Community Fall/Winter 2018 Visit us at UPMCSeniorCommunities.com, Connections or call 1-800-324-5523 Tune in to the 2019 Benevolent Care Calendar! Community Connections Fall/Winter 2018 Letter from the President UPMC Senior Communities Welcomes Susquehanna Mark Bondi WYOMING LIVINGSTON YATES ERIE SENECA CORTLAND OTSEGO Dear Friends: Health System CHENANGO SCHUYLER As we approach the end of 2018, I am pleased to This edition is full of resident activities such as gardening TOMPKINS ALLEGANY STEUBEN CATTARAUGUS announce that UPMC Senior Communities continues to at many locations, honoring of veterans, unique resident CHAUTAUQUA DELAWARE LAKE ERIE TIOGA NEW YORK CHEMUNG expand services into the central Pennsylvania region with outings, and special projects. We have something for BROOME the merger of UPMC and Susquehanna Health System. everyone. And we can’t forget to mention the 2019 ERIE We are adding additional skilled nursing and rehabilitation schedule of performances at the Legacy Theatre; MCKEAN SUSQUEHANNA The Green Home BRADFORD WARREN TIOGA UPMC Cole Skilled Cole facilities along with personal care homes. Learn more tickets are now on sale at www.thelegacylineup.com Manor SULLIVAN LAKE ASHTABULA CRAWFORD Nursing Unit POTTER WAYNE about these facilities as you move through this latest or www.ticketfly.com. PCH The Laurels Sugar Creek Station CLEVELAND FOREST edition of Community Connections. CAMERON VENANGO ELK WYOMING LACKAWANNA GEAUGA And finally, the 2018 Celebrating Senior ChampionsCUYAHOGA have CLINTON LYCOMING SULLIVAN MERCER Avalon Springs Place PIKE Also of note is the 2019 UPMC Senior Communities been selected and will be honored on October 18, 2018 at TRUMBULL The Meadows Park Home LUZERNE JEFFERSON Skilled Nursing Benevolent Care Calendar – this year’s theme is “As the Omni William Penn. Their contributions to bettering CLEARFIELD OHIO and Rehab Center LUZERNE SUMMIT Jameson Campus CLARION SUSSEX COLUMBIA MEDINA LAWRENCE Haven Skilled Seen on TV.” The calendar is a collection of cast photos, the lives of seniors throughout their careers are truly PORTAGE AKRON Rehab and Nursing MONTOUR MONROE modeled by residents of our communities, and features admirable, and we look forward to shining a light on their MAHONING Avalon Place PENNSYLVANIA UNION CENTRE BUTLER Sherwood Oaks CARBON WARREN ARMSTRONG B U T L E R many of your favorite classic television series such as “I collective accomplishments. WAYNE Independent Living STARK COLUMBIANA MORRIS SNYDER NORTHUMBERLAND Cranberry Place A R M S T R O N G NORTHAMPTON Love Lucy,” “Gilligan’s Island,” “Green Acres,” and many BUTLER MIFFLIN Personal Care BEAVER SCHUYLKILL B E AV E R LEHIGH Sincerely, INDIANA JUNIATA more. More than 150 residents from all our locations HOLMES Cumberland Memory Care HUNTERDON CARROLL Campus participated and had a great time. Please consider ALLEGHENY Assisted Living TUSCARAWAS Lighthouse HANCOCK CAMBRIAHampton Fields PERRY DAUPHIN BERKS Village Pointe Village LEBANON BUCKS ordering calendars for holiday gifts while at the same BLAIR Harrisburg Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation COSHOCTON Seneca Campus JEFFERSON MERCER time supporting our benevolent care fund. HARRISON WESTMORELAND A L L E G H E N Y HUNTINGDON BROOKE WASHINGTON Canterbury MONTGOMERY Mark Bondi Place Beatty CUMBERLAND GUERNSEY OHIO Asbury Heights Pointe YORK SusquehannaLANCASTER Facilities Take time to read the article about the invaluable certified Village President, UPMC Senior Communities CHESTER BELMONT Vanadium FRANKLIN PHILADELPHIA BURLINGTON registered nurse practitioners who work at many of our Woods VillageBEDFORD FULTON Heritage DELAWARE GREENE ADAMS Place CAMDEN skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, providing GLOUCESTER NOBLE MONROE SOMERSET Weatherwood MARSHALL FAYETTE WA S H I N G T O N Manor WILMINGTON excellent medical care and oversight in addition to WASHINGTON ALLEGANY CECIL MORGAN MONONGALIA WESTMORELAND HARFORD WETZEL PRESTON Strabane CampusMORGAN MARYLAND DE SALEM physician support. By leading care management, UPMC MARION GARRETT CARROLL BERKELEY WASHINGTON FREDERICK BALTIMORE NJ Senior Communities is improving clinical outcomes for TYLER NEW WEST VIRGINIA CASTLE MINERAL their residents. PLEASANTS HARRISON TAYLOR JEFFERSON HOWARD CUMBERLAND KENT MONTGOMERY WOOD DODDRIDGE GRANT HAMPSHIRE QUEEN DOVER BARBOUR FREDERICK LOUDOUN ANNE ANNE'S RITCHIE HARDY CLARKE WIRT TUCKER ARUNDEL With the partnership between UPMC adding to an already large base of Communities, “We are fortunate and the Susquehanna Health System, facilities offering all levels of care. to be able to have these facilities now called UPMC Susquehanna, join UPMC Senior Communities. UPMC Senior Communities expanded The UPMC Senior Communities We look forward to collaborating, its footprint further east. The Susquehanna facilities make it taking the best from both for In this issue: partnership brought with it additional possible for expansion into new improving patient care, ultimately P. 4 P. 8 P. 10 P. 13 P. 14 P. 22 skilled nursing and rehabilitation territories. According to Mark increasing quality and patient As Seen Celebrating Resident A Veteran’s With These Activities Abound facilities and personal care facilities, Bondi, President of UPMC Senior satisfaction.” On TV Senior Gardens Story Hands at UPMC Senior Champions Flourish Communities 2 3 Community Connections Fall/Winter 2018 Tune in to our 2019 Calendar! Starring the residents of UPMC Senior Communities Proceeds benefit the Benevolent Care Fund Now celebrating the seventh edition, the 2019 UPMC Senior Communities Benevolent Care Calendar is making its debut this fall! The final product, featuring the theme “As Seen on TV,” does not disappoint. And the more than 150 residents that took time out of their day to play the role of a famous cast member will attest to their remarkable transformations. Alice from Beatty Pointe Village noted during her photo shoot, “At 102 years old, I never imagined I would be recreating the cast of The Golden Girls!” With the past four editions dedicated to featuring residents dressed to replicate famous people, the number of alumni participating year to year is growing. Anzy at Seneca Hills Village is a common face in the calendar, beginning with Gene Kelly from “Singing in the Rain,” George Washington Carver, Ray Charles, and this year, George Jefferson. Tony Ioli, another famous resident at Lighthouse Pointe Village, went from Rocky, to Florence Nightingale’s patient, to Elton John, and now Fred from “I Love Lucy.” The 2019 calendar features many famous television series such as “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Green Acres,” “The Addams Family,” and “Bonanza.” Proceeds from the sale of the calendar Continued on page 6 4 5 Community Connections Fall/Winter 2018 Nurse Practitioners benefit the UPMC Senior Communities Benevolent Enhance Quality of Care Care Fund which supports UPMC Senior Communities skilled residents who have nursing and rehabilitation facility in depleted their financial the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the resources. Calendars are city of Pittsburgh. Jen is called upon in on sale now at a cost of a variety of circumstances, including $7 each, making great sudden, emergent changes in a holiday gifts while resident’s condition, consultation benefitting a great cause. related to comfort and quality of life To order, please contact opportunities, and day-to-day medical Debra Panei, Director management. In times of emergency, she is often the voice that reassures of Development, at and says, “We can handle this here.” [email protected] or call 412-864-3524. In her role, Jen explains how to manage urgent circumstances in place, affording residents and families the information and the opportunity to make informed decisions about the course care will take. This is a UPMC Senior Communities is proud At four of UPMC Senior Communities’ collaborative effort. Says Jen, “I get to be part of one of the most skilled nursing and rehabilitation great input from the rehab staff, for innovative and patient-centered facilities, the involvement of CRNPs example, who can identify functional health systems in the country. As has helped to significantly reduce differences. Particularly for a family members of the larger UPMC family, hospitalizations by providing expert, member, it’s not always easy to all benefit from the opportunities timely care where residents live. “By decipher what is “normal” for a and resources that can only be found having an onsite presence every day, certain disease process, diagnosis, in a world-class health system. we get to know our residents well or period of recuperation. I can help and can act quickly if their condition Case in point, the UPMC Palliative explain those distinctions and changes. We become their safety manage expectations.” and Supportive Institute and UPMC net, able to identify shifts and gaps in Senior Services put in place the use their care,” explains Susan Saxon, Relationship building with residents, of certified registered nurse CRNP, MSN, FNP-BC, Director of staff, and families drives the success practitioners (CRNPs) to lead the Community and Home-based Care, of her efforts. Jen values these care management of skilled nursing UPMC Advanced Practice Providers opportunities to build bridges with and rehabilitation residents. Studies with the UPMC Palliative and all involved, including the hospitals, show that the specialized skills and Supportive Institute and Community to the benefit of the residents’ quality training of CRNPs help to ensure Supportive