Home HighlightsA newsletter for residents, families and friends of the Jewish Home of Rochester

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Therapy Highlights

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Medical and Nursing Updates

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Social Work 3 g

The dish fromDining Services

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Therapy andChaplaincy

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LeadingAge NY Art Show

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Dear Residents, Families and Friends,There have been many exciting changes this year at the Jewish Home of Rochester. On June 16, we held our official groundbreaking ceremony for our small homes for long-term care residents. We treated guests to a “virtual small home experience” by transforming the celebration tent into a home with life-size photos of each area in the home.

We are in full construction mode, and it’s been fun to watch how quickly things are changing. We are energized about our future and the impact the changes we’re making will have on the living environment for our residents. We plan to open the small homes in Fall 2017 and to have the Jewish Home building renovated by Spring 2019.

As you read this issue of Home Highlights, I hope you will be pleased with the numerous and unique programs and services that we offer, such as the National Nursing Home Week Fair and special Mother’s and Father’s Day brunches.

Every day we strive to do our very best to enhance the lives of those we serve. I am proud of our staff and the positive impact they have on our residents every day. We appreciate your continued support and partnership. Thank you for the privilege.

Sincerely,

Michele Schirano, RNSenior Vice President/AdministratorJewish Home of Rochester

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recreation therapyResident CouncilThe Jewish Home’s Resident Council facilitated by Recreation Therapy, meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 3:30 pm in the Goldberg Center. They get together to socialize, receive monthly department updates and advocate for resident rights. Resident Council has numerous sales throughout the year that help them raise money. This year they have hosted events like the annual book sale, Sweetheart Day flower sale and more. They sponsor resident outings with the money raised.

Recent ActivitiesThe summer weather has cooperated so we could hold many outdoor events. Our residents have enjoyed a variety of activities:nThe annual Stephen M. Rosenberg summer concert seriesnOutdoor moviesn“Campfire and Songs with Scott”- Jewish Home resident Scott Campbell loves playing keyboard and he loves performing so much so that he now has a regular monthly program for residents. The program takes place in Helen’s Garden, weather permitting. The residents look forward to this program and Scott likes that he can share his love of music with his neighbors.

Resident Scott Campbell “tickles the ivories” for his audience in Helen’s Garden.

Residents went “wild” during a recent visit to the Seneca Park Zoo.

Members of the Recreational Therapy staff pose for a photo in front of the fire.

Table top bowlers roll for a strike during National Nursing Home Week festivities.

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The Jewish Home Medical Department is made up of ten clinicians—four physicians and six physician assistants/nurse practitioners—as well as numerous support staff. The department is located on the first floor, although the clinicians spend most of their time in other areas taking care of patients/residents.

There are three main medical programs at the Jewish Home: Long-term Care; Transitional Care, which provides post-hospital stay rehabilitation services; and Physician House Calls, in-home primary care for elderly homebound individuals that serves the eastern part of Monroe County.

Medical department support staff includes a practice manager as well as nursing and clerical staff who help the three programs to run smoothly. There is also a clinic area on the first floor where Jewish Home residents receive podiatry, dental, and optometry services.

The Medical Department recently added a new physician, Dr. Jyothsna Ponnuri, who is specialized in Internal Medicine as well as Hospice and Palliative Care. We have also welcomed two new physician assistants, Brenda Suhr to Transitional Care and Alexandra Codera to Long-term Care. The Medical Department works hard to provide the very best care and to be responsive to the needs of all patients, residents, and their family members. If you’d like to speak to any member of our medical team, please contact us at 585-784-6400. A milestone was celebrated on June 23, 2016 for Carol

Maskiell, as she prepared for her retirement in July. Over 100 people gathered to recognize Carol’s devotion after 30 years at Jewish Senior Life. Carol’s son and daughter, Scott and Amanda, travelled from Colorado and surprised her at the event. There were many notable attendees, including former Jewish Home President Arnie Gissin. Carol has left a lasting legacy at Jewish Senior Life, especially in her roles in the Social Work Department and Adult Day Health Care. We will continue to enjoy the time and expertise that Carol will provide, post-retirement, at Marian’s House and with the transition to our Green House® small homes.

Adrienne Farhart-Ward has been promoted to Social Work Manager. She will continue to maintain her role as social worker on the third floor. Adrienne has 15 years of experience at Jewish Senior Life, is a Green House Educator, a facilitator for the Meaningful Life work group, as well as a Memory Care Coach.

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Karen Weed, RN, was recently promoted to Assistant Director of Nursing. Karen has worked at the Jewish Home for 18 years, most recently as Head Nurse Manager. Karen will have a key role in the development of the Green House® small homes and leading staff to ensure our quality measures exceed benchmarks.

Nursing is focused on reducing pain levels for those residents who report experiencing moderate to severe pain. Residents are frequently asked about their pain through structured interviews. Based on the interview results, medications and other interventions are evaluated for their effectiveness and modified as needed. We have been successful in reducing pain levels with these initiatives.

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Pictured above, front: Lisa Donsky, Amy Boehmer, Carol Maskiell, Yvonne Butman, Kathy Stoddard. Back: Kathy Whitson, Arlene Belicove, Jessica Kelley, Adrienne Farhart-Ward, Bobbi Rubens.

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Lunch BunchLooking for a change of scenery? Join us for The Lunch Bunch. Residents are invited to join in the Goldberg Center to eat with members of other floors. The Goldberg is set for a relaxing meal with soft music playing in the background. Lunch is served with a couple special additions like our new wine and beer cart. The program has gained popularity, with more than 55 members attending! Residents love being able to sit in a comfortable atmosphere, meet new people, and share their backgrounds and stories. The program is more successful than we could’ve anticipated. Not only do residents chat with each other, the dining staff gets more time to really get to know the residents we serve. To sign up for the lunch bunch, contact your dietitian.

Staff AnnouncementDining Services takes great pleasure introducing our newest team member, Sous Chef John DeWaters. He is working closely with Executive Chef Brian Hudson. John is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and previously worked for Wegmans. When not at work, John spends his time with his five children! In August, we welcomed Anna Ensslin. Anna will be working as a Dietitian on the units. Welcome!

Welcome to the Chef’s KitchenChef Brian Hudson and Sous Chef John DeWaters continue to host interactive cooking in the Culinary Kitchen. This monthly program allows residents to enjoy a culinary show, interact with the chefs and sample dishes they may never have tried before. Anyone who enjoys cooking can join in, and those who just like to watch the show and eat the creations are also welcome. Our last class featured sushi and residents are still talking about it! For more information contact the Dining or Clinical Nutrition Staff.

Food CommitteeThe Food Committee is always looking for new resident members. Chef Brian leads the Committee in choosing new menu items each month. Any residents interested in joining can call extension 6650 to sign up.

New Menu ProgramOur dietary menu program, Meal Tracker, was bought by another company at the end of 2015 and we learned the new system would have different functions and a different look. After much research, the decision was made to replace Meal Tracker with a program called Dietech. A team was assigned to transfer all resident information and menus into the new system. Needless to say after using a system for over twenty years, there was a lot of information to transfer! The new system was introduced in July. Residents may have noticed a slightly different menu style, but it’s one that offers more options. As we continue to work with Dietech, the Dining Services department is committed to making the resident experience the best possible. If you have any concerns or questions about the menu or our new menu system, please contact Dining Services at 784-6650.

Special Events in ReviewThe culinary team has been very busy over the past few months with a variety of special events.

The Mother’s Day menu was highlighted by Orange Roughy with Pesto Pasta. This year’s Memorial Day menu featured Sausage with Sauerkraut served on a Pretzel Roll. The Nursing Home Week Fair (pictured above) featured fair-type food such as funnel cakes, cinnamon sticks, fried

Staff The Dining Services and Clinical Nutrition staff is always available to answer any questions you may have. The name and number of all resident dietitians is posted in the unit dining rooms or you may contact any of the following:

Jill Hoefler, Dining Services Director 784-6652 Courtney Porray, Clinical Nutrition Manager 784-6641 Main Dining Phone Number 784-6650

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Join us as the Dining Services/Clinical Nutrition Department teams up with the Recreation

Therapy Department for an afternoon of food and fun. Meet members of the Nutrition and

Dining Staff, sample new and fun foods planned for upcoming menus, enjoy hors d’ouevres,

ice cream, music, petting zoo and much more!

National Grandparents Day CelebrationSeptember 11, 2016 g 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Jewish Home of Rochester

SAVE the DATE!

Guests at the groundbreaking event had a variety of hors d’ouevres to choose from at the construction themed event.

pickles, cannolis, spanakopita, and Cracker Jacks. Games, balloons and face painting were also enjoyed by all. The annual Golden Alliance donor event had a construction theme, so the culinary team had fun filling toy dump trucks with tasty desserts and dressing up in hard hats.

The campus expansion Groundbreaking Event featured an array of appetizers. In June we hosted the country themed Unit Picnics. Residents were served “Mockaritas” to help fight off the summer heat. June was also the month Shavous was celebrated. Salmon Wellington with fruited blintzes for dessert was enjoyed by all. A hearty Father’s Day menu was finger lickin’ good with BBQ Short Ribs.

Adult Day Health Care enjoyed their annual Picnic in the Park. The dining team packed up plenty of hot dogs, hamburgers, salads and drinks so our participants could enjoy a cook-out off campus.

Other Dining Services functions included the Centenarian Luncheon celebrating with our residents who are 100+ years old; the Red Hats Luncheon, the Volunteer Recognition Brunch, the Leon Rosen Employee Awards Luncheon, and the Jewish Senior Life Staff Picnic.

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therapy/rehabInpatient RehabilitationThe Rehabilitation team has grown this year. Amy Potratz and Victoria Ryan have joined the Occupational Therapy staff. Amy’s area of interest includes the rehabilitation of residents with neurological conditions, such as those recovering from strokes. Victoria’s interest includes Parkinson’s. Rob Kleinberg transitioned from Outpatient Rehabilitation to Inpatient Rehabilitation. His interests include balance/fall prevention, orthopedics and working with amputees. Welcome to all!

This year, our Physical Therapists were trained to use the L300 Foot Drop System. This system stimulates the nerves in the lower leg to help clients walk more naturally. Many people with “foot drop” also suffer from thigh weakness. The L300 Plus is designed to give better knee control and additional stabilization. This movement and strength will assist those to return to their prior level of function.

Senior FIT is an exercise program, with about 50 residents currently participating. At our semi-annual celebration, we awarded Senior FIT participants with a certificate of participation and appreciation for their dedication to exercise!

Serving All FaithsAs our community knows, Jewish Senior Life welcomes people of any faith—or no faith. Our Jewish traditions emphasize welcoming people and providing thoughtful hospitality.

In 1985, when the Jewish Home moved from the city to our current

home on Winton Road, the vast majority of our Jewish Home residents were Jewish. A local study commissioned in 2010 indicated a Jewish population of 2% and declining. Today, about 60% of our residents are Jewish.

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It’s important for us to be able to support the faith of all residents, but residents and their families do not always let us know the resident’s faith or that the resident would like spiritual support.

Please help us ensure that you or your loved one’s spiritual life is supported. We can serve those who are here and anticipate future needs when we know as much as possible. If you want to add information to your records, please contact me at skatz@jewishseniorlife.org or 784-6364.

Sometimes families contain people of different faiths, so it’s important that family members focus on the resident’s spiritual life, even if it differs from that of other family members.

In Chaplaincy, we understand that the choice of trusting a loved one with us includes a spiritual, existential component. We are grateful for the faith our families place in us, and hope to honor our relationship in every interaction.

Rabbi Dr. Sandra KatzDirector of Chaplaincy

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Gallery AwardsDisplayed in the LANY office hallways.Anita Bauman, Resident Clarence Caton, Resident Timothy Foley, Resident Hyman Lasker, Resident Anna Lubitow, Resident Kathy Morgan, Resident Elaine Sacks, ResidentElaine Seachman, Resident Charles Shapiro, Resident

Merit AwardsAmong the top 10 awards.Renee Bonacci, VolunteerBryan Busacco, VolunteerMyrna Lawler, Resident

Staff Choice AwardsEach chosen by a LANY employee as their favorite, displayed in his/her office.Lillian Arquette-Hall, Staff Catherine Covey, ResidentJoe Howard, Resident Victoria Miglioretti, VolunteerIrene Szczepanski, Resident

LeadingAge NY Art Show Each year LeadingAge New York (LANY) holds an Art Exhibit, featuring the artwork of residents, registrants, staff and volunteers affiliated with LANY organizations and Adult Day Health Care Council (ADHCC) members. 2016 marked the 25th year of the exhibit. This year there were a record 246 entries from across the state.

The Jewish Home proudly submitted 26 pieces. Participants included eighteen residents, two Adult Day Health Care participants, three volunteers, and three staff members.

Awards are presented to artists in each of two categories: Resident/Registrant, and Staff/Volunteer. Awards were as follows:

We honored our winners with a celebration in July. Each was presented with an award certificate. A celebration cake and punch was enjoyed by all. We are very proud of our residents, volunteers and staff. The Exhibit portfolio can be found on the LeadingAge website (http://tiny.cc/LANYArtExhibit). Congratulations to all our winners!

Exhibit AwardsAmong the top 70.Roslyn Braz, Resident Susan Howell, ResidentLillian Leffert, Resident Karen Makely, Resident Jetta Samuels, ResidentElaine Smith, Resident Robert Whiteside, StaffJoe Zientarski, Resident

Judge’s AwardA favorite of one of the judges.Nancy Holowka, Staff

special feature

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Federal and New York State law prohibits this health care facility from denyingadmission to anyone because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex,disability, sexual preference, blindness, source of payment or marital status.

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Volunteers play an important role in the success of our resident programs. We would not be able to offer as many programs as we do without their help. Attending these programs helps to enhance the residents’ quality of life. Some volunteers come in on a daily basis and others come in to help with a large program once during the year. All of their efforts are important and appreciated!

Volunteers assist with many different programs, such as:nFriendly VisitorsnBingo in the Goldberg and on unitnDelivering resident mailnTransporting residents to activities and appointmentsnAssisting in the Art RoomnRunning Café ShalomnHelping in the Gift ShopnPet Therapy visitsnAssisting with religious servicesnDelivering welcome gifts to new residentsnJoining residents on community outingsnClerical Work We can always use helping hands. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 784-6556.

In August, we honored our volunteers at the annual Evalyn Numan Phillips Volunteer Brunch.