in Westfield trick or treating on Thursday, October 26th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. See you then.

Westfield residents are starting to prepare for Halloween. We are going to allow trick or treaters this year. We are so excited that this is finally something that we can do. The residents are so excited to see all the kids in their costumes. If you have a loved one at Westfield, we are asking that you bring in some candy to pass out. Leave it at the front desk and will mark your loved one’s name on the bag. If anyone would like to donate treats for us to pass out that would be greatly appreciated. Come join in Westfield trick or treating on Thursday, October 26th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. See then.

For our COVID update this week there were no new positive residents this week so we were able to open up the facility. Residents were able to come out and eat meals in the dining room and we resumed activities. Please remember to wash your hands frequently and use hand sanitizer often. If you are having any COVID symptoms please stay home and take care of yourself, we will take good care of the residents, so you do not have to worry. I want to thank everyone that has been visiting and helping to keep our loved ones safe.

Here is an update from our Director of Nursing:
As most of you know already, our facility has had to adjust our day to day due to several residents testing positive for covid – 19. Westfield Quality Care is truly a unique facility. Your loved ones are extremely social, some being lifelong friends from the community. While this is the atmosphere that we strive for, it presents another level of difficulty with containing and eradicating the virus from our facility. If you choose to visit during this time, we ask that you wear a face shield in addition to the already required masks in addition to signing in at the front desk. We ask that all visits take place in the resident’s room or on the patios. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Jennifer Haynes RN, DON

I wanted to send out a quick update to let you know that if are going to visit any residents at Westfield you must wear a mask. Please call or watch our front entrance to know when we are no longer masking. We have residents that have tested positive for COVID. All residents are doing well with mild cold symptoms. We ask that you do not visit if you are having any signs and symptoms of COVID, please wear a mask when visiting and make sure you are washing your hands frequently. Please give us a call if you have any questions.
Thank you for your understanding,
Michelle Broekemier