March 2018 Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home, 12505 S. 40th Street, Bellevue NE 68123 402-595-2180 It is good once again to be back among friends and “family”. Indeed I am privileged and hum- bled to once again be of service to our members, the home, veterans which means a lot to me. I was also grateful to take part in the governor’s program which honored Vietnam veter- ans and connue to be thankful for the great commitment this state to honor and support veterans in so many ways. The first quarter has been a busy me at Eastern in terms of events as *welcomed Denise Rohan the first female commander of the American legion *Celebrated another spectacular Valennes’ event with many families which was capped off with a great surf and turf meal provided by our dietary team. *broke ground on a new chiller/boiler system which will provide more uniform heat and cool- ing for the building But more than events during the quarter we also had events which focused on our friends and staff as we: *Celebrated /honored our volunteers with our volunteer recognion event which recognized 10,858 hours of dedicated service to our members *Completed yet another successful class for nursing assistants, *have processed more and more applicaons for employment as the news of our new wage scale has begun to circulate in the community. Indeed it is a good me to “come back” to a great place! Jeffrey Smith, Administrator
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March 2018
Eastern Nebraska Veterans’ Home, 12505 S. 40th Street, Bellevue NE 68123 402-595-2180
It is good once again to be back among friends and “family”. Indeed I am privileged and hum-
bled to once again be of service to our members, the home, veterans which means a lot to
me. I was also grateful to take part in the governor’s program which honored Vietnam veter-
ans and continue to be thankful for the great commitment this state to honor and support
veterans in so many ways.
The first quarter has been a busy time at Eastern in terms of events as
*welcomed Denise Rohan the first female commander of the American legion
*Celebrated another spectacular Valentines’ event with many families which was capped off
with a great surf and turf meal provided by our dietary team.
*broke ground on a new chiller/boiler system which will provide more uniform heat and cool-
ing for the building
But more than events during the quarter we also had events which focused on our friends
and staff as we:
*Celebrated /honored our volunteers with our volunteer recognition event which recognized
10,858 hours of dedicated service to our members
*Completed yet another successful class for nursing assistants,
*have processed more and more applications for employment as the news of our new wage
scale has begun to circulate in the community.
Indeed it is a good time to “come back” to a great place! Jeffrey Smith, Administrator
Inside this issue:
Welcome New Members!
Medicare Benefits Identifier
Happy Birthday list
Spotlight: Employee & Members
of the Month
Certificate of Excellence
Canteen Hours
Family Council/Ombudsman
Brick Donation Form
Various photos of activities
Momma Clowns
Chaplain’s Corner
Welcome to the Eastern
Nebraska Veterans’ Home
Admit Date Name Neighborhood
March 5 Robert Erwin Allegiance
March 7 David Fischer Allegiance
March 12 William Johnson Allegiance
March 14 David Cannon Allegiance
March 29 Mervyn Muller Dedication
Medicare has removed social security numbers from their ID cards, and implemented an 11-character alpha numeric Medicare Benefi-ciary Identifier (MBI).
Medicare will begin issuing new cards with a new number beginning April 2018.
When you receive your new card/number, please contact Robyn at 402-591-4885 so we can update your information. Thank you!
March 03 Dwight Hindman Dedication
March 06 Richard Coffman Motivation
March 07 Martha Schmidt Service
March 09 Leona Schlunsen Dedication
March 12 Mark Kennedy Dedication
March 16 Thomas Trail Motivation
March 18 Elmer Hoeneman Motivation
March 20 John Carter Motivation
March 22 Eleanor Julsen Dedication
March 23 John Belsky Service
March 23 Paul Curtis * Motivation
March 31 Evelyn Bills Motivation
Thank you for your
service to the United
States of America
We are honored to
serve those who
served!
Member Spotlight
We are shining a spotlight on…….
Cliff Arnold……....…………..……………...Allegiance
Tom Saunders...………...………………..Dedication
Elmer Hoeneman…........................Motivation
Ed Krawczyk.....………………………………….Service
There is never a moment that she
isn’t going above and beyond for
members and staff. She also takes
everything in stride instead of be-
coming frazzled. She is a “Power
Worker”. She has the strongest
sense of community having her
fellow employees backs! She’s
always got the positive attitude
“making” any changes work. She’s
a power house no matter where
she is. Kali constantly showing
people teamwork no matter the
situation, anything is possible with
the right attitude. We need more
like her. On a few occasions a fel-
low employee was late or got sent
home and she just stepped up and
kept moving. She didn’t even com-
plain. She also tries to save fellow
coworkers form being MOT’d.
Calandra Wellman
Staff Care Tech
Service Unit
Employee of
the
Month
March 2018
Family Council Corner:
This is a wonderful group of family members who meet at
the Home on the 2nd Thursday each month at 10:00 a.m.
They discuss many issues concerning members and their
families. They are a good support system for each other.
This month: March 8, 2018
Next month: April 12, 2018
Please plan to join them and to see what it’s all about.
Family Council President: Mrs. Jean Funkhouser
For more information, please contact Social Services by
asking for Kari, Lynda or Paul
Ombudsman’s Corner:
Ombudsmen are dedicated to enhancing the lives of long
term care residents.
Ombudsmen:
Advocate for residents’ rights and quality care
Educate consumers and providers
Resolve residents’ complaints
Provide information to the public
ENVH’s Ombudsman:
Beth Nodes
The canteen accepts credit cards – minimum charge of $2.50.
The ENVH canteen hours will be 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Satur-
days and Sundays until further notice.
Monday through Friday hours will remain the same.
Certificate of Excellence:
Lauren Pruitt
Presented by: Member Council
President, Carroll Roberts
Photos:
Above left: Baker’s on Galvin Road brought dozens and
dozens of long stem roses on Valentine’s Day. They have
done this for several years.
Above right and center: Several ROTC Nursing students
from Creighton University came to visit. They helped the
members play games and helped to serve lunch trays.
Below: National American Legion Commander Denise
Rohan with her supporters stopped for a photo during a
recent visit.
Chaplain
Dale Powell
Weekly Services are held in the Chapel
(unless stated otherwise)
Sundays:
9:45 a.m. All Faith Service
10:45 a.m. Catholic Communion
Mondays:
9:30 a.m. Devotional Reading
(held in Service)
10:00 am Devotional Reading
(held in Allegiance)
Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. Bible Study
10:00 a.m. Memorial Services will be held as
necessary on the first Thursday of each month.
1:00 p.m. Catholic Mass
Fridays: 10:00 a.m. Rosary
Helen Keller stated, "I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." Life is seldom lived on the "big stage" with lots of attention and fanfare but in the daily routine of work and relationships that seldom get noticed. But God notices and cares about how we live out the daily routine of life. Jesus men-tioned that He is aware of even the cup of cold water given in His name. God seems to care more about the motivation we do in all of life--doing everything out of love for God and for others. That matters more than how "big" and "public" it is. Make a difference today in your daily routines of life!
