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