Skilled Nursing &
Rehabilitation Centers
News for Residents, Families, and Friends of Rae-Ann Geneva
Summer/Fall 2015
Rae-Ann Geneva Named “America’s
Best” by U.S. News Two Years in a Row!
F
or the second consecutive
year, Rae-Ann Geneva
has been named to the
prestigious “America’s Best
Nursing Homes” list by U.S.
News & World Report.
Rae-Ann
Suburban in Westlake
also received this highly
regarded distinction for the
sixth year in a row.
U.S. News bases its evaluation on
data from Nursing Home Compare, a
consumer website run by
the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services.
Facilities earn an overall
rating of one to five
stars, as well as up
to five stars in each
of three underlying
categories: Health
inspections, nurse staffing,
and quality of care.
Both Rae-Ann facilities earned a
five-star overall score in the latest CMS
MarJo Webster, NHA
Joins Rae-Ann Geneva as
Assistant Administrator
R
ae-Ann Geneva is pleased
to welcome new Assistant
Administrator, MarJo Webster.
MarJo has a BA in Psychology
from Liberty University and
began her career in Early
Childhood as a preschool
teacher. She then worked for a
local mental health agency as a
children’s behavioral specialist.
MarJo then turned her focus to
long-term care, serving as the social service
director for a number of nursing homes
within Ashtabula County.
MarJo began her
internship as an Administrator
in Training at Rae-Ann Geneva
in August. She received her
Nursing Home Administrator’s
license in October and
was offered the position as
Assistant Administrator at
Rae-Ann Geneva.
MarJo resides in
Conneaut with her daughter,
Paige, and is awaiting the return of her son,
Tyler, from Alaska after completing four
years in the United States Air Force.
evaluation, placing them in the top ranks
of the nation’s 15,000+ nursing homes.
Only 10% nursing homes in Ohio earned
the five-star designation. Rae-Ann Geneva
ranks in the 96th percentile for best survey
history in the state of Ohio out of 943
nursing homes.
“We are extremely proud that
U.S. News continues to recognize the
exceptional quality of care our staff delivers
to our residents every day,” stated John
Griffiths, owner. “This honor is a tribute to
the dedication of our entire team.”
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
•Point of Care Kiosks
Enhance Patient Care
•Rae-Ann Launches
New Website
•Rae-Ann Earns Grants
to Implement Ohio’s
Music and Memory
Program
Meet Activities
Director Pat Faflik
P
at Faflik, Rae-Ann Geneva’s Director
of Activities, loves her job and
working with residents and families. “I
try to make each day special by providing
interesting and meaningful activities to
improve our residents’ quality of life,”
she says.
Pat has lived in Madison for more
than 30 years. She and her husband, Dan,
love to travel throughout Ohio and spend
time with Dan’s sons Jason and Patrick,
who like to drive their four-wheelers on
Pat’s and Dan’s 17-acre property.
Pat enjoys working as a team with
activities assistants Debbie Wallace and
Juanita Mountjoy to provide activities
that maximize each person’s capabilities.
“I truly enjoy coming to work every day,”
she states. “I feel I am making as much of
a difference in residents’ lives as they have
made in mine.”
“Point of Care” Kiosks
Enhance Patient Care
and Recordkeeping
I
n 2014, Rae-Ann implemented
innovative “Point of Care” kiosks for
electronic medical records in all facilities.
Staff members enter information at kiosks
through the day to track and document each
resident’s care and activities of daily living.
Kiosk records are then connected
with the patient’s electronic
medical records.
The kiosks have helped
streamline and improve the
delivery of care, the management
of medications, and the health
care decision process. Teams are able to
work more collaboratively and electronic
forms promote more legible and complete
documentation and information-sharing.
New Truck Takes Rae-Ann’s Message on the Road
T
here’s a shiny new Rae-Ann truck
traveling the roadways of Northeast
Ohio. Our new vehicle is used to deliver
supplies and other materials between
facilities and it also serves to promote
Rae-Ann in the communities we serve.
We’re especially proud of the new
design, which was created by Maggie
Griffiths, a professional graphic designer
and daughter of Rae-Ann owner John
Griffiths.
Rae-Ann
Launches
New Website
T
he next time you’re online, be
sure to check out our new website
at rae-ann.net. The site profiles our
facilities and services and includes all our
recent resident videos. The site also is
mobile-responsive for easy viewing on a
smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device.
See our new site
at www.rae-ann.net
P.O. Box 40175
Bay Village, OH 44140
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Skilled Nursing &
Orthopedic Rehabilitation/
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Call our Admissions Coordinators at (440) 466-5733
rae-ann.net
Rae-Ann Earns Grants to Implement
Ohio’s Music and Memory Program
R
ae-Ann Geneva, Rae-Ann West Park,
and Rae-Ann Westlake have all
received grants to implement a new Music
and Memory program promoted by the
Ohio Department of Aging and the state’s
Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s Office.
The scholarships have enabled
Rae-Ann staff to become
specially trained in
program techniques.
Using donated
iPods, staff members
assist in compiling
and downloading
residents’ personal playlists. The
benefits of having access to favorite music
©Rae-Ann
can be dramatic, especially for dementia
residents who reconnect with the world
through memories triggered by hearing
music they love.
Reaching a patient with advanced
dementia can be difficult and this program
has enabled staff to improve the care
experience for all involved.
Through staff training and
certification and personcentered care planning
for each resident,
this initiative also has
been shown to decrease
depression and pain as well as
reduce reliance on the use of antipsychotics.
Rae-Ann West Park
Skilled Nursing &
Rehabilitation