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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 2019We 9 East Creek Rd. Nantucket, MA 02554 508.228.0462 May 2019- June 2019 Volume 2, Issue 1 OUR ISLAND HOME Monthly Newsletter Inside This Issue: • National Nurses Week • Staff Update • Daffodil Day Highlights: 1. Resident Quote 2. Employee & Volunteer of the Month 3. Upcoming Events National Nurses Week May 6th through 12th is National Nurses Week, established in 1993 by the American Nurses Association. National Nurses Week is a time for everyone to recognize the vast contributions and positive impact of America’s 4 million registered nurses. Each year, the celebration ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. We would like to honor all of our wonderful and caring OIH nurses! Most of our nurses have been with us at OIH for years: Heather Francis, Patty Dargie, Carol Matson, Lisa Mulvey, Maria Lemus, Mary Patton, Nancy Koyl, Donna King and Katelyn Boynton; as well as our recent travel nurses Elaine Kennedy and Lisa Gydus. Some of our fantastic nursing team! Left to right: Katelyn Boynton, Patty Dargie, Lisa Mulvey, Carol Matson, Heather Francis and Maria Lemus. Staff Update: -We would like to announce the retirement of one of OIH’s longest serving Certified Nurses Aids, Ellen Ryder. She is retiring after 23 years of service! If you would like to celebrate her retirement, please join us at 1:30 pm on Monday, May 20th in the OIH dining room. -Kellie Coffman, our former Business Office Coordinator, has returned to the West coast to be closer to family. We miss her and are wishing her the best! -Elaine Kennedy, travel LPN is with us until June, but then we will say goodbye. She will be greatly missed by residents, staff and family members alike. -Please join us in welcoming Lisa Gydus, travel LPN who will be with us for 12 weeks, and Nancy Adrian, RN who is our new 3-11 nurse! We are so excited to have you! 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. We • 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 Elaine Kennedy Elaine is a fantastic travel nurse that we have been fortunate enough to have with us since April 2018- a long stretch for a travel nurse! As her time at OIH nears its end, we are thrilled to have her be Employee of the Month for the second time! Thank you for everything Elaine. Volunteer of the Month Sybil Nickerson Sybil is a former OIH employee who retired in 2015- but she just couldn’t stay away! Sybil comes every week to visit with the residents and do a floral arranging group. Family Council: The next meeting is Wednesday, May 15th, 10:00 am; and the following meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 19th at 10am. Nanpuppets: On June 27th at 4pm, Lizza Obremski of Nanpuppets and Out to Sea will offer her puppet show for residents and the Nantucket Community! These performances are made possible through a grant from the Nantucket Cultural Council and the Mass Cultural council. Educational Presentation: Upcoming Live Musical Talent: Jim Sulzer: continues to wow us with his classical guitar skills on May 23rd and June 5th. Paul Connors: returns for a Father’s Day performance on June 16th. Susan Berman: plays her original songs with her partner, Ray, on May 30th and June 6th. Mollie Glazer: will be playing for us on May 20th and 27th, and on June 10th. Steve Tornovish: is back May 28th (a date change from 5/29) and again on June 3rd. PJ Moody: returning with friends and rock-n-roll on May 22nd and comes back again June 12th. All music performances begin at 4pm, in the OIH living room. Father’s Day reminder: If you would like to join your family member for the noon meal on Father’s Day (6/16/19) or if you are planning on taking your family member out on Father’s Day, please see Taylor Hilst, Activities Director by 6/13/19. Thank you! Upcoming Events Resident Monthly Quote “I love the people here.” Gladys S We’re on the Web! See us at: www.nantucket- ma.gov Check out Our Island Home’s entry in the Whaling Museum’s Festival of Trees: “Our Island Artists”! The Our Island Home art class 3 blue ribbons! Congrat to our own Sam L, creator of these beautiful arrangements for the Daffodil Flower show!