The Heartbeat
November, 2016
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Did You Know
[by Wendy Starr]
Trivia can serve many purposes.
Enjoy some Thanksgiving trivia
which can be found at
http://www.chicagonow.com/betw
een-us-parents/2013/11/11thanksgiving-trivia-tidbits-for-funat-your-family-feast:
1. When was the first Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade held?
1924. It's always been in New
York City and the very first one
featured animals from the
Central Park Zoo and Macy's
employees.
2. Where did the tradition of
wishing on the wishbone
originate?
The Etruscans. I know you're
thinking, "Really? The ancient
civilization in Italy?" And the
answer is yes. See, they were
really big fans of chickens and
believes in their ability to predict
the future. They would leave the
wishbone out to try and people
would touch the bone, which is
technically the furcula, and make
wishes. This practice carried over
to the next residents of the area,
the Romans. They proceeded to
start breaking the wishbones.
They took that practice them
when they traveled north to
what is now England. The English
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adopted it, and the settlers
brought the tradition with them
to the new world, where they
applied it to turkeys, because
that's what was available. Find
the full explanation on Mental
Floss here.
3. What year was the first
known pumpkin pie recipe
recorded? 1796. The recipe
appeared in American
Cookery by Amelia Simmons,
says HealthDiaries.com. It was
called 'Pompkin Pudding.' The
cookbook was the first one
devoted to foods native to the
Americas.
4. Were cranberries served at
the first Thanksgiving?
Probably. There is no recorded
menu of that first feast in 1621.
Cranberries were eaten the
Native Americans then and it's
possible that they brought some
but there's no way to know for
certain, according to the
University of Wisconsin's
research guide on cranberries.
The USDA, however, says
definitively that cranberries
were at the first Thanksgiving
table. Native Americans also
used cranberries as a medicine
to treat wounds and to dye
fabric.
5. Why do turkeys gobble? Do
all turkeys do it?
Of domesticated turkeys, only
male turkeys gobble and they do
so to attract hens during mating
season, usually in the spring or
fall. Wild turkeys gobble a bit
more frequently, doing so at
loud sounds and when turning in
for the night, according
to Almanac.com.
6. Which American President
was the first to declare a day of
Thanksgiving?
George Washington. He issued a
proclamation naming Thursday,
November 26, 1789 as a "Day of
Publick Thanksgivin," according
to the National Archives.
Congress did not make
Thanksgiving a national holiday
until 1941.
7. Did the United States
regularly celebrate Thanksgiving
after that proclamation by
Washington?
Nope. Other Presidents
recognized Thanksgiving after
Washington, but not regularly
and the date and month skipped
around the calendar. It was not
become a regular holiday until
Abraham Lincoln issued a
proclamation in 1863 that the
country regularly celebrated
Thanksgiving.
8. How many feathers does the
average turkey have?
Approximately 3,000, according
to the Examiner. Other sources
said 3,500.
9. What's does Black Friday
mean and when did it start?
The day after Thanksgiving has
been seen as the start of the
holiday shopping season ever
since Macy's ended it first
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parade in 1924 with the arrival
of Santa Claus. The term "Black
Friday" comes from when
accounting records were kept by
hand, and red ink indicated a
loss. Black Friday often marked
the day when stores moved from
the “red” to the “black,” making
a profit. BlackFriday.com also
says that, in the 1960's, police in
Philadelphia griped about the
congested streets, clogged with
motorists and pedestrians,
calling it “Black Friday."
10. Thanksgiving falls during
Hanukkah this year. When's the
next time that will
happen? Don't hold your breath.
It will be 79,043 years until the
observance of Thanksgiving and
Hanukkah converge. It led Asher
Weintraub, a tween from New
York City, to invent the
"menurkey," a turkey-shaped
menorah.
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Meet the Staff
[Regina and Brian Harrington]
Regina Harrington has been
with Loving Care for 8 months as
the London receptionist. She
was born and raised in Madison
County and graduated from
London high school in 1991.
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Regina began dating her now
husband Brian after his
discharge from the Navy in
1993. They had known each
other since kindergarten at
Somerford School. So, although
they have known each other
practically forever they have
been married for 18 years.
Regina and Bran now have
two children, Carolyn (13 years
old) and Gavin (9 years old).
They reside in Clark County.
In July of 2007, Regina quit a
job that she truly enjoyed to
become a stay at home
mom. Now that her children are
older she felt that it was time to
re-enter the work force.
Regina states she feels very
fortunate to be at Loving Care
and we are very fortunate to
have her!
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Exceeding Expectations
[Whenever you ‘catch’ a co-worker
exceeding expectations, please take
time to let their supervisor know.]
Christina Kennedy demonstrated community (situations,
solutions, systems) and community (relationships when she
followed proper lines of communication when reporting a
concern.
Tiffaney Elrod demonstrates
Creativity when she sets up
tables, decorations and props for
different events held at Loving
Care and in the community.
Phyllis Miller demonstrates
professionalism, excellence and
good communication by her
complete documentation (as
reported by a referral agency).
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AND THE WINNER (of the
October ‘Bomb Card” drawing)
IS…..
[None Submitted]
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Volunteer Corner
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Compliance Corner
[by Christina Kennedy,
Compliance Officer]
Every day we have the
opportunity to make the right
decisions for the right reasons.
However, this type of attitude
takes commitment.
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As an employee of Loving Care
you are expected to make the
daily commitment to do the right
things for the right reason and
keep the people that we serve at
the center of everything we do.
Ethics is about doing the right
thing at the right time; knowing
what to do and then doing it.
Sometimes in this industry we
read of actions so shocking and
appalling that they make our skin
crawl with disgust. Consider this
story published on March 29,
2016 from Dallas, Texas:
“The owner of a Frisco medical
company regularly directed
nurses to overdose hospice
patients with drugs such as
morphine to speed up their
deaths and maximize profits and
sent text messages like, “You
need to make this patient go byebye,” an FBI agent wrote in an
affidavit for a search warrant
obtained by NBC 5.
The
executive, Brad Harris, founded
the company, Novus Health Care
Services, Inc. in July 2012,
according to state records.
Harris, an accountant, told a
nurse to overdose three patients
and directed another employee
to increase a patient’s medication
to four times the maximum
allowed, the FBI said. Health care
providers do not necessarily
make more money for longer
hospice stays. That’s because
hospices are subject to an
“aggregate cap” which limits
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Medicare
and
Medicaid
payments based on the yearly
average hospice stay. If patients
live longer than that, the provider
can be forced to pay back part of
their
payments
to
the
government. Therefore hospice
providers have an incentive to
enroll patients whose hospice
stays will be short, relative to the
cap. In a lunch meeting, the FBI
said, Harris asked two health care
executives to “find patients who
would die within 24 hours”
because that would “save my a**
toward
the
cap.”
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/l
ocal/FBI-Frisco-Hospice-OwnerDirected-Nurses-to-OverdosePatients-373933951.html
The article does say that a
worker refused to comply with
the request because it would
have killed the patient. It makes
you wonder what all the other
workers were doing. This owner
is the poster child of what
unethical looks like. I just hope
that his employees had a strong
ethical compass to guide them
through this horrible situation.
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Recipes
[Submitted by Mary Miller, RN]
FROSTED SALAD
2 small boxes of lemon jello
4 cups water(boiling)
1/2 cup sugar
2 cans crushed pineapple
6 marshmallows
4 small bananas
Mix jello and sugar. Add cut up
marshmallows and boiling water.
Let this cool to a syrupy
thickness. Stirring occasionally to
dissolve marshmallows.
Drain pineapple , reserving juice
for frosting.
Then add pineapple and sliced
bananas to jello mixture.
Chill till set.
FROSTING FOR SALAD:
2 T. flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 T. butter
2 beaten eggs
1 cup pineapple juice
8 oz. Cool Whip
Combine above ingredients all
except the Cool Whip and cook on
low until thick. Cool then add Cool
Whip and spread over top of jello.
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Community News & Events
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Desserts and Memories-4th
Tuesday of each month @ Der
Dutchman.
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HIPAA Happenings
11/3. National Men Make
Dinner Day.
11/6. Daylight Savings ends.
11/7. Early voting ends.
11/8. U.S. Presidential
Election.
11/11. Veteran’s Day
11/11. Fall Dinner & Auction.
6:30 PM. Tolles. Home Health &
Therapy staff to be honored.
11/19 Not Your Mamas BIG
Holiday Craft Market. 10-4.
Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 555 N.
High St.
11/24. Thanksgiving Day
11/24. 6th Annual
Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Dash.
Uptown Marysville. 9:00 AM
11/28. Old Fashioned
Christmas. 5-8 PM. London.
11/28. Msv Christmas Walk &
Tree Lighting. 5-8 PM Uptown
Msv.
12/3. Snapshots with Santa
and Children’s Workshop. 10-2.
Marysville Art League
12/17. Jingle & Mingle Wine
& Canvas. 6-9 PM. Marysville Art
League.
12/25 Christmas
Heartfelt Thanks
The following are patient
comments we have received.
“My family would like to
thank everyone involved in
getting me nursed back to health
and for helping me with
prescriptions.”
“I like that your aides look
ahead and plan for what I will
need help with instead of me
needing to tell them what to do.”
“Your staff made me feel like I
was the only one they had to
take care of. They never rushed
and were always professional.
Thank you!”
“My nurse Jeri is wonderful.
She always goes above and
beyond and is always smiling.”
Thank you all so much for
taking such good care of our
mother and wife during her time
of need. Your kindness and
patience will never be
forgotten.”
“Karen, Thank you for the
care, kindness and
compassion…we are forever
grateful for your time,
knowledge and gentle nursing
care.”
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[by Barb Dixon]
November is National Hospice
and Palliative Care month, so I want
to give this article a different spin.
This month, I would like to discuss
the value of having conversations
with your family, friends and
physicians that communicate the
way that you want to live your life
both now and when the end is
approaching. These conversations
should be held at the kitchen table
when you have time to think about
what you really want, not during a
healthcare crisis.
It is important to determine how
much information that you want to
receive and how involved you want
to be in your healthcare decision
making. Additionally, you may want
to think about who (family, friends,
etc.) you want to receive
information about your healthcare.
HIPAA allows a healthcare
provider to release information to
family & friends that they
reasonably believe to be involved
with your care.
Without your
permission, the disclosure is limited,
but it does require a healthcare
provider to use some degree of
professional judgement. This could
result in a release of information
that you would not choose.
If you have determined how you
would like these communications to
occur & communicated those wishes
to your family, friends & physician,
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there is a very good chance that the
physician will disclose the right types
& amount of information to you & to
your family and friends.
For more information on family &
friend disclosures under HIPAA, go
to: http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/forindividuals/family-membersfriends/index.html
For a free starter kit that will help
you to begin conversations with
your family, friends & physician, go
to:
www.theconversationproject.org
To request a presentation for
your church/small group about
these conversations, please contact
[email protected] or call Barb
Dixon at 740-852-7755
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Mission Statement
Loving Care Hospice and Home Health, a non-profit Christian
health care agency in Madison, Union and surrounding counties,
affirms that each person’s life is precious. Loving Care is
dedicated to serving our patients and families by providing
professional loving care, giving hope in a Christian manner and
enabling those we serve to maintain fullness of life with dignity,
compassion and respect.
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Dates to Remember
Birthdays
November:
11/06. Ashley Griffith, RN
11/08. Fox, Melissa, PT
11/13. Roselynn Sherwood
11/14. Cynthia ???
December:
12/03. Julie Alcott, RN
12/06. Dr. Starr
12/11. McDaniels, Brittany, HHA
12/21. Phyllis Miller, RN
12/23. Bernadette Lilly, OT
MANDATORY TRAINING:
Session 2. 11/16. 11-1. London
11/18. 11-1. Marysville
11/22. 2-4. London
Session 3. 12/14. 11-1. London
12/16. 11-1. Marysville
12/20. 2-4. London
Session 4. 1/11. 11-1. London
1/13. 11-1. Marysville
1/17. 2-4. London