January 2019 - Sprain Brook Manor

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January Spotlight: Celebrating Our Kitchen Crew

If you’re reading this, and you’ve had to cook for your family of four or five people, then you can appreciate how difficult it might be to cook three meals a day, for over one hundred individuals. The key word in that sentence is ‘individual’. Everyone has different likes and dislikes and varying favorites, especially when it comes to what we eat and nobody knows that better than our intrepid kitchen crew.

Steve and Dionne and their team (pictured below) tackle the challenge every day with a positive attitude. They know that the personal touches make all the difference. Steve said, “Anytime good praises are given by family members and residents, I always introduce them to the person responsible, this way they know that their efforts and hard work is not going unnoticed.”

Pictured Above: Anita, Frederick, Kevin, Dionne, Vernon, Bryan, Alvin (seated),
Steve (Front Row)

Each team member brings something special to the kitchen. Here’s what Steve and Dionne shared with us about each member of the Sprain Brook Manor kitchen crew.

Lance- Great worker.
Alvin- Excellent work ethic.
Vernon- Takes great care with food production.
Bryan- Reliable.
Mack’s- Dependable.
Romaine- Passion for cooking.
Tenisha- Very reliable for coverage when others call out.
Anita- Very sweet personality great with staff and residents.
Joseph- Really outgoing A resident favorite!
Fredrick- Humble.
Allen- Our resident comedian.While everyone plays an integral part of the team, there is one team member who deserves an extra shoutout–Kevin.

In the past year, he has never once been late to work, he’s never called out sick or not shown up and he’s worked double shifts back to back.

Anytime we’ve had someone out sick, he’s covered and often without having to be asked. He volunteers and steps up at every turn. It’s that kind of dependability, dedication and consistency that makes Kevin one of our most valuable employees.

Sprain Brook Manor Rehab: Finalist for the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award

Sprain Brook Manor, and our sister facility, Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation, are both FINALISTS for the 2019 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award. This is a huge honor, as only 7% of facilities nationwide qualify.

Congratulations to all the finalists and thank you to ACHCA for this exciting honor.

From the ACHCH Website

Eligibility Requirements:

The current administrator has been the administrator of record for the full 2018 calendar year.
No survey (Health, Fire Safety and Complaint) in the past three years with a citation above “E” in Scope and Severity
Occupancy of at least 80% as defined by CMS Survey report
At least two CMS 4-quarter average QM score equal to or better than the top quartile for the USA for the Quality Measures listed below:

Short Stay Pain – Less than 1.000%
Long Stay Pain – Less than or equal to 1.000%
Short Stay Pressure Ulcers – Less than or equal to 0.325%
Long Stay Pressure Ulcers – Less than or equal to 4.610%
Long Stay UTI – Less than or equal to 1.800%
Short Stay Psychotropic Meds – Less than or equal to 1.260%
Long Stay Psychotropic Meds – Less than or equal to 12.700%
Short Stay % Improvement in Function – Greater than or equal 68.49%

Avoidance of Special Focus Facility status
To receive the award, all of the above conditions must be met

Congratulations to Sprain Brook Manor Rehab‘s administrator, Akiva Fried and to Eric Fischbein, Adminstrator of Adira at Riverside. Your leadership has made this possible for our facilities.

New Year, New Recreation Calendar!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019! Sprain Brook Manor’s recreation team has put together a fantasic program for our patients and residents. Whether they’re here for short term cardiac rehab or long memory care, there’s always something fun to do at our centrally located westchester rehab facility. Our creative staff has come up with a boatload of interactive and stimulating activities for our patients and residents to participate in. You can always find the main activities calendar on our website but because we have different needs on each of the floors, JC and his team create a separate program for each level.

We hope you and your loved ones have a blessed, peaceful and healthy 2019!

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