February 2013 • Issue 535
HEALTH CARE IS CHANGING — Daryl L. Martin, Executive Director The health care landscape has been transformed many times since our opening in 1968. As we enter Swiss Village’s 45th Anniversary Year, the regulatory and reimbursement changes are happening at an accelerated pace. Swiss Village is being impacted by these changes and organizationally we are working to shape a future that will serve well Swiss Village’s current and future residents and employees. To proactively address the evolving care delivery environment Swiss Village
is entering into a collaborative relationship with Woodlawn Hospital. Both organizations share a commitment to providing the best care possible to those that we serve. By entering into the Intergovernmental Fund Transfer agreement with the hospital, Swiss Village will have access to training and other resources that will enable us to maintain and enhance excellence in care-giving. This includes use of their educators and training materials. Swiss Village will utilize the hospital’s license to participate in the program, but residents
and employees will continue to experience the same seamless service delivery system across all levels of care. The inter-connectedness of the health care delivery systems will increase as we move into the future. It will be important that Swiss Village utilize these relationships to enhance the resident experience and improve quality of care outcomes. We are committed to making sure that the changes that come will transform our systems in ways that advance the experience of all residents and employees.
SWISS VILLAGE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS Executive Team: Daryl L. Martin Executive Director Linda Arnold Director of Healthcare Services
Board of Directors: Kent Liechty, President Tom Muselman, Vice-President Linda Eicher, Secretary
Derick Bailey Director of Resident Services
Ted Lautzenheiser, Treasurer
Joe Burkhead Director of Information Services
Andrew Briggs
Margie Dougherty Director of Human Resources
Paul Zuercher, Immediate Past President Mark Settlemyre
Michelle McIntosh Director of Marketing
Sharon Sprunger Wulliman
Roger Young Controller
Greg Meyer Nancy Subler
Providing Compassion. Promoting Wellness. Achieving Excellence.
Inside this issue: New Residents
2
Rob Kowalczyk
3
Wellness Pavilion
4
Residential Activities
4
Healthcare Activities
5
South Campus Wellness
6
Kinder Haus
6
Staff News
7
Swiss Village Mission Statement: Swiss Village Retirement Community is a not-for-profit corporation, committed to providing quality and affordable retirement living facilities and services in a Christian environment that enhances life with dignity, meaning and appropriate care for the senior adults from the surrounding community without regard to race, religion, sex, or handicaps that can be accommodated within our delivery system.