Kevin Heffner, President of LifeSpan/Beacon Institute was onsite Thursday morning, February 21st for the presentation of the Beacon Institute’s 2019 Caregiver Scholarship. This year’s recipients are Annam Sidik & Tika Sampson from Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center. The Caregiver Scholarship Program is sponsored by Morgan-Keller Construction and provides cash awards to qualified senior caregivers who wish to continue their education and training.

Photo from left to right – Hospitality Aide Annam Sidik, Director of Nursing Cassie Evering, GNA Tika Sampson and President of LifeSpan/Beacon Institute Kevin Heffner.

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Table of Contents

Resident Birthdays….…...1 Employee Birthdays/Anniversaries...2 Activity Calendar….....3&4 Karen’s Korner…..5 Guild/Volunteer News…..6

Wednesday

March 05, 2018 12:00 PM

In The Chesapeake Room

Birthday Party

01 Juanita C. 02 Helen P. 05 Frances K. 08 Judith A. 11 Deanna R. 11 Dorothy B.

At Your

Service

Board of Directors

Chairperson

T. Joyce Jordan

Members

Wendell G. Baxter

Curtis Beulah

John P. Correri, Jr.

Bob Greene

Jacqueline Panowicz

Anna Mae Roberts

Gina Shaffer

James Welch

Edward D. Yoder

Administrator

Peter A. Panos, NHA

Department Directors

Admissions

Sandy Wenski

Activities

Jocelyn Silver, ADC

Business Operations

Cindy Quimby

Dietary

Darrick DeBoard, Sr.

CDM, CFPP

Environmental Services

& Laundry

Theresa Gebhardt

Facilities Operations

Richard Charles

Human Resources

Diana George

Medical Director

H. S. Sim

Nursing

Cassie Evering, RN

Risk Management

BJ Magness

Volunteer

Services/Public

Relations

Janet McDonald

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If you enjoy going out of the building then you may want to choose from the following trip selections.

March 14th 11:00 am Trip to Lee Hunan’s for buffet lunch and then to the Dollar Tree for Shopping.

April 25th at 10:45 am the Trip is to the Hollywood Casino and Green Turtle for lunch. If you are Feeling lucky this is the trip for you!

May 22nd at 10:00 am Trip to Longwood Gardens and lunch . The destination for lunch has not yet been decided.

June 15th (Saturday) 4:45 pm. Trip to an Iron Birds game in Aberdeen. We will be in a cli-mate controlled area. Hot dogs and soda for dinner. Tickets and Dinner together are $25.00.

For any of these trips, please sign up in Activities. To give everyone a chance, no one will be able to go on more than two (2) of these trips. Remember the wheelchair slots are limited to (2) a trip.

Attention Residents

05 Evelyn F. 07 Linda S. 08 Samuel T. 08 Jean D. 11 Ruth B. 12 Earle C. 14 Ruth V.

MENU -Pancakes

w/ Regular or Diet Syrup -Bacon

- Sausage Patties -Scrambled Eggs

16 Patrick C. 16 Betty P. 22 Raymond T. 28 Hilda A. 29 Dorothy M. 30 Burlie H. 30 Erva P.

12 Grayce F. 12 Karen W. 16 Mary H. 18 Carmen R. 19 Dorothy S. 27 Lillie M.

Employee Birthdays Employee Anniversaries

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3 Briana E. (Nursing) 4 Irene V. (Nursing) 6 Shaleigh B. (Nursing) 6 Anna H. (Nursing) 8 Shem N. (Nursing) 8 Peter O. (Nursing) 9 Gretchen J. (Dietary) 10 Karen W. (Laundry) 12 Penny A. (EVS) 13 Diana G. (Other Admin) 13 Renee M. (Nursing) 14 Richard A. (Nursing) 14 David H. (Other Admin) 14 Kendria W. (Nursing) 16 Virginia C. (Nursing) 17 April B. (Nursing) 17 Rashell P. (Nursing) 18 Judith M. (Nursing) 18 Linda W. (Nursing) 18 Tina W. (Nursing) 19 Kriska B. (Nursing) 21 Anita M. (Activities) 22 Andrew R. (Security) 22 Sheree J. (Accounting) 25 Beatrice J. (Nursing) 27 Frances F. (Nursing) 29 Nancy A. (Nursing) 31 Myrna H. (Laundry)

Denise Q. (Med Records) 27 yrs. Janice S. (Nursing) 27 yrs. Orzic H. (Nursing) 15 yrs. Jennifer M. (Nursing) 13 yrs. Stella U. (Nursing) 12 yrs. Arlene H. (Nursing) 11 yrs. Mark M. (Dietary) 8 yrs. Joann C. (EVS) 7 yrs. Julie J. (Other Admin) 5 yrs. Dawn H. (Nursing) 3 yrs.

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This being the 3rd month of the year, we hope that all parts of winter and cold winds have passed. But… many years we have been deceived by the appearance of a storm and occasionally an actual blizzard has occurred in March. Never put all your reliance on weather forecasts until winter is actually over. We just have to wait and see.

On the 3rd of March we note that the “Star Spangled Banner” was adopted as the national anthem of the United States. This should not be confused with the date that Francis Scott Key wrote these words during the war of 1812 at Fort McHenry while in the Baltimore Harbor – But rather this is the date the song became official.

The 5th of March is Shrove Tuesday and this is the official end of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is often celebrated with pancake breakfasts to signify the preceding period of fasting that has come to an end.

The 6th of March is Ash Wednesday. On this day, Christians get the mark of the cross placed on their foreheads. This shows people that they are Christians. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period of Lent. Lent is also known as the observance of Jesus’s period spent in the desert.

The 10th of March is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. When this happens we all have to set out clocks ahead an hour.

The 20th of March is the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates the 14th day of Adar, a celebration of Esther’s deliverance of Jews in Persia from massacre. Coincidentally, this is also the first day of Spring. The 27th of March is a huge celebration in my family. My younger daughter will celebrate her 45th birthday! Where did all that time go? Wasn’t it almost yesterday?

I hope that all of you had a great February and could stay warm and

comfy. See you in April.

....Written by Karen Wiley Bay Lane

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Volunteer Hours January 2019: 549 hours

Thank You

Gift Shop Donations: Rosie Evans, Theresa Kallay, Marilee Moore, St. Matthews Church (Bel Air)

Resident Bingo Donations: Young at Heart

Volunteer Escort February 2019: John Burns, Barbara Bryant

Notice The Lions Club of Havre de Grace has a donations box for any unwanted eye glasses at the main entrance of Citizens The Lions Club assists eligible individuals in the purchasing new eyeglasses. Give the gift of sight.

Get Well Soon Wishing our volunteer Sally Wintrode who volunteers 3 days a week on Tidewater Cove a speedy recovery

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Inclement Weather Policy The Guild Volunteer Auxiliary Meeting is cancelled when Harford County public schools are 2 hours delayed or closed due to inclement weather.

Unclaimed Laundry 30 Day Notice

The facilities laundry services has unclaimed laundry with no name to identify who it belongs to. Always remember to mark your clothing for identification purposes. Please feel free to make arrangements with laundry services to check to see if any of your personal clothing is there. The facility will hold these items for next 30 days beginning on March 1, 2019 after which items will be donated. If you feel like you are missing any items or have any questions or concerns contact Janet McDonald, Director of Volunteer & PR Services.

Guild Volunteer Auxiliary Meeting in Conference Room @ 10:30 am Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Light Refreshments served

N o t i c e We wish to reaffirm our policy that all

persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics,

martial status or sexual orientation are considered for employment or admission to

Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center.

The Chit-Chat Staff Darrick DeBoard Jr. , Editor

Staff Support :

Jocelyn Silver Janet McDonald

Citizens Care &

Rehabilitation Center Long-term staff providing

long-term care and rehabilitation. We offer a supervised environment

with 24-hour nursing care and a variety of group and one-on-one activities.

Serving the Community for 52 years!

For more information, please contact

Sandy Wenski (Director of Admissions) at 410-939-5500 OR check out our web site at

www.CitizensCareCenter.com

Telephone Assurance Program Do you live alone? Are you recuperating from a hospital stay or rehab? Do you want to feel secure that someone is checking on you each day? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, then the Telephone Assurance Program can be of service to you. T.A.P. is a free service provided by Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center and a group of Auxiliary Volunteers. T.A.P. is a daily person-to-person telephone call for individuals who have medical problems but wish to maintain their independence by remaining in their home. The participant who registers with the program provides a medical history and emergency contact or someone willing to consent to the “Good Neighbor Program.” The duties are to check on the well-being of the participant when the volunteer is unable to contact you by telephone. A return call to the T.A.P. volunteer is required by the good neighbor. State, county, and local police agencies participate in the program as an emergency back up in the event the participant and the good neighbor cannot be reached. If this occurs, an officer will make a check on the residence and call the volunteer with information. All information received by T.A.P. is kept confidential. The participant will also receive a birthday card from the T.A.P. volunteers. If interested, please contact Janet McDonald at 410-942-2112