Employee
of the
Month
Blountstown Health and Rehabilitations January Employee of the Month is Priscilla Thomas. Priscilla has worked at BHRC as a CNA since 2007. Priscilla was born and raised in Blountstown, FL. Priscilla has three kids, Jada (Age 11), Sanai (Age 7), and Roman (Age 1). Her favorite hobbies are playing basketball, having family time with her kids, and facebooking! She graduated from Liberty
County High and is also furthering her education by pursing a degree as a Business Medical Assistant at UMA. Priscilla has a great personality, gets along
well with others, can be kind of shy, but is LOUD (in the best kind of way). Priscilla loves being goofy and making others smile. Before her employment at BHRC, she was employed as a teacher at a child development center. What she enjoys most about working at BHRC is the family connection with employees and residents. She says it takes being compassionate, having patience, and in
order to do the job she does, you have to love the job. When asked what advice she could give those reading this article, she had this to say:
“Be kind to others, and treat everyone as you would want to be treated. Don’t take anything for granted, and live your life.”
850-674-4311 FEB 2017
The BHRC Times
16690 S.W. Chipola RD BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424
Grant Williams
Administrator
Ext. 122
Yadira (Jay) Prowant
Director of Nursing
Ext. 102
Please feel free to contact us
anytime @ 674-4311
(Dept. Extensions are on page 2)
In the early 1900s, Carter G. Woodson, an African-American historian, was frustrated. He did not feel that the history and accomplishments of black people were being taught or celebrated in the United States. While working to address this problem, Woodson set the foundation for what would become today’s National Black History Month. It is observed each February. Woodson was studying history at Harvard University, in Massachusetts. He saw that black people were not well represented in history books. Black history was also not discussed in his classes. According to the way many historians taught the nation’s past, African Americans were barely part of the story. Woodson knew this was not true. So in 1915, he and Jesse E. Moorland, a black minister and community leader, founded what would become the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or the ASALH. The organization would promote studying black history and celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans.
Celebrating Black History Month
Blountstown Health and Rehabilitation Center
Communication
is KEY
We Implore You to Assist Us in Insuring Our #1 Goal of Customer Service Is Always Met for You!
Give Us the Opportunity to Assist You!
“Please Call Us”
Administrator
Grant Williams ext. 122
Director of Nursing Yadira Prowant Ext. 102
Social Services & Admissions
Tammy Baxley ext. 103
Marketing & Admissions Carol Parrish ext. 113
East Wing Unit Manager Rebecca Bailey ext. 104
East Nurses Station Ext. 109 & 110
West Wing Unit Manager Becky Pass ext. 130
West Nurses Station Ext. 108 & 111
Business Office Manager Cecilia Shiver ext. 112
Staff Development & Accounts Payable
Courtney Shiver ext. 100
Therapy Dept. Manager Donna Sapp ext. 129
Central Supply, Housekeeping
& Laundry Manager Todd Prowant ext. 101
Dietary Manager Sarah Mabbot ext. 106
Activities Director Debby White ext. 107
Maintenance Director Thomas Cook ext. 114
Risk Manger & Quality Assurance
Marla Desrosier ext. 116
MDS Coordinator Lisa Chason ext. 121
Payroll & Benefits Coord. Kyla Sims ext. 127
Medical Records, Transportation & Scheduling
Sarah Lee ext. 115
Receptionist Libby Peterson ext. 105
Contact the Dept. That Can Best Help You
With Any Questions or Concerns!
& Visit Our Website!
Blountstown Health and Rehab www.blountstownhealthandrehab.com
Please Give a Warm Welcome to Our Newest
Employees to the BHRC Family!
Daina Esgro Misty Sanders
Lorenza Johnson Tina Sims
Jennifer Waldorff Elizabeth Hansford Join our team today!
https://blountstown.vikus.net/jobs
Resident Spotlight
Willie Fennell
Willie Fennell was born in South Carolina in
1932. She worked as a cook at Florida State
Hospital for many years. Her daughter Marilyn
says that she loves to cook, and is a wonderful
one. One of her favorite dishes to cook is a
pineapple upside down cake. Mrs. Fennell has
seven children, all girls. Marilyn recalls when
she was younger that she and her sisters
wanted a brother, they pleaded with Mrs.
Fennell to get them one. She instead brought
home a Chihuahua named Jock, and told her
children to meet their new brother. As well as
being a very talented cook, a loving mother,
and having a wicked sense of humor; she also
has a huge heart. Marilyn says she loves to
help people, and frequently went out of her
way to do so. She was also a caretaker for her
husband and mother for over 10 years. This is
her 10th year here at BHRC, and Mrs. Fennell
holds a special place in the hearts of residents
and employees alike.
R & R
In an effort to increase Retention & Recruitment
WWHealthcare & BHRC has started 2017 off by enhancing
our benefit package. They have added a matching fund
401K of up to 3% of Gross, allowing our employees to
carry over up to 60 hours of PTO each year and is also
paying time & a half for holidays. Additionally,
WWHealthcare & BHRC are pleased to announce Caitlin
Griffin as our facilities Retention & Recruitment
representative to assist employees as their voice for positive
new ways to retain & recruit the best of the best. Please
express any ideas you may have to her!
Funny Bone
Three sisters, ages 92, 94, and 96, live in a house
together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath.
She puts one foot in and pauses. She yells down the
stairs, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?” The 94-
year-old yells back, “I don’t know. I’ll come up and
see.” She starts up the stairs and pauses. Then she
yells out, “Was I going up the stairs or down?” The
92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea
and listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and
says, “I sure hope I never get that forgetful.” She
knocks on wood for good measure. She then replies,
“I’ll come up and help both of you as soon as I see
who’s at the door.”
-Lisa Chason
Resident Meal of the Month
Southern Fried Chicken
Yellow Rice
Steamed Seasoned Cabbage
Corn Bread w/Margarine
Strawberry Shortcake w/
Whipped Cream
News from Laundry America's Civil War men in blue & grey relied upon the camp laundress as one of the most respected & highest paid members of the
camp. The job of laundress was hard labor under the conditions of weather and war. But the incentives were the pay & the opportunity to stay with her husband or son rather than endure a long or probable permanent separation. A Union company was allowed up to four laundresses per 80 men, while Confederate companies had up to seven per 80 men. Each was responsible for mending & cleaning the clothes of around 20 men. Their salary was paid by the Army by deducting the monthly fees from the soldiers' pay: enlisted man .50 cents, unmarried officers $1.00 to $2.00 & married officers paid $4.00. Doing laundry for the troops was, at best, a three to four-day process for each load of clothes & involved the following ten steps: mending by hand, presoaking and stain removal, washing in hot water, scrubbing on the wash board, boiling in hot water to kill insects, rinsing three times in cool water, bluing of white items, drying & folding, ironing (which cost .03 cents extra each). Men who could not afford to pay the fees washed their own clothes or simply wore them unwashed until their clothes fell apart. The laundress was provided a tent, rations, a hatchet & services of the company surgeon. In her "free time" she often assisted the doctor with wounded & sick men. "Suds Row" is where the laundresses worked & lived; it was off-limits to the rest of the camp. She was required to supply her own supplies of two 35 lb. 25-gallon oak tubs, buckets, iron cauldrons for heating water as well as, fire grates, scrub boards, homemade soap, bluing, ropes for clothes lines, irons and sewing supplies. Laundresses had to make their own soap by rendering animal fat & adding lye (a day long process of cooking & stirring over an open fire). A few women had access to soap from a new Cincinnati company called Procter and Gamble who won contracts to supply the Union Army with soap & candles. This introduced Procter and Gamble products to soldiers from all over the country. Once the war was
over and the men returned home, they told their families about the company's products which launched their national, & then global, growth.
ACTIVITY NEWS WE HAD A GREAT TIME CELEBRATING SOME SPECIAL EVENTS
DURING JANUARY.
WE TRIED ELVIS’S FAMOUS PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA GRILLED SANDWICHES, LISTENED TO AND SANG A LONG TO SOME OF HIS CLASSIC TUNES DURING HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
THE REVIEWS ON THE SANDWICHS WERE MIXED, BUT OVERALL PRETTY GOOD.
WE LISTENED TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S “I HAVE A
DREAM” SPEECH AND TALKED IN LENGTH ABOUT SOME OF HIS INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES. IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE PROGRAM WHICH GAVE US A MORE PERSONAL INSIGHT ON
THIS GREAT AMERCIAN.
OUR CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FEATURED HOMEMADE EGG ROLLS, FRIED RICE, FESTIVE DECORATIONS
AND A PRESENTATION OF THEIR CULTURE AND SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
FEBRUARY WILL BE BUSY WITH THE SELECTION OF MR. AND
MS. SWEETHEART OF BHRC. EVERYONE IS URGED TO VOTE BY SECRET BALLOTS WHICH WILL BE AVALIABLE.
OUR MARTI GRAS PARTY WILL BE HELD ON THE 28TH. THE
FESTIVITIES WILL BEGIN WITH A DECORATED WHEELCHAIR PARADE, MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS.
WE WILL OBSERVE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A PROGRAM
RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO MADE VARIOUS CONTIBUTIONS AFFECTING HISTORY.
NATIONAL ACT OF KINDNESS WEEK IS FEBRUARY 12TH-18TH. DO YOUR PART AND DO SOMETHING KIND FOR SOMEONE
EACH DAY.
Maintenance and More…
Here it is January of 2017 and we all should be bundled
up in our jackets, sending our kids off to school wrapped
in jackets, hoodies, mittens and boots. But noooooooo,
it’s 75 degrees and humid. That’s Florida for ya! But
anyway, let’s not count “Old Man Winter” out just yet.
Here are just a few basic tips when and if he does show
up for just a couple of days.
*Dress warmly and stay dry.
*If you have to do heavy chores outside, work slowly.
*Avoid walking on ice and getting wet.
*Wear several layers of loose fitting clothing.
Next month we will see just how Mother Nature treats
us and we may be talking about spring time tips. But on
a serious note, let’s make sure that if there is any heating
and air conditioning issue in resident rooms or the entire
facility to make sure that it is documented on the clip
board on the work order sheets located at both nurse’s
stations so that the issue can be addressed promptly.
Have a safe and happy winter/spring
- Thomas
Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy
Our Rehabilitation Center offers comprehensive services that round out our
full spectrum of care. These services are provided by licensed Physical,
Speech and Occupational Therapists!
850-674-4311 ext. 129
Resident Birthdays
Doris Smith 2/8
Vera Weeks 2/7
Verna Holley 2/22
Employee Birthdays
Tasha Scott 2/3 Rosa Jaramillo 2/13
Jessica Coleman 2/5 Francis Black 2/17
Michelle Bateman 2/7 Danielle Avery 2/21
Molly Perkins 2/9 Ashley Murrell 2/24
Nikkia White 2/9
News from Housekeeping The term maid was derived from the word, maiden, which referred to a young, virginal or unmarried woman. They were provided with food, clothes & boarding in the homes where employed. Multiple maids were widely considered essential in sprawling palaces, castles & estates between the middle ages & the 19th century. In the Victorian Era, the highest-ranking servant managed the staff of a large estate & was called the housekeeper. Below her was the Lady’s maid, who interacted mostly with the Lady of the house. Below them were housemaids who maintained various rooms in the house. The head of the housemaids reported to the housekeeper & managed the operations of subordinate housemaids, such as parlor maids, chamber maids and laundry maids. Nannies also reported to the housekeeper & were in charge of all servants responsible for childcare. There was an entire staff of food servants who were dedicated to the preparation & serving of food, as well as maintaining the kitchen areas.
Today, maids/housekeepers sometimes have entire families of their own to support. It is hard to deny that one thing has remained consistent though out history. Maids have rarely – if ever – been paid wages that were equivalent to the value of what they do!
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
FEBRUARY 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
HAPPY
VALENTINE’S
DAY
FEBRUARY
14TH
NATIONAL
ACT OF
KINDNESS
WEEK
12TH-18TH
MARDI GRAS
28TH
BLACK
HISTORY
MONTH
1
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bible Study
2:00 Pretty Nails
2
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Dwayne’s Hour
2:00 Activity
Committee
3
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Kinard Church
2:00 Guy Time
5:30 Resident
Choice
Pretty Puppy
4
10:00 Fun and
Games
2:00 Bingo
5
9:30 Poplar Head
Church Service
2:00 Popcorn
Party
Super Bowl Sunday
6
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Musical Spot
Light – Johnny Cash
7
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Cooking Club/
Italian
5:00 Resident
Choice
8
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bible Study
2:00 Pretty Nails
9
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:0 Glad Tidings
2:00 Movie Mantinea
10
9:30 Social Club
10:00 Kinard Church
2:00 Spunky Spirits
Society
5:30 Resident
Choice
Pretty Puppy
11
10:00 Hillcrest
Baptist Church/
Fun and Games
2:00 Bingo
12
9:30 Poplar Head
Church Service
2:00 Sunday
Sundaes
13
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Resident
Council
2:00 Artistic
Impressions
14
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 River band
Educators/Bingo
2:00 Valentine
Social
5:30 Resident
Choice
15
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bible Study
2:00 Pretty Nails
16
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape up
10:00 39er’s
2:00 Pie of The
Month Club
17
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Taste Test
5:30 Resident
Choice
Pretty Puppy
18
10:00 St. Mary’s
Baptist Church
2:00 Bingo
19
9:30 Poplar Head
Church Service
2:00 Popcorn Party
20
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Black History
21
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Crafts
5:30 Resident
Choice
22
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 David and
Friends
2:00 Pretty Nails
23
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Dwayne’s Hour
2:00 Mystery Guest
24 9:30 Social Club
10:00 Kinard Church
2:00 French Fry
Friday
5:30 Resident
Choice
Pretty Puppy
25
10:00 Kinard Church
2:00 Bingo
26
9:30 Poplar Head
Church Service
2:00 Sunday
Sundaes
27
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Enjoying
Everyday Life
28
9:30 Social Club
9:45 Shape Up
10:00 Bingo
2:00 Mardi Gras
5:30 Resident
Choice
ACTIVITIES
ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE
MAIL CALL
MONDAY
THROUGH
SATURDAY
CHAPLAIN
VISITS MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY AND
UPON REQUEST