happy birthday extended care congrats shara!...
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Pierson, Pamela 9/2Gadzinski, Kathryn 9/4Dixon, Kellie 9/5Lott, Robert 9/6Gee, Paul C. 9/9Rios, Latricia D. 9/10Kilgore, Andrea J. 9/10Brehmer, Rebecca 9/10Woodard, Rasheena 9/10Craig, Steven J. 9/14Williams, Tiana L. 9/20Key, Kei’Sha L. 9/21Tillman, Gwendolyn 9/23Wilson, Joyce 9/23Perkins-Page, Marcia 9/24Garcia, Denise 9/24Harris, Shawndell 9/25Franklin, Lauren S. 9/26Luna, Heather 9/26Gordon, Ramona 9/30Thoms, Michelle L. 9/30
Augustus, Charles 9/5Woolridge, Odiesha J. 9/8Miller, Kenneth 9/8Haasken, Wallace N. 9/8Funches, Lizell R. 9/10Oluwole, Janet M. 9/11Bonds, Taureen 9/11Crockerhan, Saba 9/12Boelkens, Kristin 9/13Feliciano, Fernando 9/14Ojei, Martin 9/15Robinson, Brandon 9/19Griffin, Malika 9/26Okere, Esther A. 9/27Broadway, Terrance 9/28Winston, Marcus 9/29Luebs, Anthony 9/29Owens, Perry 9/30
Rodriguez, Arturo C. 9/2Walton, Amerria 9/4Robinson, Madeline 9/6Moore, Chakila 9/7Powell, Andrea L. 9/8Orozco, Nicole J. 9/10Stenson, Michelle L. 9/12Patterson, Cortland R. 9/14Blunt, Aundrica K. 9/14Fakayode, Samson T. 9/14Price, Alanna M. 9/16Johnson, Lindsey A. 9/16Ratny, Shampau 9/17Washington, Pamela L. 9/21Huff, Sheila 9/22Brown, La’nita 9/23Smith, Robert J. 9/26Pope, Rachel A. 9/26Raye, Lichele 9/28Blanchard, Corie T. 9/28Edmond, Yesma 9/29
Lococo, Debra 9/1Wiley, Evangeline L. 9/2Jackson, Tamesheia 9/4Wissing, Patty 9/4Adams-Carr, Micaela 9/6Jackson, Ryan M. 9/9Davis, Tamica S. 9/10Kimber, Vanessa 9/11Adams, Darlene 9/11Simaga, Natalie 9/12Bennett, Kelly L. 9/12Hudson, Courtney 9/12Robinson, Ta’Kiesha A. 9/14Staten, Barbara A. 9/14Martin, Brittany 9/15Taylor, Kimberly 9/20Woods, Kenya 9/21Young, Barbara 9/23Lloyd, Laquarius D. 9/24Cohen, Antywon 9/26Robinson, Leah 9/30
Extended CareChronicles
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Rivera, Desiree 9/2Krause, Debra 9/2Culp, Kyana 9/6Scott, Lakeisha 9/8Vaughn, Latonya 9/10Waugaman, Dawn 9/12Dyer, Melissa 9/12Wiejak, Yvonne 9/14Serrano, Marisol 9/14Gray, Rickkia 9/18Wigsmeon, Ana 9/18Kyles, LaShonda 9/19Toodle, Atavia 9/24Bethea, Harry 9/24Homrich, Brianne 9/27Bronaugh, Pauline 9/29
Edwards, Angelo 9/1Gore, Beverly J. 9/10Herr, Jacqueline A. 9/11Shea, Gabrielle L. 9/13Brown, Shanta D. 9/15Williams, Tiana L. 9/20Titus, Kamisha J. 9/24Lopez, Abel 9/24McGee, Mary A. 9/25Washington, Devin 9/28
Punzalan, Jaybee 9/3Romano, Evelyn A. 9/3Bernhard, Nancy M. 9/5Spears, Leah U. 9/6Blahut, Carrie M. 9/9Geldes, Tanya M. 9/9De La Rosa, Olivia M. 9/12Ojo, Oluseyi A. 9/13Barrera, Sandra 9/18Watts, George 9/22Niles, Haley N. 9/22Jones, Abbey L. 9/24Gaytan, Merced 9/24Basilio, Micah A. 9/25Brobby, Matilda 9/30
Jones, Linda 9/1Posey, Jasmine 9/4Dunworth, James 9/4Garcia, Juan 9/8Bonarek, Jeanine 9/10Vitacco, Joan R. 9/11Kendziora, Judith 9/12Norris, Bridgette 9/13Bartelt, Sophie 9/14Herrarte, Laura 9/15Merritt, Courtney 9/15Abernathy, Mason 9/18Saunders, Mariah 9/18Wilson, Kaitlyn 9/22Kimbrough, Ronald 9/25Keaney, Noreen 9/25Huicochea, Silvia 9/28
Langham, Cassandra 9/5Walker, Chrystal L. 9/5Sims, Alycia N. 9/6Henry, Pamela 9/10Carter, Mia 9/11Jackson, Diamond 9/14Kuyoro, Godwin 9/14Carr, Chasity 9/17Johnson, Lavonia 9/23Turner, Kayla 9/25Henderson, Akicia 9/29
Hernandez, Maria S. 9/1Grzeskowiak, Karla 9/6Remer, Jennifer 9/7Smith, Evett G. 9/10Ramos, Miguel 9/12Tigu, Doina 9/14Espinoza, Migdalia 9/14Lechtenberg, Sharon C. 9/15Bengtson, Sherry 9/18
Crnogorac, Donna R. 9/5May, Mary 9/6Parker, Evelyn Y. 9/13Cross, Lindsay K. 9/14Gilbert, Trenton E. 9/15Johnson, Rachel A. 9/15Moore, Rhonda D. 9/22Rosolowski, Maureen H. 9/23Krapf, Kaylee M. 9/23Scott, Celena 9/23Thomas, Phylicia F. 9/25Moran, Patricia A. 9/26Lewis, Tiara 9/28Shorters, Terralia N. 9/29Kennedy, Cora L. 9/29
Bakheet, Sandy 9/1Nagel, Ruth 9/7Kendziora, Judith 9/12Kenner, Jessica M. 9/14Olano, Carlito 9/15Randle, Jimmy 9/19Mason, Kimberly 9/23Sabuga-A, Malouche 9/27Huicochea, Silvia 9/28Ramos, Franciso 9/29Allen, Taneisha 9/29
Happy Birthdayto our ECC Family!
CongratsShara!
Shara has been at Sebos for the
past 11 years and is celebrating
14 years with ECC! Shara loves
working at Sebos with the
guests, residents, families, and
staff! Shara graduated from St
Anthony’s College of Nursing in
Crown Point and has impacted
the lives of so many of our
residents! Shara not only shines
as our wound care nurse but
did you know she also shines
on stage as a Ballroom Dancer?
Shara performs all over NWI
and you should see her Samba!
Shara lives in Hobart with her
husband of eight years and her
two children, Noelani & Deacon,
ages 6 & 3. We thank Shara for
all she does for our residents
and families at Sebos Nursing
and Rehabilitation!
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Lopez, Michael H. 9/3Arceo, Alexander S. 9/13Ortiz, Joselito 9/19Wu, Huichu 9/22Sankey, Stephanie 9/24Uzoewulu, Stella E. 9/28Ayson, Michael J. 9/29
Warfield, Dakin M. 9/4Osborne, Tanya L. 9/5Ransom, Taylor D. 9/5Polezoes, Therese 9/5Black, Shawniece J. 9/6Brodie, Karen 9/6Delitz, Barbara M. 9/8Clark, Eileen 9/10Allen, Sharise L. 9/11Lewis, Georgina M. 9/12Caster, Eboni D. 9/14Galloway, Janet 9/14Winfield, Reshma A. 9/16Taylor, Eleanor 9/17Jones, Tamika 9/17Horn, Sarah J. 9/23Najdeska, Ljubica 9/26Strug, Evelyn 9/26
Garcia, Sara L. 9/2Gray, Monique L. 9/9Prince, Kimberly T. 9/15Winfield, Reshma A. 9/16Nero, Carmen K. 9/16Crawford, Eugene 9/21Johnican, Ziyadah S. 9/23Mitchell, Yolanda R. 9/24Smith, Barbara 9/25Powell, Antoinette 9/26Triggs, Joe W. 9/28
Corporate Compliance Program Review
Every year I review in this newsletter our Corporate Compliance program. All ECC Consulted Facilities operate within a Corporate Compliance Program. It is a commitment to conducting our business in compliance with all federal, state and local laws. Effective adherence to the Compliance Program will assure employees protection of negative actions taken by others.
CMS will be focusing on the functionality of our facilities’ Compliance program in the upcoming year so we want to make sure we are reviewing all aspects of our program and ensure our program is meeting the requirements and is setting up systems to detect any wrong doing and correct any issues that might be there.
Our Program covers a Code of Conduct for employees of ECC and our Consulted facilities which covers things like Fraud and Abuse, Conflict of Interest, Bribes and Kickbacks for business, and Financial Reporting to name a few areas. If you need to review the Code of Conduct again, please see your Supervisor or Administrator.
It is the policy of each ECC Consulted Facility to undertake compliance reviews on a regular basis to ensure compliance with current Medicare/Medicaid program requirements. These periodic internal assessments will include a review of the following risk areas, at a minimum: (1) quality of care; (2) residents rights; (3) billing and cost reporting; (4) employee screening; (5) kickbacks, inducements, and self-referrals; (6) creation and retention of records; and (7) vendor screening. Again, if you need more information on what you can do to ensure Compliance with our program as it relates to our risk areas, please see your Supervisor or Administrator.
There is a summary of the ECC and our Consulted Facilities Compliance Program and the Code of Conduct on the ECC website. You can review it at www.extendedcarellc.com
Any concerns of non-compliance must be reported to the Administrator who is the Compliance Liaison or you can call the hotline number above.
Best regards,
Ron Nunziato
CEO, Extended Care Clinical Consulting
Twitter: @extendedcarellc
Ajayi, Morufat 9/1McLean, Vincent 9/1Stevenson, Tamicka 9/2Menzie, Amber M. 9/7Powell, Andrea 9/8Pauley, Keycia W. 9/10Korang, Doreen 9/10Jackson, Lamont 9/12Nash, Marquitta 9/12Miller, Yvonne 9/13Jimerson, Denisha L. 9/13Sumbry, BryAnna 9/16Proctor, Rasheana 9/16Louden, Ashley R. 9/17White, Tylene 9/20Taylor, Kristian 9/21Guest, Potris 9/21Rallings, Kimberly L. 9/22Boyd, Nina R. 9/22Novakovich, Michelle A. 9/23Jackson, Aja 9/24Mays, Rosie H. 9/24Adahunse, Kamar 9/30
Harris, Terrell D. 9/4Hasse, Mark 9/5Sanders, Lakwetta D. 9/14Thomas, Ralph 9/17Rock, Joseph 9/19Riley, Tina E. 9/19Lavine, Ruth 9/24Sinclair, Candace 9/25Chase, Dollie D. 9/26
LakewoodC H E C K O U T the event at
Lakewood Nursing & Rehab hosted a very
successful American Red Cross blood drive on
August 16th, with over 30 employees, families,
and local community members participating.
Blood donors were treated to some goodies to
help them recuperate and received
a raffle ticket for back to school
giveaways. Lakewood would
like to thank all of its’ families,
employees, and community
members for their continued
support and for being a part of
our life saving team!
Rainbow Beach
CHECK OUT the Event at
TROPICAL PARADISE AT THE BEACH
Our island inspired event was truly a
tropical bash. Dressing up in colorful
Hawaiian printed clothing was only
half the fun. Staff were able to sit
back, relax, listen to lively tunes, and
eat delicious food. Grass skirts and
reggae music added to the tropical vibe.
Employees expressed it was an escape
from the day to day work week. The
event was a great success.
MunsterCHECK OUT the Events at
BeecherCHECK OUT THE EVENT AT
CONGRATULATIONSBRENDA!
Munster Med-Inn has proudly been participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for many years now. Last year the facility was able to earn first place for the most walkers and third place in Lake County for the most money raised. This year, however, the families of the facility along with the staff have decided they did not want to be third place. With this year’s theme “Stepping to the Heart of the Matter,” they have set their goal at $11,000, reaching for first place. Currently we have raised so far $7,725.39. They have more than thirteen families registered to represent Munster Med-Inn’s Memory Care Unit at the walk totaling nearly forty walkers participating this year. The families and staff from the Memory Care Unit have worked hard throughout the year doing several fundraisers including selling T-shirts, walking tacos, hot dogs and nachos, popcorn, two bake sales, and reaching out to the community for support from local businesses. Because of these activities and others, they are getting close to reaching their goal.
The Memory Care Unit has a family support group that meets monthly. This month, however, the families came together, making the decision to work as a team to box over 500 individual baked goods of brownies, cookies, cupcakes, peanut butter bars, and cakes of all kinds instead of having the usual meeting. They raised a jaw-dropping $1,200. There were eighteen families that participated in the event whether it was baking or working the event. The families volunteered their time to work the event throughout the entire day on Friday. They also hosted a family night out having hot dogs, popcorn, nachos and baked goods while enjoying a free petting zoo. The residents and their families, as well as families invited from the community, had the opportunity to pet unusual animals such as a hedgehog, snakes, and a chinchilla, but the animal that stole the show was the sloth.
The Memory Care Unit has one more bake sale taking place at the end of August for the final push towards their goal. Wish them luck as they walk on September 23, 2018, to bring awareness for Alzheimer’s and to achieve their goal.
Soon to be mother Shea Rudolph and Beecher Manor staff celebrating the newest addition to our work family. Shea
(Social Services Assistant), has been with the company for 8 years and is not only a hard working woman but a soon to be
phenomenal mother. Our best wishes to you and your growing family.
“Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do.”
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wheaton Care Center is proud to call attention to our wonderful Activity Director, Brenda Carrasco! Brenda started her career at our facility in November 2014 as a part-time receptionist. Brenda began to take on more responsibility when she became an Activity Aide and has excelled in that department due to her creativity and passion for helping people. She continues to advance her career here at Wheaton Care Center. Brenda has just completed her Activity Director Certification and was recently promoted to Director of Activities. We are lucky to have such a dedicated and loyal employee. Thanks for all you do for our residents Brenda!