003985 RIVeRSIDe NURSINg & ReHABILITATION, LLC 4700 Cliffview Drive • Riverside, Missouri 64150 • 816.741.5105 • fax 816.746.1301 sTAFF executive Director Dianne Williamson Assistant executive Director Carleton Beatty, LPN WCC Director of Nursing Dody Kulp, RN Director of Admissions Carl Shelton Admissions Coordinator Heather Roehr Director of Rehabilitation/ Tara Therapy Sarah Scherer, OTR?L business office Manager Rosella Hagar environmental services Director David Morrison social services Tammy McCleary Activity Director Kati Cashman Maintenance Director Vincent Lee WebsiTe www.riversidenursingandrehab.com Riverside Nursing & Rehabilitation, LLC 4700 Cliffview Drive Riverside, Mo 64150 There are not words big enough. There is not a hug strong enough. There is not a smile wide enough. All we can offer is thank you. You are our hero. You are in our thoughts. You are in our prayers. For all you’ve done, thank you. Riverside Nursing & Rehab would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to all the Veterans that currently reside within our Home as well as all Veterans who have served in the past and who currently are serving to protect our freedom. Observed every November, American Diabetes Month is an important element in the American Diabetes Association’s efforts to focus our nation’s attention on disease and the tens of millions of people affected by it. There are many myths about diabetes that make it difficult for people to believe some of the hard facts – such as diabetes is a serious and potentially deadly disease. Myth: People with diabetes need to follow a special diet. Fact: People with diabetes benefit from the same healthy diet that is good for everyone else. Myth: Diabetes is not a serious disease. Fact: Diabetes is a growing epidemic with a devastating physical, emotional and financial on our country. Myth: People with diabetes can’t get tattoos. Fact: It is considered safe, as long as your diabetes is well controlled. Myth: People with diabetes are more likely to get colds and other illnesses. Fact: You are no more likely to get sick, but an illness can make your diabetes more difficult to control. Myth: It’s possible to have “just a touch” or a “little diabetes”. Fact: There is no such thing. Everyone who has diabetes runs the risk of serious complications. www.diabetes.org A sincere Thanks To our Veterans J ob o PPoRTuNiTies Apply on-line at http://riversidenursing. applicantpro.com Happy Thanksgiving The staff at Riverside Nursing & Rehab wish each of you and your loved ones a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We count you among our greatest blessings and are thankful to have you as members of our community family. Diabetes Awareness Month: Myths or Facts Chocolate Pecan Pie • 1/2 cup margarine, melted • 1 cup light corn syrup • 1 cup white sugar • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 4 eggs • 1 cup chopped pecans • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a heavy saucepan combine melted margarine, corn syrup, white sugar and cocoa. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Add vanilla, salt and eggs, stirring well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Mix well. Pour filling into unbaked pastry shell and top with remaining 1/2 cup pecans. Bake for 55 minutes. Let cool and serve. Thanksgiving Trivia 1. Thanksgiving is only celebrated in the United States. True or False? 2. Which president was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a legal national holiday to be held on the 4th Thursday in November? A: Abraham Lincoln B: Franklin D. Roosevelt C: Thomas Jefferson D: James Madison 3. What part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck charm? 4. The real Plymouth Rock is cracked. True or False? 5. Turkeys can drown if they look up in the rain. True or False? Answers: 1) False. Canada celebrates a Thanksgiving also. 2) B: Franklin D. Roosevelt 3) Wishbone 4) True. It cracked in half during the Revolutionary War when being pried from its location to be put on a pedestal. 5) True.