Members in the News

Please click here for La Posada's 2009 Social Accountability Report to the Green Valley Community.

Please click here to read the article about Christian Care Nursing Center rating for one of  America's Best Nursing Homes! 

Congratulations to Peggy Mullan, President and CEO, Beatitudes Campus for being one of the five exemplary non-profit organizations to receive the Piper Fellowship from Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

Please read the article: 

http://www.pipertrust.org/enewsletter/articles/pipertrustfellowsdec2009-...

Congratulations Peggy!

McShane Construction was selected by the Chicago chapter of NAIOP as the 2009 General Contractor of the year!  Congratulations!

Please click here for info.

Amedisys Home Health Care of Suprise has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.  This annual review identifies the top 25% of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.

Please click here to read the announcement.

The following editorial ran in this morning's USA Today features Donna Taylor, Vice President, Human Resources, from Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers, and supports the CLASS plan's inclusion in health reform.

Donna who cares for her mother and grandmother, talks about her father's last days, the burden of long-term care and CLASS Act -- an insurance policy she hopes becomes law. Taylor says CLASS Act would have helped her family care for her dad at his home. Instead, he died in a nursing home.

The story can be found online at http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/10/debate-on-disability-our-view-lon...

If you would like to contact Donna, here is her info:

Donna Taylor, SPHR, CASP
Executive Vice President
Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers
11315 W. Peoria Avenue
Youngtown, AZ 85363
623-933-3333, ext. 1302
www.abrc.org

Hello fellow staff,

Do you remember when Health Corner TV was here back in July and filmed Peggy, several recreation staff members and a resident about care giving tips and celebrating the holidays?

Well, the two separate segments will air this Sunday, November 1st at 10:30 a.m. (our time) on Lifetime Television (Cox Cable channel 24). Joan Lunden, former host of Good Morning America, will host this show also.

If you can’t catch it live, both segments should be up on their website located at: http://healthcorner.walgreens.com sometime this weekend. Be sure to check it out and cheer on members of our community!

One more way we’re telling our Beatitudes Campus story!

Sincerely,

 
Christie Munson

Campus Foundation Office

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"My name is Peggy Mullan and I'm the President and CEO of the Beatitudes Campus in Phoenix, Arizona. My experience as a family caregiver has been like everybody else, it's filled with both joy and sorrow, primarily it's filled with very good memories. My dad was very close to his family, he was a great father. I think about my own family situation. He died of cancer and I felt so grateful to be here and to be close to him. My sisters from out of state would send family photos so we could take them to him, and it was good for him, it was good for all of us.

PHOENIX – What does 28 years of experience, unwavering patience, and a high level of compassion for older adults equate to for Beatitudes Campus staff member and CNA, Nora Yohn? It is a culmination of many years of dedicated service and the honor of receiving the most prestigious Stella Parrish Lifetime Achievement Award, granted by the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA).

In late September, Yohn was acknowledged for her 28 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who is a team member at the Beatitudes Campus Health Care Center (HCC), in north-central Phoenix. The Stella Parrish Achievement Award is NAHCA’s most prestigious designation and is given to a CNA with 20 or more years of experience, is an outstanding quality of care provider, displays a positive attitude, serves residents by respecting their rights, and has above-average attendance. Yohn embodies all of this and more.

CNAs are responsible for basic care services for Campus residents including bathing, grooming, assistance with meals and mobility, and social and emotional support. In addition to her duties as a CNA, Yohn is an outstanding part of the nursing team. She is a Quality Mentor, serving as a resource to new CNAs and leader in her work team. She also keeps the nurses on their toes by providing resident status reports and updates regarding the declining health of a specific resident before any issues are known by other staff. In addition, Yohn is a certified Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) and works with the physical therapy team to support and work with residents who are staying at the HCC for rehabilitation.

 “Being a CNA is challenging work and not very glamorous,” says Yohn. “You have to have a lot of patience and really care about the person you are working with. The glory that you get from working in this profession comes from the compassion you feel for the resident, as if you are taking care of your own family member.”

Yohn joined the Beatitudes Campus team in October of 1981 and had many goals. One was to perform a job she could feel good about but another was to fulfill a promise to herself. As a teenager, she helped to care for her grandmother who suffered from cancer. During this time, Yohn witnessed the lack of knowledge about the disease and the lack of care her grandmother received from medical staff at the end of her life. Yohn was determined to work in the health care field, make a difference by providing education about cancer and other diseases, and provide quality care for our elders who deserve dignity, compassion, and respect.

Karen Mitchell, Campus Director of Nursing said of Yohn, “We are so proud of Nora for receiving the Stella Parrish Award. Her fellow co-workers feel she has accomplished her goals and fulfilled the promise she made. We know she will keep making a difference in the lives of residents and staff alike.”

About the Beatitudes Campus

For more than 40 years, the Beatitudes Campus has served as an all-inclusive Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, and Memory Support. Through our programs and services, our Campus offers a true community that recognizes and nourishes the spiritual, physical, social, and emotional needs of our residents.

The Campus is sponsored by the Church of the Beatitudes, a United Church of Christ congregation. The Church of the Beatitudes also founded the following related nonprofit organizations: Beatitudes Agelink, an intergenerational child development center located on site of the Campus; and Duet: Partners In Health & Aging, serving homebound adults, family caregivers, nurses in faith communities, and grandparents raising grandchildren.

For Information Contact:
Christie Munson, Beatitudes Campus, 602-995-6139, cmunson@beatitudescampus.org
Michelle Just, Beatitudes Campus, 602-995-6120, mjust@beatitudescampus.org

We're delighted to inform you that the Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority has been selected as a 2009 Top Small Workplace by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces.

They are featured inWall Street Journal print and online editions in the Journal Report on Small Business, which you can read here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020473180457438460016779714...

Congratulations to Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority!

Please click here for to read the article printed in the Arizona Republic.