THE SNOEZELEN ROOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFQFyb_CNqk


This is a short news special on Channell 8 in Dallas, Tx. about Carol and the Snoezelen room at the Special Care Unit of the Christian Care Center in Mesquite, Tx.   Hope you enjoy it.  You won't often see Carol so relaxed.  She is usually walking in her Merry Walker or standing up and down and up etc.      Bill

NEW FRIENDS IN ALZ SPC. CARE UNIT

 Listed here are a number of the new friends we have met in this Special Care Unit in the Alzheimer's Wing.  They are specially qualified to be in this Wing and security concerns is paramount.  This is why Carol has her Merry Walker. Most of the residents are in Walkers or their own wheel chair. 

Otillie is Carol's room-mate being helped by Velma (Black Velma) to put on hand lotion which they do every morning during the Activities time, which is great.


  


Traci is the head nurse of the Spc Care Unit.  She has three sons in the military.



Paula has such a pretty smile.  Likes to touch and hold hands with Carol. 



Betty wears a glove on her right hand because she slaps the tray so hard whe might hurt herself.

 


Angela and Lucy are two of the fabulous Aides that work in this wing.  It amazes me how much love and care these workers show to these Spc Care Residents.

Rita, w/ husband Walter, are really sweet.  Rita loves to give out kisses, to almost anyone. 

Elmer Preston is a resident but they let him do a lot of work like clean tables, floors and he even helps other residents with their meals, chairs, etc.  He loves to help.  Thiks he works there.

 
 


Chiya is a Jabanese lady and has been in this Special care unit longer than any one else.  Allmost deaf.



Jack is one of our newest residents.  His wife has AD also but is in a different wing and requires more attention.  Jack often is looking for his "Red Cow"!


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Ashley and Janet, pm nurse and am nurse.  Both really great and so full of love for the residents.  We are blessed to have them.





Jessie has been here for 16 yrs and is really good with the residents.  He is Carol's aide most of the time and can feed her better than any of us.  Go Jessie!!!!

Irene is in charge of a fantastic program of Activities every day. Virginia is a resident that was given one of the Activity Aprons like Carol has.

CAROL LIKES TO CLAP HANDS

The Altzheimer's Special Care Unit has almost continious activities between breakfast and lunch and more in the afternoon. Carol can not do the excercises or things like playing bingo but she has one very awsome ability. She claps at the right time during Bingo, or certain excercises.

It is very interesting to see some of the residents help each other. One lady, Velma, is especially helpful to other residents. Here she is helping Otillie, Carol's roomate, rub lotion into their hands.

SANTA CAME TO MY HOUSE!!!!!!

Guess what?????  When Igot up Christmas morning,  I went into the living room and Lo and Behold,  I discovered that Santa had come to see just me.  I saw the plate and cup and thought Carman had come over and got some of our Christmas dishes.   But then I looked closer, and saw crums and pieces of cookies on the plate.   Strange!!!! And then a little Christmas tree caught my eye.  It was in front of the fireplacem lit up and with gifts from Santa around the base of tree.  And wouldn't you know, Santa had made footprints when he got down the chimney.  I learned later that someone had actually seen 6 Young Elfs also at my house with wrapped gifts.  Isn't that the sweetest thing for an Ol' Paps to rise and shine on Christmas morning with such a fantastic greeting.

Smoochin' time

This is a vividly portrayed pic of Carol and I in a hot embrace while sitting on the new Love Seat which was delivered Fri. 12/17.  I had suggested to management that we needed a Love Seat in the Alzheimer's Special Care Unit similer to what they had in the main Lobby and even had one in the visiting area of the Moore Unit.  Low and behold, when I got there Fri afternoon they were placing not one but two in our Unit.  They put this one in the Snoozling room and the other went to the TV room.  Goal is to have them available for relatives and visitors to the Residents in the Alz Unit.  Carol and I had to break it in. Before- Carol and I had to go all the way to Lobby or Moore Unit to find a Seat to sit in after walking all the way out to the front.  While Carol is usually two busy walking, she does like to snuggle when we have a chance.  I trained that girl right!  Later that evenng, we spent about 45 min's in the Seat and Carol even took a little nap.  My arm went to sleep but so what.  It was worth the pain. 

CAROL ELDRIDGE THE INTERIOR DECOATOR





This picture of a Christmas tree at CCC in the main dining room took me back to some great memories of Carol back when she worked as an Interior Decorator all over North Texas.  But, especially at Christmas she was always very busy.  She was decorator for Presotnwood for about 5 years until they moved to their new location and we moved to Rockwall.  Carol started off working with volunteers, our Sunday School class, on the immediate days after Thanksgiving.  Finally the church realized the job was too big for volunteers and just hired Carol and her trained team of Christmas Decorators. 

She also decorated about 10 buildings owned by Don Carter.  Mostly the lobby of these buldings but wherever, Carol's first love was the trees themselfs.  I wish she could really see these trees and remember the good ol days.

Proverbs 31:13      -----and works with eager hands.  14. ------ 

Thanksgiving Time

It is that time of the year to pig out on turkey and such.  But alsoa time to think about what we are actually thankful for.  Carol is at the center of our thanks this year.  Certainly, she is still in the final stage of Alzheimer's but God really seems to be using Carol as a Witness at the Alzheimer's Special Care Unit.  I have tried to tell you a little in the last few posts about the love she seems to be handing out to those around her.  She is so content and peaceful and really seems to like the life she is still living.  Of course she does not remember any of the old Carol,  the new Carol sure seems happy. 

The Christain Care Center just had their annual fund raising banquet and invited Carman and I, as special guest.  They had interviewed me several weeks before and included a few minutes in to their Festival of Trees 2010 DVD.  I hope you can view it by clicking below.