A newsletter for the employees of the Jewish Home and Care Center, Chai Point and Sarah Chudnow Community
Kulanu - All of Us. Together.
New Technology at JHCC and SCC IT IS HERE and we are very excited about it.
August 2015 WELCOME New Team Members CP
Chakoia Hardin, Nursing Asia Wilson, Dietary
SCC
Lakeidra Barnes, Nursing Chaujunita Bridges, Nursing Phillis Carr, Nursing Crystal Harris, Nursing Tamika Jackson, Nursing Jennifer Kunde, Nursing Alexis Luckett, Nursing Nakia Mayfield, Nursing Barbara Olivier, Reception Danille Wright, Nursing
JHCC
Bernidette Blake, Nursing Tichina Clementi, Dining Holly Davis, Nursing Quintella Doss, Nursing Diane Farmer, Nursing Marcus Gilmore, Dietary Nathan Hansen, Dining Porsha Jones, Nursing Chanea King, Dining Stephanie Landisch, Nursing Lakendra McBride, Nursing Bobbie Pompey Wiggins, Nursing Angel Shanklin, Nursing Christina Spikes, Nursing Dayrosheia Summers, Nursing Ryan Turner, Plant Operations Charmaine West, Nursing Isis West, Nursing
are taking orders; and the kitchen has a display board where staff can see the orders come in as they are taken.
Our new Point of Sale (POS) system has been installed in the Jewish Home and Care Center’s All of the enhancements Rubenstein Family Kosher are designed to provide Gail Boerema Oasis, all dining rooms, our customers with top Chief Financial Officer the Linda and Fred Wein quality service. Coming Café and the reception very soon will be the area at Sarah Chudnow Community. capability for both the Oasis and the Café to accept credit and debit card The POS system allows us to transactions. We are giving the staff better serve our residents, families time to adjust to the new technology and retail customers by replacing before we introduce the credit/debit manual tracking of meal plans, guest cards. meals, guest rooms, special events, and restaurant activities, with a Initial reaction and feedback technology solution. have been very positive from our customers and staff! We look The Jewish Home’s Oasis and Sarah forward to Chai Point joining Sarah Chudnow’s Café have terminals/cash Chudnow Community in rolling out registers like you would see in any the new technology in the dining fast food restaurant at the counter; room within the next few weeks. wait staff have iPads on which they
Core Value/Guiding Principle:
Community
We take pride in building community by bringing people and resources together through teamwork, collaboration and shared purpose.
LIVE the Core Concepts!
It’s not enough to know what the Core Values of your company are: you have to live them, too! Notice where they are being put into action around you every day. Who do you know who is LIVing the Core Concepts? PERSONNELLY SPEAKING | August 2015 | 1
New Employee General Orientation & Training/Continuing Education Opportunities General Orientation
JHCC Staff Education Room
Monday, August 3
7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Peck Hall)
CBRF First Aid & Choking
Tuesday, August 4
8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Staff Ed. Rm.)
Wednesday, August 5
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday, August 24
7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Peck Hall)
Wednesday, August 26
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday, August 25
8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Staff Ed. Rm.)
CBRF Standard Precautions Wednesday, August 5
8:30 am - 10:30 am
CNA Skills Fair (mandatory)
Wednesday, August 26
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Friday, August 14
6:00 am - 3:30 pm (SCC)
CBRF Fire Safety
Friday, August 21
6:00 am - 4:00 pm (JHCC)
Monday August 17
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
CPR for the Professional Rescuer Thursday, August 13
Silverchair
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
End of Life: Grief, Loss, Death, and Dying (all) Influenza Prevention Protocols for Senior Care (all) Contact the Staff Education Department at ext. 876 or 414.277.8876 for more information and to sign up for the continuing education opportunities.
For more information go to http://training.sliverchairlearning.com/jewishhomecare
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Shabbat 101
The Sabbath (in Hebrew, Shabbat, pronounced shahBAHT–or in some communities, Shabbos, “SHAH-bis”) may be Judaism’s most distinctive and characteristic practice, as well as one of its most pervasive and longlasting gifts to Western civilization.
Good office & floor etiquette help build the foundation for a healthy work environment. Here are some tips to make the most of your interactions with your colleagues. • Treat others how you would like to be treated. • Being well-mannered and respectful can leave a positive impression on just about everyone. • If you finish your work ahead of schedule, offer to assist others in completing their duties. • Don’t backstab or find fault with your peers. Instead focus on the positive and offer praise when warranted. • If working short-staffed, it may be a good idea to “buddy up” with a partner. When we are stressed it is easier to do things together. • Always let your partner and supervisor on duty know where you are, even if you are only going to the rest room. This is also true when you are helping a resident with personal care; if you know you will be with a resident for an extended period of time, let your peers know. • Be considerate of your peers: Be prompt and on time. Don’t abuse your break times or meal breaks. • Inform your family & friends that, except in an emergency, they should not to call you at work.
A weekly 25-hour observance, from just before sundown each Friday through the completion of nightfall on Saturday, Shabbat is more than just a day off from labor. It is a day of physical and spiritual delights that is meant to illuminate certain key concepts in the traditional Jewish perception of the world. One constant theme in Shabbat observance across time and territory is the centrality of home life with family members and guests. Its arrival is marked by the spiritual illumination of a candle-lighting ceremony. Rabbinic tradition mandates three Shabbat meals, two begun with a special kiddush (“sanctification”) recited over wine. Family meals are occasions for singing, studying, and celebrating together, as well as for consuming distinctive Shabbat foods. Shabbat observance in the public sphere is focused on the synagogue, from the lively welcoming service, Kabbalat Shabbat, to the pensive farewell ceremony, Havdalah. The daily round of prayer services is augmented and endowed with a unique atmosphere. Special melodies and liturgy are used, and the familiar prayers are supplemented with passages in prose and poetry extolling G-d for the divine gift of the Shabbat and its delights. At the major worship service on Saturday morning, a portion of the Torah is read aloud as part of a yearlong cycle, supplemented by a passage from one of the prophetic books (called a haftarah). http://www.myjewishlearning.org
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Elana Draper, daughter of Volunteer Coordinator Beth Draper, arrived in Nepal on May 16 as a team member of the International Medical Corps in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake. Up until Elana Draper with her feline the last week of June, Nepal friend was still getting aftershocks of 4.0 or higher almost daily. Although the aftershocks have diminished considerably, there is much work to do there. Elana is orienting the teams of health workers, contractors, and others who are still funneling into Nepal to help rebuild, improve the sanitation conditions, and educate the native population about standard precautions. With the coming of the monsoon season and the prevalence of poor sanitary conditions, there is a concern that cholera could break out and spread rapidly. Elana is working long hard hours but loving her time there. She will be returning to the USA at the end of August.
Got Crane? One of the perks of living on (or visiting) 19 acres of meadow is occasional visits from feathered folks like these sandhill cranes.
Lemonade for ADC & Chai Point Shoshi and Alex, children of Dana Rubin-Winkelman, social worker at Chai Point, set up a lemonade stand. Alex wore a sign on his back, riding up the street on his bike to “market” the Alex and Shoshi Winkelman at their lemonade stand lemonade stand. The monies raised will be donated to the Adult Day Center and Chai Point! Dana said, “This warmed my heart!”
JHCC Connection to Summerfest
Good News! Now Serving Sunday Brunch and Dinner Tuedays and Wednesdays! Sunday 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Tuesday & Wednesday 5 - 7 pm Check website for the daily specials including our famous Kosher Fish Fry on Wednesday.
Webster X (birth name Sam Ahmed), the experimental rapper and son of Lul Abdullahi (JHCC Dietary), opened for Lupe Fiasco at the Big Gig’s Miller Lite Oasis on Friday, July 3.
Free underground parking is available.
Webster X at Summerfest
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Social Media Module
Be Prepared
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Taking preparedness actions helps people deal with disasters of all sorts much more effectively when they do occur. If disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, or electricity for some time. By taking time now to prepare emergency water supplies, food supplies and a disaster supplies kit, you can provide for your entire family. And don’t forget to take your pets and service animals into account!
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Take a few minutes to answer these questions: • Do you have an emergency supply kit that includes water, food, medicines, and first aid items for all members of your family, including pets? • Do you have an emergency plan, and do you practice it with your family regularly? • Do you know what to expect in an emergency regarding physical damage, coping, and next steps?
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But remember…please do not access social media during working hours!
Giving must culminate in service and action in character. But in order to be, enough doing must precede. ~ Montefiore, Liberal Judaism
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