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Baptist Health Care Center Baptist Health Care Center Baptist Health Care Center
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Ceiling Lifts
Visit From the Patriot
Guard
2
Employee Fund Raisers
Fill the Backpacks
New QA Nurse
3
Purchases From Your
Donations
4
Direct Your Dollars
Blood Drive
Best of the Best
5
Volunteer Benefits
A Day of Fishing
6
Inside this
issue:
As the music began,
residents, families and
staff were instructed to
open their Origami en-
velopes containing
Monarch butterflies.
Immediately 50 color-
ful butterflies began to
spread their wings and
fly away.
The Butterfly Release was
held on August 11th 2016
in honor of the residents
we serve. It was held in
the courtyard with approxi-
mately 100 people present.
A Butterfly Release is when
live butterflies are released
into the environment
where they will help the
bees pollinate the flowers as
well as help the depleting
population of butterflies.
The butterflies, which
were shipped overnight
from Georgia, are kept in
a cooler to keep them in
a sleeping state. Two
hours prior to the release,
the butterflies are moved
to a warm bright place.
The butterflies wake up
and become alert. Once
the envelope is opened
the butterflies immediate
take off and fly. What a
spectacular sight to see!
Delicious ice cream sun-
daes were served to eve-
ryone in attendance.
With a marvelous perfor-
mance by Johnny Vin-
cent, this was the perfect
evening.
Due to many requests by
residents and their fami-
lies, another release will
be scheduled next summer.
Celebrating Life with a Butterfly ReleaseCelebrating Life with a Butterfly Release
Fall 2016
Discussion on the State Budget Cuts
Augie Pepple
This is a summary of my
comments given at the
August 11th Family Meet-
ing. Because of the drop
in crude oil prices, coupled
with lower farm commodi-
ty prices Governor Dal-
rymple called for a 4%
reduction in state spend-
ing in order to balance
the budget.
The 4% represents a re-
duction of 25 million dol-
lars per year starting in
2017 from the Human
Service Department. If
the worst case scenario is
realized, that would mean
a possible reduction of
over $600,000 in income
for each of the next two
years for Baptist Health
Care Center. This money
is needed to pay for labor,
supplies, benefits,
Continued on page 2
It is not the length of
life, but depth of life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
their service. They have specially made coins for those who served in World War Two, Vietnam, and more. The Patriot Guard mem-bers then interviewed each of our veterans and gave them an opportunity to talk about their experi-ences. It was a wonderful opportunity to hear our veterans share their expe-riences as demolition ex-perts, snipers, doctors, and more.
Members of the North Dakota Pa-triot Guard Riders visited the Bap-tist Health Care Center on May 31st to honor each of the resident mili-tary Veterans. The mission of the Patriot Guard is to attend the fu-neral services of fallen American veterans, or invited guests of the family. This shows respect to our fallen heroes and to shield the mourning family and friends from any interruptions created by a pro-tester. The Patriot Guard awarded the challenge coins to each of our vet-erans of past wars in recognition of
One of our main objectives here at
Baptist Health Care Center is to
provide the safest environment
possible for not only residents but
also our caregivers.
Ceiling lifts are the safest most
efficient way to transfer a person
who is not able to assist with their
own transfer.
A ceiling lift runs on an overhead
track, lifting and moving a person
from one location to another. A
sling is used to hold the individual
and move them safely.
Visit From The Patriot Guard Rev. Merle Hoots
In Need of Ceiling Lifts PAGE 2 BAPTIST HEALTH CARE CENTER
Ceiling lifts can be operated with
one person, this will free up staff to
assist other residents in a more
timely manner. It also reduces the
strain on a caregiver as the resi-
dent can be transferred safely and
with little or no physical interven-
tion.
Some rooms were designed with
support and cutout in doors to ac-
commodate ceiling lifts and tracks.
These ceiling lifts would allow
transfers from the bed to wheel-
chair, bathroom or shower. Due to
the expense, they were put on hold.
Baptist Health Care Center is
launching a major fund raising pro-
ject in hopes of reaching $45,000 by
May 1st 2017. This amount would
provide 4 ceiling lifts, 3 would go in
resident rooms and 1 would be in-
stalled in Pro-rehab to be used with
the Alter-G.
If you are considering a donation to
Baptist Health Care Center, please
designate it to go to the Ceiling Lift
Project.
(Cont. from page 1 Budget Cuts)
food and utilities. *It is very im-
portant to remember that Medicaid is
both federal and state funds. Our
reimbursement through Medicaid is
based on 2010 costs and was to be
updated to 2014 costs. A newer cost
basis is not scheduled to happen un-
less it will be passed by the legisla-
ture.
There is some good news! The hun-
dreds of millions that the last legisla-
ture authorized to repair or replace
and add to schools, roads, medical
facilities and housing in the Bakken
region, will not have to be repeated
in the near future.
The last thing we want to do is re-
duce staff. We need to maintain
proper staffing to avoid falls, pres-
sure related concerns, infections and
hospitalizations as well as maintain
staff’s safety. Even though 96% of
North Dakota’s long term care facili-
ties are non-profit, we still have to
meet expenses, debt obligations and
facility improvements.
(continued to page 3)
Patriot Guard Member shaking the hand of Bud Schulz
Our major sources of revenue are
Medicaid (52.7%) private pay (38.7%)
and Medicare which is all federal
money comes in at (7.7%).
One of the major points that we need
to stress to our legislators is the fact
that Medicaid is made up of both state
and federal dollars. At the present
time the makeup is on a 50/50 match-
ing basis. Simply meaning for every
Medicaid dollar that is cut from the
budget, the state loses a dollar. The
Legislature has been good to our resi-
dents in the past by funding raises to
help us attract and retain caregiving
staff but we can’t take that for grant-
ed.
This information is not meant to scare
you, but to get your attention, so you
will be informed and can help us when
we call upon you to contact our state
representatives during the 2017 legis-
lative session.
Now is a good time to re-establish
your relationship with your legisla-
tors. To find a list of legislators, go to
www.legis.nd.gov.
When co-workers are in cri-
sis, Baptist Health Care Cen-
ter employees want to help.
This summer BHCC has had
two employees who have had
serious medical needs arise.
Through bake sales and spe-
cial lunches, BHCC employ-
ees and volunteers were able
to give both employees money
to assist with medical and
travel expenses.
Thank you to everyone who
participated in these fund
raisers to make them both
successful.
Fill The Backpack Program
(con’t. from page 2 Budget Cuts)
the facility to provide the food to
fill the backpacks.
As of August 1st, BHCC em-
ployees have raised $332.00 by
having a luncheon for employees
on 2 separate days.
In September nachos and cheese
will be sold to employees and
guests in our lobby.
Thanks to the employees at
BHCC, we are able to give the
residents a meaningful activity,
and give back to our community
at the same time.
Being part of our
community has
become an im-
portant goal for staff and resi-
dents at Baptist Health Care Cen-
ter.
As part of our community, BHCC
employees and residents partici-
pated in the United Way Back-
pack Program. Filling back-
packs for 788 children throughout
Bismarck/Mandan last spring was
a huge success. However, we felt
we could do more. BHCC employ-
ees decided to raise money here in
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Being part of a community, means peo-
ple looking out for one another.
Employee Fund Raisers
My name is
Sheena
Aaseth. I
have been a
RN for 20
years. I
earned my
Associate Degree in Nursing at
Kent State University and received
my BSN at Medcenter One College
of Nursing. I’m married and have
one son.
I recently moved back to Bismarck
from Dickinson. My husband and I
lived in Dickinson for two years, in
that time I worked at Community
Action Partnership as the Health
Care Coordinator with the Family
Planning Clinic. Prior to that I
worked at Edgewood Vista Village
as the Assisted Living Nurse Man-
ager.
My other nursing experience in-
cludes: clinic nursing, cardiac nurs-
ing and 8 years at the Anticoagula-
tion Clinic at Sanford Health &
Long Term Care.
I have been very fortunate to work
in the Bismarck and surrounding
areas creating professional relation-
ships and caring for members in the
community.
New QA Nurse
Purchases From Your Donations
Page 4
Take a look at what your dollars have
helped Baptist Health Care Center pur-
chase in the past 6 months! Thank you for
your generous donations, may God richly
bless you.
SCIFIT exercise machine in
Restorative Therapy
The Alter-G has finally
arrived
A TV in Restorative Therapy
Pergola in the courtyard
Best of the Best
Congratulations to Baptist Health Care
Center for receiving Honorable Mention
in the Bismarck Tribune Readers’
Choice Awards for 2016.
Page 5
Blood Drive
United Blood Services and Baptist
Health Care teamed up once again for an
annual Blood Drive. This year a bus was
brought into
the parking lot
to provide a
faster more
convenient ex-
perience.
Due to a short-
age of blood in
Florida after a
shooting in a
night club,
North Dakota shipped blood to help out
those victims. This left a shortage local-
ly. United Blood Services asked BHCC
to hold their Blood Drive a few weeks
earlier than scheduled to help fill their
blood bank.
On Thursday June 30th, we had 15 em-
ployees show up to donate blood.
Thanks to everyone who was willing to
donate and support our community.
Direct Your Dollars
Help us earn $1,000 for the Ceiling Lifts
without spending any extra money!
For Every $150,000 in re-
ceipts collected Dan’s Su-
per Market, Baptist Health
Care Center will receive
$1,000 check from Spartan-
Nash. With your support
and your receipts-we will
be raising money to pur-
chase the ceiling lifts that
are greatly needed.
Currently we are having a
little friendly competition amongst the em-
ployees to see who can bring in the most re-
ceipts. Families are encouraged to help the
neighborhoods out by bringing in receipts as
well.
Once the goal has been met, the neighborhood
with the most receipts will have a traveling
trophy to display.
Every time the goal is reached, the trophy
has the ability to travel to a different neigh-
borhood.
This is a great way for us to receive rewards
for all of the money spent on groceries.
Beauty Shop Gift
Certificates Available
Gift certificates are available to
purchase for BHCC Beauty Shop.
Stop in or call the Business Office
for more information, 701-223-3040.
3400 Nebraska Drive
Bismarck ND 58503
701-223-3040
Baptist Health Care Center
Upcoming Events
The Fall Festival has been scheduled for
Oct. 21st and 22nd. Crafts, food items
and a variety of venders will be here.
A bake sale and luncheon will be held in
the lobby in conjunction with the Fall Fes-
tival.
BHCC is in need of baked goods for the
bake sale. If you are able to help out
please contact Stacy at (701)989-7415.
A Day of Fishing
For many, fishing is a great way to relax
and unwind, but for those who use a
wheel chair as a means of transportation,
this can be something that you are forced
to give up.
Not the case if you
live at BHCC. Six
men were able to go
fishing for an after-
noon at the Game
& Fish pond on Au-
gust 18th. A total of
10 fish were caught
and released with
everyone catching
at least 1 fish.
Thanks to the fami-
lies that volun-
teered, this was an
awesome experi-
ence for these men.
Volunteering Benefits
Volunteering is a great way to meet new peo-
ple and make lasting friendships. It allows
us to connect with others and make a differ-
ence in the world.
If you would like to make a difference, please
contact Stacy at (701)989-7415
Jim enjoyed a beautiful
afternoon of fishing