Resident of the Month : Spring Meadows Senior Community

Richard Dittman

Richard Dittman was born July 7^th of 1916. He was the third of five children. He served 3 years in the Army in the South Pacific area and worked as a traffic officer for 31 years, in which he directed traffic, filed reports, did road blocks, and reported to accident sites. He has 2 sons, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. One of his pride and joys has been the years of camping he has been able to do. Dick and his late wife were proud to have traveled around the U.S in their camper visiting such places as Canada, Florida, Yellowstone National Park, etc. He has also been to Switzerland and Hawaii. Dick is fairly new to Spring Meadows, but he has already won the heart of many.

Employee of the Month

Janet Luginbuhl

Janet Luginbuhl is an LPN and has been a member of our family since September 12, 2011. Janet has impressed everyone with her pleasant disposition, her compassionate care and her willingness to help out when another team member is ill. Janet usually works at Spring Meadows, but she has also worked several shifts at Astor House.

A graduate of DeVilbiss High School and the Toledo School of Practical Nursing, before becoming a nurse, Janet worked as a manager at Doktor Pet Center and was an Aviary Zookeeper at the Toledo Zoo.

Janet decided to become a nurse after caring for a terminally ill family member in her home. She said she wants to make people feel better and we notice that when she talks to her residents, they smile.

She and Thomas have 2 children, Joseph, age 2 and Thomas age 11. In her spare time, Janet likes to garden and spend time with her family. They also take an annual trip to West Virginia in the summer.

Janet had her clinical nursing experience at several facilities in the area, but she likes Spring Meadows because of the family atmosphere and the way we treat our residents. She likes her co-workers and said she notices that there are always lots of activities for the residents here.

In the Spring of 2012, Janet wants to go back to school to become an RN. Our residents are happy that Janet has joined our care team and we are looking forward to working with her for many years.

What a safe and happy place! I was initially skeptical about extended care facilities like Spring Meadows. How would we know which one to choose? How would we be sure that our mother was receiving the best possible care? But, after a tour of the Spring Meadows facilities, our fears and worries were quickly wiped away. The warm atmosphere, the friendly staff, the great in-house activities – I just knew that Mom was going to be in good hands. Thank you Spring Meadows!
K.A.
Toledo, OH