Spring 2013 Newsletter
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The HEART of Regina Health Center SPRING 2013 Regina Health Center provides excellence in health care and supportive services that enrich your life or Celebrating Twenty Years the life of an elderly loved one. We are of Caring: 1993-2013 recognized as a center that promotes wellness, In the founding days of Regina Health Center, a new resident, Sister Miriam Therese, holistic health care, CSJ, walked through the front door for the first time, paused, looked around and said education and research to those around her, “We are many congregations coming to Regina Health Center, but in an atmosphere that we will be one community.” reflects the core values Those words from the late Sister Miriam Therese set the stage for many other sisters, of spirituality and shared community life. brothers, diocesan priests and lay residents who followed her lead—becoming part of the Regina Health Center community, sharing meals, friendships, activities and prayer each day. Bishop Anthony Pilla stated at the dedication ceremony in May 1993, “Let’s never forget why we are here, the individual women and men who will live here. Let us never forget the pain of their separation from their communities and their homes and their loss of independence.” Bishop Pilla’s words embody the strong culture of care and compassion at the heart of Regina Health Center’s mission, vision and values. Twenty years later, his words remain evident in the loving care provided to all residents. anniversary events Regina Health Center will be abuzz with activities to commemorate 20 years of care and compassion: resident party Regina Health Center’s Friends of Regina will host a day of festivities for residents August 22. staff party The administrative staff is planning a staff party for later in the year. fundraising gala A festive fundraising event is scheduled for September 28 at the historic Silver Grille. For more details, see page 15 facilities and the highest of any facility in Summit County. Also notable is our deficiency-free rating in the annual Ohio Department of Health survey of quality and licensed assisted living facilities. In other major news, we are very pleased to welcome the Ursuline Sisters to RHC. As Sister Miriam describes later in this newsletter, the Ursuline compassion Community has chosen RHC to provide God-centered, high quality care for their Community. It is a blessing to serve the Ursuline Community and we look forward to helping them make RHC their home. run deep RHC is also celebrating a major milestone—20 years. The theme of our anniversary is “Fulfilling the promise of compassion and care,” with a number Here at Regina Health Center (RHC), we’ve been proud to promote the quality, faith- of celebration events planned throughout the year. based care that has been our calling for 20 years. While we have been proud to talk We’ll keep talking up the quality, faith-based care that we’ve provided for about our staff and our accomplishments, it’s the talking others do about us that speaks 20 years. But, it’s the recognition we continue to receive that proves it’s not volumes—and lately there’s been a lot of talking from our residents, their families, just talk. Everyone at RHC and all of our supporters are an integral part of government agencies, academia and even a national magazine. living our anniversary theme every day of every year as we fulfill our mission U.S. News & World Report listed RHC as one of the best nursing homes in the and our promise to provide compassion and quality care. country in late February. U.S. News collected meaningful data and ratings about more than 15,000 nursing facilities and compiled it into a searchable database on its website so families can easily find information about safety, health inspections, staffing and more. The “Best Nursing Homes” report is Brian J. Flannery, NHA, MBA available at www.health.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes. Executive Director When the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University was looking for top performing nursing homes in Ohio to conduct a study about direct care employees, RHC was one of only 12 nursing homes chosen from a pool of 948 facilities. The study, Common Sense for Caring Organizations: Results from REGINA HEALTH CENTER a Study of High-Performing Home Care Agencies and Nursing Homes, is designed to give other nursing BOARD OF DIRECTORS homes across Ohio insight into strategies used by high-performing organizations to support their direct Bob Viscomi (President) care workers. The Scripps Gerontology Center is highly regarded in Ohio and around the country, so Joseph L. Ruby (Vice President) we were extremely honored to be invited to participate in the study. David A. Simia (Treasurer) for three years in a row, regina health center has Sister Miriam Erb, CSA (Secretary) Gerald M. Boldt maintained the highest quality rating from the centers David M. Cecero, MBA, FACHE for medicare & medicaid services and we continue to Richard E. Christie, M.D. receive among the highest family satisfaction scores. George Daverio Robert J. Fritz RHC also maintained the highest Five-Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Most Reverend Roger W. Gries, O.S.B. Services (CMS). The five-star rating is the most respected rating a nursing home can receive. Only 14 Philip J. Guban percent of all nursing homes in Ohio earned an overall five-star rating, and we’ve done it three years Kathleen C. Koch in a row. The CMS rating has been in place for five years and continues to gain traction as individuals Eugene L. Kramer and families use the information to analyze nursing homes. And, we continue to receive high family Joseph C. Maurer, CPA satisfaction scores through Ohio Department of Aging surveys. Our overall family satisfaction Judge Kenneth A. Rocco score in 2012 was 93.3 compared to a state average of 85.6, which ranked us 32nd among 948 Ohio Father William Wiethorn, OFM Cap. 2 3 regina health center value statement New Endowment Fund Established As a Catholic, faith-based organization, Regina Health Center extends the healing mission of ReGINA HealTH CENTER POISED Jesus to all of God’s people. We are TO Face FUTURE FINANCIal ChalleNGES committed to these principles: WELCOME The Regina Health Center Board of Directors passed a 1. The dignity of each person is motion March 19 to establish the Regina Health Center rhc welcomes ursuline sisters with open arms at the heart of Regina Health Endowment Fund. The fund is designed to promote the Center’s mission. long-term sustainability of Regina Health Center (RHC). By Sister Miriam Erb, CSA, Congregational Leader “It is appropriate that as we celebrate a milestone year of 2. Each individual has the right caring for the aging religious and laity, that our board has When four missionaries from the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine (CSA) came to Cleveland to live fully, participating in the foresight to plan for another 20 years and beyond by from France in 1851, the Ursuline Sisters welcomed them into their home. Now 162 years later, the community life and in establishing a sustaining fund,” said Brian Flannery, RHC we are pleased to return their graciousness by welcoming them into our home. the personal life and in the executive director. In December, the Ursuline Sisters made the difficult liturgy every day and doing readings at Mass—which personal decisions that affect The residents and staff thank our board of directors for having decision to close Saint Angela Center, which cared is a good sign that they feel welcome in their new one’s well being. for their aging sisters. We were thrilled that they home. They are also finding ways of praying together the foresight to create this new enduring fund for the future. chose Regina Health Center (RHC) to provide the with their own sisters who are at RHC, of being 3. Collaboration at all levels. same quality care. Nearly 30 Ursuline Sisters and present with one of their sisters at the time of death Please join us Saturday, September 28 at the historic Silver one Carmelite Sister have already joined us at RHC and of enjoying the visits/birthday parties of their A 4. Respect and a spirit of Grille at the Higbee Building in Cleveland for Regina H HealthE L T H and more sisters will be coming to our assisted living leadership team and many other Ursuline sisters who A Center’s 20th anniversary celebration,I Nwhere RHC Board C and nursing facilities soon. come to visit. compassion promote holistic G E Member Bishop Roger W. Gries,E O.S.B. will deliver a very N CSA sisters have been doing their best to make our It is truly a blessing and delight to have the health care delivery and T important message about RHC’sR new endowment and E new residents feel welcome. As Ursuline Sisters Ursuline Sisters here to join with the many other quality of life. • what it means for the future of RHC. R arrive, CSA sisters are very involved, ensuring they congregations, including the many congregations have everything they need and spending time with who collaborated 20 years ago to form this loving 5. All who participate in the • them to help them feel at home. One CSA sister has place of quality care. All collectively add to our sense mission of Regina Health T even been putting candy on their pillows at night. of community and to the deep prayer life at RHC. Center are called to nurture W The RHC staff have also extended a warm welcome The Ursuline Sisters also bring their unique life to the new sister residents and tried to make them experiences to us, which enrich us in many ways.