transitionsIssue 1 | July 2018
Message from CEOGreetings! You spoke, we listened. Last month, we conducted an employee satisfaction survey in IL and the results were clear. You work here because you believe in the work that we do. My values and passions are your values and passions. That is what sets us apart. We also heard your concerns about work/life balance and our need to improve company wide communication. This monthly newsletter will be just one way for us to share updates, news, and happenings across the companies. While this first edition is focused primarily on hospice, each month we will be adding new information and updates about all of our companies so that everyone can feel more connected as we continue to grow and expand.
I hope you all took the time to watch my podcast last week. I am so proud and grateful to have all of you- 800 people working strong every day to live the mission and values of this company! At the end of the day, I could not have imagined a greater outcome. Enjoy the rest of the summer.
Many blessings,
JMP
July Birthdays
07.01 - Kevin Turner07.01 - Shelly Curry07.05 - Robert Drag07.06 - Megan Frank07.07 - Susan Webb-Kmiec07.07 - Mandi Phillips07.07 - William Barnebee07.08 - Kim Goyal07.08 - Brandon Kuehl07.09 - Melissa Popp07.10 - Diana Taschetta
07.11 - Tom Badgley07.13 - Trisha Christopherson07.14 - Crystal Hardy07.15 - Tina Rivers-Pickens07.16 - Shaunta Ellis Norwood07.17 - Lindsey Richards07.19 - Georgina Sanchez07.27 - Aaron Drog07.31 - Brandone Bounchaleunsouk07.31 - Melisa Mundwiler
Let’s Welcome our June New Hires and…Marianne Blackburn Jody Cates Lisa ClarkAnne Cozzi Lisa Forte Mary GlatzFalilat Jimoh-Saaka Brandon Kuehl Dominique MckenzieAmanda Odle Mandi Orto Scott ParishJan Peterson Alicia Postma Georgina SanchezVincenzo Seminerio
Celebrate the Anniversaries!07.03 - Ntanda Longwe - 1 year07.04 - Rodica Marcoci - 13 years07.10 - Brittany Fairfield - 1 year07.11 - Alberto Belmontes - 2 years07.19 - Latrice Boyd - 1 year07.24 - Karen Pagliuco - 5 years07.25 - Lindsey Bright - 2 years07.25 - Latese Sullivan-O'Connor - 2 years07.30 - Victoria Kopecky - 5 years
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Volunteer News!Things are beginning to pop in
volunteer services and the volunteer roster continues to grow! In June we
on-boarded six new volunteers: Swapnil (CW), Eesha (SE-summer),
Bethany (NE- summer intern), Rrezarta (SE), Alex (NE-summer intern) and
Stephanie (SE). We have three additional prospective volunteers for the SE area and one in the CW area. Please extend a warm welcome to
these new volunteers when you see them in the office or in the field!
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the
heart.”
Social Services with Heather Barrera
Social Workers are an important part of the hospice team. A hospice social
worker advocates for the patient and focuses on their psychosocial needs.
Some common examples of what hospice social workers do include:
Provide support/counseling to patients and families, offer education/resources,
assist in completing Advance Directives, help facilitate difficult
conversations regarding end of life care, along with much more! If you
ever need help in any of these areas, please call your team social worker!
Hello all! I am Miranda Harris, the new Bereavement Coordinator for Transitions Hospice (but not new to the company). I had been a field social worker for the Chicagoland areas for just over a year before making my transition. For this first letter, I figured I would tell my story of why hospice and my passion for bereavement.
On March 12, 2016, I suddenly and very unexpectedly lost my mother from medical complications. It was a very tough grieving process not only for myself, but my immediate family as well. About 8 months later after her death, I realized there was more that I could do as a social worker other than be a discharge planner. Then, a close friend steered me towards Transitions. On the day of my interview, with Sara Dado and Heather Barrera (previous bereavement coordinator), I was graced by the presence of a beautiful cardinal, to add onto this, it was just a year after losing my mom. I knew it was my mom telling me this is where I should go and grow as an individual. Well, here I am.
There are plans to grow the bereavement program, and I am super excited to assist in making those changes. Sara and I are in the works of setting up memorial services in late July/early August for all regions. Just some food for thought, I did find some statistics in an article written in 2000 by Lattanzi-Licht showing those that bereaved, within 1 month of death, 5% are at a high risk (needing referrals to mental health professionals), 22% are moderate risk (in need of additional support outside of friend/family) and 70% are low risk (individuals deal with grief with support of family and friend support).
A word from our lovely
Bereavement Coordinator
New Business for UsApostolic Christian Skylines
Arbor Rose of TolonoAutumn Fields HoopestonBelmont in Buffalo GroveBelmont of Carol Stream
Belmont in Oak ParkBickford at Crystal Lake
Bright Oaks of AuroraClayberg Nursing Home
Cuba Senior Citizen CenterHeartland Manor Care of Normal
Heritage Health HoopestonLakeview Memory Care
Community in Bloomingdale
Fountains at Crystal LakeJennings Terrace in Aurora
Marian VillageMorningside Senior Living of
WashingtonOSF Healthcare Danville
Senior Blue BookSunrise of Bloomingdale
Sunset Rehab and Health Care Villa West Champaign
June 2018, we transitioned our PBM to Optum and Deliver Care Rx is our new hospice pharmacy. During this
time we provided 9 training sessions for the nurses to ensure they would be comfortable with using the new pharmacy. We believe this change
will greatly benefit our patients, families and company.
Pharmacy Update
CNA Appreciation Luncheon
Central West Picnic
From left to right: Fidel, Rebecca, Diego, Lorena, Eulita
A few of our CNAs and Regional Nurse Manager celebrating CNA Appreciation Week with some delicious Portillos for
lunch. Yum!
The Central West employees enjoyed a relaxing, fun-filled day having a picnic and
playing games with their families.
Nurses WeekThe nurses in Illinois took
some time off to celebrate Nurses Week with some food
and drinks at Pinstripes in South Barrington. Thank you to everyone that came out!
From left to right: First row - Melissa, Jennifer, Ileana, Lourdes, Rosibeth, Karen, Rebecca; Second row - Lindsey
Questions? Comments? Concerns?Let us know what else you
would like to see in our future newsletters!
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