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9 East Creek Rd.
Nantucket, MA 02554
508.228.0462
November 2018-
December 2018
Volume 1, Issue 12
OUR ISLAND HOME
Monthly Newsletter
Monthly
Newsletter
Inside This Issue:
• Skills Day • Donations • Staff Update
Highlights:
1. Resident Quote
2. Employee &
Volunteer of the
Month
3. Upcoming Events
Annual Skills Day
From 10/9/18 to 10/23/18 the
entire staff of Our Island Home
participated in an educational
skills day to complete annual
mandatory competencies. Every
employee needed to complete 8
hours of classroom time, and
each 8 hour session included
topics on:
• Proper body mechanics to
avoid staff back injuries
facilitated by Suzanne
Girardi, PT
• Building emergency,
building fire and safety to
assure staff knows how to
respond in an event of an
emergency in our building,
was faciltiated by our
Maintenance Supervisor Ed
King
• Infection control was
facilitated by Director of
Nursing, Heather Francis.
Heather also informed staff
of their roles in resident
Medical Emergency
Response Training (MERTs).
Flu shots and TB testing was
also provided to staff.
• The topics of elder abuse,
code of conduct, corporate
compliance and HIPPA were
facilitated by our
Administrator, Brett
Lennerton.
• A four-hour training video
“Hand in Hand” on caring for
the resident with dementia and
other diagnoses realted to skilled
nursing care was viewed and group
discussions were facilitated by
Mary Patton, LPN.
We all leasrned for much and look
forward to putting into action what
we learned when caring for our
residents.
Donations
Many, many thanks to the following
individuals who have made
monetary donations: Kathy Greider,
Mary Ellen Larsen, Edward and
Shirley Stojak, and Richard Mack.
Your contribution is greatly
appreciated, and goes toward
improving the quality of life for our
residents!
Wee Whalers singing songs and
trick-or-treating at OIH on
Halloween!
9 East Creek Rd
Nantucket, MA 02554
PHONE:
508.228.0462
FAX:
508.228.6875
E-MAIL:
Brett Lennerton
Administrator
blennerton@nantucket-
ma.gov
Employee of the Month
Mary Patton
Mary has worked at Our Island Home
since 1991! Mary is one of our caring
nurses, and her gentle approach is
beloved by residents.
Volunteer of the Month
Steve Tournovish
Steve is one of our favorite volunteer
musicians! He plays the hits, takes
requests, and he also entertains us
with his jokes between songs!
Sometimes he even performs in
costume, and his performances are
always looked forward to and well
attended.
Family Council:
The next meeting is Wednesday,
Family Council meeting will be on
Wednesday, November 21st at
10:00am.
Lighting of the Trees: we will be
bringing residents to this
wonderful annual event. If you’re
on Main Street, stop by the OIH
van and say hi!
Boys and Girls Club: kids from
NBGC will come to visit with our
residents on December 6th, 4pm
The Nutcracker: All are welcome
to join us for the Nantucket Ballet
School’s performance of the
Nutcracker on Thursday,
December 13th at 4pm in the
dining room.
Christmas Party:
Please join us on Thursday,
December 20th at 4pm in the OIH
dining room for the annual
Friends and Family Christmas
Party
Upcoming Live Musical Talent:
Susan Berman: November 29th. A
wonderful combination of original
songs and covers!
Mollie Glazer: Classical music on
November 19th and 26th;
December 10th.
Steve Tornovish: Christmas
songs on December 12th!
All music performances begin at
4pm, in the OIH living room.
Upcoming Events
Resident Portraiture
Local Nantucket
photographer Barbara
Clarke is offering her
portraiture services free of
charge to OIH residents. If
you would like to schedule
group or individual portraits
for your friend or family
residing at OIH, please
contact Taylor Hilst at
thilst@nantucket-ma.gov to
schedule an appointment.
Resident
Monthly
Quote
“The first
President I
voted for was
Franklin
Roosevelt. I’m
proud to be
an American.”
-Elsie D
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.nantucket-
ma.gov
In Memoriam: sadly, Our Island Home lost a
member of our community when Gloria Sanders,
who retired from OIH as a CNA but came out of
retirement to return as a housekeeper, passed away
in. One of her services was held at OIH so that
residents and staff could remember her together.
Staff Update
Please join us in welcoming Katelyn
Boynton, OIH’s newest RN! Katelyn
comes to us from Borne Manor, and
her favorite thing about nursing,
particularly in elder care, is “hearing
people’s life stories.” Katelyn is
enjoying the Nantucket life so far:
fishing, scalloping, and running the
Sconset bluff walk. A Nantucketer
already!