JHCC | Personnelly Speaking | Jan 2016

A newsletter for the employees of the Jewish Home and Care Center, Chai Point and Sarah Chudnow Community

Kulanu - All of Us. Together.

January 2016 WELCOME New Team Members CP Lizbeth Contreras, Dietary Guadalupe Montoya, Dietary Rita Richardson, Reception Aaliyha Rucker, Dietary Lakeshia Wolfe, Nursing SCC Catherine Bichler, Nursing Lamesha Cohran, Nursing Yvonne Ford, Nursing Chantana Green, Nursing Evelyn Ish-Shalom, Nursing Deneva Jones, Nursing Rachel Koepke, Dietary Glendaira McClenton, Hospitality Dominique Naugle, Dietary Mikayla Scruton, Nursing Amanda Tebbitt, Nursing Janiqua Ward, Nursing JHCC Tiffany Blackmon, Social Services Shaquita Brady, Nursing Iesha Harris, Nursing Ronnyell Hoover, Nursing Krysten Johnson, Nursing Felicia Jones, Nursing Kimberly Peace, Nursing Yvette Taylor, Dietary Shaqueena Thompson, Nursing Dre’Shawn Walton, Dietary

New Beginnings We are very pleased to announce that the local marketing firm of Boelter + Lincoln has been selected to help us develop a fresh brand identity.

The board Marketing Committee and various members of our staff worked together to make the final selection, which included in-depth interviews with several leading firms known for their marketing excellence.

During the coming months, through a collaborative effort involving residents, families, staff members, board members, volunteers and others, we will work closely with Boelter + Lincoln to craft a clear identity that will truly represent who we are as a united organization. While preserving the uniqueness of each of our communities, our new brand will convey the reality that we are a single family made up of a broad range of senior living services.

Once we have our new brand message, we know we can count on all of you to be our brand ambassadors in the community. We’ll all join together to tell our special story in a new and exciting way!

Sincerely, Michelle Putz, COO Randy Crosby, CAO Marlene Heller, Director of Marketing & Communications

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Training A commitment has been made to invest in our employees’ knowledge base by giving each of you a certification course in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. We will be assisted in this endeavor by the Alzheimer’s Association; the end result will be that every employee is going to be certified. Groups of 25 to 30 will begin their courses beginning in January and continuing until May of 2016. Your supervisor will let you know when your course is scheduled.

Questions? Come see the Organizational Development Staff in the HR office on the first floor.

January Dates:

Tuesday, January 5, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Staff Ed. Room) Tuesday, January 12, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Staff Ed. Room) Tuesday, January 19, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Peck Hall) Tuesday, January 26, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Staff Ed. Room) PERSONNELLY SPEAKING | January 2016 | 1

Clip ’n Save: What Sets the JHCC SNF Apart From the Others? (Part 2) Often, our employees are our best ambassadors. But we sometimes take for granted how unique our services and specialties are; we may not realize that we are so far ahead of the curve when it comes to the expertise of our staff and the level of care we offer.

Here, then, are a few more reminders and talking points to use when speaking about our Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).

• Dedicated rehab floor: We have an entire floor dedicated to rehab, with all private rooms. Included with each rehab stay: • Services provided by our dedicated expert concierge • Hotel-style rooms with flat screen TV, microwave, refrigerator • High nurse-to-patient ratio • RNs have hospital-based training (not new grads or clinic nurses) • Advanced technology patient care equipment (Vibe Tech and ACP) • Rehab therapy is only RNs for higher level of critical thinking • DON has developed critical care pathways to decrease length of stay

• Indoor pool for aquatic therapy with our full-time wellness coordinator • Transitions of Care: we continue to manage your care when you go home; reduces readmits to hospital • Respite Stay: Availability for respite stay in all areas of JHCC • Fewer comorbidities: Minimizing and decreasing rates of infection with the use of germ-zapping technology (Xenex).

(Means for consumer: zero rates of c.diff, staph infection, etc.)

• High level of staff expertise: • Experienced RNs with L-Tech training • Complex surgical • Cardiac • Medical/Surgical • Post-op experts • DON has CHS, COPD expertise • Pulmonary/respiratory therapy • Ortho: staples-site incision • Infectious disease experts • Myocardial infarction experts • Ability to handle multiple layers of complexities, due to experienced RNs with decades of experience.

Training/Continuing Education Opportunities New Hire Orientation

JHCC Staff Education Room

Monday, January 4

7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Peck Hall)

CBRF Standard Precautions

Tuesday, January 5

7:45 am - 4:00 pm (Peck Hall)

Thursday, January 7

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Wednesday, January 6

8:00 am - 4:00 pm (Staff Ed. Rm.)

Thursday, January 28

8:30 am - 10:30 am

CBRF First Aid & Choking

Relias (Online Learning)

Thursday, January 7

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Abuse and Neglect (all)

Thursday, January 28

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Restorative Nursing: Mobility for the Nurse (Nurses)

CBRF Fire Safety

Restorative Nursing: Activities of Daily Living for Nursing Assistants (CNAs)

Sunday, January 31

Contact the Staff Education Department at ext. 876 or 414.277.8876 for more information and to sign up for the continuing education opportunities.

9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Medication Administration Monday, January 18

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Tuesday, January 19

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

CPR Professional Rescuer/Health Care Provider Thursday, January 21

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

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Surlow Awards On December 8 and 9, 2015, we had the privilege of honoring staff members at the Jewish Home and Care Center, Chai Point Senior Living, and Sarah Chudnow Community with the distinguished Maurice Surlow Award. The award recognizes staff members who go above and beyond in the ordinary course of their day-today responsibilities by providing extraordinary customer service and delivering superior care to our residents.

Jewish Home and Care Center Lea Bopeya, CNA Jean Dupree, Unit Clerk Laura Freels, RN Supervisor Daniela Iannello, Activity Coordinator

Each recipient received a plaque and monetary award for excellence. Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work!

Sarah Chudnow Community Malia Fischer, Activity Coordinator

Jewish Home and Care Center Daniela Iannello, Activity Coordinator; Jean Dupree, Unit Clerk; and Lea Bopeya, CNA Not pictured: Laura Freels, RN Supervisor

Chai Point Senior Living Carmillita Collins, CNA (center) with Debbie Zemel, Director, and Michael Sattell, President & CEO

Thank You from Surlow Recipient Lea Bopeya I would like to say thank you.

Thank you to the Jewish Home

for hiring me.

Thank you for making my job

and experience easy.

Thank you to G-d.

Thank you to my family

who I love dearly.

Thank you to all employees

and CNAs who helped

me on this journey.

We all can make a difference.

It is not about the language, it is about the work we all do.

Thank you, Lea Bopeya, CNA

Chai Point Carmillita Collins, CNA

Sarah Chudnow Community Malia Fischer, Activity Coordinator (center) with Paul J. Schultz, Administrator, and Michael Sattell, President & CEO

Happy Tails to You! Odie, Orkin’s friendly neighborhood bug-seeking dog, announced his retirement effective December 31, 2015.

His stellar sniffing skills will be missed.

Cranberry, Odie’s replacement, will begin his rounds in January.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.’’ ~ Albert Einstein PERSONNELLY SPEAKING | January 2016 | 3

Eco-Judaism & Tu B’Shvat Commentary Tu B’Shvat is the New Year of the trees.

This Jewish nature holiday occurs on the fifteenth day, the full moon, of the Hebrew month of Shevat, in late January or early February. At this time, in Israel, the almond tree is the first to begin to flower and the sap begins to rise within the trees.

When God created the first man, he took him around to all the trees in the Garden of Eden and said to him, “See my handiwork, how beautiful and choice they are... Be careful not to ruin and destroy my world, for if you do ruin it, there is no one to repair it after you.” (from Midrash Rabbah on Ecclesiastes 7:13 which states “Consider the work of God; for who can make that straight, which He hath made crooked?”)

Trees are so revered that we are taught that during a battle, one must not destroy fruit bearing trees. After the fighting is over, people have to live and will need food.

This reverence is prevalent in the following tale: Honi and the Carob Tree A Talmud Tale as told by Peninnah Schram Honi the Wise One was also known as Honi the Circle Maker. By drawing a circle and stepping inside of it, he would recite special prayers for rain, sometimes even argue with God during a drought, and the rains would come. He was, indeed, a miracle maker. As wise as he was, Honi sometimes saw something that puzzled him. Then he would ask questions so he could unravel the mystery.

One day, Honi the Circle Maker was walking on the road and saw a man planting a carob tree. Honi asked the man, “How long will it take for this tree to bear fruit?”

The man replied, “Seventy years.”

Honi then asked the man, “And do you think you will live another seventy years and eat the fruit of this tree?”

The man answered, “Perhaps not. However, when I was born into this world, I found many carob trees planted by my father and grandfather. Just as they planted trees for me, I am planting trees for my children and grandchildren so they will be able to eat the fruit of these trees.”

While the counting of the age of trees was important in ancient times for taxation purposes, in modern Israel, this agricultural holiday has become similar to Arbor Day. Trees are planted in Israel on Tu B’Shvat or else money is sent to the Jewish National Fund to plant trees for us. On Tu B’Shvat, it is also customary to eat fifteen different fruits, especially fruits and nuts grown in Israel, for example, pomegranates, grapes, figs, dates, almonds and carob.

In Judaism, trees are regarded as extremely precious and important. There are blessings over the first buds of spring and also when we eat the fruits for the first time in that season. There is a saying that if the Messiah is coming while you are planting a tree, finish planting it first and then go and greet the Messiah.

Honi and the Carob Tree is one of the classic tales from the Talmund (Ta’anit 23a). I heard it from my mother who often reminded me that her father had repeated this story to her many times. It focuses on the importance of taking care of the world for the next generation.

Tu B’Shvat falls on Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

Resources: http://www.arcworld.org/faiths.asp?pageID=156 http://spiritoftrees.org/honi-and-the-carob-tree

The Grapevine Explained Across our communities, 2015 was the year of the baby. You may wonder why not all of them made it into Personnelly Speaking.

The rule is: photos and information must be sent directly from the family to the editors in order to preserve privacy. Not all employees want their photos or personal information published in the newsletter.

If you and your family do have exciting news (i.e. newly married, becoming a proud parent or grandparent), submit your information to Grapevine by emailing Becca Loss, Communications Specialist, at rloss@jewishseniorliving.org.

We look forward to sharing your good news in 2016!

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Social Media Module

Make Health Your Resolution

Check out our social media pages!

Make 2016 your healthiest year yet! Find ways to boost your health, fitness, and well-being, and be an inspiration to others.

Facebook JHCC: http://www.facebook.com/JewishHomeAndCareCenter Chai Point: http://www.facebook.com/ChaiPointSeniorLiving SCC: http://www.facebook.com/Sarah-Chudnow-Community JHCC Foundation: http://www.facebook.com/jhccfoundation

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Twitter ReCharge!: http://twitter.com/JSL_ReCharge JHCC Foundation: http://twitter.com/JSLiving

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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/JHCCFoundation

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LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-jewish-home-and-carecenter-foundation (note: our sister communities can be found via the LinkedIn JHCC page)

Make healthy food choices. Grab a healthy snack on the go. Eat more fruits and vegetables.

Be active. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away and walk.

Protect yourself from injury and disease. Put on a helmet, sunscreen, insect repellent. Wash your hands for 20 seconds.

Manage stress. Don’t overschedule or overcommit.

Take short breaks throughout the day.

Make an appointment for a check-up, vaccination, or screening.

http://www.cdc.gov

Mar/Com Mischief

Instagram http://www.instagram.com/jhccmarketing

But remember…please do not access social media during working hours!

Social Media Fun Fact:

The creators of Instagram got the name from a combination of the fact that old Polaroid cameras marketed themselves as “instant” and the fact that they felt snapshots were like telegrams that got sent over the wire to others.

Congratulations to Everyone Celebrating January Anniversaries with Us! Helen Alamutu Vicky Mack Judy Pendel Dawn Adler Teresa Tate-Simmons Felicia Coleman

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Brittany Greene Jody Garner Karen Yust Steven Adams Kevin Beans Yemer Wondim

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Melvin Smukalla Rita Ikhumhen Obiageli Nzeaka Tamara Rybkina-Ladish June Terry Lyudmila Balan

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Kenneth Bedroske Laura Bauer

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Due to a computer glitch, one year anniversaries for January will be listed in February’s issue.

Happy Birthday!

Jan 1 Jan 1 Jan 1 Jan 1 Jan 1 Jan 3 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 6

Saeda Guled Muslima Hassan Jill Hoth Dominique Naugle Farhia Ruble LaDonna Davis Lakeshia Wolfe Rebecca Magana Colleen Rhodes Alem Tesfatsion Altagracia Melchor

Jan 7 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9 Jan 10 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 13

Jim Hahn Kathy Wadsworth Ruth Bryskier Lisa Briggs Lori Peterson Gary Vodnik Melaku Kibebew Glenda Anderson Linda Barczynski Lamesha McFarland Annette Patterson

Jan 14 Tamara Rybkina-Ladish Jan 14 Yesenia Tejeda Jan 17 Blanche Galloway Jan 18 Carol Lukaszewicz Jan 19 Stephanie Gramza Jan 21 Keith Kowalczyk Jan 21 Johnny Norsawan Jan 21 Theresa Otte Jan 22 Kimberly Corrigan Jan 22 Gail Green Jan 22 Elizabeth Kayser

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Shernena Sample Mary Zvolensky Barrie Henken Jackie Boldt Jessica Smith Kayla Laudani John Seefeldt Matthew Schreiber Katie Zywicke

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