“T“ T O SERVEERVE ISI S OUR M ISSIONI SSION, TO LOVEO V E ISI S OUR TRADITIONRADITION”
Saint Antoine Notes
A QUARTERLYQUA RTERLY NEWSLETTERN EWSLETTER FORFOR THETHE SAINTSAINT ANTOINEA NTOINE COMMUNITYC OMMUNITY
WinterWinter 20132013 VolumeVolume VIII,VIII, IssueIssue 1 Saint Antoine Residence SpecialSpecial 100th100th Anniversary EditionEdition Celebrates Centennial Year
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SaintSaint AntoineAntoine RResidenceesidence (Editior’s(Editior’s Note: The followingfollowing is a news release that was distributed to various news EXXCELLENCECELLENCE IN NURSINGURSING AND REHABILITATIVEEHABILITATIVE CAREARE media in mid-January.mid-January. Feature articles appearedappeared in both the ValleyValley BreezeBreeze and 1010 Rhodes Ave.Ave.,, North Smithfield,Smithfield, RI Woonsocket Call newspapers.newspapers.))
02896-699902896-6999 SaintSaint Antoine Residence --- Rhode Island’s largestlargest longlong termterm care facilityfacility --- 4401.767.01. 767. 3500 fax 401.7401.769.524969.5249 wwillill cecelebratelebrate its centennialcentennial yearyear in 2013 withwith a varivarietyety of events anandd communications. TThehe anniversanniversaryary announcement was made on JanuJanuaryary 16th bbyy WendWendyy Fargnoli,Fargnoli, SSaintaint Antoine’s executive director,director, at a specialspecial ceremonyceremony held on the Saint Antoine TheThe VillVillaa atat SSaintaint AntoineAntoine THEHE ULTIMATELTIMATE IN ASSISTEDSSISTED LIVINGIVING Community camcampuspus in North Smithfield. Also sspeakingpeaking were Lt. Governor Elizabeth
400 MendonMendon RoaRoadd RRobertsoberts aandnd NorthNorth SSmithfieldmithfield TTownown AdministratorAdministrator PaulettePaulette Hamilton.Hamilton. Saint Antoine was founded in 1913 by Monsignor Charles Dauray as ““L’HospiceL’Hospice NNorthorth Smithfield,Smithfield, Rhode Island SSaintaint Antoine du Woonsocket”. The Sisters of CharityCharity (the “Grey”“Grey” nuns) from St. 02896-699902896-6999 HHyacintheyacinthe Canada were invited to helhelpp carry on this ministry by The Most Reverend 401401.767.2574.767. 2574 fafaxx 401.767.2581401. 767.2581 MMatthewatthew HarHarkins,kins, BisBishophop of ProviProvidence,dence, at tthehe time. TThehe original facilityfacility S PONSOREDPONS ORED BY THE D IOCESEIOCES E OF P ROVIDENCEROVIDENCE was locatedlocated on HamletHamlet AveAvenuenue in WoonsocketWoonsocket as ADVISORYADVISORY BOARDBOARD a “home for the aged poor.”poor.” IInn 1941, because of cramcrampedped Msgr. George L. Frappier, ChairpersonChairperson qquarters,uarters, a new facility was BisBishophop Louis E. GelineauGelineau coconstructednstructed oonn MMendonendon Victoria Almeida,Almeida, EsqEsq.. RoaRoadd inin NNorthorth Smithfield.Smithfield.
Mary Ann AltruiAltrui IInn 1987, in recognition of the changing mission and John BarrBarryy ddirectionirection of L’Hospice, thethe Centenarian Residents,Residents, 1st Row (L-R): Sr. HeHelenlen KKlumpp;lumpp; RichardRichard RR.. CCharestharest name of the corcorporationporation ChristineChristine SearsSears;; Yvonne LaRocLaRoche;he; Jeanette Meunier. 2n2ndd Row standing: Board Chair Msgr. George Frappier; CareLink CEO JudethJudeth A. CrowleyCrowley wwasas changed to “Saint Joan Kwiatkowski;Kwiatkowski; Former SAR AAdministratordministrator MarMaryy Ann AAltrui;ltrui; Executive Director WendyWendy FaFargnoli;rgnoli; LLt.t. GovGov.. Elizabeth RobertRoberts;s; RobertRobert DiCensoDiCenso AAntoinentoine ResidenceResidence,”,” and NorthNorth SmitSmithfieldhfield Town AAdministratordministrator PauPaulettelette HamiHamilton.lton. iitsts ppurposeurpose was amendedamended RobertRobert HalkyardHalkyard to “establishing and maintaining a home for the elderly, the sick, or impaired.”impaired.” Sr. Yvette Hubert,Hubert, FMMFMM LLater,ater, in 1994, because of the heightened nursing care that the residents rerequired,quired, a PatriciaPatricia A. MacMacieliel state- of- the- art facility was erected, rereplacingplacing the 1941 building. Then, in 2000,
ChanChan Park,Park, M. D. a 76-apartment, assisteassistedd llivingiving facility,facility, thethe VillaVilla at Saint Antoine, was addedadded to thethe ccontinuumontinuum of services pprovidedrovided by the Saint Antoine CommunityCommunity.. EdwardEdward Queenan
MichaelMichael SabatinoSabatino (continued on pagepage 2)2) JohnJohn St. Sauveur wwww.ww.sstantoinetantoine..netnet SaintSaint AntAntoineoine Our CatholicCatholic RootsRoots RResidenceesidence CCelebrateselebrates Beginnings... CCentennialentennial YearYear (continued(continued from pagepage 1)1) MonsignorMonsignor Charles Dauray and the Sisters ooff Charity foundedfounded SaintSaint WhatWhaWh t sstartedtarta ted as a smasmallm ll resrresttth hhomeomeom foforor AntoineAntoine ResidenceResidence in 1913. Its guiguidingding principprinciple,le, rootedrooted in CatholicCatholic tradition, has always been ““toto care for the elderly and the frail with thehe elelderlyldere lyy ini 19119139 33i isis ccurrentlyurrrenten lyy aa2 2260-bed60-600 bedbe skskilledillil eded love,love, charitcharityy and a cheerful heart.” nurnnursingrsinggf ffacility,accciilitli y, providingprovr vidiidd ngn longlolongn termterrmmc care,carear , shortshorhoorort terttermm rrehabilitationehaehabilbiililitaitaatiotiioionnA Alzheimer’s/dementiaAlzhheimer’er s/ds/ emementia care,careara e, andandd By 1900, Woonsocket had the a HHospiceospo piceice SuSSuiteiteitt foforrre eend-of-lifend-of-o liffeec ccare.are. SaiSSaSaintntnt AAntAntoineoinine llargestargest French Canadian populationpopulation of any empememploysloyys mmoreore ththanann 40040000 peppeople,eoploopple,, makmakingingi g itit onooneneeo ooff tthehe ttownown in the United States. The aagri-foodgri-food larlargesta gest eemployersmployeoyyers in NorNNorthernrthethernn RhoRhRhodehoded Island,Islslaandndd, andandd economeconomyy was in decline and Canadians engengagesn ages overovere 100100 vvolunteers.oluol nteeerserrs. OnO ititss ccampusaampm us is a 76-776-apartmentapap rtmmentt asaassistedsissiisi tedtet d lillivingvvininng ccommunity,oommmmuniuunnin ty,tyy,y thethhe VILLAVILLLLLA emigrateemigratedd southsouth to findfind worworkk --- first to at SaiSaintaia nt Antoine.Antnttoinoinee.. SaintSaS intnt AnAAntoinentoioine iss a ffoundingoundini g Vermont and then, with the exexpansionpansion of memmmemberberbebe off CaCCareLink,areLre ink, aandndd anan ageagaagencygencycyy ofo ththeeeD DDioceseiocio esees tthehe railroad, further south to Woonsocket. ofo ProProvidenceovidviidi encennncce TTheyhey found pplentifullentiful work in the textile SimplySimSiSimplyppllyl ststated,tateata edd, SaintSaiSSaaia nnt AntAnAAntoine’snttoinoioine’s’ missionmississ on iss “to mills but there were no French sspeakingpeaking meemeete t tthehe phyphphysical,hyhysical,l sosocial,ciaal,l emoemotionalm tioonanaln anandd rreligiouseligioiousu cchurcheshurches or schools, which was the centcenterer neeneedsds ofo oldolderderer aduadultsultsl anandnddt ttheirheiirrf ffamiliesamiamilliessb bbyy pprovidingrovroovvidiiddiingg of theirtheir liveslives in CanCanada.ada. excexexcellentxcellel entnnt carecac ree bby compassionatecompaspa sioi nate pprofessionals.”rofrorofesse sionioionnaalslsl .”” Statue ofof Msgr. CharlesCharles Dauray TThehe Providence Diocese was veryvery JohnJohn BBarry,arrarrry, SecretarySececrc etaete ary forfo CatholicCCaathohoh licliic CharitiesChC aria itieiees standsstands in frontfront ofof hhisis belovedbeloved WoonsocketWoonsocket church,church, Precious BBlood.lood. much aware and extremelextremelyy concerned andann SoSSocialociac llM MinistryMininin strstrryyf fforoorr ththee DiDDioceseoceo esee ofof ProPrProvidencevivididencenncnce saisaid,id,d “Fo“Forr anyanyn nonnnonprofitonproprpr fitfit oorgorganizationanizatationonn to hahhaveave aaboutbout this burgeoning situation. In yearsyears beebeenn aaroundrour ndd foror 1010000 yyearseareae rs iissst trulytrulruuly aamazing.mazmmaaazziningingg. WhaWhWWhatt pprecedingreceding the 1900s, a French Canadian ppriest,riest, Fr. Charles Dauray, made severalseveral witwithth tthehe upsup anandnddd downsdownowownns ofofft ttheheh ecoececonomy,coconomnoomomy,y, addedaddddded vvisitsisits to RRhodehode Island.Island. First, hehe came to PawtucketPawtucket to visit hhisis brotherbrother anandd to govgogovernmenternerr menennttr rregulations,eguguulata ionioonss,, aandn ththehece cchanginghanhahanngini g eldereldeded r rrecuperateecuperate from a serious illness brought on by overwork. On subsesubsequentquent visits, carcareareel llandscape,andndscas ape,p reachingreachchhingngn tththishisi milmmilestoneestesesstoneonene spspeakspeakeaaakksst ttoo FFr.r. DauaraDauarayy began to involve himself with churches in the Providence Diocese, SaiSaSainta nt AntAnAntoine’soine’s solidsolidd missionmim ssssisionn anda strongsttronroono g leadershipleadeaea ership cconductingonducting Mass and getting to know the ppeopleeople and their sspiritualpiritual needs. oveovooverrrt tthehe laslasta t 1100000 yeayeyears.”rss.s.” AAss God would have it, BishopBishop Thomas Hendricken, Prelate of the DuringDurDu ingn ththisis time,timme, SaiSSaintaintnt AntAntoinenttoinoineeh hhasas beebeeneen Providence Diocese at the time, asked Fr. Dauray to representrepresent the church in ata thethhe foforefrontrefe ront ooff ddevelopingeveeloplopopiningng neneww aandndn bebetbbettertere waysways addressing the needs of the growing French Canadian ppopulation.opulation. And so began toto deldelivereliverrs sserviceservices totoot tthehehe eldeelderly.lderlerrly. AmongAmoAmmoong thesethese isi beibebeingeingg thethee firstfirstt in RhoRhodeh dee IslandIslI landa to beginbebegiini primarypprimaryr fififtyfty years of ununparalleledparalleled accomplishmentsaccomplishments by the Church for our French Canadian carcare,a e,e, whewherebyerebre y ttheheh samsameme ccaregiverarearreegivgig erer iss matmammatchedcchehed wwithithitthh bbrothersrothers aandnd ssisters.isters. thethe sasameamem resreresident.esident.nt IItt ddevelopedevvevelopl peed thethhe firfifirststt HosHHospicepicpiicce F Fatherather DaurayDauray founded Saint SuiSuSuitete in a nursingnursingn hohomeme setssetting,e tinng, inn concconjunctionoonnjjunu ctitionn Antoine Residence (“L(“L’HospiceL’Hospice Saint witwwithh VVisitingisii itinng NNursesurses off RhoRhodehodede Island.Issls andd. It wass oneoone AAntoinentoine du Woonsocket”Woonsocket”)) in 1913 off theth firfirstst nurnunnursingursinsi g hhomesomeom s iinnnR RRhodehodde IslandIslasland toto havehavve wwithith the helhelpp of the Sisters of CharityCharity a sspecialpecialia AlAlzheimer’s/dementialzheeimemer’ss/de//d menmentiaa carecaaree unit.uniununit.t MoreMoM ree ((“Grey”“Grey” NunsNuns)) from St. Hyacinth,Hyacinth, recrecently,ecently, it hahass operatedoperatet d a ceccertifiedertir ifiededd nunnursingrsingn assassistantistant Canada. He had also been directldirectlyy trattrainingraining andd cacareerreeer lladderingadderrrinngg propprogramoggram ------recrecognizedognized iinvolvednvolved or pprovidedrovided leadershileadershipp as a nnationalationallm mmodelodel ---- thatthathat isis helpinghelpellpiiningngg numerousnunumerous undunderer skilledskisk lleledda aandnd undunderere empeememployedmpmployedd peoppeoplepplplelee too enterene terer iinn establishing manmanyy other French and adadvancevana ce in the healthhealthch ccarearer prpprofession.rofeofffeesssision.on CaCanadiannadian llandmarksandmarks suchsuch as NotreNotre OOriginalriginal 1913 L’Hospice Saint Antoine on “Off allall tthehee manmanyy ‘firsts’‘firfifirsrsr tts’tss ththathata wewe hhavhaveve hhadad oveoverer Dame du Sacre Coeur (Central HHamletamlet Avenue in Woonsocket.Woonsocket. PPhotohoto tatakenken theth lalastst 100 yeyears,earsar , I ththinkhinkin thethhe oonenne thathathaat wwee aarere mosmomostt pproudrourooud FFalls,alls, 18751875);); Church of the Precious circircaca 1920.1920. off is havhavingingn bebbeenen gragrantednted ttheheh first-everfirsfir t-e-e-evervveer nunursingrsingn homhohomee Blood (Woonsocket, 1881); mmanyany liclicenseense ------LicLLicenseense e NNo.o. # 0000010000001 ------givgiveniven to a llongong tetermrm ootherther FrencFrenchh cchurcheshurches ((sixsix in WoonsocWoonsocketket alone),alone), a FrenchFrench highhigh schoolschool (Mount(Mount facfacilitycilityt by thet RhRRhodeode IsIslandlanddD DDepartmentepapap rtmtmmenten of HeHealth,”altall h,”h, SSt.t. Charles); convents; elementary schools; an ororphanage;phanage; and several French- concconcludedncluded ExEExecutiveecuece utivive DDirectorirei ctctotor WWendyendndy FFargnoli.arggnolli.. Canadian cultural orgorganizations.anizations. IInn 1918, BishopBishop Matthew Harkins conferred on Father Dauray the title ofof ““Monsignor”Monsignor” In recrecognitionognition of his mamanyny accaccomplishments.omplishments. MonsignorMonsignor DauraDaurayy iiss bburieduried at the base of his beloved Woonsocket church, Precious Blood. His funeral wwasas celebrated by four bishobishopsps and witnessed by more than 300 priestspriests and an ooverflowverflow crowd that sspilledpilled into the local streetsstreets.. BisBishophop Hendricken’sHendricken’s decisiondecision to “adopt”“adopt” FatherFather DaurayDauray as a “messenger”“messenger” ofof the Church paid-offpaid-off handsomely for the Franco-American communitcommunityy inin Rhode IIsland.sland. God certainlcertainlyy does work in mysteriousmysterious ways!ways! 19419411 LL’Hospice’HoH spice SaiSainta nt AntAAntoineoine oonn MMendonenddono Rd.RdRd.,,,N NN.. SSmithfield.mitm hfiefi ld.ld Executive Director’s Speech (Editor’s(Editoi r’srss Note:Note:t TheThe followingfollol owiwiw ngg iss a speechspeeechh givengivg vene byb WenWendydyd FarFargnoli,gnonoli,li ExecutiveExE ecutive DDirector,irerectoc r,r at a sspecialpecpepe ial ceceremonyremonyo anannouncingnouncic ngn SaiSaSaintntn AntoineAntoineeC Community’sCommmmmuniunnity’tyyss1 1001000th AnAAnniversarynivi ersaryary yeyear.)ar.ar )
ThankThank you BisBishophop GeGelineaulineau In 1988, thethe first llayay aadministrationdministration was hhiredired wwhenhen MaMaryry for your warm blessings uponupon usus.. Ann as AdAdministratorministrator and I as AssAssistantistant AdAdministratorministrator tootookk ooverver WWelcomeelcome gguests,uests, friends, stafstafff the reins from the Sisters of CharitCharityy wwhoho then had no youyoungernger anandd resiresidentsdents to thethe officiaofficiall opening sisters to continue in tthesehese roroles.les. FuFullll occupancy, a lengthylengthy of Saint Antoine CommunitCommunity’sy’s waiting list, and an again-antiagain-antiquatedquated 50 year- old building, Centennial year.year. I would like to demanded a resresponseponse for modernization and state- of- the- art, rrecognizeecognize and to thank several camcampuspus develodevelopment.pment. In the ppurposefulurposeful tradition of our founders, sspecialpecial guests for sharing in this Mary Ann forged ahead with the oopeningpening of a new, 260- bed, most memorable dayday:: Lt. Governor SSaintaint Antoine ResidenResidence,ce, skilled nursinursingng facilifacilityty in 1994 and WendyWenW dy FarFargnoliarrgnognon lil Elizabeth Roberts; North SmithfielSmithfieldd our 76-a76-apartmentpartment Assisted Living Facility, the Villa at Saint TTownown Administrator Paulette HamiltonHamilton;; Antoine, in yyearear 2000. The Sisters of CharitCharityy bid their farewell Ray Rusin, Director of Facilities Regulation, RI DDpt.pt. Of Health; iinn 19941994,, returninreturningg our past Executive Director Mary Ann AAltruiltrui wwhoho serveservedd our to CanaCanada.da. ThisThis CommunitCommunityy from 1988-2007; Joan Kwiatkoski, CEO of CareLink fostered the and PACE RI; Jim NNyberg,yberg, CEO of Leading Age RI; esteemed develodevelopmentpment of a members of our AdvisorAdvisoryy Board; and our resident centenarians -- - new and lastinlastingg YYvonnevonne LarocLaroche,he, CChristinehristine Sears, Sr. HeHelenlen KKlump,lump, anandd Jeanette rrelationshipelationship witwithh MeuMeunier.nier. tthehe FrFranciscananciscan TTodayoday marks an incredible milestone for our CommunitCommunity:y: MisMissionariessionaries of One hundred yeayearsrs --- one hundred yeyearsars of lovinlovingg sservice.ervice. MarMaryy ffromrom Fruit From our humble bebeginningsginnings on Hamlet Avenue in HHillill wwhoho ststillill Woonsocket to two, state- of- the- art facilities in North pproviderovide loving Smithfield, the Saint Antoine CommuniCommunityty has not onlonlyy survived seservicervice to thisthis bbutut has flourished. Founded in 1913 bbyy Msgr. Charles Dauray,Dauray, the dadayy and whose tthenhen L’HosL’Hospicepice Saint Antoine first openedopened its doors as a charitable examexampleple fosters hhomeome for eelders.lders. Msgr. DaurayDauray was an amazing visionaryvisionary whowho a meaningfumeaningfull also ppossessedossessed the fortitude and wisdom to accomaccomplishplish amazing rreligiouseligious ppresenceresence tthingshings and, to him, we are forever indebted. After ppurchasingurchasing ththee for ouourr rresidents.esidents. original building on Hamlet Avenue, previouslypreviously an orphanage,orphanage, The long and short of the tale is one of pperseveranceerseverance and Msgr. Dauray appealedappealed to thethe Sisters of CharityCharity of St. Hyacinthe,Hyacinthe, ppurpose.urpose. Saint Antoine hhasas aalwayslways hheededeeded tthehe cacall,ll, llistenedistened to Canada, (“Grey” Nuns), that he needed their exexpertisepertise to the needs of seniors, and has develodevelopedped pprogramsrograms in resresponse.ponse. care for the agageded and infirmed. This bebegangan a lonlongg rrelationshipelationship WWhenhen all is said and done, it is not that we hold DDepartmentepartment of bbetweenetween Saint Antoine Residence and the Sisters of CharitCharityy who HHealthealth nursing facilitfacilityy license 0001 in the State of Rhode Island, pprovidedrovided loving care and service to our residents for over 8800 yyears.ears. nor the buildinbuildingsgs new or old that have alone contributed to the AAfterfter caring forfor success of Saint Antoine. It is the ppeopleeople --- and it is the mission hundreds of ppoor,oor, --- that has carried us gentlgentlyy and safelsafelyy into the beginning of a sicsickk aandnd infirmedinfirmed next centurcenturyy (“To serve is our mission, to love is our tradition”). elderselders,, and due The results of this tradition are seen on the faces of evereveryy resident to fully occuoccupiedpied and familfamilyy that tours here for the first time. It is seen on the quaquarters,rters, thethe faces of our residents who are cared for bbyy tthehe lovlovinging hands of our ssistersisters saw a needneed nurses and CNAs and bbyy all of our staff. Our staff are the success for an imimprovedproved storstoryy as thetheyy have committed themselves not to a job but to a sitsitee to continuecontinue ministministryry of service. Our commitment to ququalityality anandd exceexcellencellence ttheirheir mimission.ssion. has assured us a continued waiting list of pepeopleople who want to live SSo,o, in 1937, six or rehabilitate here --- to taste and see the Saint Antoine waway.y. yyearsears after the When celebrating his first Mass at L’HosL’Hospicepice SaintSaint ddeatheath of Msgr. Antoine, ddidid Msgr. Dauray dreamdream of thisthis centennialcentennial celebration?celebration? DDauray,auray, L’HospiceL’Hospice Do BishoBishopp Tobin and BishopBishop Gelineau dream of a bicentennial SaSaintint AnAntoinetoine celebration for us 100 yyearsears from now? Rest assured! The Saint ppurchasedurchased 20 Antoine Community has much left to do. And it will --- with a acres of land in North Smithield. In 1941, the new L’HosL’Hospicepice smile --- meet the challenchallengesges of the future. But for now, we will Saint Antoine oopenedpened its doors on the site where our Villa now simsimplyply breathe in and enjoy this very sspecialpecial accomaccomplishmentplishment --- sstands,tands, offering larger cacapacitypacity and a modern atmosphere.atmosphere. our Centennial yyear!ear! The Saint Antoine Community An Organization of Many Firsts
to moderate dementia. “I am so thankful that my sister is so
lovingly taken care of in the Mezzanine’s memory support unit.
I know that she is safe, secure, and treated with dignity and
respect,” says a Villa family member.
More recently, Saint Antoine was the first nursing home
in Rhode Island to have all departments computerized. This
includes an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system for all
clinical and financial information, as well as electronic systems
for food service/nutrition management, maintenance, and
development. Karen Lamond, Director of Health Information
Technology says, “Our EHR system has improved efficiency and
documentation, and has reduced errors. We are able to track
resident information more expeditiously and this helps us to
Saint Antoine Resident Germaine Kotlarski with Certified Nursing Assistant make more-informed decisions about a resident’s care.” (CNA) Estela Amaral. Estela graduated TEAMhealth’s CNA training program and went on to become a Certified Nursing Assistant, Level II. She A more recent first is Saint Antoine Residence’s continues to provide residents with loving care at Saint Antoine Residence. Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training and Career
In the 1960s, when nursing homes had to be licensed Laddering program, TEAMhealth (Train, Employ, Advance, and showing that they were in compliance with certain Federal and Mentor). Primarily funded by the United Way of Rhode Island,
State regulations, Saint Antoine Residence received the very this program seeks to train under-skilled and under-employed
first license --- license #0001 --- ever given to a nursing home individuals to become licensed and fully-employed CNAs in Rhode Island. “Needless to say, we are very proud of that who then can advance in their careers as CNA IIs, Certified accomplishment. It set a benchmark for us in the way we carry Medication Technicians (CMT), Licensed Practical Nurses out our delivery of services. We have always tried to be among (LPN), and Registered Nurses (RN). Over the last six years, the first to address the ever-changing eldercare landscape, “said TEAMhealth has trained, licensed, and found employment for
Wendy Fargnoli, Executive Director. 339 CNAs with another 118 people who are on or who have graduated from the career ladder. TEAMhealth has become a “Saint Antoine Residence was model and replicable work-training program in the health sector one of the first to open a Special and is an invited - member of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, an organization which highlights the best practices of Care Unit, addressing the needs of various work force training programs in the United States. those with serious dementia and “TEAMhealth has become a Alzheimer’s disease.” model and replicable work-training Saint Antoine Residence was the first nursing home in the state to have an inpatient Hospice Suite, first in conjunction program.” with Visiting Nurses of Central Rhode Island and later with
Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island. We were the first to Tammy Summiel, former TEAMhealth Project Director apply primary care to our delivery of services, whereby the same and now Administrator of the Villa at Saint Antoine said, caregiver is assigned to the same resident; later this became a “TEAMhealth is successful because we apply centrally-important state-mandated practice. Saint Antoine Residence was one of components to the program such as strong assessments, career the first to open a Special Care Unit, addressing the needs of building skills, good case management, and solid employer those with serious dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The Villa relations. What we are doing must be right because we have 93% at Saint Antoine, several years ago, followed suit by opening retention from those who start the training program to those that a memory loss unit (the “Mezzanine”) for those with mild finish and 100% work placement.”
The Future of the Saint Antoine Community
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