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Scroll down to get a glimpse of daily life at Christian Care Center of Bolivar.
Ms. BJ Gray admitted to Christian Care Center of Bolivar after a hospital stay for injuries sustained after a fall. Upon evaluation for bilateral open reduction internal fixations, it was noted that she was unable to perform bed mobility, transfers, walking, and activities of daily living without max assistance from two people. She had an increased fear of falling and a decrease in her confidence and ability to return to a prior level of function. In just 15 days, she was able to be discharged from the facility. She met all her goals with the ability to walk with a rolling walker more than 500 feet, independent with activities of daily and transfers, with an increase in stability and balance.
When Ms. BJ Gray was asked about her therapy experience, she stated, “All of the therapist were amazing. Could not ask for a better bunch of therapists. They encouraged me and worked me in order for me to get strong enough to go home!” Her next goal is to get back on her motorcycle!
Thank you, Ms. Gray, for allowing us to assist you with your rehabilitation needs and we are looking forward to those pictures of you back on your “Scooter”!
This week the Bolivar Rehab Team has incorporated a recent activity for our residents. CARDIO DRUM BALL!
There are many benefits to this activity such as activity tolerance, cardiovascular endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, and fine motor strength. This activity can be done in sitting and progress to standing. The patients LOVE it!
Mr. Umberger enjoys it so much and has even assisted with leading a class! It is their consensus that their favorite songs are: Another one bites the dust, Beat it, Eye of the Tiger, We will rock you, and Shake it off!
So, the next time that you come to visit Christian Care Center of Bolivar and Therapy has their doors closed, do not mind us, because we are BANGING ON OUR DRUM ALL DAY!
This week we are happy to celebrate Ms. Patsy Bell completing her therapy. Ms. Bell arrived early February at Christian Care Center of Bolivar for her therapy needs. She needed to work on her muscular strengthening, her endurance, standing balance, and daily living tasks. She worked diligently in her sessions and is now ready to return home.
She has improved her muscular strengthening, her endurance has progressed, her standing balance and safety awareness is so much better, and she is now able to safely perform her daily living tasks such as dressing and bathing. In this photo, she is performing her favorite exercise at the rebounder. When asked what she wanted to add to her success story she replied:
“I feel better about myself than I have in a long time. If I did not have all of you great therapists helping me then I would not have gotten any better. I feel sure of myself being safer. I feel more alive, and I am forever grateful to you all.”
We are so proud of her success. We wish Ms. Bell the continuance of her improvements.
Congratulations to Ms. Betty Crisp on completing her therapy. She underwent a left knee replacement surgery the end of January and arrived at Christian Care Center early February. Ms. Crisp needed therapy for range of motion in her left knee, assistance with her daily living tasks mostly lower body dressing, she also needed to improve her endurance and upper and lower body muscle strengthening.
Within the past few weeks Ms. Crisp has progressed her endurance levels with dressing, muscle strengthening, and the range of motion in her left knee has improved so much since her surgery. She has also learned to slow down with her movements to better ensure her safety awareness.
When asked if she wanted to add anything to her success story she replied as follows: “I would recommend this facility to people who need help. Everyone is professional and caring. The therapists are all so good, you all were consistent in encouraging me to not give up and that is why I am well enough to return to my home. You all taught me to slow down and move safely.”
We extend our encouragement to Ms. Crisp as she returns home. We are thankful she chose us to assist in her needs.
Mr. Umberger came to Christian Care Center of Bolivar for his rehab needs on February 8th. Upon arrival, he needed max assistance for dressing and his mobilities from bedside to transfers.
Here we are only two weeks later, and Mr. Umberger is now able to get himself on the side of his bed, transfer from bed to wheelchair safely, and walk five hundred plus feet with standby assistance using a walker. Mr. Umberger has worked diligently in each of his therapy sessions. He has successfully upgraded his physical status from max assistance to stand by assistance in just a few weeks.
He is now able to fully dress his upper body and has learned to use adaptive equipment to perform lower body dressing. While walking he has improved his posture and endurance with physical therapy.
Broad River Rehab is happy to celebrate his success.
We want to recognize Cassy Durbin’s achievement of not calling in or being late one time in 2023 with this plaque. Job well done to Cassy!
Ms. Vera Courtney is this week’s success story. She completed her Therapy program and was able to safely discharge home. Prior to leaving the facility, she presented the Therapy Staff with a small token of her appreciation.
Because of her hard work and participation in all her Physical and Occupational Therapy sessions, she was able make the ride to Illinois to be closer to family.
Thank you, Ms. Courtney for the thoughtful gesture and for choosing Christian Care Center of Bolivar for all your therapy needs.
We would like to highlight one of our resident’s that has successfully completed their rehabilitation program here at Christian Care Center of Bolivar, Ms. Elizabeth Phillips, better known as Ms. Joyce.
Ms. Joyce admitted to the Facility following a stay at a local hospital. Upon evaluation for therapy, Ms. Phillips’ biggest goal was to go home independently and prevent future hospitalizations. She has a big personality with a large and in charge attitude and was quickly named the “Warden”! Not only did she push herself in therapy, but she also became everyone else’s #1 cheerleader. For some, they were meeting her for the first time and for others she was a reminder of those first years in Church and becoming a Christian.
Our Rehab Director, Amanda Lucius, and Ms. Phillips reminisced about the days when Amanda first came to know the Lord and began attending Church where Ms. Joyce was a member. While one was physically getting stronger, the other was benefiting from spiritual talks and memories that she so desperately needed.
Ms. Joyce is one of the strongest, most funny, hardworking, Jesus loving women to walk through the doors at Christian Care Center and it has been a privilege to serve all her needs while she has been here. This week, we get to say goodbye as she is preparing to go home, but we hope that she returns for visits and even to lead a women’s Bible study! Thank you for choosing us for all your therapy needs, the time you have been here will not soon be forgotten.
January 30th was National Croissant Day! Upon looking up how this day became a national day, there was not much information about how it came about. But Therapy took advantage of enjoying these delicious buttery rolls.
Our COTA, Christy Whitten and PTA, Jaleesa Blade, collaborated with our residents on fine motor skills, standing tolerance, and standing balance to prepare our croissants. The kitchen assisted with baking and in the end, we all got to enjoy the work of our labor. “A croissant a day keeps the hunger away!”
This week we are happy to introduce Mr. Jerry Childers. He has successfully completed his therapy program. He came to Christian Care of Bolivar due to multiple falls which led to fractures to his L1 and L2 vertebrae. Upon arrival, his tolerance was low, and he was experiencing back pain. Even so, he kept a positive outlook and thrived toward achieving his goals.
During a few weeks period, he has improved his standing balance and walking tolerance with physical therapy. He improved in his daily living tasks such as personal care and coordination skills with occupational therapy.
When asked what he would like to say about his stay at Christian Care Center of Bolivar and his experience with our Broad River Rehab program and staff, he replied: “I am grateful to each of you for your help getting me well again. I know I will be more careful when I get back home.”
Everyone please help us extend our best wishes to Mr. Childers as he plans to return to his home.
Christian Care Center of Bolivar’s Registered Dietician has more talents than just ensuring our residents’ diets are taken care of. She and her talented family from left to right, Mary Sharpe, Anna Sharpe and Becky Roland, our Registered Dietician, played for our residents last week. She has volunteered her time to do this. We really appreciate the good music and the residents enjoyed the event.
Stay safe out there! We're keeping your loved ones safe and warm.
We want to thank Erica, Angie and Joe for going and getting our Staff to work as well as taking them home. They have been putting in the early and late hours to ensure our residents are taken care of from Nursing, Activities, Dietary and Housekeeping Staff.
Did you know that Christian Care Center of Bolivar was on the cutting edge of science?
Very few skilled nursing facilities have "Dysphagia Diet Level 5". However, Christian Care Center now has the "top new research" relating to swallowing goals.
This week's Success Story highlights the "above and beyond" work ethic of Michelle McNeil, Dietary Manager and her collaboration with Rachel Leach, Speech-Language Pathologist. Michelle and the kitchen staff care about the patients at Christian Care of Bolivar and their swallowing goals. Michelle understands that not everyone needs the same type of diet. So, when Rachel asked Michelle, "Can you make this special diet for a resident?", Michelle chose to rise above and meet the patients’ needs.
Our staff and patients are truly amazing!
Thank you, Michelle and Rachel, for making the swallowing goals reality!
This week we would like to highlight Ms. Debra Lampley who came to Christian Care Center of Bolivar for rehab due to a four-wheeler accident at her home with broken bones in both legs and her right arm. Her only functional limb was her left arm for many weeks.
In the beginning of her rehab plan, she had obvious limitations, but she remained hopeful. Within a several week period, Ms. Lampley finally received her approval of weight bearing status. Once she received that, she pressed on to completing her rehab and returned home. Ms. Lampley worked diligently with our Rehab Staff until she walked out on her own two feet.
We extend our best wishes to Ms. Lampley as she prepares to return to her Nurse Practitioner career.
This week we would like to highlight Mr. John Phillips. He admitted to Christian Care Center of Bolivar after a complicated stay in the hospital and ICU. Upon evaluation for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy, he was noted to need a lot of assistance for activities of daily living, transfers, walking, and swallowing. He worked daily with all three disciplines and never once complained about participating in therapy.
He is now walking greater than 500 feet with a roller walker, can dress and bath himself, progressing with his diet, safe with all transfers, and navigates stairs with only verbal cues. When asked about his therapy, Mr. Phillips stated, “Therapy was tough at times because I have gotten bad weak. I would recommend this therapy to everyone.”
Congrats Mr. John on getting to go home this week for Christmas! We are so proud of all that you have achieved.
Christian Care Center of Bolivar was asked to nominate employees that continually demonstrate a “Commitment to Caring”. These employees were nominated based upon the criteria of:
Ashley has worked at Christian Care Center of Bolivar for one year. She continually shows a “Commitment to Caring” by keeping her work area clean and organized, volunteering to come in on her days off when needed, empathizing and showing compassion towards the residents along with respect, accommodating the residents when it comes to certain personal linens and showing up for work on time with a positive attitude.
She stated that her motivation is helping others, be it a resident or co-worker, it makes her want to do her best. She enjoys taking stress off a co-worker by lending a hand or making a resident feel heard by simply taking the time to listen.
Ashley shared that she likes working at Christian Care Center of Bolivar because she feels respected and valued. It’s a very positive workplace.
When asked what her most memorable experiences have been, she stated when she was able to tell a joke to a discourages resident and they let out the biggest belly laugh she had heard.
Everyone had a great time at our Christmas Spirit week! Click below to view photos of our Staff!
Praise God from who all BLESSINGS flow! After participating in skilled Speech Therapy services, Ms. Pam Davis will go from not being able to eat or drink ANYTHING, by mouth, to being able to eat EVERYTHING safely, just in time for CHRISTMAS! She is kicking the feeding tube to the curb and asking everyone to give her Dr. Peppers for Christmas!
Ms. Davis has been working extremely hard in skilled Speech Therapy services since September with Ms. Rachel Leach, M.S., CCC-SLP. Ms. Leach made a specialized protocol to strengthen the muscles of the throat. And boy, it worked! “I am so grateful that God allowed me to pass my test today. I have gotten to know all of you therapy ladies and y’all are all wonderful people that have helped me tremendously. But Regina, PT is the funniest!” Ms. Davis said (with tear filled eyes).
Thanks to evidence-based practice, Ms. Pam’s hard work, and prayer…this is a Christmas miracle, and we thank God for Ms. Pam’s progress and ability to swallow!
Christian Care Center of Bolivar joined in with decorating a tree for the Carl Perkins fund raiser. Please go view all the trees for this worthy cause in downtown Bolivar on Main Street.
You can vote for your favorite tree by giving a donation. We hope you vote for our tree. Thank you all and Merry Christmas!
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