RHD July 2016 Newsletter

SUNRISE HEIGHTS OF
WAUNETA
Wauneta, NE
Sunrise Heights celebrated
National Nursing Home Week with
a festive week of fun activities! Our
theme was “Dirt Roads and Country
Hearts”. We kicked the week off with
a Mother’s Day Social, serving pies
and entertainment provided by Kalli
Hoskovec, daughter of our Office
Manager, Julie. Monday, we wore
hats and bandanas and Tuesday was
“Little House on the Prairie Day”. Staff
dressed in outfits like what was worn
during pioneer days and we had a staff
pot luck. Wednesday was “Wild West
- Cowboys N Indians Day”. We had a
lot of fun that day, with a “shoot out at
high noon”, using nerf guns. Thursday
was our big community Backporch
Barbecue held in our parking lot. We
had lots of community visitors for
hamburgers and hotdogs, grilled up
by board members, Tony Cribelli and
Page Johnston. We also served salad,
chips and dessert bars. Local favorite
musician, Ron Scott, entertained the
crowd with his guitar and singing
good old country tunes. Residents,
staff and visitors even danced! All staff
wore their new Sunrise T-Shirts so
we stood out in the crowd! The week
ended with “Comfy Clothes Day” -
to celebrate making it through a busy
week. Thank you to everyone who
made the week special!
WILBER CARE CENTER
Wilber, NE
Summer is here. Wilber Care
Center residents have been enjoying
the outdoors as much as possible. We
have taken several van rides around
town and the local area, we are also
enjoying being able to do many
outdoor activities on the patio.
Our room remodel project is well
under way. The construction crew is
working on the first two rooms and
we are so excited to see the finished
project . I myself can’t wait to see the
reaction of residents, families and
staff when they see the changes that
will be taking place to our facility. I-
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-am so grateful that the City council
and board of directors approved this
project. I know for sure these rooms
will feel so much more like home.
We continue to work on
improving on how we care for our
Elders and continue to strive to make
them feel as comfortable and at home
as possible.
PLATTE COUNTY
LEGACY HOME
Assisted Living
PLATTE COUNTY MEMO-
RIAL NURSING HOME
Wheatland, WY
Cinco de Mayo was a real
celebration at Platte County Legacy
Home. The residents were treated
to a slide presentation on Mexico,
music, Mexican food and a cooking
demonstration on how to make Taco
Cookies. Samples were passed out to
everyone’s delight.
NEW FACILITIES!
SANDHILLS CARE CENTER
Ainsworth, NE
The Interlocal board is now
the owner of the building at 143
N Fullerton. The transfer of the
building from previous owners was
effective June 7, 2016. The Interlocal
Board plans to reopen the skilled
nursing facility under the name of
the Sandhills Care Center (SCC) and
begin accepting resident admissions
later this summer or early fall.
On June 7 2016, Rural Health
Development, Inc. (RHD) was hired
by the Interlocal Board to manage
the facility after it reopens. A new
administrator – Stephanie Rucker
from Gordon, NE – has been hired by
RHD with input from the Interlocal
Board. Stephanie will start July 1,
2016. She will soon be moving to the
Ainsworth area.
RHD will work hand-inhand
with the Interlocal renovation
committee members, plus RHD
will soon begin hiring vendors and
applicants who are interested in
employment at SCC.
This is an exciting time for the
community. It is an opportunity to
bring back elders who had to transfer
to other facilities after the Spring
2015 closing of the facility. It is also
an opportunity to recreate jobs that
were also lost last Spring. It is also a
stepping stone to the future that will
lead to a transfer of elders into a new
Skilled Nursing Facility in Ainsworth.
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(Whiteclay)
The Oglala Sioux Lakota
Nursing Home is located south of
Whiteclay, Nebraska. We are a 60 bed
nursing facility owned by the Oglala
Sioux Lakota Nursing Home, Inc.,
and managed by Native American
Health Management (NAHM). We
are delighted to bring family members
closer to their loved ones, and have
been planning this facility for over 8
years.
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We currently anticipate
opening our doors around July of
2016.
OGLALA SIOUX LAKOTA
NURSING HOME
Rushville, NE
WHITE RIVER HEALTH
CARE CENTER
Whiteriver, NE
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The White River Health
Care Center is owned by the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST). Native
American Health Management
entered into a management agreement
with the RST on June 1st, 2016.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe
has been operating the nursing
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home for more than two decades.
Currently Terry St.Cyr is
the interim administrator and we
will be advertising the permanent
administrator position here in the
coming weeks.
Our Goals
Short-Term
• Continue to give good care to
the residents of the White River
Health Care Center.
• Increase Revenue with which
we can then offer more
competitive salary and benefits
for the employees.
Long-Term
• Our long term goal is to build a
new nursing home in the next
two to three years.
BUY GAS EARLY
Gas is more dense
when it is cold and you can
therefore get more bang
for your buck if you fill up
before it gets too hot out.
Though fuel is stored in the
ground, you will not see a
drastic increase but along
with these other tips can add
up to some gas savings.
SLOW DOWN
When driving over
55mph your car gets worse
gas mileage because of all the
air that your car has to push
out of the way. If you travel at
closer to 75mph you get even
worse gas mileage.
AIR UP
Tire pressure can effect your
fuel efficiency. Make sure
that your tires are properly
inflated before traveling to
save money on gas.
DRIVE SMART
If you have a manual
transmission you can
keep your car at lower rpms
to increase fuel economy. If
you have an automatic transmission
you can avoid accelerating
quickly to increase
fuel economy. When you are
stopped you get 0 miles to
the gallon, so reducing your
speed before a red light can
also increase your fuel economy.