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A Monthly Publication of Superior Care Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
July 2014
New Facility Construction Update
Construction has been well underway at Superior Care Home’s new, state-of-the-art facility in Paducah Commerce Park
(formerly Information Age Park). Scheduled to open its doors this fall, our new facility will offer specific neighborhoods
dedicated to long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, memory and Alzheimer’s care, and outpatient rehabilitation. The new
Superior Care Home will be able to accommodate up to 108 residents (76 private rooms and 16 semi-private rooms) and
feature en suite baths, flat screen LCD televisions, restaurant-style menus put together by our Executive Chef Jason Ison,
separate dining areas, three therapy gyms, a spa room, and a chapel. Highlights of the expansion and relocation are as follows:
• Transitional care neighborhood with 20 private bedrooms with en suite private bathrooms for short-term rehabilitation
stays of 1-2 weeks
• Short-term rehabilitation neighborhood with 30 beds featuring 14 private rooms, 8 semi-private rooms, and an
outpatient rehabilitation component
• Skilled nursing, long-term care neighborhood with 46 beds featuring 30 private rooms and 8 semi-private rooms
• Memory/Alzheimer’s care neighborhood with 12 private bedrooms with en suite private bathrooms in a specialized
environment to provide the care required by these residents
• This neighborhood concept will give each of the four neighborhoods its own living area, dining room, therapy gym,
and cook-to-order kitchen
These photos (taken on June 13, 2014) illustrate the recent progress made at the construction site. More photos can be found on
our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/SuperiorCareHomeKY.
Top Photo: Front entrance of new facility (main entrance on left, transitional care entrance on right)
Bottom Left and Middle Photo: One of the 76 private rooms (shown right) with en suite bathroom (left)
Bottom Right Photo: Exterior and concrete in the long-term care neighborhood courtyard is complete
Testimonials
from Superior Friends
“If I had to rate
Superior Care
Home on a scale
of 1 to 10, I’d give
them a 12. My
favorite part has
been the sense of
family and
home here. I felt like I belonged
the second I walked through the
door. They’ve made my family
and me feel welcome every day.
I want to thank Superior Care for
being there when I needed them
the most. They’ve taken care of
me in every aspect of healthcare.
I am appreciative of everyone that
works here. This has been such a
pleasant and positive experience.”
-Betty Dalton, recently discharged
short-term rehab resident
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Superior EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Susann Maxwell, Laundry
Susann Maxwell began working at Superior Care a little
over one year ago. She had worked in a long-term care
setting before, switched industries, but decided she needed
to come back. She missed interacting and taking care of
people who needed the assistance. “I love people,” Susann
said, “and I wanted to get back to helping others.” Her
favorite part of working at Superior is being able to go
into residents’ rooms, help them with some of their daily
tasks, and talk to them about how they’re doing. She enjoys
lending them the support, love, and care that they deserve.
Please join me in congratulating Susann as our June
Employee of the Month. Her compassion for the residents and her co-workers,
as well as the energy she brings into caring for them, make Susann a “Superior”
employee.
Helen Sims, Administrator/Owner
Superior OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
With warmer weather comes outdoor activities! Our residents have really enjoyed the
great weather out on our patio in recent months. Activities Director Erica Fondaw has
coordinated many fun outdoor activities into the spring and summer months’ activities
calendars, as well as moved normally indoor activities into the outdoors. In the past
couple of months, we’ve hosted lemonade socials, planted flowers, played games, and
much more all outside. Here are some photos of the fun that was had! For more photos
from activities and other Superior happenings, please check out our Facebook page.
Facebook.com/SuperiorCareHomeKY
Paducah
Cooperative
Ministry
Food Pantry Item
for July is
Tuna Fish
Any food pantry item is
accepted with gratitude.
Please place donations in
the basket by the front door.
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Top Left Photo: Ms. Bond and Ms. Kester enjoy the warm weather together at one of our Lemonade Socials; Top Right Photo: Ms.
Riedfort helps plant flowers on the patio; Bottom Left Photo: Dr. Noss enjoys his cold glass of lemonade at a Lemonade Social;
Bottom Middle Photo: Ms. Corey prepares a flower pot to plant flowers; Bottom Right Photo: Ms. Morgan enjoys a coke float at our
party to celebrate National Coke Float Day
Superior
SUCCESS STORY: Irene Peck
For the past few years, Ms. Irene Peck has
suffered from a variety of issues with her legs
and feet. She has always kept everything under
control until this past Easter Sunday, when,
she admits, she overdid it preparing the Easter
meal and ended up spending nine days in the
hospital with an infection. She then admitted to
Superior Care for rehabilitation and to heal her
foot injury and wound.
Charles Corder
Glenda Crenshaw
Barbara Croley
Richard Durbin
Matthew Ellis
Robert Johnson
Lavern McDougal
George Neuhausel
Richard Rich
Seldon Teague
Patrick Wiley
Two months later, Ms. Peck is now preparing
to discharge to go back home where she lives
with her grandson. Her wounds are almost
completely healed and she’s excited about her
new, specially fit shoes that will dramatically
help her live her normal lifestyle once she
returns home. “I haven’t been able to wear
normal shoes for years,” she said. “I’m
wearing these new shoes now and they’re
great at relieving pressure on certain spots.
I’m thrilled with them, how they look and
everything. I can wear normal shoes again.”
Ms. Peck contributes the time she spent with the rehab department for her success.
“Everyone was great,” she said, “especially the therapy girls. They are very
professional with their work and nice. I enjoyed it all. I know all the exercises have
made me stronger. I’ve wanted to do everything they told me to do right so I could
improve, and I think I have.”
She’s enjoyed her time here but is excited to be able to go home much more
physically strong than she was before so she can resume her daily active lifestyle
and activities. What she’s most looking forward to is to be able to cook and bake for
her grandson again (and she knows he is looking forward to that, as well!).
Superior
LAUNDRY STAFF
The week of July 7-13 denotes National Laundry Workers Week, so we would like to
take this opportunity to celebrate all of our laundry workers and thank them for all of
their hard work. Our laundry workers perform a variety of general laundry and
cleaning duties to provide quality laundry services and to help keep Superior Care
Home in a sanitary, attractive, and orderly condition. We are appreciative of them all
year, but especially during National Laundry Workers Week.
Brenda Rowles, Supervisor
Heather Burgard
Cheryl Dycus
Jennifer Fontana
Susann Maxwell
Cheryl Thorn
Keevonna Woodson
(Pictured from top left to bottom right)
Not pictured:
Keevonna
Woodson
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
July Birthdays
Mildred Abell
Barbara Croley
James Fennel
Lera Hall
Helen Morgan
Betty Smith
Stephen Smith
In Loving Memory
Mallie Cooper
Jewell Crenshaw
Margaret Hicks
Billy Page
Helen Sobolewski
Earl Tabers
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Homeward
BOUND
SUPERIOR CARE HOME
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center
3100 Clay Street
Paducah, KY 42001
Celebrating Successful Short-Term Rehab Stays
As a new feature in our newsletter, we will begin showcasing some of our short-term
rehabilitation residents who are able to go back home after successful therapy stays at
Superior Care Home. Much like “mini-Success Stories,” each month, we will highlight
and congratulate the residents who leave Superior in much better health than when they
admitted. Many of these short-term residents are here to recover after a sudden fall,
sickness, surgery, or broken bone. Once they heal, they’re “homeward bound” back to
their homes or assisted living facility and will ultimately be able to return back to their
normal lifestyle. Congratulations to the following residents who successfully completed
their Superior therapy regime and were “homeward bound” this past month!
Melvia Garland
Leon Henderson
Lee Hodges
Wilda “Kay” Hodges
George Lawrence
Billie Portis
Phone: 270 442-6884
Fax: 270 442-3296
Administrator/Owner
Helen Sims
Management & Finance
Mike Sims
Assistant Administrator
Tonya Sensing
Director of Nursing
Doralyn Warren, RN
Business Office Manager
Nancy Ray
Human Resources Generalist
Rachel English
Admissions Coordinator
Mr. Leon Henderson
working on balance
training on our
Biodex Balance
System
Superior NEWS & NOTES
Stephanie Mix, LPN
Employee Banquet
Spring Banquet Family Photos
Social Services Director
Dietary Manager
The 22nd Annual Employee Recognition
Banquet will be held on Wednesday, July 9
at 7 PM in the Paducah Bank Room at the
new Commerce Center. A list of employees
who are eligible for the banquet is posted at
the facility. If you are eligible, don’t forget
to RSVP to Tonya or Jennifer.
Marketing Director
Congratulations New Hires
Family photos from the Spring Banquet are
available. Many of the photos have already
been featured on our Facebook page. To order
your family print, please contact our
Marketing Director Leigh Ann Renfro by
emailing her at lrenfro@superiorcarehome.
com (be sure to mention the resident’s name
in the email) or call (270) 442-6884. Prints
are $5 each, with all proceeds going to the
Resident Council.
Jennifer Myers
Activity Director
Erica Fondaw
Registered Dietitian
Ashley Durgin, RD, LD
Judy Sledd
Leigh Ann Renfro
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Superior is pleased to add the following
employees this past month:
Madonna Austin, Dietary
Terri Beane, SRNA
Heather Burgard, Laundry
Kayla Dicken, SRNA
Amy Edwards, SRNA
Carlos Gonzalez, SRNA
Jennifer Lee, SRNA
Stephanie Montgomery, SRNA
Natalie Orenduff, SRNA
Jessica Sasseen, SRNA
Phone Extensions
If you are attempting to call the direct phone
line for a resident here at Superior Care,
please note that our phone extensions have
changed. What was once a three digit extension is now a four digit extension - the only
change is that you simply add a "0" as the
second digit. So, for example, what was once
extension 127, is now 1027. If you are still
having trouble, call during business hours and
we can assist you.