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Elm Crest Echo
October 20, 2010
resident. It may be in your heart to help, but it is
not a way to solve that type of problem. In most
cases, families are offended by having clothes
that are not appropriate for their loved ones. If
you have questions please see me.
You may have heard the issue from the labor
department that was in the Bismarck Tribune.
The issue is, unless you are 18 years of age you
should not be able to operate a mechanical lift or
EZ stand. We do not have many employee's
that are not 18, that would be effected by this
law. I do feel this is a rule that had no negative
issues and was created with no just cause. We,
as an association, are working toward getting
this law changed. Until this time, if you are under
the age of 18 years you should not be operating
an EZ stand or Hoyer Lift by yourself. We do
want to hire young people and put them in the
job market and allow them to help our residents
and provide good care to them. I do believe this
law hinders us from doing so.
Last but not least we have been putting in many
Administration Update and changes to our web site and the development of
the Elm Crest Manor Web Site.
other things from Bob: We continue to grow in this area and I want to
pass along a big thank you to John and Hayden
in working so hard to get something we are all
First off let me start with a big thank you to
very proud of. You now also can go the city of
everyone that helped out with the open house
New Salem web site and go under the medical
and tours. I feel many people visited and learned
page and the business link to gain our
a great deal of what is offered and is being done
information.
for the residents of Elm Crest Manor.
Thanks for all that you do.
Bob
I know that no one wants to talk about it, but
snow will be coming and we are putting together
a plan for snow removal. We will be contracting Social Services:
with Marshall Lumber to bring in their big
equipment to hit the areas in and around Elm
Crest and the Assisted Living. We will be What a beautiful Fall we’ve been having!
adjusting to where and what direction the snow Every nice day is one less day of WINTER!
comes from and making sure that people can We are now going Hi-Tech with a web page.
get in an out of the lot.
We have lots of families telling their friends,
In regard to parking our goal is to get our neighbors and relatives about Elm Crest and
parking lots on the east, north and west side now they can see us on the Web. We hear it
paved. This may have to wait till next spring but at family conferences and when visitors are
this is one of our goals.
here, what a wonderful place we have; so
I want to pass along that it is very important that
clean, fresh and most of all how Happy and
we do not recycle any clothing. (This would not Busy the Residents are here. I’ve been to
include adaptive clothes.) Clothes from other many other facilities and often they are so
residents should not be given to another
Elm Crest Echo
October 20, 2010
quiet and you don’t see the Residents out Nursing Department By Dana
of their rooms. Here we see them out and
about, laughing, singing and enjoying life. There will be a nurses meeting held on
Keep up the GREAT work!!! Tuesday October 26th at 2pm in the
conference room.
If a Resident asks you about voting, please
let me know. I went around several weeks
ago and had the competent Residents Flu shots for the residents and staff will be
complete the Absentee Ballot requests and held on Thursday, October 28th and Friday,
now our local Ombudsman, Audrey Henke, October 29th in the afternoon. The BSC
is taking the ballots around to assist them nursing students will be coming to the
with voting. It will take a few days to get to facility to assist with the injections. There
everyone. Some of our Residents cannot will be a sign up for staff and family
vote due to Guardianships If you have any members in the employees lounge. The
questions, please feel free to see me. cost to non- employees will be $10. Please
see me with any questions or concerns.
Please when leaving me a note, sign it. I
may need to clarify it and don’t know who
There are presently 4 individuals attending
to go to. Also if you open my office and
a day CNA class at BSC.
leave items, please leave me a signed note
regarding who and why items are left. It
Welcome to a new CNA, Heidi Hendershott.
makes it easier than me trying to guess. I
send a thank you for donations, but need to
know who brought the items. Scheduling by John H.
The Hardest Part of My Job
We are planning a Halloween Carnival here
on the 31st. Please see Diana for more I constantly get asked if I like my job. It is
details. It should be a fun afternoon for mostly when I have my head in hands staring
everyone!!! blankly at the schedule. My reply is always –“ I
love my job.”
Until next time……..Jo
I love being a part of this very talented team. I
Dietary Department by Cheri S. love being around the residents. I love working
at the same place my kids work. I believe our
Cheri is out, after having surgery and therefore management team cares deeply about the
there is no report this month. We are thinking residents and the employees. What I dislike is
of you Cheri. Take care and get well soon. how annoying I am.
Here I come around again with my stupid sheets
in my hand. You look at me hoping I don’t stop
at you. You take a side step to get out of my
way, but I have my radar on you. I do not enjoy
Elm Crest Echo
October 20, 2010
asking more from employees that give so much. October has a few recognition dates:
We have plans, lives and families. I understand
that when I come to you to cover a shift I am Physical Therapy month-all month observance
disrupting your plans. I ask because the reason Pharmacist month
is so important that I am ok being annoying.
October 4-11 National healthcare food service
Ensuring that the proper loving care is always workers
provided to our residents is the reason I bug
you. Ensuring that the dedicated employees October 24-30 Healthcare facilities and
working on the floor have enough help is why I Engineering week
am willing to leave voicemails I know you do not
want to hear. This part of my job I do not Reminders
enjoy, but it is necessary.
Remember to write the census on the staffing
Our residents appreciate all that you do for sheet, which is located in the front of the
them. I was teased the other day when one of Cedar/Spruce Wing narcotic book, this census is
you bailed me out again and worked a double a mandatory regulation, Also make sure you
to cover a shift. They asked me where their star are completing the Staffing board each shift as
was. I replied that if I wrote out a star for every well. This is the Cedar/Spruce Wing nurse’s
time an employee covered a shift, I would need responsibility. Thanks
my own board.
CNA’s, please remember to do the weights on
I know you do sacrifice and come through for the residents on bath days when indicated. Also
me. I know why you do it. I applaud you for be looking for the daily weights when they are
what you do. And I will keep being annoying. posted.
CNA’s please remember to do the BP’s in the
afternoon, the nurses are trying very hard to
Scheduler
get as many of them done as possible during
the day shift leaving usually only a few for the
Employee of the month CNA’s to do.
Edward Morinho-Dietary Aide is the most
New Employees
recent winner of the Employee of the
Month Award. Heidi Hendershott - CNA
Please remember to nominate your fellow Jill Handley – CNA training
employees for the employee of the month
award. Any employee can nominate any Cassandra Pace - CNA training
employee. If you don’t know where to find the
Heather Kessler - CNA training
form, ask your supervisor, Jo or Roxanne.
Misc.
Recognitions
Elm Crest Echo
October 20, 2010
Please refrain from posting anything but work
related issues (scheduling, meetings, payroll,
etc) on the wall by the time clock. We would
like this area to be of importance to work items
so it doesn’t become a miscellaneous bulletin
board and items are not looked at seriously. All
other items may be posted on the staff room
bulletin board.
Re-evaluations will be done the first part of
November of part-time/full-time status for the
upcoming year. Any employee that will be
receiving benefit dollars is required to see Julie
or Heather on November 30th (7:30 am thru
3:30 pm) to enroll for 2011.
All staff are reminded that parking is for
visitors only on the east end of Willow and
Cedar Wings. All employees need to park on
Oak Street, 2nd Street or Elm Ave. Also, no
employees should be parking on 1st Street
Quote of the month:
Happiness will never come to those
who fail to appreciate what they
already have.
