New Vista Communities

Management of oakwood facility - major accomplishments include:- purchased and installed equipment for two video conferencing rooms that are used for hybrid monthly meetings for the idt, patients and parents/guardians.- roadway paving project was completed in july.- gas plant was repaired and painted in august. - enrichment center had a christmas play on december 15th. - two individuals placed 2nd and 4th in the special olympics state bowling tournament. - compliance revised some of the audit tools to match revisions to policies.- human resources hired a New recruiter.- readers to leaders trails expanded into wayne co. - multiple lights were added to the scales building and lights were repaired by building 600.- two office updates were completed in building 401.- canteen was updated with New paint, furniture and flooring. - bedroom walls in home 114 were repaired and painted. - public tea parties started back at expressions tea and gifts in january 2024.- expressions tea & gifts provided jobs for six individuals who worked as servers/cashiers at the tea parties. - one client began working once a week to pick up hackney grocery orders for the coffee shop. Expanded their job duties to twice a week to include picking up classroom products and delivering them to expressions tea and gifts.- private tea parties started back at expressions tea and gifts in march 2024.- medical records sent 220 boxes of archived records to frankfort.- home 101a was updated for the behavior department move.- artwork and decorations were updated in home 101b.- outside light checks were completed, and bulbs were replaced.- behavior/psychology services facilitated the second round of skills system group-coping skills training.- behavior/psychology services finished an academic yearlong practicum for an eku doctoral student.- behavior/psychology department staff members participated in several facility wide rapid improvement teams including enhanced staffing reduction, partner home process, and off-grounds medical appointment process.- a behavior/psychology department staff member participated in idd systems of care meeting with statewide psychologists.- a behavior/psychology department staff member participated in a workplace happiness training.- behavior/psychology department staff members participated in a community mental health initiative resource mapping program led by local judges.- a downward trend in self-injury, pica, and restraints occurred for the 4th quarter. - home 107 was updated with a New a/c unit, drywall, and paint.- renovation plans were finalized for homes 111, 112, and 117.- facility-wide generator project continued.- the kitchen freezer/cooler project was completed in june.

Management of bingham gardens facility - major accomplishments include:nursing:- dehumidifiers were added to med rooms to ensure the humidity is under control.- started a 2-nurse system for home medications to help prevent packing errors. Residential: - compassionate care training was conducted and completed for all staff.- care-tracker training was conducted and completed for all staff.- successfully moved residents from home 1 to home 6 for the shower renovation project.- staffed successfully for resident temporary move to hazelwood and cross training.- residents and staff planted vegetables in their garden.- two residents placed 2nd place in the special olympics championship baseball game. Behavior department:- discontinued two crisis plans.- collaborated with lee specialty clinic on medical immobilization fading.bingham gardens ec:- held many birthday celebrations, cooking classes, and a derby event. - created/built a lemonade stand with a bake sale to teach employment skills, and number concept with money and value skills.- formed a partnership with lee specialty clinic for sensory day.- recycling project /lesson, clients took cans to the recycling center for the process.- had five New employments and two New volunteer opportunities.- hazelwood and bingham gardens residents were given free tickets to a louisville bats baseball game and the Kentucky state fair.

Management of hazelwood facility - major accomplishments include:- in october 2023, an active transition client with the previous residential/adt provider agency that closed was replaced to maintain "transition imminent" status. - at the end of october 2023, the walk-in cooler/freezer project was completed in the dietary department.- in november 2023, the transitions director received a certificate of appreciation from dbhdid for her work transitioning a deaf individual into the community. - on december 18, 2023, the board of health inspection for dietary department scored 100%.- between del maria and meadows community homes respectively, one and three admissions were accepted. - two ec instructors were hired for the community homes in january; this was a New position for the homes.- in january 2024, the transitions director created a tracking guide for short-term and long-term clients for more accurate reporting for the advisory board document. - on february 8, 2024, the ecosure audit for the dietary department scored 99% on food safety and 100% on physical safety. - from 2023-2024, covid vaccinations given by employee wellness, with a limited supply, were updated and in february 2024, 12 were given.- in february 2024, transitions secured scl support for a client which raised the transition imminent category total to two. - in february 2024, the transitions director created a general guideline to facilitate internal transfers and adaptive equipment checklist for the transition manual.- in march 2024, the transitions director created an internal waitlist for future community home placements. - charlie's charms/josie's sweet treats held a pop-up shop at hazelwood in february.- nursing created a spreadsheet containing all leased resident ambulatory feeding pumps from cardinal health with serial numbers, residents name and last performance certification. This sortable spreadsheet allowed us to ensure that the pumps were within their 2-year preventative maintenance schedule, and the residents and nursing had feeding equipment that is both in working order and safe. As a bonus, hazelwood did not have to pay bluegrass biomedical to do yearly performance evaluations through their company for our ambulatory pumps. - compliance worked with information technology to troubleshoot meditech downtime procedures, and resolve issues with reports and data updating in summit drs.- compliance focused on nursing documentation related to client off-campus appointments and incident reports, with improvements noted for all areas (hazelwood, community homes & bingham gardens).- compliance worked on instructions/guidelines for registered nurse - certified to initiate/modify daily care guides (in caretracker) as needed.- employee wellness worked with infection control to update covid vaccination/miscellaneous vaccination consent forms for resident vaccination with 2024 updated covid vaccine.- employee wellness had a booth at the 2024 employee wellness fair on march 21, 2024 to increase participation in well right that was attended by 60+ staff.- New windows were installed in the 1 south corridor.- New led lighting was upgraded throughout hazelwood.- New flooring was installed in physical therapy and the front lobby. - the pavilion was upgraded.- New dehumidifier for pool area.- in 2023, the enrichment center (ec) provided class/active treatment in the home living units. With the reopening of ec, the attendance was at 91%.- center monitors completed trauma informed care training. - in laundry, laundered linen and clothing started being weighed so it is known the exact weight that is laundered each day/week/ month. This information was helpful for the business office.- converted hazelwood laboratory to a certificate of waiver.- closed hazelwood radiology in favor of a more cost-effective imaging solution.- hired a New dentist.- added twelve New patients to specialty clinic.- 972 total appointments in the outpatient specialty clinic.- human resources implemented New forms for hiring managers/supervisors to complete when hiring, terminating, and/or making employee changes to job titles, salary, etc. This change uniformed us across all icf's as well as match forms to the regional office. This was effective 7/1/2024.- a 3% cost of living increase for all employees was implemented and effective 6/23/2024.- in may 2024, medical staff made derby hats with the clients.- 771 patients were seen in the specialty clinic, 447 outpatients were seen, 142 patients were seen in dental clinic, and 242 patients seen in psychiatry clinic.- teambuilding activity completed in the medical department.- amaps and physicals were performed on time with no late reports.- no turnover in the medical department. - information technology replaced twelve outdated aruba network switches at hazelwood with New meraki network switches.- the enrichment center (ec) manager contacted the bureau of engraving and printing to obtain a small device that reads the u.s. currency that a person holds. The device is an i-bill talking bank note identifier. We received two devices free for our clients. This device enabled the ec staff to teach individuals who are visually impaired money management skills allowing these to be used for community outings, employment, and transition. - ec classrooms partnered with occupation therapy/physical therapy to conduct occasional yoga classes during ec hours.- book clubs, a derby event, and cooking classes were held through the year to expand knowledge, teach skills, and have fun.- the ec director partnered with community businesses to create work or volunteer opportunities for the residents with two New employment opportunities gained. - windsong received a New gazebo/sitting area for the residents.- the city of jeffersontown donated space at the jeffersonian for the community homes to host their monthly music group with our community partners.- a task to get all resident immunization information in one place within meditech was completed in august 2024.- the community homes participated in friendship yoga with mariposa at their facility. We had previously partnered with them via zoom and the residents were excited to meet their friends in person.- community homes restarted the bowling group and are hoping to expand this group with our community partners.- the windsong activities committee completed their first sewing project as recommended by one of the residents. They started with a simple project, clothing protectors, to learn basic skills.- mount Washington florist and coffee bar offered space in their store to display our resident's artwork. - on june 10, 2024, the board of health inspection for the kitchen was 97%. - finalized and had an opening of the pavilion, an area at hazelwood designed to be a peaceful, creative space for residents that was primarily funded by the guardians.- occupation therapy staff completed ceu's for autism certification/training.