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Leading the Way & Sharing God’s Love A Great Place to Live & Work FALL/WINTER 2018 In this issue... WE’VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTS MAKING IMPROVEMENTS A MESSAGE Luther Manor has budgeted approximately $2.4 million in capital investments for changes across We’ve Been Making our Wauwatosa and Mequon campuses. These FROM OUR CEO p. 3 Improvements cost-effective improvements are being made, both inside and outside, to help us reach our strategic goal to offer an ideal setting. The changes will help us to provide a safe, comfortable, and inviting environment to work and live. If you’ve Stephanie Chedid visited Luther Manor recently, you’ve likely seen President & CEO some of the enhancements. Several of the recent Great Place to p. 6 renovations are highlighted below. Work Certification New exterior signage was To see all of the new updates, we invite you to installed at both the Wauwatosa take a personalized tour of Luther Manor! Call and Mequon campuses. When I walk through the improvements, and are 414.464.3880 or email [email protected] to Volunteer schedule your tour. doors of Luther Manor, the consistently able to provide p. 7 mindset of tangible love, a positive feeling to our Appreciation Event care, and respect are clearly residents, their loved ones evident. Our residents, their and our staff. Uplifting stories family members, and friends, about our residents, staff our employees, volunteers, members, volunteers, and and donors contribute to this donors demonstrate exactly environment. Because of you, why Luther Manor has a Love Lights Will p. 8 Luther Manor’s mission to special place in the hearts of Brighten the Sky Share God’s Love by Enriching so many. the Lives of Older Adults has It is our hope that as you look become a way of life. through this issue of Abundant In addition, your support has Living, you will see and feel contributed to the positive why Luther Manor is a great direction and accomplishments place to live, work, volunteer p. 13 You’re Invited! that have been realized in and support. Exciting Events The Wauwatosa monument sign was cleaned and sports beautiful new wood accents and the last six months. We’ve Thank you! achieved Great Place to landscaping. Work® certification, have made significant capital Concrete repair work p. 18 What’s Happening was completed in early @ Luther Manor? September. CONTINUED on pg. 4 2 3 WE’VE BEEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS continued from pg. 3 The Deli was remodeled — we are excited to now offer specialty espresso drinks and a larger variety of breakfast and café products! LUTHER MANOR A new flooring detail was added to the Skilled Nursing Facility flooring in key areas. DEBUTS ITS FIRST ORIGINAL DRAMA Luther Manor’s Terrace Community Players performed to a record crowd on April 20 and 21. A drama titled “It’s A Long, Long While,” was the first of it’s kind for the Players who have stuck to comedies in the past. The production was a collaboration between our resident theater Automatic doors have been installed in key group and students from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with doorways in Assisted Living and Skilled a cast made up of residents Rusty Tym, Cary Fellman, Joyce Nursing to help facilitate access. Heinrich, Ron Wells, Barb Lohr, Gust Olson and Wolfe Knappe, as well as students Erick Jeffery Peppey, Jake Schwingsjakl, and Amanda Houchen. Co-written by Rusty, Erick, and Jake, the work chronicled the fall out of a 50-year-old incident affecting the lives of two fictional couples living at Luther Manor. New carpeting was installed Congratulations to the actors, production managers, costume in many common areas of and set designers, venue managers and the many, many more Independent Living, with more who provided assistance and support to make this wonderful to come! production a reality! Furniture in Independent Living common A DVD of the performance is available for purchase areas was replaced. with part of the proceeds going toward stage equipment needs. Call Rusty Tym (414.336.5326) to order your copy. 4 5 LUTHER MANOR RECEIVES NATIONAL GREAT PLACE TO WORK® CERTIFICATION Luther Manor’s 2018 Volunteer Appreciation Event was held September 27 to celebrate, thank, and Ellen acknowledge our volunteers. Historically, volunteers Bartuski & Luther Manor has been awarded certification as a “Great have been a cornerstone since Luther Manor opened Ruth Dabel, Workplace” from the independent analysts at Great Place in 1961. The volunteers of today continue to build upon Adult Day to Work®. Luther Manor earned this recognition based on this blueprint of a legacy of love tradition and culture Program extensive ratings provided by employees in anonymous surveys. of caring. Volunteers, in partnership with a dedicated Coordinator Workers were asked to rank the company on the levels of trust, staff, help to build up the community by bridging pride, and camaraderie they experience in the workplace. programs and services to meet the needs of the “We saw employee engagement scores increase by more than individuals who look to Luther Manor for housing, care, 30% this year,” said Stephanie Chedid, President & CEO. “Our and services. staff put an incredible amount of hard work and commitment At the event, special recognition was given to 24 into creating a work environment to help us achieve volunteers for reaching milestones of 500 to 3,000 certification status and experience remarkable outcomes.” service hours since last year’s event. In addition, Becoming a Best Place to Work is one of Luther Manor’s eight Gladys Larson, a retiree of Luther Manor, was strategic goals — in order to engage exceptional people in gratefully acknowledged for her gift of 5,000 service providing exceptional care. According to the Great Place to hours. Betty Lissack was honored for her volunteer “vocation” and incredible gift of 35,000 service hours. Work® survey, 85% of employees at Luther Manor said, “My Cherie Swenson, Luther Manor work has special meaning. This is not just a job.” The Good Samaritan Award is an award of Foundation Executive Director; Dave Myers; Dr. Jacquelyn Kung, of Activated Insights, a Great Place to appreciation given to volunteers who have been Jolene Erickson, Life Enrichment Coordinator Work® senior care affiliate added, “We applaud Luther Manor identified and nominated by staff for recognition of for seeking certification and releasing its employees’ feedback. exceptional service. This year’s recipients were Ellen These ratings measure its capacity to earn its own employees’ Bartuski for her service with the Adult Day Program, Gladys Larson & trust and create a great workplace — critical metrics that Dolores Heysek (not pictured) for a special project that Stephanie Chedid, anyone considering working for or doing business with Luther benefitted both Independent Living and the Luther President & CEO Manor should take into account as an indicator of high Manor Foundation, Dave Myers for his leadership in performance.” creating and expanding the Veteran’s Clubs for Luther Manor veterans, and Dennis Schindler (not pictured) for According to Chedid, an emphasis on staff engagement has his service with Off Campus Medical Escorts. a ripple effect on achieving high resident satisfaction. “Luther Manor’s staff is creating a culture of intentional excellence, abundant living, and trust to deliver God’s love with care, compassion and kindness to our residents and to one another.” Luther Manor volunteers are dedicated and valued partners in helping to build a compassionate community with the intentional vision of leading the way in abundant living for As an employee of Luther Manor, you can make all who trust us to care. You are invited to discover a difference in the lives of our residents each and and explore volunteer opportunities for yourself at Betty Lissack & every day. Learn more and find open positions at luthermanor.org/volunteer or call 414.831.8964. luthermanor.org/careers. Stephanie Chedid, President & CEO 6 7 LOVE LIGHTS MEMORIES IN WILL BRIGHTEN THE MAKING® LUTHER MANOR’S SKY ART SHOW ARTISTS HONORED Love Lights honors. Love Lights WITH SHOW & TEA “A Wrapped remembers. Love Lights celebrates. Join Love Lights culminates with a tree Memories in the Making® is an art Piece of Candy” us December 6, 2018 as we light Luther program for persons in the early by Lorraine Manor’s sky once again. lighting ceremony and reception. and middle stages of dementia. This Schmidt Love Lights is a program that benefits Thursday, December 6 program, under the guidance of an residents and participants throughout artist facilitator, offers individuals the Luther Manor community by 4:30 pm a means of self-expression through providing funding for important projects Luther Manor’s Welcome Center the process of painting and drawing. and programs. This year’s proceeds are Luther Manor has six participants supporting a new medical van and signage. from Assisted Living and 17 from our Each twinkling light on the tree represents Adult Day Program. a loved one in whose memory or honor a The work of two Luther Manor donation has been made. With hundreds artists was featured in the Memories of people participating each year, the in the Making® Art Show, hosted in Friends of Luther Manor Love Lights our own Faith & Education Center tree is a spectacular symbol of the love in May 2-8, 2018. Lorraine Schmidt “Lady in Green our hearts that shines brightly at Luther and Stephanie Bova celebrated with and Purple” by Manor throughout the Christmas season. the other featured artists during a Stephanie Bova special tea held for their loved ones. Congratulations to Lorraine and PLEASE JOIN US WITH A GIFT! Stephanie for their great work! Individual lights are available for a gift of $5, and strings of lights are $100.