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EXCELLENCE IN CARING campus newsMAY - JUNE, 2017 p. 3 Promising Practices for Your Mind Menorah Park ~ Excellence in Caring 27100 Cedar Road Beachwood, Ohio 44122 MenorahPark.org Seeing Beyond the Box: Continued Innovation Ensures Quality Health Care Menorah Park embraces the leaps and bounds. Today, health care organizations philosophy of innovation, face unprecedented challenges to improve quality and demonstrating a rich history access, increase efficiency, eliminate waste, and lower of creative expertise that costs. begins with the passion held "The solutions to these by our entire community to current challenges of creating value continuously evaluate what are rooted in innovation." we do. We find ways to make our practices even better and Jim Newbrough ever-evolving, fact-based We are exploring care model innovations with Jim Newbrough, on the changing needs and information technology as a driving force; building Menorah Park desires of people as they age. Chief Executive Officer on the success of our cardiopulmonary rehabilitation We look at trends; listen to program utilizing telemetry monitoring to watch our community members to learn about challenges for any issue with the heart beat during therapy so that need solutions, and envision our desired future, nurses and therapists can quickly address them. broadly defining goals through our strategic planning By expanding this type of intelligence analytics, process that ultimately result in ongoing excellence in our care team can see changes in conditions and caring. warning signs, such as dramatic changes in blood During the past several decades, diagnostic and pressure, to catch issues quickly and reduce the risk therapeutic options have improved tremendously. of hospitalizations. Health care innovations that are designed to improve To enable us to make quicker and more appropriate life expectancy and quality of life have increased by decisions regarding necessary care, we are modernizing and integrating COVER STORY our information systems to provide comprehensive 3 Promising Practices health informatics, linking for Your Mind information technology, communications and health care; improving the quality Compassion, Understanding, and safety of clients and 5 Honor Will Live On in Gift residents by increasing coordination of information. Technology has always Re-Living His Dream Job played a crucial role in 8 Spurs a New Dream health care innovation, and this will be no different in the future. Advances in Smiles Made Healthy in Luxury digital technologies will also 9 of Newly Remodeled Clinic create new possibilities and opportunities. I look forward to sharing our ongoing innovations with you. 11 Planting for Good Health jnewbrough@ menorahpark.org 2 Menorah Park Campus News • 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 • May-June, 2017 Promising Practices for Your Mind COVER STORY There are many ways to take your • Emotional Health: Take time to associate what they consume with personal brain health and wellness relax. Build small breaks into their brain performance; however, journey into your own hands. your day. Meditate or practice nutrition is one of the easiest ways Below are a few suggestions to gratitude or mindfulness. to fuel our minds. Our brains need incorporate a mindful “Today I am grateful fats to keep us moving—especially lifestyle. for…” healthy fats found in nutrient FOR THE • Social rich foods such as: avocados, BRAIN: Health: Get walnuts, salmon and olive oils. How often out and Avoid fatty processed food, often do you about. high in sodium which draws out engage in Connect water from our brain cells. Our an activity with others. brains are more than 70 percent because it is Engage water and even a decrease in our good for your with a new hydration level by two percent can brain? It is a group. Make a impact our short-term memory “thought exercise” new friend. Keep and attention. Hydration is as to make decisions with in mind, “People need important to our brain health as your brain in mind. Brain health people!” blood flow is to our hearts. Over is multifaceted and involves time, small daily changes in our Small changes can have a big diet can give our brains a big boost. maintaining cognitive, emotional impact on your brain health. Take and social health. Can you add any a few deep breaths at your leisure. Interested in learning more? Call of the following tips to your daily Take note of what you notice. our Center 4 Brain Health for routine? information about our cognitive FOOD FOR THOUGHT: • Cognitive Health: Break up or fitness classes, programs and Do you eat with your brain in services at (216) 839-6685. Visit reorganize your routine. Add mind? Commonly, people do not variety and try something new. us online at MenorahPark.org. New Brain Health Institute Created for Residents We are pleased to announce the expansion of campus-wide brain health programs, developed EXCELLENCE IN CARING under the guidance of Krystal Culler. The new Brain Health Institute will feature the same courses and instructors from the community- based Center 4 Brain Health, and will be in addition to daily mind-enhancing programs already on activities schedules. Each month, classes will focus on a different pillar of brain health: cognitive fitness, emotional wellness, social well-being, and personal health. May classes will concentrate on “cognitive fitness.” June courses will highlight “emotional wellness.” Residents may contact their building activities director for additional information. MenorahPark.org • (216) 831-6500 3 Menorah Park’s Center 4 Brain Health Receives Great Honors Menorah Park's Center 4 Brain community. The screenings and health topics, and trained nearly Health has received three national classes we offer are in keeping 500 professionals including honors since it launched in with research demonstrating that psychologists, social workers, November, 2015. It was selected being mindful and proactive in counselors and nurses. The by Mather LifeWays Institute taking care of one’s brain health Center’s clients have shared on Aging as a winner of the now can have a major impact on that classes and resources have Promising Practices Award, our brain health in the future,” improved their lives. based on the creation of the stated the Center’s Director “Menorah Park embraces Center 4 Brain Health, the United Krystal Culler. innovation to create new States’ first non-pharmacological, Culler was also recently honored programs and services to meet community-serving brain health by The Cleveland Professional the needs of our community. center located on a senior living 20/30 Club, the largest young Our Center 4 Brain Health campus. professional group in Northeast is a wonderful example of an “The Promising Practices Award Ohio, with the 2017 Northeast innovative, high-quality approach honors Menorah Park for their Ohio Top 25 Under 35 Movers & to help those who have brain successful outreach efforts in Shakers Award for brain health health concerns. Krystal and providing brain health resources innovation. her team exemplify ‘Excellence to the larger community,” The Center 4 Brain Health has in Caring’ with this program,” said Cate O’Brien, Director educated more than 2,500 older stated Menorah Park CEO Jim Mather LifeWays Institute on adults on a variety of brain Newbrough. Aging. “They found a local need for this resource, and have found a way to support clients and Know Your Brain families.” The “Know Your Brain” class at Menorah Park’s Center 4 Brain The American Society on Aging Health offers a fun way to learn neuro education basics that allow presented the MindAlert Award participants to understand their brains from the inside out. The for serving the general population “handy brain glove” is a tool used to show a three-dimensional of adults as they age; for the view of the brain and help participants explore the anatomy of program’s basis in research; its the mind hands-on. The class examines function such as how we impact on cognitive abilities, and learn and how to better accomplish daily tasks, planning, and potential for the program to be organizational skills. Participants gain a fresh perspective after this replicated by other organizations. course, realizing that even though our brain’s all look very similar, This accolade is among the most it is how we grow, experience, and build connections that make us prestigious honors to be received each a unique, one-of-a-kind person. by an organization. The Center 4 Brain Health will Left to right: appear in a future issue of the Sue Livingston, actively involved International Council on Active participant at the Aging (ICAA) magazine as a result Center 4 Brain of receiving the 2016 ICAA Health, pictured Innovators Achievement with Krystal Culler, Award for excellence and Director of the creativity in designing programs Center and Jessica Williams, Program for older adults. Assistant. “The Center 4 Brain Health has been very well received as a wonderful resource for the 4 Menorah Park Campus News • 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood, Ohio 44122 • May-June, 2017 community-based Compassion, Understanding, Center 4 Brain Honor Will Live On in Gift Health, she was so proud and wanted Nathan “Nate” Oscar was to help make that President of Menorah Park service available to from 1997-99. During as many people as and after his tenure, Nate possible. Lenore oversaw the second Stone decided to make a Gardens addition, and was significant gift to instrumental in launching name the Nathan our post-hospital, subacute and Lenore Oscar rehab program in the nursing Family Director of home, now regarded as the the Center 4 Brain Joel Fox finest service of its type in our Health. The gift helps assure that the director will Director of the region. Menorah Park always be a top-notch professional like founding- Foundation Nate loved down-to-earth, director Krystal Culler. honest and hard-working You can help us assure excellence across our people, and he felt that we shouldn’t judge people campus by supporting a program that means by our first impressions.