Happy Birthdayto our ECC Family!

Erica Boyd 1/3Biddie Kendrick 1/4Maria Parkhurst 1/5Sheila Dillon 1/6Chona Grall 1/6Keishala Coleman 1/7Geri Wahlman 1/8Bridget Y. Flowers-Pike 1/13Mary Guglielmo 1/13Karen James 1/16Barbara Alexander 1/19Tiffany Anderson 1/20Janet Speletich 1/20Irina Rokhmistrova 1/24Iryna Hillegonds 1/26Theodora Miller 1/28Susan Novak 1/28Olufunke H. Babalola 1/31

Jummy O. Goldsmith 1/3Barbara Gatewood 1/6Judi Krzywosz 1/6Naomi R. Smith 1/6Ronald Williams 1/9Linda Blacktom 1/12Angela Waterman 1/12Nakia M. Sims 1/19Cailene A. Pisciotta 1/22Jesse Cooper 1/23David Suprenant 1/27Tiffany Mitchell 1/29Gary Johnson 1/30

Chanette L. Miller 1/3Jade S. Carpenter 1/5Mable E. Johnson 1/9Nimota I. Shittu 1/13Leanne R. Salatas 1/14Tabitha Bratton 1/15Amanda Valdez 1/16Yolanda Y. Madison 1/17Victoria Slaughter 1/19Melonie C. Coachman 1/19Teressa L. Catron 1/19Windelle A. Timkang 1/24Tracye L. Nelson 1/26

Sara N. Darnell 1/1Wendy Bradley 1/3Tiffany S. Williams 1/5Luis DeLuna 1/7Chris Ward 1/13Andrew C. Berger 1/20Katia L. Holly 1/20Kiara L. Muhammad 1/25

Laventrice Grubbs 1/5Jeanette E. Butler 1/6Asija L. Watson 1/7Fran L. Burnett 1/9Dominique Cook 1/11Jill R. Finner 1/13Kristopher K. Spivey 1/14Poshala Wilson 1/15Tabitha Bratton 1/15Tekeshia Frazier 1/21Maxine Hoskins 1/25Raquel Y. Bates 1/26Christina L. Wilson 1/26Jennifer Durham 1/27Naomi M. Johnson 1/27

Alpha Baez 1/5Bryan T. Baker 1/9Brenda A. Nelson 1/10Sharon D. Rich 1/10Carlena Parker 1/11Rose M. King 1/15Tamara Bennett 1/16Sandra D. Davidson 1/19Vonisha Black 1/20Lea E. Leavelle 1/22Debra L. Covich 1/24Latasha S. Bryant 1/24Keyonna M. Wilson 1/24William K. Hope 1/24Keyanah D. Grant 1/25Phyllis Williams 1/26Jory A. Yancey 1/27Marikia Harris 1/27Rose Petralin 1/28Josefina Bautista 1/28Veronica R. McCaleb 1/30

Latoya M. Davidson 1/5Zabeth G. Vordero 1/7Grace N. Olieh 1/8Leobardo Tecuatl 1/18Maria Recendes 1/21Brenda P. Carrasco 1/31

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J A N U A R Y · I S S U E 1 · V O L U M E 4

On behalf of all of us at Extended Care Consulting, let me wish each and every one a safe, healthy and happy New Year.

Some things changed in 2016 and some things didn’t. In Illinois there is STILL no State budget, which causes concern for IL Medicaid providers which our consulted facilities are ones. Payments to Nursing Homes are still being made for our Medicaid residents but the process to get residents Medicaid approved has slowed greatly. There is also the concern that when a budget is finally passed the Governor or Legislators may try to pass a rate cut for Nursing Home resident services. We will be calling upon all of our community- residents, family members, and employees to help advocate against any cuts, should discussions start down that road.

In Indiana, our Governor Mike Pence will have a new job on January 20th as the Vice President of the United States. Republican Eric Holcomb will be the new Governor of Indiana. Mr. Holcomb and Mr. Pence are both Republicans, so the administration’s focus should stay about the same and has been moderately positive toward Nursing Homes in general.

For the Extended Care Consulted facilities we had some real successes: Census in 2016 although mostly with the first quarter and last quarter. The second and third quarter were a bit sluggish overall. So my hope for 2017 is that we continue the success we have seen in the later part of 2016 and continue.

Public Health regulatory oversight was better for the Extended Care Consulted facilities in 2016 than 2015. Our Public Health Surveys on average are better than the State averages (7 violations) and our complaint investigations by Public Health with negative results are better (by far) than the State’s average. My goal for 2017 is that we continue this positive trend.

We continue to focus our training and our staff’s attention on reducing Falls with injuries and eliminating Pressure Sores. We have had some successes in these areas and our goal is to increase these programs to do all we can do reduce accidents and prevent pressure sores.

Success can only be had with the commitment, dedication and caring staff that each of our facilities employ.

Happy New Year!

Best regards,Ron NunziatoCEO, Extended Care Clinical ConsultingTwitter: @RonNunziato

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Jeffrey M. Burgess 1/7Kennedy M. Rapacz 1/11Frederick J. Heard 1/13Lisa M. Wojciechowski 1/13Gail L. Kanapackis 1/14Allyson L. Fendrick 1/14Joshua A. Krapf 1/15Vanessa J. Ramsey 1/16Heather A. Grubbs 1/17Georgianna M. Gilkison 1/20Kelly J. Stolzenbach 1/22Colleen K. Clemens 1/23Stanley L. Luttrell 1/26Debbie D. Saraceni 1/27Rebecca L. Dwyer 1/29

Tatiana S. Atkins 1/1Quinton D. Johnson 1/1Elizabeth Kyler 1/3Kena K. Brandon 1/6Cindy L. Johnson 1/6Marie Montvidas 1/8Mogbojubola O. Labiyi 1/15Kaia M. Jenkins 1/18Destiny Brabson 1/19Vonisha L. Black 1/20Felicia Wenz 1/20Alfred Williams 1/23Stanya Wells 1/27Brandon Bowen 1/27Latishia N. Marshall 1/27Adegboyega Babatunde 1/27Richard Santucci 1/29Patricia Prather 1/30

Jones Naressa 1/1Harris Tanjear 1/3Rogoz Jennifer 1/4Ray Aprylle 1/8Krieps Jamie 1/13Martin Valerie A. 1/15Gombash Pamela 1/21Ortiz Francisco 1/24Dwamena Emmanuel M. 1/26Fuller Faith 1/26Bowen Brandon L. 1/27Price Leasher 1/27Kay Patricia 1/28

Akinloye M. Afolayan 1/3Shinese N. Yoakum 1/3Torria P. Gadsden 1/4Mary M. Buckley 1/6Zackery S. Smith 1/7Tamara L. Bolton 1/9Victoria Nwagwi 1/10Anita A. Ivory 1/12Khadija K. Gunn 1/14Sheritta V. Jenkins 1/14Caroline Hamilton 1/15Jennifer Z. Whitehorn 1/17Bridgette M. Humbert 1/20Charles A. Walker 1/23Malinda M. Cooke 1/25Michael A. Morgan 1/28Veda M. McCoy 1/28Talee H. Luklan 1/31

Lisa Dodds 1/1Nadia Yassin 1/3Shy’peakca Christmas 1/4Melchor Ladra 1/6Kenya L. Harrison 1/6Darlene Campbell 1/6Sandy Hartlerode 1/7Mira Ruhs 1/10Christine Key 1/11Rosemary Feliciano 1/12Joi M. Cobb 1/13VMitchell 1/13Saria Moses 1/13Cortney Hoos 1/14Keona Crenshaw 1/15Willean White 1/19Rahshawn Bunch 1/19Mariah Billinger 1/20Sarah Douma 1/23Chauntisha Jakes 1/23Linda D. Friedrich 1/24Megan Armstrong 1/24Susan Atkinson 1/24Emily McCullough 1/25Zereida Lee 1/25Diane Van Deursen 1/29Dale Slosser 1/29Tiana N. Magee 1/29

Melissa R. Nelson 1/3Kori M. Trotter 1/5Kelly Dahlkamp 1/6Max A. Schankerman 1/7Renetta Dixon 1/8Sherry Jones 1/17Tammy L. Woodley 1/22James E. Coley 1/24Stanford High 1/27Barkeeta J. Finley-Delitz 1/27Marie D. Lapsley 1/28Lekesha Foster-Harris 1/30

Oladunni Boladale 1/3Nino D. Decena 1/4Majorie Thompson 1/8Nancy Vargo 1/12Hillary Jane Basilio-Ramirez 1/16Benjamin L. Marshall 1/18Brinderjit K. Benipal 1/19Claudia L. Ong 1/19Ebony A. Ellis 1/22Roberta N. Ceh 1/22Kayla A. Waters 1/23William Karadsheh 1/24Nichole Savka 1/24Marina T. Marmolejo 1/25Maria T. Mendoza-Martinez 1/26Carol Rapcan 1/27Kaily B. Albrecht 1/28Candice Strzalka 1/31

Bartos Natalie 1/2Woods Sharea 1/4Dlugopolski Margaret 1/9Stood Jodi L. 1/10Martin Magen 1/11Maeweather Jacqueline 1/13Hope Brooklynn 1/13Brown-Wright Asia 1/14Silver Jomarie 1/15Thomas Victoria 1/18Campbell Ted 1/25Perry Kanesha 1/26Hardy Shanice 1/27Vaira Breanna 1/28Barefield Katarra 1/30

Bertha McAfee 1/1Annette King 1/4Andrea Thigpen 1/5Joanna Torres 1/7Andrea D. Glenn 1/8Katrice McCullough 1/13Freda Wright 1/16Renita Torry 1/19Vonchay T. Solomon 1/24Donna R. Stevens 1/24Stephanie White 1/25Monica Trotter 1/31

Denise Anderson 1/1Christellar Stubbs 1/13Mary E. Boulos 1/13Gooding Jasper 1/14Scharice Ross 1/15Sharnetta Griffin 1/17Natasha Furnace 1/17Leland Powell 1/19Tia Peterson 1/21

Larry Graves 1/1Patricia A. Grayson-Canty 1/1Jasmine A. Adams 1/1Nichole L. Hosley 1/2Margaret A. Henry 1/6Demon A. Dukes 1/6Cindy L. Johnson 1/6Ramone L. Primous 1/7Jerome C. Jacobs 1/8Lanise D. Favors 1/9Jeffery Roberts 1/9Roseann R. Kendrick 1/9Alice Murphy 1/13Temitope M. Adetokunbo 1/15Irene G. Harris 1/19Melissa Wade 1/20Betty Jones 1/23Daniel Berkley 1/24Donte Hearns 1/27Atinuke O. Adesoye 1/27

Janet Kovach 1/1Wendy Q. Tong 1/12Cassandra Ordonez 1/16Ronda Morales 1/18Michelle J. Arce 1/20Erika Reyna 1/29Michael B. Aguda 1/29Kathlyne C. Pach 1/30

Happy New Year!

On Monday, Dec 18th, ECC employees and support staff, Propay HR, Hunter Management, and facility Administrator’s enjoyed a festive holiday party at Whirleyball Chicago. The various activities included a delicious buffet dinner, whirleyball, laser tag, bowling, and creating wax hands. Mr. Rothner gave a heartwarming speech thanking everyone for their hard work and commitment to their departments and for making the lives our residents more meaningful. Ephraim Vilenski of Propay HR, raffled off numerous prizes, including flat screen tv’s, tablets, virtual reality and gaming systems, and various other fantastic giveaways.

A fun time was had by all and we look forward to great things ahead in 2017!

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Wheaton

Grasmere

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Tri-State celebrated the holiday season

with a staff holiday party with catered

food and a plethora of raffle prizes.

Administration raffled off a TV,

kindles, kitchen appliances, a laptop,

bluetooth speakers, restaurant and

gas station gift cards, and many other

wonderful gifts.

Tri-State Nursing

Administration would like to sincerely thank all

of their loyal employees for their hard work

throughout the year.

Happy Holidays

On December 1st, 1994 Cathleen Austin Walked through the doors at Grasmere Place with just the intentions to work one year. Well after 22 Years of Service, from Certified Nurse’s Assistant to Certified Nursing supervisor to Marketing and Admissions Director, she has definitely found her niche. For Cathleen it isn’t just the first meeting at the hospital, she does everything from getting their belongings to taking the residents to their appointments for healthcare and to assure sufficient funding for both the resident and Grasmere Place. Cathleen says she has owed her longevity to Grasmere Place because of the challenges it brought her every day and changes that came with her moving up and working in the different departments kept her momentum going. Cathleen says it’s always an added bonus when you enjoy coming to work and seeing the residents thrive in this environment and help the ones that are not. Grasmere is thankful to Cathleen for always answering her phone, even in the middle of the night or receiving a text to go and handle a challenging situation. Cathleen for the past 22 years has definitely represented Grasmere Place, to many more years Cathleen.

Wheaton Care Center is proud to announce that 3 of their staff members have graduated With Honors with their RN degree in December.

Erick Mariano started out as a CNA, was moved into the Activities Director position, and transitioned into the Human Resources Director position. He also has been an LPN on the floor.

Kevin Kyle Velasco was our full time receptionist and CNA on the floor andFanny Huang started out as a CNA and transitioned into an LPN position. All 3 were attending the RN program at College of DuPage.

Congratulations to all of you! You make us very proud!

Dyer Nursing & Rehab had an amazing response to their

Salvation Army Angel Tree this holiday season! This is

the first year they have done this fundraiser and they are so

grateful this was the charity chosen. They collected gifts

for over 50 children to

celebrate the holiday

season, which will be

distributed through

the Salvation Army for

Christmas.

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Congratulations to the employees of

Lemont Nursing & Rehabilitation

Centerand the

ECC Support Staffon completing a deficiency free

annual state survey!