A Newsletter for Eastmont Towers Staff

JANUARY 2016
Welcome!
Dietary

Collin Hentges

Hanna Howell

Dylan LaMere

Kelly OToole

STAFF HOLIDAY PARTY

All staff members were invited to the annual holiday party in early December.
Once again they enjoyed great food and great fun! There were team competitions which caused a lot of laughter, Christmas caroling, and about 40 prizes
were given away. We had an impromptu Christmas sweater/shirt contest! Ben
Benischek & Nick Swim won. Santa even made an appearance to hand out the
gift cards. Happy Holidays to all!

Nursing

Christelle Ngabgna

Won Kim

Holly Le

Bushra Toma

Program & Events

Shaundra Montague

PICTURES WITH SANTA

On Sat. Dec. 12th, Santa took a break from
his very busy schedule to stop by Eastmont
for a visit. Residents and staff were invited
to have pictures taken with him or enjoy cookies and hot chocolate. About 20
children stopped by to Santa what they wanted for Christmas.

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CAROLS CORNER
Happy New Year to all
Eastmont staff. Thank you for
helping to make our residents
holidays enjoyable in so many
ways through special programs
and events, beautiful decorations,
warm welcomes to visitors, and
special dinners and parties. I
recognize that many of this takes
extra time and preparation and I
appreciate all of your efforts.
We continue to work slowly
on the potential South project.
Like most things, it is becoming
apparent that we cant have
everything on our wish list all at
once, so now we are recalibrating
that list to find what might be
more feasible. There are still no
firm timelines on the readiness of
a South project.
The facelift for The Summit
has begun and we are looking
forward to it. We have begun a
new Capital improvement list for
our campus and will begin
prioritizing that list of needed
improvements soon.
We are
committed to keep working on
updating this campus for the
future.
I wish you all a Happy 2016!
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
Chrystal Walter
2nd
Sara Crisp
4th
Brad Petersen
4th
Tammie Clowers
6th
Crystal Darling
10th
Shaundra Montague
11th
Scott Webster
11th
Amber Wheatley
11th

Gary Haas
Hosanna Sok
Chanceline Tengomoh
Kaye Sasek
Alex Krause
Kelly OToole
Madison Boddy
Sharon Klimes
Josef Mintie
John Weber
Lesley Clowers
Corey Larkins
Luke Schlicker
Wesal Ramadan
Trisha Jones

15th
15th
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19th
21st
23rd
24th
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26th
27th
28th
28th
29th
30th

MONTHLY MEMORIAL
In January we will be
remembering those who have died
in the past month at the following
services:
Tues. Jan. 5th, Springfield
Solarium at 9:45am, Saratoga
Lounge at 10:30am
Thurs.
Jan.
7thSeasons
Gallery at 9:30am and Main
Lounge at 10:30am.
Staff is welcome to attend any
of these services if your schedule
allows and with your supervisors
permission.
We will be
remembering:
Robert Svoboda 11/20
George Holdren 11/30
Anne Johnson
12/14
Darwin Garton
12/14
HAPPY ANNIVERSARIES!
Congratulations to the following
staff members who will reach
their employment anniversary in

January.
We appreciate their
loyalty
and
dedication
to
Eastmont and our residents!
Mark Sunderman 19 yrs
Sarah Steen
16 yrs
Peggy Fosbender 15 yrs
Chris Sessler
13 yrs
Sharon Klimes
11 yrs
Chris Snyder
9 yrs
Jamee Hose
9 yrs
Jennifer Sharp
7 yrs
Kaye Sasek
5 yrs
Mary
Goodwin-Kaiser 5 yrs
Brad Petersen
4 yrs
Madison Boddy
3 yrs
Mindy Kappel
1 yr

NA / MED AIDE TRAINING

Upcoming dates for Nursing
Assistant and Med Aide training
through the NE Healthcare
Learning Center:
~
Med Aide, multiple days
beginning Jan. 4th.
~ Nursing Assistant, multiple
days beginning Jan. 18th.
~ Med Aide, multiple days
beginning Feb. 8th.
~ Nursing Assistant, multiple
days beginning Feb. 22nd.
You may register on-line at
www.nehca.org.
For upcoming Med Aide
classes
through
Providence
Health Career Institute (located at
4600 Valley Rd), you may call
402-326-2792 or register online
at ProvidenceHealthCareer.com.

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MITTEN / HAT CAMPAIGN

The
Christmas
Mitten/Hat
Campaign was a big success!
Several donations of hats,
mittens, gloves, scarves and
earmuffs decorated the Christmas
tree. The collected items will be
delivered to The Peoples City
Mission
and
Cedars
Youth
Services.
Thank
you to
everyone
that
donated
items!
~ Jodi Yesilcimen,
Program & Events
EASTMONT WAY
New hires must attend Eastmont
Way training within their first 90
days of employment. The one
hour training session will be held
in the lower level conference
room on the following dates:
Wed. Jan. 20 at 2:30pm
Wed. Feb. 24 at 2:30pm
EASTMONT CARES
The Eastmont Cares program
was established in 2015 to assist
co-workers in a financial
emergency. The fund provided
$1,428.36 to six employees in
2015.
If you would like to make a
monetary donation to the fund or
find yourself in a crisis, contact

Melinda in the Foundation Office

or Cindy in HR.

specialized in wills, trusts and

estates for the past 15 years.

PRIZE WINNERS
The following staff members
need to pick up their Christmas
party prize from Cindy:
Bob Gabriel
Michelle Hamnett
Jasmin Ozolins
Tina Wortmann

CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Nhu Vo who
passed a her citizenship test and
officially became a U.S. Citizen
on Dec. 7th! She legally changed
her name to Ashley Vo.

GIVING BACK
Several
members
of
the
Leadership Team took a shift
ringing bells in the cold for the
Salvation Army in December.
The participants were: Merrit
Beuning, Deb Davis, Sharyn
Hansen, Eldon Kohl, Shauna
Lowry, Cindy Mefford, Deb
Schrunk, John Schweitzer, Betsy
Sheets,
Mark
Sunderman,
Melinda Stone, Diane Weber, and
Scott Webster. Thank you for
taking the time to give back to the
Lincoln community!
PRESENTATION
Employees and residents are
invited to attend a seminar on
The Top Ten Mistakes made in
Estate Planning & How You Can
Avoid Them! on Tues. Jan. 12th
at 6:30pm in the Main Lounge.
Learn how you can be better
prepared for your future and your
retirement. Presented by Andrew
Louden, a partner with Baylor,
Evnen Law Firm, where he has

NEW ART ON CAMPUS

Eastmonts
newest
art
installation, the Duchampian
Water Tower, was a gift from
John Walters, Eastmont Board
Chair,
and
Julie
Smith. Originally part of a public
art display to celebrate the
Lighthouses 25th anniversary
serving Lincoln youth, this
Illuminating Lincoln sculpture
permanently resides on our
Eastmont campus and is visible
from O Street.

From left: Pete Allman (from

The Lighthouse), Donors Julie
Smith & John Walters, Artist Eric
Saxon, & Patron Holly Ostergard
from the Acklie Charitable
Foundation.

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JANUARY EVENTS
7th On-the-Go Training
18thMartin Luther King, Jr
Day
27thHealth Screens for
FT Staff
28thYears of Service
Reception
YEARS OF SERVICE
Employees that reached 5, 10, 15,
20, or 25 years of service in 2015,
will be recognized at a reception
after the Resident Townhall
meeting Jan. 28th. Staff that
would like to attend should arrive
by about 2pm. We will be
honoring:
~ Beth Nelsen
25 yrs
~ Diana Dalrymple 20 yrs
~ Sarah Steen
15 yrs
~ Marv Trouba
15 yrs
~ Quint Bottolfsen
10 yrs
~ Sharon Klimes
10 yrs
~ Tamra Rotter
10 yrs
~ Bob Hursh
10 yrs
~ Carol Ernst
10 yrs
~ Margy Parra
5 yrs
~ Craig Boden
5 yrs
~ David Sok
5 yrs
~ Michele Kelley
5 yrs
~ Terrel Border
5 yrs
~ Margie Mounce
5 yrs
~ Liz Gibbens
5 yrs
~ Deb Davis
5 yrs
~ Brandi Taylor
5 yrs
~ Julie Young
5 yrs
CHECK YOUR PAYCHECK
Please look over your first
paycheck in 2016 to ensure
correct changes were made to
insurance plans and deductions.

We can usually correct errors if

you notify us in January but if
you wait, then it may be too late
for some changes.
Also, you will be able to
access W2s on the website:
https://ipay.adp.com once they
are available.
If you have questions about
your paychecks or find an error,
contact Cindy.
FREE HEALTH SCREENS
Once again Eastmont will
offer free health screens to all full
-time staff.
Spouses may
participate for a nominal fee ($22
if on Eastmonts low deductible
medical plan; $79 if not on the
insurance plan). Screens will be
held on Thurs. Jan. 27th 7:30
9am. Deadline to sign up for a
time slot is Jan. 18th.
Additional tests are available
for a small fee ($10 for Thyroid,
$20 for Prostate, and $40 for
Vitamin D). You can pay with
cash or a payroll deduction.
The medical information is
completely confidential! No one
at Eastmont sees individual
results.
Contact Cindy to
schedule your time slot or if you
have
questions.
More
information will be posted in the
break rooms.
EASTMONT WAY
In October, Scott Hayman, Van
Driver, exhibited the Eastmont

Way in an unusual circumstance.

He took one of our patients home
and encountered something he
had never seen beforeher house
had been broken into and
ransacked. She was very upset
and emotional and Scott tried to
comfort her while they waited for
the police. He stayed with her
until the police gave the ok for
him to leave. Thats taking care
of our customers! Great job
Scott!
~ Mark Sunderman, PT
RESIDENT GIFT
The following employees need to
pick up their Christmas gift from
the residents from the Business
Office. Typically the office is
open from 7:30am4:30pm. If
you cannot make it during that
time, contact Cindy for other
arrangements.
Anna Boehmer
Theresa Brawner
Monique Coats
Tayce DeBrie
Amanda Diaz
Vinnie Doan
Diyar Elias
Cris Garjardo-Cifuentes
Lynn Genrich
Jamee Hose
Wesal Ramadan
Hannah Rodriguez
Alma Ryan
Hosanna Sok
Deb Tankesley
Nikki Vedder
Brandy Whitmore