Our next Monthly Blood Pressure Clinic
is taking place Tuesday July 17 from 9:30-10:30AM
at the Hoffman Center at The Cedars
Thanking Our Staff
Thursday July 13 The Cedars is hosting a summer BBQ for our wonderful staff and recognizing employees who have been working at The Cedars for 5 to 30 years!
Emergency Preparedness Practice Drill at The Cedars
On Thursday June 29, The Cedars will host a practice disaster drill with Southern Maine Regional Resource Center for Emergency Preparedness and area partners. Questions call 207-221-7000
The Cedars and Portland Wheelers on WCSH’s 207
Reporter Rob Nesbitt featured a this inspiring piece
on the Portland Wheelers and The Cedars,
The Portland Wheelers Put Seniors Back on Bikes
The Cedars Stands Out for Our Care and Concern
We were recently contacted by our satisfaction survey service -the national company My Inner View. They wondered what we’re doing differently to create such positive responses in areas of care, concern and respectfulness of staff. Wow. Compared to 1,613 similar facilities they said, “It is not often we see all staff related items listed as our primary strengths.”
Competency of Staff
Care (concern) of Staff
Nursing Assistant Care
RN/LPN Care
Respectfulness of Staff
Calling All Rehab Graduates!
Have you ever been a patient at The Cedars Rehab?
If so, we’d like to invite you to our
REHAB REUNION AND WELLNESS FAIR
Thursday, May 25 from 2-3PM at the Hoffman Center
Visit with the staff, get some health tips and eat one of our chef’s treats
FMI call 207-221-7000
Celebrating Our Nurses
The Cedars is honored to have such dedicated, caring nurses.
We invite all nurses as we celebrate their work.
On Monday May 15 from 4-6PM, let us pamper you with chair massage, paraffin dips, delicious treats and some giveaways.
FMI call 221-7000
In the News: The Cedars and Memory Lane TV
Tory Ryden of WCSH Channel 6 featured a story on
The Cedars and Memory Lane TV
– an amazing reminiscence program for individuals with dementia –
check it out here!
WCSH6 Memory Lane – May 2017 from Dreamland Technology on Vimeo.
Volunteer Appreciation at The Cedars
The Cedars is celebrating National Volunteer Week
at our Annual Appreciation Dinner on Thursday April 27.
Thank you to each of our volunteers – you make the difference!
Growing Bold through Learning Circles
As we progress on our transformation into the Household Model, The Cedars is learning and evolving in many ways. One helpful tool in our process has been the Learning Circle. Staff throughout the community are finding the value of this communication method where trust and understanding are fostered and diverse perspectives are welcomed, shared and respected.
The Learning Circle begins when the facilitator poses a question or issue for the group, and then a volunteer responds with their thoughts on the topic. The person on the left or the right of that person goes next, followed one by one around the circle until everyone has spoken, without interruption. Participants are welcome to pass, at the end they are given the opportunity to respond. Once everyone has had the chance to speak, the floor opens for general discussion.
A recent Learning Circle involving staff on the Neighborhoods centered around the comparison of the social, or person-centered model of care to the institutional model. We each provided our feedback on the changes we’d like to see that will take us to a more social model. The very essence of the person-centered household places a high value on human interaction. With the right systems in place, we can better allow our residents to make choices that feel like home. The questions posed were, “How do you like to spend your mornings,” and then, “How could our residents’ mornings be more person-centered.” Here is some of what our staff said about morning routines:
What is Your AM Routine?
- Wake up when I feel like it
- Stay in my PJ’s
- Linger over coffee
- Plan the day’s activities
- Play on the computer
- Feed my pets
- 10AM breakfast
- Shower, maybe
- Listen to the radio
- Watch TV
- Go to the gym
- Get outside when it’s nice
What’s a Person-Centered AM Routine?
- Wake up— resident choice
- Coffee 24/7/365
- Breakfast—resident choice
- NO RUSHING!
- TV and Radio
What Isn’t Person-Centered?
- Having to be up for breakfast
- Only two choices for breakfast
- Medications scheduled for me, not taking them when I’m ready
- Having to wait my turn
- “It’s decided”
Other topics on the agenda for the Learning Circles included the person-centered approach in dining, bathing, and relationships. The next Steering Team intensive at The Cedars will take place on May 23 and 24 and our focus will be, Changing the Way We Work: Adapting our Clinical Systems.