Bryon Health Center Quarterly Newsletter
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Bryon Health Center Quarterly Newsletter Third Quarter 2017 It’s Who We Care For! Volume 4, Issue 3 www.byronhealth.org Three Rivers Festival Fun Byron Health Center once again enjoyed having an entry in the Creativity being involved in several aspects of the division, continuing the Super Heroes Three Rivers Festival. First, by entering of Healthcare theme. The bed took a float in the Parade on July 8th under on the shape of the Batmobile with the main parade theme: “Super team members dressing up as their Heroes.” The float, entitled “Super favorite Super Hero. After three Heroes of Healthcare,” was made up of years of being the runner-up, Byron a several residents and team members Health Center finally won the dressed as super heroes by wearing creative division in front of a large capes and masks. They also held comic crowd, including over 30 residents book-like starbursts denoting the and team members, near Friemann purpose, compassion, integrity, Square in downtown Fort Wayne. communication, respect, dignity and Unfortunately, the Raft Race was passion traits that our Super Heroes of cancelled this year due to unusual Healthcare possess. At Byron Health flooding on the rivers. Center, team members and residents are all Super Heroes of Healthcare. By The Three Rivers Festival is an recognizing super heroes are ordinary excellent venue to not only remind people doing extraordinary things, the community of the great things we Contents Byron Health Center truly believes that are doing here at Byron Health a real hero is measured by the size of Center, but also have our residents Three Rivers Festival Fun 1 their heart. become intricately involved in the th fun and festive community activities Corvettes, Bikes & S’mores 1 Then, on July 12 , Byron Health Center also participated in the Bed Race, and events throughout the event. Upcoming Events 1 Back to School … Back to Oz 2 Corvettes, Bikes & S’mores Sarah Starcher-Lane 2 Byron Health Center hosted a fun Byron Health Center. “We are evening for all on June 14th during delighted that the FWCC has chosen Summer Outings 3 Corvettes, Bikes & S’mores. Members Byron Health Center to show off their Summer Picnics 3 of the Fort Wayne Corvette Club (FWCC) beautiful cars,” said Nichole Miller, brought their highly coveted ‘Vettes’ Byron Health Center Director of Life Olympics 3 while the Gold Wing Road Riders Enrichment, “Our residents and staff Pink Glove Dance 4 Association (GWRAA): Chapter U of always look forward to seeing all of the Angola brought their desirable ‘Hogs’ to Corvettes up close and personal!” This HDSA Team Hope Walk 4 the Byron Health Center campus. year’s event was preceded by a delicious evening picnic which included Residents, their family and team visits from several local mascots. members spent the early evening Upcoming enjoying the many styles, varieties and Events ages of Chevrolet Corvettes along with Honda Gold Wings and various other motorcycles that gathered. The public Christmas Angels was also welcome to enjoy the Parties American iconic automobiles and Christmas motorcycles throughout the evening. New Year’s Eve This will be the fifth time in as many years that the FWCC has gathered at Page 2 Byron Health Center Quarterly Newsletter Back to School … Back to Oz Helps School Kids Byron Health Center hosted Back to and Core Benefits helped sponsor the School … Back to Oz presented by MKM event where backpacks and select architecture + design and Core Benefits school supplies, like pencils, pens, on Saturday, August 5th, which provided notebooks, folders and crayons, were backpacks and school supplies for supplied to school-age children in need children in need just prior to the new free of charge. Snacks were provided school year kicking off. The Wizard of while residents costumed as The Wizard Oz-inspired afternoon was held for of Oz characters greeted the students members of Helping Neighbors Fort and their families. Several educational Wayne Facebook group as well as craft projects were also available to school-age children and grandchildren work on as the classic Wizard of Oz Over 150 school-age children in need of staff in need. Over 150 school-age played on the big screen in the Eakin received backpacks and school children ‘followed the yellow brick Family Room. supplies during Back to School … Back road’ to find backpacks and school Byron Health Center feels strongly that to Oz presented by MKM architecture supplies to use as the new school year the community has given so much to us + design and Core Benefits. (above) loomed near. that it is only right that we give back to Menard’s, MKM architecture + design the community. Sarah Starcher-Lane celebrates with colleagues, family and friends as she is named Executive Director of Byron Sarah Starcher-Lane Named Executive Director Health Center. (below) Congratulations to Sarah Starcher-Lane, Coordinator position. Because she HFA, as she has been named the excelled in staffing at Oak Pavilion Executive Director at Byron Health Nursing Center and loved working in a Center. She began serving our residents long term health care setting, she and staff just over 3 ½ years ago as the quickly became part of the community as Staffing Coordinator and Human she saw her own mission and vision in life Resources Assistant. She quickly found align with Byron Health Center’s culture. a passion to accomplish more at Byron She loves to see the resident’s smile and Health Center and chose to pursue an strives to help them thrive to be best of Administrator in Training (AIT) career- their abilities. path under the tutelage of current CEO, Deb Lambert. Sarah was chosen to be part of the National Emerging Leadership Summit With a Bachelor of Arts in this past June in Washington DC. She is a Communication and a Certificate in member of the Board of Directors for the Public Relations from the University of American College of Health Care Cincinnati (’11) as well as a background Administrators where she serves as the in long term health care human Director of Membership. Sarah also resources as the Human Resource serves as Vice President of the Director at Oak Pavilion Nursing Center Huntington’s Disease Society of America in Cincinnati, OH, Sarah adapted quickly – Indiana Chapter. If you are free next to a larger Leadership role as she spent Monday – join the HDSA – IN chapter at time to learn the duties of, and share Wine & Canvas for a fundraiser. Please experiences in, every department at register online. Byron Health Center. She completed her AIT at the end of 2015 and then When she can find the free time, Sarah passed both the federal and state exams loves spending it with her husband and with flying colors to become a licensed two daughters, Amari, 5 years old and nursing home Administrator and was Isla, 2 years old, as well as traveling all named our Assistant Administrator. over the country for delicious food! Sarah originally found her way to Byron Deb Lambert remains the CEO of our Health Center when her husband, organization and will now commit more Ra’shaaun, was relocated to Fort Wayne time exploring the future options for for work. During her job search at the Byron Health Center including the time, she found the open Staffing building of a new facility. Quarterly Newsletter Byron Health Center Page 3 Summer Outings include Zoo, Farm, Lake and Fort4Fitness Byron Health Center residents stayed by providing outdoor games, pontoon on-the-move throughout the summer boat rides, a fire-grilled picnic, attending many outings to various karaoke, outdoor bingo and campfire locations and events throughout the experiences for all of the attending area. residents. Early July brought the Three Rivers New this autumn, was an outing to the Festival with all of its activities to Salomon Farms Fall Festival on attend and enjoy. August 17th and 24th September 22nd. Residents enjoyed a along with September 1st and 21st trips wagon ride, petting zoo and lots of to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo seasonal crafts and snacks. allowed residents to again get up close and personal with many varieties of Parkview Field, the home of the Fort wildlife. Whether it was grooming a Wayne TinCaps, our beautiful downtown goat at the Indiana Family Farms or ballpark, was also the location for the watching a giraffe get fed in the African Final Mile of the Fort4Fitness Senior’s Plains, residents enjoyed interacting Marathon on September 29th. Two with the flora and fauna at the Fort residents completed the final mile of Wayne Children’s Zoo. the incremental marathon on a crisp evening. Smiles still abounded as proud A trip to the Atwood Lake campground residents showed off their participant t- was enjoyed this summer, as several shirts and medals won for having walked generous staff members again hosted at least 26.2 miles over the summer residents for a day of sun and fun at the months. This was the third year that lake on September 8th. Members of the several residents have participated in campground again joined in on the fun Fort4Fitness. Picnics Enjoyed Throughout the Summer Months Byron Health Center continued the summer celebrations with an Independence Day picnic on July 5th, with grilled chicken. All enjoyed hamburgers and root beer floats during the picnic on August 9th. Labor Day brought an indoor End of Summer Carnival with many fair- themed games and prizes hosted by University of Saint Francis Nursing Students on September 6th. Olympics Return to Byron Health Center Byron Health Center residents and staff enjoyed creating their own Summer Olympic Games with the Byron Olympics held on September 15th and 16th.