Happy Birthdayto our ECC Family!

Kimberly Rodgers 3/1 Daron Steward 3/2 Paris Wilson 3/3 Roy M. Beasley 3/6 Mary Gemmato 3/10 Alan M. Frost 3/14 Maryann Senchak 3/14 Nicole Anderson 3/15 Frances Maxwell 3/18 Jacqualine Williams 3/19 Timoth Valente 3/21 Vanessa Steele 3/22 Loraine Sikich 3/22 Francis Guerrero 3/22 Alexis Burns 3/24 Andrea Cunningham-Ellis 3/25Laurine Lee 3/27 Lisa Salak-Scarth 3/29

Geraldine C. Manzano 3/5Joey Nauarro 3/5 Malcom Dixon 3/6 Crystal Shepard 3/12 Frank Starling 3/12 Helen Hope 3/15 Oluwafem Sarumi 3/19 Eric Hayes 3/19 Shemika Booker 3/21 Kehinde Kuti 3/22 Manuel Ramirez 3/22 Stephen Magiera 3/26Kevin A. Wells 3/31

Tionna N. Thomas 3/4 Yuronka Staff ord 3/7 Barbara M. Carter 3/9 Lorissa M. Pickett 3/19 Astardeiyunna S. Pierson 3/23

Doris Robinson 3/7 Ashunte Crossley 3/7 Geneva O. Epps 3/8 Lashande R. Berry 3/8 Crystal C. Robinson 3/8 Jackie Crawford 3/11 Debra Luellman 3/15 Roshanta L. Steele 3/20 Katrina McQuay 3/21 Vincent L. Abrams 3/21 Susan E. Arcuri 3/22 Rozana C. Lipscomb 3/30

Kathryn Nettles 3/3 Makiyah Jones 3/6 Baron Mack 3/10 Siobhan L. Bugg 3/12Lyneidria Burt 3/21 Rickey L. Foster 3/22 Frances Handy 3/25 Margie L. Yonke 3/25 Isis T. Fultz 3/26

Carmelia Givens 3/4Dawnetta M. Oliver 3/9 Erica S. Hart 3/11 Mary E. Rice 3/13 Patricia L. Edwards 3/14Jose M. Villanueva 3/15 Sherri Greco 3/16 Katrina D. Grasper 3/16 Nichole Cole 3/19 Keisha D. Sykes 3/19 L’Keisha McFadden 3/23 Derrick Bolton 3/25 Cartier Lloyd 3/28 LaShay T. Hurd 3/28 Joy A. Abuwa 3/31

Cliff I. Uzoewulu 3/7Raul V. Saranillo 3/11 Luis F. Correa 3/18 Edward Toy 3/19 James N. Baker 3/21 Ashley N. Bent 3/22 Michele M. Catala 3/22 Jose L. Mejia 3/25 Gabriela Mariano 3/26 Alejandrina Lopez 3/26 Francois Sadek Dahamni 3/27

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It was Legislators day in Indiana on February 21st and I had the pleasure of being down in Indianapolis working with the Indiana Healthcare Association on advocating on issues facing Long Term Care. Meetings were held with specifi c legislators around funding, staff training, shortage of staff in some areas, and trying to keep Indiana Medicaid population out of Managed Care programs.

I am pleased to announce that the Indiana House of Representatives passed a House Resolution (22) “honoring Hoosier long-term care professionals.” The resolution passed unanimously.

It was a warm moment for me listening to some 10-12 staff members from local nursing homes provide the legislators with their backgrounds, their successes and the pride they felt working in nursing homes. It was touching for me because I knew whether I went to one of the ECC consulted facilities in Indiana or Illinois, I too would hear the same pride, the same fulfi llment from many of our employees.

On the Illinois side of politics not much has changed. The State is still operating without a budget. Payments for Medicaid residents is again some 6-8 months behind causing a great strain to the fi nancial operations of a number of Medicaid providers and nursing homes across the State. Rumors continue that when a budget is passed the cuts to Medicaid providers and nursing homes will be anywhere between a 2% to 6% reduction. This despite costs of operations continuing to grow in every cost level: minimum wage increases, food costs, electricity, employee health insurance and the list goes on. Hopes springs eternal…

Spring is around the corner. Enjoy the weather change.

Best regards,

Ron NunziatoCEO, Extended Care Clinical ConsultingTwitter: @RonNunziato

St. James Celebrates Activity Professionals Week

Rebecca A. Schnituius 3/1 Lynda M. Pisinski 3/4 Linda Thompson 3/6 Lawana D. Rudolph 3/6 Arinda A. Mueller 3/12 Kathryn R. Witkowsky 3/13 Eyvonne S. Bowman 3/14 Katie Thompson 3/14 Malcolm L. McCord 3/14 Sherri A. Greco 3/16 Laurie H. Summers 3/19 Jessica R. Williams 3/22 Elizabeth C. Wallace 3/23 Virida J. Sims 3/24 Lisa M. Gore 3/26 Jacqueline M. Dietz 3/27 Danielle M. Liedtke 3/28 Latisha R. Williams 3/31 Julie A. Cofran 3/31

Fletcher Hart 3/2 Gislese H. Adejola 3/3Bianc Johnson 3/7 Rutka Dalipi 3/7 Stephani Yatou 3/10 Chant King 3/11 Shantell Chandler 3/17 Hong Phan 3/17 Aisha M. Caff ey 3/22 Jaton A. Turner 3/22 Mary Rodriguez 3/23 Claude Garret 3/24 Carmeltre Bankston 3/26 Catherine Kerby 3/27 Hannah Perry 3/30 Lindsey M. Jones 3/31

Mary G. Genciana 3/4 Virginia Olano 3/7 Foluke Aremu 3/10 Latoya Hodge 3/13 Quintina Buckley 3/14 Marcell D. Williams 3/15 Jayme M. Williams 3/18 Cind Fauci 3/19 Cyriaque Tetchi 3/22 Darla M. Lawrence 3/26 Patricia Ruiz 3/29 Karen A. Spina 3/31 Betty L. Green 3/2

Chad Weston 3/2 LaTonya C. Anderson 3/4 Delores L. Grant 3/7 Amanda K. Tucker 3/8 Ruby C. Smizer 3/11 Felicia L. Monroe 3/11 India S. Hamberlin 3/12 Aquarius Swanson 3/16 Pamela Y. Showers 3/16 Cynthia E. Osaro 3/18 Robert E. Alexander 3/19 Michael A. Mitchell 3/24 Abiodun E. Olasupo 3/25 Mary L. Jackson 3/25 Shayla D. Redmond 3/28 Lanita L. Brown 3/28 Natalina N. White 3/31

Tonesha B. Blakemore 3/1Sonia G. Grear 3/2 Christine Earp 3/3Mary P. Paterson 3/3 Brandi Butler 3/4 Michele Moses 3/5 Harriet Clay 3/6 Kacie Krause 3/7 Tajanae R. Jackson 3/7 Angela Delacruz 3/8 Lomita O. Wilson 3/10 Juan M. Luna 3/11 Warren Swift 3/14 Haro Yanira De 3/15 Elizabeth Guizar 3/15 Angenette Holloway 3/15 Jeremy Arredondo 3/16 Toni Gray 3/18 Amanda M. Sleeper 3/18 Kimberly Williams 3/20 Beth L. Kortum 3/20 Jose Munoz 3/21 Marilyn Camp 3/21 Cheryl Davis 3/21 Brittany M. Winfi eld 3/22 Lakesha Hogan 3/22 Chereese A. Grant 3/24 Celeste Szany 3/27 Kennedy Kennedy 3/28 Trivia C. Burns 3/29 Lisa Salak 3/29 Heidi Kowal 3/30

Tamikca D. Beamon 3/1 Lisa A. Mars 3/6 Julia Lee 3/9 Linda McFerrin 3/20 Kelly Zichterman 3/23 Crystal Daniels 3/24

Amanda M. Richey 3/4 Grace Wilson 3/6 Kathleen M. Lietz 3/7 Carol A. Mullins 3/8 Yolanda Hutcherson 3/8 Alan M. Molck 3/12 Narcisa Alvarez 3/18 Salvatore Cerami 3/23 Shuto Miller 3/24 Cheryl L. Barmore 3/25 Robert Skubis 3/26 Karletha M. Larkins 3/27 De Fonkou Naoussi 3/31

Maria R. Juarez 3/1 Judith D. Layug 3/1 Nyamekeh A. Awotwi 3/3 Isis Thraen 3/9 Josefa Perez 3/19 Ayi Issah 3/20 Elimelech Mayer 3/22 Emily Bleuel 3/25 Latwanya Scott 3/25 Jessica Bertelson 3/26Stephen Schmitz 3/27 Kimberly Fulkerson 3/28 Chelsea Boswell-Taylor 3/30 Jacqueline Peretti 3/31

Patricia Delamora 3/4 Sammie L. Green 3/8 Desiree L. Holt 3/13 Cornelius C. Norwood 3/15 Glenda M. Bowen 3/20 Marcus L. Bolden 3/22 Kayla M. Griffi n 3/26 Rosemarie Foster 3/27 Eric L. Logan 3/31

Denise Mahome 3/1 Anaiah Grasker 3/2 Gladys Cherry 3/11Ruby Smizer 3/11 Robin Thurmond 3/11 Tammie Kendrick 3/12 Dina Gallo 3/14 Launita Mackey 3/16Kristin Short 3/16 Sheena McReynolds 3/18 Aliyah McKay 3/23 Jean Pajak 3/26

Walter Williams 3/1 Riskat D. Fadonougbo 3/1Crystal Seals 3/2Tanya Y. Hamilton 3/4 Christopher Brooks 3/4 Kimberly Hatten 3/8 Cynthia Pryor 3/10 Davida S. Smith 3/10 Burnessa Buchanan 3/14 Walthers Michael Hatch 3/15 Teneshia D. McDonald 3/15 Brittany N. Shelby 3/16 Cedric Adams 3/20 Willie Hamilton 3/24 Vernita L. Alexander 3/24 Donetha Singleten 3/25 Martin J. Siegal 3/1

Laura A. Dahlke 3/2 Sandra J. Zvanut 3/3 Wilbert Deleon 3/3 Darria Warnock 3/5Wendy Janulis 3/10 Karen Morg 3/10 Samantha Mahoney 3/11 Monika Peterson 3/15 Shannon Niles 3/27 Mamie Thomas 3/31

Spring is Around the Corner

Day 1: Breakfast

Day 4: Candy Land & Flavored Pop Corn for Everyone

Day 2: Taco Tuesday with Gifts

Day 5: Lunch Under the Stars with Gift Cards and Awards

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Chateau

Tri-StateLemont

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Paul MacCray is famous at Grasmere Place for both never forgetting a birthday and for designing quizzes. Paul has been employed at Grasmere since 1982 and in that time no holiday party or event has been without his trivia games which include history, holiday, and questions that help people learn more about their co-workers. Paul decided this year in honor of Black History month that he wanted to highlight some of the too little known contributions and sacrifi ces that African Americans had made to our history. He gave staff members multiple choice questions each day to inspire conversations and discussions. Over the course of the month he sparked many interesting conversations among staff and residents. In fact many staff members reported they took the questions home to stump husbands, wives, and children. Paul’s love of learning and teaching others to learn our history truly became contagious.

Thank you Paul f� going the extra mile to engage the Grasmere community in learning hist� y and sparking many imp� tant conversations.

Tri-State celebrated Valentine’s Day with a Grand Valentine’s Ball. � e sta� had some snacks, along with the residents, and danced the a� ernoon away. Tri-State also celebrated Mardi Gras with masks, beads, and plenty of fun! As always, Tri-State Administration and Department Managers would like to thank all of our sta� for the continued dedication and hard work.

Lemont would like to give a shout out to Ed Kawa (cook) who o� ered his services to help with an Employee Appreciation Celebration. Seeing that we had unusually warm weather in February , he o� ered to grill for the sta� . Ed has competitive cooking experience and brought his own equipment and talents to the table. � e facility Administrative sta� brought sides to share with the Lemont team.

What a great day at Lemont.

Lincolnshire Welcomes New Admissions Direct� - Aisha McMurrayAisha has set the bar high ever since joining the

Lincolnshire team as the Admissions Director this past

December. Aisha has extensive experience working in

the healthcare � eld with Admissions, and her knowledge

is evident. Aisha has

continuously been

observed going above

and beyond. Her

dedication, motivation,

and passion are greatly

appreciated. Keep up the

great work, Aisha!

Lincolnshire Welcomes New Receptionist - Kelly ZichtermanLincolnshire is fortunate and very excited to welcome

our new Evening Receptionist, Kelly. Kelly started

at Lincolnshire in February, and has several years

of experience with Administrative Support in the

healthcare � eld. Whether

you are a resident, visitor, or

employee, it is a guarantee

that you will be greeted with

Kelly’s friendly personality

and warm smile. We are

thrilled to have Kelly as part

of the team!

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We would like to welcome our new Admissions Coordinator Brittany Nelson to our team at Chateau. With her infectious smile, she is truly a team player as well as very hard working.

We our excited to have her here as part of our team.

On 6.7.16 Chateau Center had the pleasure of employing Yolanda Roland. Yolanda came to us as a full time C.N.A. Yolanda was inspiring to work with. She is kind, giving, a true team player and her smile is as large as life. As Yolanda climbs up the ladder of success to Tri-State Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as their Business Development Coordinator. She will be very missed at Chateau Center and we wish her all the best.