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January 16, 2025
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Q: Can you give us a list of acceptable and unacceptable recyclable items?
I would be happy to provide this information! Here goes:
Acceptable materials include:
Q: On the Ziploc boxes it states that when clean and dry, Ziploc bags can be recycled, is this true for our recycling?
Thank for another great question! While the box says you may recycle Ziploc bags, the local recycling service does not accept plastic bags of any sort. This includes Ziploc bags, grocery bags and newspaper bags.
Q: What do you recommend for problems with sleeping?
submitted by The Meadowlark Hills Medical Professionals
Everyone has problems sleeping at one time or another and a good night’s sleep is just as vital for older adults as it is for youth. A good night’s sleep helps maintain your physical and emotional wellbeing; it improves daytime concentration, alertness, memory and it mends your immune system to help prevent and fight disease. Poor sleep can increase your likelihood for depression, poor concentration, memory problems and illness.
Experience the pleasure and excitement of traveling through mid-nineteenth century France in the featured exhibition entitled, Impressionist France, during a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Impressionist France explores connections between landscape and national identity during a period in which France was being fundamentally transformed and modernized.
Meadowlark Hills has initiated the process of converting our emergency pull-cords and personal responders to the new devices. Our current system, HomeFree, is closing business at the end of the year. Now we are required to make this change.
Stanley Healthcare, a division of Stanley Black and Decker, will be on the Meadowlark Hills campus starting Monday, Oct. 7, to begin installing the new system replacing the current HomeFree system.
Q: Is the Passport Program the same thing as the waiting list? What are the benefits of being a member?
Q: There is an interesting piece of art outside of Verna Belle’s Café by Elizabeth Layton. Can you tell us more about the artist?
You may have seen a few new faces around Meadowlark Hills this month, especially in the lobby at the Hospitality Desk! The Hospitality Team, which includes Tom Atwood, Liz Birk and Lynette Ford, has doubled in size. The team has welcomed three new members: Jessica Hudson, Kaila Trombley and Mary Harness. The new employees are part of the transformation the Hospitality Team has seen over the past few months.
The monthly column, featuring a member of the Meadowlark Hills Medical Professionals for September introduces Jennifer Ellifritt.
Jennifer Ellifritt APRN-C is a certified advanced practice registered nurse (nurse practitioner). Jennifer works together with Dr. Mathew Floersch, MD as a joint health care team at Meadowlark Hills Medical Professionals.
Q: I’ve noticed a reserved parking place in the employee parking lot marked Leader of the Pack. What is the Leader of the Pack?