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Caregiver Corner.........................................2 Bobby’s Trips...............................................3 September Menus................................ 4 & 5 Dementia Care Specialist............................6 Nancy’s News..............................................7 Lafayette Manor Schedule...........................8

September 2016 - Volume XLI - Number 9 1-877-794-2372 or 608-776-4960

15701 County Road K, P.O. Box 71, Darlington, WI 53530

Foster Grandparent

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program Studies have found volunteering helps individuals live healthier lives and volunteering leads to new friendships and new discoveries.

Where will you find a Foster Grandparent volunteer? You’ll find a Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) volunteer helping children in local schools, not–for–profit child care centers, and other programs which help children and families. You’ll find FGP volunteers reading to children, listening to children read ,helping with worksheets and school work, reinforcing school lessons, helping children to develop skills, and providing encouragement. And you’ll find the volunteers enjoying themselves. When you volunteer you’re not just helping others, you are helping yourself by staying active and engaged in your communities. Studies have found volunteering helps individuals live healthier lives and volunteering leads to new friendships and new discoveries. How to find FGP volunteer? FGP volunteers are 55 years of age or better, have limited income (meet income guidelines established by the federal government), and meet FGP guidelines including passing a background check. You’ll find

Foster Grandparents volunteering 15-40 hours per week during the school year helping children under the supervision of a teacher. You will find Foster Grandparents in the Southwestern counties of: Lafayette, Green, Iowa, Richland, Grant, Southern Crawford. Qualified FGP volunteers receive a modest tax free hourly stipend which does not affect income sensitive program such as SSI and housing. The stipend allows eligible persons to serve as volunteers without cost to themselves. Other benefits include: paid pre service training and monthly training, paid holidays and leave along with travel and meal allowances. However you’ll find the FGP volunteers smiling because the best benefit is knowing as a volunteer you have helped a child. The FGP is a program of Senior Corps a national service program which is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service with the mission of strengthening communities, improving lives,

and fostering civic engagement through service and volunteering. In August, nationwide the FGP celebrates 51 years of providing an intergenerational component to schools, Headstarts, and other children’s programs. The Foster Grandparent Program is sponsored by Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program known as Southwest CAP. During 2016 Southwest CAP is celebrating fifty years of service. Federal legislation created Community Action Agencies in the mid-1960s when President Johnson declared “War on Poverty”.

Southwest CAP was incorporated as a private, non-profit organization in Dodgeville in 1966. Southwest CAP is governed by a volunteer board of directors and is a focal point for anti-poverty efforts in Lafayette, Iowa, Grant, Green, and Richland Counties in southwest Wisconsin. Want to find an opportunity to volunteer as a Foster Grandparent? Find out more at www.swcap.org or www. nationalservice.gov or contact the local sponsor Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (Southwest CAP) at 1-800704-8555, ext. 209 or c.deckert@ swcap.org.

Find Support

Today’s Provides on services and resources available to keep individuals living well and independently.

15701 County Road K, P.O. Box 71, Darlington, WI 53530 (608) 776-4960 www.adrcswwi.org Contact Information Dana Harcus Information and Assistance Morgan Kennison Information & Assistance Kay Schulte Elder Benefit Specialist Jessica Runde Adult Protective Services Coordinator Bobby Long Bus Driver

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Aging & Disability Resource Center - Lafayette County 15701 County Road K, P.O. Box 71, Darlington, WI 53530 (608) 776-4960 Regional Website: www.adrcswwi.org Did not receive a copy of the Lafayette County Upper Horizon in the Shopping News? Give us a call, copies are available while supplies last. Upper Horizon can be viewed online at www.yourshoppingnews.com or www.lafayettecounty.org, then click on departments and finally, click on ADRC. NOTICE: The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Southwest Wisconsin – Lafayette County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services or activities. This notice is provided as required by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, concerns, complaints or requests for additional information regarding the ADRC may be forwarded to: Aging & Disability Resource Center - Lafayette County, 627 Main Street, Darlington, WI 53530. The Lafayette County Upper Horizon is a monthly publication for the ADRC – Lafayette County whose purpose is to provide awareness and information on benefits and services.

Watch for the next issue of Lafayette County Upper Horizon within the Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Shopping News.

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Asking for Help Everyone needs help from time to time. Sometimes things down as you think of them helps you remember a crisis occurs – an accident, major change in health the things you would like assistance with and it also or the death of someone close. Sometimes it is just a allows people to choose something that they feel most tough week when lots of little things go wrong. And still comfortable with. other times we find we are unable to do all of the things Once you have successfully allowed others to assist we used to do. As a caregiver, the responsibilities can you, keep evaluating your situation. Needs change. simply feel overwhelming at times. Whatever the case, You may find that you no longer need the help you did we all find ourselves in a position where we need a little before. Or there may be different areas that you could bit of help. use some help with. Just make sure you continue to Sometimes it is so hard to ask for help. We are taught get all of your needs met so you can be as healthy and to take care of ourselves and see asking for help as a happy as possible. sign of weakness. Often we tell ourselves that it will get Call the Lafayette County Aging & Disability Resource better or that there isn’t anything anyone else can do Center at (608) 776-4960 or Deanna Truedson at (608) anyway. In our caregiving role we may feel that no one 843-3402 for information on caregiver support groups, else can really do our job. We even talk ourselves into local caregiving resources, or to talk to someone thinking we actually don’t need help, but deep down, about specific caregiving issues. Ask about the Family we know we could use some assistance. When we are Caregiver Support Program. Funding may also be thinking these things, we are in fact admitting that we available to help pay for limited respite care, basic need help, and accepting this is the first step to getting household chores and personal care. help. Contributed by Jane Mahoney, Older Americans Act Consultant, Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources When you have decided that you could use some help think about specific things you need most. Sometimes you may need something tangible like a ride to the Coffee Hour for Caregivers store, your lawn mowed, your house cleaned, a meal Coffee Hour for Caregivers will meet on September prepared or an hour or two of respite from caregiving. 27 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at the new Aging & Disability Other times you may need someone to talk to or a Resource Center location, 15701 County K, Darlington. shoulder to cry on. If you can’t figure out what you This is an opportunity for you to ask questions, share need, ask a friend, relative or counselor to help you. tips, learn creative ways to solve problems and find out Then write your needs down. about community resources. If you need someone to As you review your list of needs, think about the help care for your loved one while you attend, we can people you know who you might be able to help. assist you. The Coffee Hour will continue to meet on Consider neighbors, people you’ve met at church or the 4th Tuesday of each month at the same time and community centers as well as family and friends. Many location. people would feel honored to be asked to help. There Step Forward. Give Hope. also may be people at the ADRC, Social Services or Step Forward. Give Hope. Make a difference in the other local agencies that could offer assistance. lives of individuals and families in your community The next step is directly asking for help. It is best to be by joining the Alzheimer’s Walk on September 10 in specific in your request, including what you need and Monroe, on September 24 in Lancaster or Madison when you need it. “Could I get a ride to the grocery store or on October 1 in Dodgeville. A dementia diagnosis sometime today or tomorrow?” or “Would you please can be isolating. Help ensure important programs rake my leaves for me this weekend?” or and services are available when they are For over 95 years “Would you like to have coffee with me needed most. Register today. Visit www. tomorrow – I need someone to talk to.” and 4 generations the Erickson family has alzwisc.org for details. The Alzheimer’s & By being specific, it is more likely for your Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin (ADAW) need to be fulfilled and it also makes it cared for your family has offered local support and services easier for the person helping if they know in their time of need. for over 30 years with an emphasis on exactly what you want. If the answer to Southern Wisconsin increasing quality of life for the person Cremation Services your request is no, don’t get discouraged. with dementia, their caregivers and loved It may take a few tries to get someone who Directors: ones. Last year alone, the Alliance had over Brent D. Erickson is able to assist you. Another option is to 24,900 points of contact through support & Audery D. Bennett ask a close friend or relative to assist you groups, educational programs, personal in recruiting people to help. care consultations, and helpline calls. Sometimes when people offer to help it If you are impacted by Alzheimer’s or may catch us off guard and we can’t think other dementia, contact Deanna Truedson, of anything we need right at the time. Outreach Coordinator, at (608) 843-3402 To remedy this, keep a pencil and paper (608) 776-3542 handy and write down the various things www.ericksonfuneralhome.com to learn what programs and services are available in your area. “A name you trust, you could use help with as you think of This information brought to you courtesy of a friend you can count on’’ them. 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Got Time?

Fun at the Lafayette County Fair

LET’S TRAVEL To Ride the Bus...

Call Brooke at (608) 776-4902 To Reserve Your Seat Today!

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Bobby

SEPTEMBER Thursday, September 1...................................Madison West Shopping Monday, September 5.....................................................Offices Closed Tuesday, September 6.............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, September 7......................................... Monroe Shopping Tuesday, September 13...........................................Dubuque Shopping Saturday, September 17........................................ “Always Patsy Cline” at Timber Lake Playhouse ($23.00 ticket, $5.00 ride and your own lunch) Tuesday, September 20...........................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, September 21....................................... Monroe Shopping Tuesday, September 27.......................................... Platteville Shopping

OCTOBER Monday, October 3.............................. Gays Mills to the Apple Orchard ($5.00 ride+ your own lunch) Tuesday, October 4..................................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, October 5.............................................. Monroe Shopping Tuesday, October 11...............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, October 12.................................Madison West Shopping Tuesday, October 18...............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, October 19........................................... Monroe Shopping Tuesday, October 25.............................................. Platteville Shopping Thursday, October 27...................................... Waumandee, MinnesotaPhyllis Sonsalla will narrate our sightseeing trip ($25.00 trip)

NOVEMBER Tuesday, November 1...............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, November 2........................................... Monroe Shopping Tuesday, November 8...............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, November 9.........Cashton, WI-Amish Tour and Gift Shops ($5.00 ride and your own lunch) Tuesday, November 15.............................................Dubuque Shopping Wednesday, November 16......................................... Monroe Shopping Tuesday, November 22.............................................Dubuque Shopping Tuesday, November 29............................................ Platteville Shopping Wendnesday, November 30...................................... Monroe Shopping

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um, Judge ss, Larry Ludl to right: Jim Po t lef Whitney , m ns fro ke es oo Judg Gill, Pam Br nt ya Br n, so en Duane Jorg Carol Korn. Thompson and

Most Creative -Easy Skillet Ap ple Pie by Judy Andrews .

Another successful Lafayette County Fair has come and gone! On Friday, July 15 the Live Well Lafayette Coalition put on a fun afternoon for Senior Day. Thanks to the help from the Lafayette County Fair Board, we were able to host our event in our new location under the white tent next to the Rabbit and Poultry Barn. The afternoon included a Pie Making/Baking Contest followed by samples ala mode (served with ice cream), along with music, door prizes and awards for the oldest male and female in attendance. There were 13 delicious pies entered in the contest; 5 apple, 2 pecan, 2 peach, 1 coconut custard, 1 Snicker, 1 raisin, and 1 cherry. Each pie was judged on five categories; presentation, taste, creativity, memorability and overall. Congratulations to the winners in each category as follows: Overall- Dutch Apple Pie by Mary Shippy; Presentation- Peach Pie by Pat McNeely; TasteCherry Pie by Mary Everson; Creative- Easy Skillet Apple Pie by Judy Andrews; Memorable- Pecan Pie by Pamela Gould. Thank you to the other pie entries; Alice Bredeson, Lafayette County fair office, Lafayette County Fair committee, SuAnn Solverson, Leona Meier, Barb Eicher, Mary Weiskircher, Mary Ann Poppy, and Patsy Steiner. Jerry and Jolante Olson donated 3 prizes for the most memorable pie along with the oldest male and female in attendance. The oldest male and female received pens in memory of Bill Moody. LaVerne Seffrood at 92 years old was recognized for being six months older than Merville Hillary and 91 year old Vivian Allendorf was recognized having been just 4 days older than Violet Gertsch! Pam Gould received a pie tin in memory of Shirley Douglas for having the most memorable pie. This award was special to Pam, as Shirley Douglas is her mother. This was a wonderful event, with great food, great entertainment and great company. We would also like to extend a thank you to our judges: Bryant Gill, Jim Poss, Larry Ludlum, Duane Jorgenson, Carol Korn, Pam Brookens, and Whitney Thompson and to our musical entertainment Sara Lange Flanagan and Gloria Blaser. We look forward to seeing you all next year. If you would like to enter the pie baking contest next year, stay tuned closer to next year’s fair for registration. Until then, keep baking! The Live Well Lafayette Coalition is made up of the following organizations: Lafayette County Health Department, ADRC of Southwest Wisconsin, Southwest Behavioral Services, Darlington Community Health Center, Lafayette County Memorial Hospital, Lafayette County Manor, Sienna Crest, St. Croix Hospice, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance, and SUN Program. The organizations and business come together to promote Caregiver support, Wellness and Life enrichment/quality of life for all ages.

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On Saturday, September 17, we will go back down to Mt. Carol to see “Always Patsy Cline” for the 2:00 p.m. show with lunch beforehand..Keep your scheduled open for Monday, October 3 for our trip to Gays Mills. There’s nothing better than to have a day out with great people and scenery along the Missippi River in the fall. We will then be able to enjoy and shop for anything and everything that can be made out of apples, especially fresh apple donuts. Phyllis Sonsalla contacted me about a trip to Maumandee, Minnesota. We are tentatively planning to go Thursday, October 27, but there will be more information in October’s Upper Horizon. If you see Phyllis out and about, ask her and she can give you information on the trip. Don’t forget, we always have our normally scheduled rides to Monroe, Platteville, Dubuque and Madison. There is always something for you and if not , let me know and we can find something you enjoy. Thanks for riding!

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S.U.N. Senior Dining And Meals on Wheels

SEPTEMBER

Things To Do...

Belmont

Cards after lunch, as desired.

Benton

September 1 Birthday Party Cards: 10:00 a.m.-Noon Bingo: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Blanchardville

Cards on Thursdays Before & After Lunch at Viking Cafe. Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Stretching Class at Lutheran Church – taught by local Chiropractor

Shullsburg

September 14 Birthday Party, Cards and Bingo. September 28 Cards after lunch (Every 4th Wednesday)

As we head into September and Fall, my favorite time of year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our volunteers who help make our program work every day. Without them, we could not function in the way we do. SUN is a non-profit organization. With only one paid staff person at each site, we need volunteers to deliver meals, and help at the site, especially on special event days or when there is a large group. We have office volunteers as well. For the last few years, we have celebrated all of our volunteers in September with a special event honoring them; there is bingo, a speaker, a volunteer program, music and a great meal. I will be getting information out to all of our volunteers and staff soon as to the location. Our Board of Directors also attends, with our monthly meeting held afterwards. We close all the sites that day so our staff can also enjoy the day and spend it with their volunteers, in a relaxed atmosphere. It is something I look forward to every year.

Darlington

September 20 (Every 3rd Tuesday) Birthday Party Before Bingo NEW! Every Monday 12:30 Bridge and Euchre Every Tuesday Exercise Class, 9:00 a.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. Bingo 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. 500 Cards Every Wednesday 9:30 a.m. WII 1:00 p.m. Knitters Every Friday 12:30 p.m. Hasenpfeffer Cards

South Wayne

September 7 Birthday Party Bingo Check with site. Every Tuesday Euchre Cards Every Thursday 500 Cards

summer. We will use some of the funds from this donation to help defray the extra cost of this meal, and the rest to help with our beef expenses at our four cooking sites. On September 30, the ADRC will be sponsoring for the third year, the Health & Wellness Expo at the Hidden Valley September 15 | 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Community Church in Dodgeville, Location to be announced which is also our dining site. Last year was a great success, both for them and ALL SITES WILL BE CLOSED SO us, as we served 50+ people for lunch OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CAN ENJOY THE DAY. that day. If you have never seen the site before or dined with us, this would be a great time. For a year now, we have the Senior Center group now meeting INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT IN AUGUST. at the church as well. So check out the schedule of events in this paper, and if Bingo, Speaker, Program, Live Music and Lunch. you would like to join us for lunch, call (608) 574-6630. Since we will have a I would like to acknowledge a donation again this year. They also give out many larger crowd than usual we would like we just received from the Iowa County scholarships to high school seniors who the reservations a few days in advance. Cattlemen’s Association for $1000. This have agricultural backgrounds. Beef is a Maybe a road trip? Until next month is part of the proceeds from their annual favorite meat of all of our seniors and is pie auction held at their banquet in April. so versatile; in July we held our annual We are so grateful they thought of us steak cookout, a special treat for the Director

If You Have Excess Fresh Produce From Your Garden...

Volunteer Appreciation EVENT

Pease call (608) 930-9845. We may be able to use them at our Dining Sites.

Save The Date!

Cecile McManus

Senior Dining

Fellowship, Food

!

FOR THE DONATIONS

• Iowa County Cattlemen’s Association, $1,000. •B  elmont Public Schools, variety of food donated to Senior Meal site at end of school year. •A  ll the gardeners who have donated produce, such as beans, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, tomatoes, rhubarb, peppers, etc.

Fun

Meals are served Monday-Friday at Noon with milk served at each meal. Menus are subject to change. Call for your meal reservation by 12:30 p.m., at least one day in advance. Suggested Donation For Meal: $4.25 for congregate meals and $4.75 for home-delivered meals. For people 60 years of age or older.

Argyle Darlington South Wayne

Belmont Benton Blanchardville Shullsburg In Belmont, call Margaret at the Community Building, (608) 762-5114. In Benton, call Farrah at the VFW Building (608) 759-6671.

In Blanchardville, call Viking Cafe, (608) 523-4327 - Lunch at 11:30 a.m. In Shullsburg, call Billie at the Community Center, (608) 965-4424, ext. 226.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8

Kielbasa w/Cabbage, Carrots & Potatoes Corn Muffin Apple Crisp

Salisbury Steak Baked Potato Green Bean Casserole Dinner Roll Ranger Cookie

Lasagna Seven layer Salad Fresh Cantaloupe French Bread Cook’s Choice Dessert

September 13

September 14

September 15

Cream of Broccoli Soup Egg Salad Sandwich on Wheat Bread Seven Layer Salad Pumpkin Bar w/Icing

Baked Chicken Au Gratin Potatoes Squash Wheat Dinner Roll Cook’s Choice Dessert

SITES CLOSED VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT

September 20

September 21

September 22

Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Cauliflower Florets Dinner Roll Angel Food Cake w/Berries

Taco Salad w/Beef, Refried or Black Beans, Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa & Tortilla Chips Watermelon Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Roast Turkey w/Gravy Boiled Potatoes Stuffing Waldorf Salad Peach Pie

September 27

September 28

September 29

Cream of Potato Soup Ham Salad Sandwich Fresh Cucumber Salad Apricots

Pasty Coleslaw Strawberry Gelatin w/Mixed Fruit

LABOR DAY NO MEALS SERVED

September 12

Beef Goulash Sliced Beets Cucumber & Tomato Salad Oatmeal Cookie September 19

Pork Chop in Mushroom Sauce Sweet Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Corn Muffin Ice Cream w/Cinnamon Apples September 26

Turkey Ala King w/Mixed Vegetables Over Rice Fresh Spinach Salad Pumpkin Pie Pudding

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Ring Bologna Buttered Red Potatoes Cooked Cabbage Choice of Bread Rhubarb Crisp

For Argyle call Judy at (608) 776-4969 Home Delivery Only!

For Darlington call Judy at Municipal Building, (608) 776-4969

For South Wayne call JoAnn at Hillside Apartments (608) 426-4858

FRIDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

September 9

September 5

September 6

September 7

September 8

Slice of Turkey Over Noodles w/Gravy Country Vegetables Cranberry Sauce Peanut Butter Bar

Baked Fish Mashed Potatoes Capri Vegetables Wheat Bread Lemon Cake

PICNIC DAY Hamburger on Bun Potato Salad Baked Beans Watermelon

September 13

September 14

September 15

BBQ Pork on a Bun Potato Wedges Pickled Beets Pineapple Rings

Beef Vegetable Soup w/Crackers Cheese Relish Tray Fruit Pie

SITES CLOSED VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT

September 20

September 21

September 22

Pizza Tossed Salad Ranch Dressing Fruit Hash Mound Bars

Beef Stroganoff over Noodles Peas Apricots Cookie

Tuna Salad Sandwich Deviled Eggs Cucumber Salad Tomato Slices Angel Food Cake w/Mixed Berries

September 27

September 28

September 29

Chicken Breast Cowboy Potatoes Capri Vegetables Wheat Bread Rhubarb Crisp

Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Stewed Tomatoes Wheat Bread Cherry Bar

Meatloaf Scalloped Potatoes Sliced Carrots Rye Bread Banana Cream Pie September 16

Potato Crusted Cod Baked Potato Coleslaw Choice of Bread Lemon Bar September 23

Salmon Loaf Parsley Red Potatoes Macaroni Salad w/Peas Seasonal Fresh Fruit September 30

Sloppy Joe on a Bun Potato Salad Green Beans Watermelon

LABOR DAY NO MEALS SERVED

September 12

Italian Beef on a Bun Carrots Strawberry Cup Cookie September 19

Baked Chicken Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Whole Kernel Corn Wheat Bread Watermelon September 26

Spaghetti & Meat Sauce Tossed Salad Peaches Garlic Toast Moon Cake

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Cobb Salad w/Cheese Turkey, Ham, Tomato Egg & Croutons Orange Slices Wheat Bread Strudel

FRIDAY September 9

BLT Sandwich Summer Vegetable Macaroni Salad Fruit Cup Angel Food Cake September 16

Grilled Chicken Salad w/Greens, Egg, Cheese & Tomato Slice Seasonal Fresh Fruit Dinner Roll Apple Bar September 23

Pork Roast Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Squash Corn Bread Texas Cake September 30

Country Steak Mashed Potatoes Winter Blend Vegetables Wheat Bread Chocolate Revel Bar

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Behavior = Communication

CORNER

Dementia Care Specialist

Whitney Thompson, Dementia Care Specialist for the ADRC of SW WI (Grant, Green, Iowa & Lafayette Counties)

How would you communicate if you had physical changes in your brain preventing you from expressing yourself like you once did? How would you cope with these changes? Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia will many times exhibit “behaviors” that we view as abnormal. Some individuals will become agitated, aggressive, repetitive, anxious, or uncooperative. Individuals may also wander, rummage, or become paranoid. It is essential that we as community members, caregivers, families, and friends view these “behaviors” that occur because of dementia as communication. The individual is trying to cope with the changes they are experiencing. Behavior = Communication Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia have challenges with communicating, expressing, and realizing their needs. If you could no longer verbally communicate your needs, what “behaviors” would you have? If someone with dementia is exhibiting a “behavior”, try to figure out what they are communicating. If they are agitated, aggressive, or anxious -- are they really trying the express that they are in pain, hungry, scared, lonely, or feeling a loss of independence and control? If they are wandering or rummaging, maybe they are bored, needing to use the restroom, or lost. We need to support, guide, respect, and accept individuals living with dementia. If you would like more information about the supports, resources, and education available related to dementia, contact your local Aging & Disability Resource Center in Lafayette County to get connected to the Dementia Care Specialist by calling 608-776-4960. Know you are not alone!

Join us at the Monroe Memory Café! The Memory Café is a social gathering for individuals living with memory loss, earlier stages of dementia including Alzheimer’s, and their family and friends. It is a time to gather for laughter, relaxation, activities, companionship, and refreshments. It is not an educational workshop about dementia, but resources will be available. The Café will be held the second Wednesday of each month from 1:30-3:00 p.m. at Blends & Friends Café located inside the Behring Senior Center. If an individual is planning to attend or has questions, please do not hesitate to contact Whitney Thompson at (608) 426-4295. There will always be time at the Café to relax and socialize, but activities will be available for a portion of the time. Here is a tentative schedule of events: Wednesday, September 14 Cheese Tasting and Cheese Days Celebration We will have a special guest to talk about cheese and the history of cheesemaking! Wednesday, October 12 Relaxation Day

Backpack Strategies MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY Hello Parents, Grandparents, Guardians, Relatives, and Students! Back-to-School shopping is right around the corner these days and this may include everything from school supplies, to clothes, to school backpacks. More than 79 million students across the United States cram in textbooks, binders, notebook computers, pencils, pens, erasers, craft supplies, lunches, and extra clothes for gym class and make the trek to school. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 28,000 people were treated for backpack-related injuries in the United States in 2014. That figure included 3,203 children between

the ages of 5 and 18 who wound up in an emergency room. The cost in medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and legal liability was a staggering $851 million. Therefore, choosing the right backpack and learning how to load it properly for yourself or for your loved one is very important in the prevention of back pain and postural strains. Carrying too much weight in a backpack or wearing it improperly can lead to pains and strains. About 55 percent of students carry a backpack that is heavier than the recommended guideline of 15 percent of the student’s total body weight. For example, a student weighing 100 pounds should not

JO I N U S F O R A F REE E D U C AT ION AL SERI ES O N AL Z H EIM ER’ S & D EM EN T I A! Effective Communication Strategies August 24th at 2:00 pm Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior September 21st at 2:00 pm

Caregiver Stress: Take Care of Yourself October 26th at 2:00 pm Location: Platteville Senior Center 55 S Court St, Platteville, WI 53818 Please contact the ADRC at 608-723-6113 if you have questions or plan to attend.

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wear a loaded school backpack heavier than about 15 pounds. You should load the heaviest items closest to the child’s back, and arrange books and materials so they won’t slide around in the backpack. Also, check to see what your child/student carries to school and brings home; make sure these items are necessary for the day’s activities. There is always the option of carrying a book instead of placing it in the backpack if it is too heavy or too full. Essentially the best backpacks are lightweight and should include two wide padded shoulder straps, padding between the wearer and the pack and a waist strap to keep the pack stabilized. • You should use both straps and not just one strap over the shoulder to distribute the weight evenly. Wearing a pack over one shoulder can cause the student to lean to one side, curving the spine and causing pain or discomfort. • Well-padded shoulder straps help protect the numerous blood vessels and nerves in the neck and shoulders. If the straps are not well padded and too much pressure is applied to the neck and shoulder area, it could lead to some pain and tingling in the neck, arms and hands.

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• The backpack should fit snuggly against the child/student’s back so the straps should be adjusted accordingly. If it hangs too loosely, it can affect one’s posture and strain different muscles. You want to make sure that the child/ student is able to put on and take off the backpack without difficulty and free movement of the arms. The bottom of the backpack should rest in the curve of the low back. It should never rest more than four inches below the child’s/student’s waistline. • If the backpack has a waist belt, you should wear it to help distribute the backpack’s weight more evenly. School backpacks come in different sizes for different ages. Make sure you follow these steps and guidelines in helping you or your loved one choose their next backpack to allow for a proper fit and proper loading of items to help minimize your risk for injury. Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County Rehab department provides Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language treatment to clients of all ages. No matter where you choose to doctor you can get your Rehab Services close to home. If you have any questions about this article or any other rehab question please contact us at (608) 776-5744. Page Six

Nancy’s News! Well folks – where has the summer gone or better yet where has this year gone? I feel like I missed a couple of months along the way because it went so darn fast. September is right around the corner and with it comes the Nancy Amenda change of season and beautiful fall weather. Today is August 3rd and it is hotter than blazes! According to the weatherman it is suppose to be in the 90’s today with a chance of rain. It always seems like when school starts there is about two weeks of hot weather and then it is time to take out the sweatshirts and sweaters because fall has a habit of sneaking up on you. They say that when you hear cicadas sing it will be six more weeks until frost! The good news is I have not heard any cicadas sing yet! I have been hearing the grasshoppers sing but I have never heard of any folklore that makes them famous. I only know they like to jump out and scare you while you are on your hand and knees weeding and they eat holes in the leaves of flowers. Thankfully their lifespan is one year – so let them sing! Recently I was driving by an Amish farm and I could see a field of shocked oats. That brought back a few “down on the farm” memories of shocking oats. I can honestly say that it wasn’t my idea of a fun time, but when Dad said it was time to help shock oats your went to the field and shocked oats. Because oat bundles were dusty and full of chaff and bugs you needed to wear a bandana around your neck and you also wore long sleeves and long pants and tie them with string or twine around your wrist and ankles to keep spiders and bugs from biting! To top off my ensemble I wore a straw hat and gloves – I must have looked like a scare crow! You needed to wear

shoes because the oat stubbles were sharp enough to hurt if you were not careful. It was probably the only place that I didn’t go barefoot! It seemed like every time you had to help in the oat or hay fields the weather was hotter than “Hades”. Dad would have our team of horses also in the oat field and they just patiently waited while we shocked oats to give us a ride back to the house in the wagon. We always had the company of our faithful dogs and cats that found their way to the field and if there was a shade tree around they would watch us from there. Shocking oats isn’t something I would want to do again but it is a good old farm memory. Today I was telling the Weiskircher boys that school would soon be starting and as of today we counted twenty days of vacation left. They have had a very busy summer with T-Ball; swimming lessons, summer school, ranger riding, lots of swimming and camping. Rucker will be going into second grade and he feels he could use more vacation. Macton will be doing four half days of Humpty Dumpty and he is ready and raring to go. He is hoping to ride the little school bus home from school like the big kids. Macton wants to do everything that Rucker does and that includes riding the bus! As soon as I finish this article I am going to make a bee-line for the kitchen and have a big piece of rhubarb custard pie! This afternoon my neighbor Donna Wiegel came to visit carrying a basket and inside was a rhubarb custard pie! I am like – WHOW!! My favorite pie! Donna’s rhubarb custard pie is really – really good!! What a great way to end the day with a piece of rhubarb custard pie and coffee. Come to think of it what a great way to start the day pie and coffee for breakfast! Enjoy September it is known as the golden month!

Nancy J.

Local

Elder Benefit Specialist Info on Part D/OEP, Benton Meal Site, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

September 2

Second Harvest Food Bank Town Bank 15815 State Road 81, Darlington, WI 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

September 3 - 5

Labor Day Festival & Parade Benton, WI

September 5

Labor Day Parade Wiota, WI

September 8

Elder Benefit Specialist Info on Part D/OEP, Darlington Meal Site, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

September 10-11

Pecatonica Valley Antique Days Lafayette County Fairgrounds, Darlington, WI

September 10 & 11

Antique Tractor & Engines Show Argyle, WI

September 12 - 18

Belmont School & Community Fair Belmont, WI. For more information, call (608) 762-5600

September 15

Elder Benefit Specialist Info on Part D/OEP, South Wayne Apartments, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

September 17

Farmer’s Market Argyle, WI, 8:00 a.m.-Noon

September 16 - 18

Cheese Days Monroe, WI

September 17

Blanchardville/Pecatonica Homecoming Blanchardville, WI

September 21

Elder Benefit Specialist Info on Part D/OEP, Belmont Meal Site, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

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REHABILITATION

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• SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS PROVIDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO... Lymphedema (treatment of swelling disorders and management of them),Vestibular Rehab (treatment of dizziness, vertigo and balance disorders), Urinary Incontinence, Neurological disorders (CVA, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Head injury), Low back pain, Orthopedic injuries/postoperative rehab, Swallowing problems, Speech difficulties, Difficulty understanding spoken language, developmental delays, Home safety, Eye hand coordination,Work related injuries, Ergonomic assessment

First National Bank

“Working For Lafayette County In Lafayette County” 245 Main St., Darlington, WI 53530 (608) 776-4071

Funeral Home

• AVAILABILITY Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

• SERVICES PROVIDED For All Ages (Birth to Geriatrics) we Provide Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Pathology

• CONVENIENT No matter where you doctor, you can choose to have your therapy close to home!

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY

Furlong Funeral Home & Crematory

... “We Treat You Like Family”

800 Clay St., Darlington • 608-776-5744 • Serving Our Community Since 1952

AUDIOLOGY Dr. Kolette Bohr Rural WI Health Cooperative, Sauk City WI CARDIOLOGY Dr. Paul Hinderaker UnityPoint Health -Meriter, Madison WI Dr. Jaya L Krishna UnityPoint Health -Meriter, Madison WI CARDIAC PACER CLINIC Richelle Fields, MSN, APNP UnityPoint HealthMeriter, Madison WI Dr. E Wayne Grogan UnityPoint HealthMeriter, Madison WI CARDIOTHORACIC Dr. Richard Lee UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison WI ENDOCRINOLOGY Dr. Paul Bekx Monroe Clinic, Monroe WI

GASTROENTEROLOGY Dr. Gary Griglione UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison, WI NEPHROLOGY Dr. John Whalen Dubuque Internal Medicine, Dubuque IA NEUROLOGY Dr. Ross Levine UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison WI Dr. David Daiga UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison WI OB/GYN Dr. Barbara Hostetler Upland Hills Health, Dodgeville WI Dr. Maria Sandgren Upland Hills Health, Dodgeville WI ORTHOPAEDICS Dr. Dan Stormont

ORTHOPAEDIC SPINE Dr. Craig Dopf UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison WI PAIN MANAGEMENT Mark Odden, CRNA Regional Medical, Manchester IA Scott Chastek, CRNA Regional Medical, Manchester IA PODIATRY Dr. William Chubb Associated Podiatrists, Madison WI SURGERY Dr. Adam Dachman Upland Hills Health, Dodgeville WI Dr. Robert Schmus Upland Hills Health, Dodgeville WI UROLOGY Dr. Brian Le- UnityPoint Health - Meriter, Madison WI VASCULAR SURGERY Dr. Sandra Carr UnityPoint Health Meriter, Madison WI

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340 S. Judgement St., Shullsburg, WI 53586 (608) 965-4922

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Feel better. Be in control.

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Do the things you want to do. Join Us Every Monday starting October 3rd through November 7th 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Town Bank 15815 Hwy 81 Darlington, WI 53530 This workshop is FREE

You’ll get the support you need, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment choices, and learn better ways to talk with your doctor and family about your health. If you have conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic pain, or anxiety, the Living Well Workshop can help you take charge of your life.

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DAILY EVENTS Sundays Catholic Communion 9:00 a.m. Card Games and Visits 1:30 p.m. Mondays Talk Groups or Exercise 10:30 a.m. Bus Rides, Games or Baking 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays Protestant Church 10:30 a.m. Craft Time, Trivia Groups and News 2:00 p.m. Wednesdays Good Old Days Trivia 10:30 a.m. Bingo 2:00 p.m. Stories by Mark Evenstad 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays Bible Study 10:30 a.m. Special Music 2:00 p.m. Fridays Mass 10:30 a.m. Special Music 2:00 p.m. Saturdays Special Music, Entertainment or Movie 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS 7 Cornerstone Lutheran Bingo 2:00 p.m. 9 Rick Fredrickson Music 2:00 p.m. 11 Gratiot Evang. Program 2:00 p.m. 11 Grandparents Day! 12 Lou Oswald Music 2:00 p.m. 14 First Baptist Bingo 2:00 p.m. 16 Frankie Brandt Music 2:00 p.m. 19 Tour Lafayette Co. Bus Ride 2:00 p.m. 21 Apple Grove Lutheran Bingo 2:00 p.m. 21 Lafayette Manor Auxiliary Fall Cook-Out 4:00-7:00 p.m. Public Invited! 23 Tom Bedtka Music 2:00 p.m. 24 Dinner Music With Terry Dillon 11:15 a.m. 28 September Birthday Party 30 Greg Anderson Music 2:00 p.m.

September Birthdays:

September 3 Godfrey Teutschmann September 18 Francis “Tish” Tuescher

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N O T TAKE A Bit of Humor

Ole and Lena mov ed to California. Returning to the Midwest for a visi t, they traveled I-9 4 in North Dakot a, then turned off on highway 85 to go to Williston. They dr ove about two m iles and were stoppe d by a highway patrolman who ga ve them a ticket for doing 65 in a 55 mph zone. “Hec k,” muttered Ole to the patrolman, “O ut in California , ve ch ange TIRES at 55 .”

Activities are subject to change: For updates, call the Activity Department at (608) 776-4210, ext. 125. September 2016 Upper Horizon - Aging & Disability Resource Center

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