Celebrating LHCR Staff Employment Anniversaries

2116 Dover Center Road

Westlake, Ohio 44145-3194

Phone: 440-871-0090

www.concordreserve.org

Editor: Janice K. Snyder

Mission Outreach Liaison, Ext. 2154

Email: jsnyder@concordreserve.org

Concord Communicator

December 1 Year:

Paige Fitch

Ian Hulse Laurie Smith

Khadijah Becton

2 Years:

Tracy Brown

3 Years:

Bob Miller Sara Moorman

6 Years:

Ken Storc Yolanda Jones Bill McCarthy

Melissa Bozman

10 Years:

Laura Frioud

24 Years:

Robin Ware

26 Years:

Helen Garcia

28 Years:

Char Markovitz

Christmas, my child,

is love

in action.

—Dale Evans

November

1 Year:

Steven Burnham Jennifer Sperry Fatima Hassan

Dominick Mandarano

2 Years:

Marilena Docy Sonteria Fitzgerald

Larry White Jr. Robin Ocdise

Tanisha Owens Narketah Stephens

3 Years:

Glenda Ocdise Ramona Sookraj Amanda Avalos

April Funk

5 Years:

Josh Lowman Samantha Paris

Leslie Dover Mikia Dewberry

10 Years:

Kristan Cantwell

11 Years:

Susan Cox

12 Years:

Nicole Dolin Andrea Richardson

13 Years:

Mark Gould

14 Years:

Danielle Mullins

21 Years:

Pat Ballou

24 Years:

Debra Barrett

25 Years:

Shelly Livingston Kim Jordan-Hughett

26 Years:

Anna Frankiewicz

30 Years:

Judy Hoes

32 Years:

Robin Hairston

Christmas Eve

Volume 3, Issue 6

Nov-Dec2013

People in the “News”/ Craft Show Nov. 1st

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COO’s Greetings/ Staff Birthdays

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Cookie Walk Dec. 12th—Bakers Wanted! Eagle Scout Garden Train Project

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Welcome Sara Thurmer/Pet Blessing Walk to End ALZ

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Holiday Worship Schedule/Adopt-A-Family program

6

New Café Prices/ A Note from HR

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Celebrating Staff Work Anniversaries

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Concord Communicator A newsletter for Employees of Concord Reserve

Smoking on our campus is

prohibited in accordance with

Chapter 3794 of the Ohio

Revised Code. This rule is

strictly enforced for the health

of our residents and

employees.

Inside This Issue

5-H Club Winners 8 &9

5-H Club nomination forms for guests, family, and staff to recommend LHCR employees are available around campus. Please detail how the staff member's

actions support the LHCR Vision. Be sure to look for our 5-H Club member photo display in the Main Street Lobby.

The Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve

Karen Nerad, STNA (left) and Kim Jordan Hughett, LPN were named by the Strive for FIVE committee as 5-H Club members since the

last issue of the Concord Communicator . sKaren, a one-year employee of the Lutheran Home, was nominated by

Tonya Vincent, LPN (and 5-H Club member herself) in the areas of Happiness & Health for Karen’s “patience, love and kindness that

promotes the over-all well being of our residents.” Kim, a 25-year employee, was nominated by social worker Candice Miele, LISW-S

in all five areas of the LHCR Vision Statement. "Kim truly cares about the

residents and families. The people we serve love Kim, and their family members often say, 'When Kim is mom's nurse, I never worry!'" nev-

Are you on Facebook? So are we!

www.facebook.com/LutheranHomeAtConcordReserve

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People Anthony Franklin Walling has arrived! The son of Matt Walling--our IT Specialist-- and his wife Danielle,

arrived at 9:40 p.m. on October 25. He weighed 7lbs 10oz and was 20.5 inches long. Anthony has already made several visits to the Lutheran Home. Congratulations to the Walling family!

Chaplain Jim Kulma has been

chosen to receive the 2013 Faithful Servant Award from

Lutheran Family Services for his exceptional service to the staff and residents of the Lutheran

Home and to the greater Lutheran community. Jim will

receive the Award at the 110th Lutheran Family Services Annual Meeting & "Fall Fling for Families

in Need" --featuring dinner, music, dancing & prizes. Proceeds

benefit the LFS Client Assistance Fund, helping individuals and

families in our community receive needed counseling & other social

services. When this notice was posted on the LHCR Facebook

page, it received over 1800 views!

Celebrating Pastoral Care Week

Dexter, the Grand-dog

The Miele family’s “Claim to Fame” is Dexter McGoogles—an almost four-year-old rescue dog. His human grandmother, Candice Miele, is one of our Lutheran Home social workers.

Dexter has recently appeared in the first of a series of American Greetings “Just For You” greeting cards, making him famous in our area.

Dexter is a unique looking dog, to say the least. He is a Dachshund mix, with naturally blue, googly eyes! What makes him extra special, is that he was the product of a puppy mill. The owners of the mill sold him off at a puppy auction, because they didn’t consider him “breed worthy.”

Roianne Miele was the family member who purchased the little star from the auction. He was just so cute, well-behaved and photogenic, that Roianne started promoting him just for the fun of it

Annual Lutheran Home

Craft Show November 1

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The Annual Craft Fair will be held Friday, November 1. The show will take place in Village Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will include handicrafts: jewelry, scarves, Christmas

items, doll clothes, headbands, crochet hats & crafts made by our Augsburg Artists.

All proceeds from space and/or table rentals go to support activities for Lutheran Home residents. A Bake Sale will include homemade pumpkin roll, nut roll, cookies & more. For details, contact Colette Stanley, Life Enrichment Events Coordinator, at 440-476-7644.

Now, he is the poster puppy for rescue dogs everywhere!

Look for Dexter’s second card around the Christmas holidays.

Dexter

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MASSAGE THERAPY is available on campus EVERY Tuesday as a service to our EMPLOYEES

To schedule your

appointment with Cathy Lanese, LMT

call ext. 2191

RATES

15 MINUTES-$12

30 MINUTES-$28

45 MINUTES-$40

1 HOUR-$50

Deb Solyan is our

AFLAC agent. She is on Main

Street the 2nd Wednesday of

each month from

11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Employees can enroll in

AFLAC's programs, ask

questions, and/or get

help with claims.

Contact:

deborah_solyan@us.aflac.com

cell - 216-406-1713

Fax: 216-901-5000

A Note from Human Resources Rod Braye, VP —————————————————————————- Please be reminded, as we enter the holiday season, that it’s very important to make sure all of your employee information is current. An inaccurate home address may mean that you miss receiving mailed communication from us. Things like W-2’s will go to the wrong address if you have not taken the time to make sure we have good information.

As many of you know, the Affordable Care Act will continue to change the way Americans access health care. LH will be working with our broker to get you information to help you manage through all the changes which will be a part of early 2014. We will be doing open enrollment for our medical, prescription and other insurances in December and January. Stay tuned for more information!

Stop by the HR department offices and take advantage of the many organizations which offer discounted pricing for their services, because you work for LH. From telephones to gym memberships to shopping clubs, your employment has added value for you and your family.

Finally, remember to make the holidays the best and safest season of the year for all that you care about. —Rod

New Café Prices Starting November 1st

All sandwiches, subs & wraps made to order.

Daily Special $3.85

Dugout sandwiches $2.30 3-inch cold-cut subs $3.35

All wraps $3.35 Hamburger $2.95

Cheeseburger $2.95 Veggie burger $2.95

Breaded cod sandwich$3.35 Tuna melt on rye $2.65

Fries $1.45 Onion rings $1.45

Mozzarella sticks $1.45 Soup of the day $2.00

House Salad $2.35 Chef salad $3.40

Spinach salad $3.70 Egg salad $3.40 Tuna salad $3.40

Chicken salad $3.40 Grilled marinated salmon $5.20

Breaded cod dinner $7.30 Cookie 55-cents Ice cream $1.45

(Prices before tax)

Bottled pop $1.00 Iced tea $1.25

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Quarterly Memorial Service Wednesday, December 4

th – 10:30 am

Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service

Wednesday, November 27th

– 10:30 am

Christmas Worship Schedule Christmas Eve—Tuesday, December 24

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1:30 pm – Christmas Eve Service of Lessons & Carols Christmas Day—Wednesday, December 25

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10:30 am – Christmas Day Catholic Mass

Mission Outreach: Adopt a Family Gift Giving Program

Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve is participating in the City of Westlake Adopt a Family Program again this year, a program established for the neediest of residents at the holiday season. Currently, there are over 300 Westlake residents who qualify primarily because of income.

The Lutheran Home is adopting several families, and has received specific but confidential information to help us provide meaningful gifts. These families are struggling to make ends meet.

Giving Ornaments and instructions will be on a wreath next to the Chapel doors. Those choosing to help will select a Giving Ornament and purchase a gift. Gifts need to be wrapped and delivered to Pastor Jim’s office by Tuesday, December 17th.

We ask our staff, administration, volunteers, and board members to consider participating in this expression of our faith and mission to support the needs of our community and partner with local agencies.

If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Jim Kulma at 440-871-0090 ext. 2145 or email: jkulma@concordreserve.org.

Bilingual Speakers Sought

Do you speak a language other than English?

The Social Services Department is compiling a list of staff & volunteers who can be called upon to help if a new resident

requires a translator. Please contact Jamie Woods

Ext. 2127

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November

Vaughn Garten Juliette Saad Jackie Tyler

Miranda Warren Beth Hoffa

Kim Jordan-Hughett Benita Hunter Debbie Mance

Deirdre Newman Linda Tallman

Jim Kulma Axcel Hirwa

Larry White, Jr. Laverna Adams Suzana Lisiecki Laura Frioud

December

Aide Ruiz Mikia Dewberry

Alan Penny Takeidra Davis

Bernadette Diaz Lorraine Lash

Jose Alicea Joyce Sandvik Sharon Moyer

Mike Mandarano Catherine Johnson

Charlie Rinne Marilyn Cancel

Ashley Wagner-Pollard Marilena Docy Natalie Nixon

Robin Hairston Selina Hunter

Kristan Cantwell

Staff Birthdays—Wishing you a happy day!

Greetings from Greg Wiechert, COO & Director of Development:

God continues to bless Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve! In the spirit of Thanksgiving… Many times during each week I hear “how beautiful the facilities and campus are!” Immediately I respond, yes, we are blessed with fine facilities, however, it is the loving, compassionate, and kind hearts of the staff that really separates us from our competitors. And without fail, the person I am engaging begins to nod their head and acknowledge that indeed, our staff is the REAL difference! We are blessed by God for having the work-force that differentiates us by our delivery of Mission-driven highest of quality care. We celebrate Thanksgiving every day for YOU as a part of our TEAM!

The Employee Survey response was outstanding—219 responses out of 320 staff members! Truly a representative sampling. The results will be shared with you in the near future. All in all, the results are very positive. Where there is room for improvement, we are addressing many of the concerns as you can see by the sharing of information at the recent Town Halls.

Mark your calendars for our Staff Christmas Celebration on Tuesday, December 10th. Details will follow. “Cast your care on the Lord and He will sustain you: He will never let the righteous fall.” Psalm 52:22 May God continue to bless you in all ways. Keep smiling! —Greg

Hope for Holiday Blues

The holidays are an emotionally charged season for many people

who are dealing with various losses, including the anniversary

of the death of a loved one.

This in-service will help staff recognize the dynamics of this grief and provide suggestions

for coping with the “holiday blues.”

Presenter: Jim Kulma Dates: Tuesday, November 5

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& Thursday, November 7th Times: 7:30am/2:30pm /3:30 pm

Location: Movie Theater

Turn your clocks back 1 hour

on Sunday, November 3rd.

Now’s a good time to put fresh

batteries in your home smoke

detectors, too.

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Garden Train Mission in Progress

Ben Campbell is a Boy Scout from Troop 664 in North Olmsted. His Eagle Scout Project is to refurbish the Lutheran Home’s Courtyard and Garden Railroad. Ben and his family are members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Berea. His parents have been working here right alongside Ben and his scouting friends throughout the month of October.

The train track refurbishment is the major component of the project and hundreds of wheelbarrow trips have brought in sand to stabilize the train tracks. The project also includes beautifying the courtyard, and the hardworking group has done major weeding, transplanting, spring bulb planting, and hauling in mulch to beautify the garden area.

Ben has teamed up with the Northern Ohio Garden Railway Association (NOGRS). Membership extends across Northern Ohio from Huron to Canton and is comprised of over 70 families. Members bring their own special skills and individual talents to the shows and displays. The primary goal of the Northern Ohio Garden Railway Society is to have fun with model trains and let the public enjoy watching them run. The group models “true-to-life” with an occasional whimsical piece for the kids to spot.

Look for a special Christmas train display at LHCR during the coming holiday season!

Let the Baking Begin! The Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve is hosting its

4th

Annual Taste of Home Christmas Cookie Walk fundraiser on the campus Main Street on Thursday,

December 12, 2013. The Cookie Walk will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Cookies will be sold at $8 per pound. Funds raised will provide seed money to

purchase patio furniture for the large interior courtyard. We are asking for volunteer bakers to bake and donate small, homemade Christmas or specialty cookies—the more, the merrier! Cookies should be brought to the

Lutheran Home in non-returnable containers on Wednesday, Dec. 11

th (the day prior to the sale) from

9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Please contact Mission Outreach Liaison Janice Snyder at ext. 2154 or at

jsnyder@concordreserve.org by December 5th

to confirm the type (& approximate number)

of cookies you will be baking.

Thank You!

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3rd Annual Pet Blessing New Interim Administrator

Sara Thurmer is the LNHA-Interim at Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve. She is shown here addressing the staff at the latest Town Hall Meetings. Sara has a BA in Long

Term Care Administration from Ursuline College. She has a strong background in philosophy of long-term

care. We are pleased to welcome Sara to our campus!

The Concord Cruisers Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team came in second in the Long Term Care Facility Fundraising competition, raising $4270 for

Alzheimer’s research. Thanks to everyone for your support

(and please join us next year!)

Thanks to all who participated in our 3rd Annual Pet Blessing. Chaplain Jim Kulma

blessed over 30 dogs, five brave cats, an alpaca, and a chinchilla named Roo! (see below)

LHCR Board member Doris Toelke and her family (above) enjoyed the event. It was a

lovely afternoon for our residents & their families. Check out more happy faces in our Pet Blessing Photo Album on Facebook.