NEW VISTA COMMUNITIES INC
1351 NEWTOWN PIKE, LEXINGTON, KY 40511 www.newvista.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. WE RECOGNIZE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THOSE WHO HAVE LIMITED OPTIONS FOR MEETING THEIR NEEDS WE PLAN WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO RESPOND RAPIDLY TO NEEDS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, HELP INFLUENCE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GAPS ARE ADDRESSED.

MANAGEMENT OF INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

MANAGEMENT OF OAKWOOD FACILITY - MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- ADDED AGREEMENT WITH BEADED TREASURES FOR EMPLOYMENT OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO WORK FROM HOME MAKING CUSTOM JEWELRY.- DURING COVID-19, DEVELOPED PEN PALS WITH SECOND WIND DREAM.- ADDED SEVERAL BICYCLES TO OAKWOOD INVENTORY.- SEVERAL HOMES STARTED RAISED GARDENS.- EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL PROVIDING ADDITIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AT OAKWOOD.- UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THERAPY AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES THE FACILITY MADE 15,000 CLOTH MASKS DURING THE COVID SHUTDOWN. THESE MASKS WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE NEW VISTA COMMUNITIES.- SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT PROGRAM VISITED OAKWOOD AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM THE PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS.- THE OAKHILL GARDEN CENTER PLANTED VEGETABLE CROPS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FOOD SOURCE FOR STAFF AT OAKWOOD AS WELL AS PROVIDING VEGETABLES FOR USE IN FOOD SERVICE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AT OAKWOOD. FREE TOMATOES, PEPPERS, BROCCOLI, SQUASH, CAULIFLOWER, CORN AND BEANS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO STAFF. STAFF WERE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PROGRAM.- PROVIDED ONGOING TRAINING TO NEW VISTA LEXINGTON EMPLOYEES FOR PHYSICAL AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT.- INCREASED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND CUSTOMIZATION OF PRODUCTS AT EXPRESSIONS TEA AND GIFTS AND IN THE ENRICHMENT CENTER.- PARTICIPATED IN 31 LOCAL EVENTS, PLACED PRODUCTS ON CONSIGNMENT AT THE YELLOW UMBRELLA-CARNEGIE CENTER AND HELD OUR 355% TEA AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.- SINCE COVID-19, HAVE OFFERED FREE MEALS TO EMPLOYEES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.- WITH THE ONSET OF COVID-19, NURSING STAFF WAS REDIRECTED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING 12-HOUR SHIFTS. THE CHANGE LIMITED THE DAILY EXCHANGES IN STAFFING AND POSSIBLE EXPOSURE FOR CLIENTS. THIS INITIALLY HELPED WITH RECRUITMENT AS WELL.- OAKWOOD CONTINUES TO UTILIZE CONTRACT NURSING STAFF TO FILL OPEN VACANCIES.- DUE TO COVID-19, THE NURSING DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CLIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING SERVICES FOR CLIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY ISOLATED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND ASSIST WITH THE CAMPUS-WIDE EMPLOYEE ASYMPTOMATIC SCREENING AND COVID TESTING.- FACILITY-WIDE UPGRADE TO THE WIRELESS NETWORK TO ENSURE ALL LOCATIONS HAVE THE NETWORK RESOURCES NEEDED FOR PATIENT CARE.- ADDED MOBILE TABLETS FOR STAFF TO USE FOR PATIENT CARE TRAINING IN THE HOMES.- IMPLEMENTED SOFTWARE AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT TO USE FOR TELEHEALTH AND COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING.- CONTINUED IT STAFF TRAINING IN HEALTHCARE RELATED TECHNOLOGY. - RISK MANAGEMENT ACHIEVED REMOTE ACCESS TO VIDEO TO BE MORE PROACTIVE.- RISK MANAGEMENT BEGAN TRAINING NEW ORIENTATION STAFF ON RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND MEDITECH.- PURCHASE AND INSTALLED SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SOUND QUALITY AND DECREASE BACKGROUND NOISE WHEN REVIEWING VIDEO FOR INVESTIGATIONS. HEADSETS WERE ALSO PURCHASED TO ASSIST WITH THIS.- HIRED A RISK MANAGEMENT/PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST IN APRIL 2020.- IMPLEMENTED STAFF AND CLIENT SCREENING FOR COVID-19 FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES.- REFINED INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR NEW DIRECT CARE PROFESSIONALS TO INCLUDE INTERVIEWS BY THE HOME MANAGERS AND PSYMETRICS TESTING.

MANAGEMENT OF HAZELWOOD FACILITY - MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: - THREE RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS WERE COMPLETELY RENOVATED WHICH WILL ALLOW OUR RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN CULINARY LIFE SKILLS WITHIN THEIR HOME LIVING UNIT. - HAZELWOOD'S GENERATOR WAS REPLACED ENSURING UNINTERRUPTED POWER DURING OUTAGES.- CREATED OUTDOOR FAMILY VISITATION AREAS AT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES TO ENSURE RESIDENTS AND GUARDIANS/FAMILIES CAN REMAIN IN CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. - TRANSITIONED ALL OF OUR LINEN SERVICES TO INHOUSE PROCESSING THUS ELIMINATING OUR CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE VENDOR. - TELEMEDICINE WAS IMPLEMENTED IN BOTH THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND GROUP HOMES FOR EPILEPSY, PSYCHIATRY, DENTAL, PRIMARY CARE, AND THERAPIES. TELEMEDICINE HAS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE NEEDED MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO TRAVEL. DUE TO TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND THE AVOIDANCE OF THE RISK OF COVID-19 EXPOSURE TO INDIVIDUALS GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY UNABLE TO WEAR A MASK, THROUGH TELEMEDICINE, THE OUTPATIENT INTERMEDIATE SPECIALTY CLINIC AT HAZELWOOD PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN CONTINUING CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR A POPULATION AT EXTREME RISK FOR BEING INFECTED WITH COVID.- IMPLEMENTED STAFF AND CLIENT SCREENING FOR COVID FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES, FOR THE MAIN FACILITY, BINGHAM AND THE COMMUNITY HOMES DUE TO RISK OF EXPOSURE FOR THE CLIENTS AND STAFF FROM AN INFECTED INDIVIDUAL.- THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT ASSISTED WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LONG TERM CARE COALITION IN DEVELOPING ORAL HYGIENE GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN LONG-TERM CARE, WHO ARE INFECTED WITH COVID.- APPROVED BY THE CHFS IRB TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF DENOSUMAB ON THE BONE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS, IN A POPULATION OF CLIENTS ON ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY, WHICH IS KNOWN TO INCREASE THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS.- HAZELWOOD HAS CONTINUED TO WORK ON TRANSITIONING OUR CLIENTS TO THE COMMUNITY. HAZELWOOD CURRENTLY HAS 4 CLIENTS IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF TRANSITION AS WE WORK THROUGH THE RESTRICTIONS THAT COVID-19 HAS PLACED ON TRANSITIONING TO THE COMMUNITY.- PREVENTATIVE INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES TO KEEP CLIENTS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE DURING COVID AND TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALLY-BASED CARE.- CONTACT TRACING OF EMPLOYEES AS DETERMINED BY POSITIVE COVID CASES-FOR 5 MONTHS.- LARGE SCALE TESTING OF EMPLOYEES FROM EVERY OTHER WEEK, CHANGED QUICKLY TO WEEKLY ALL-STAFF TESTING.- 24-HOUR COVERAGE OF HEALTH SCREENINGS OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN ALL LOCATIONS. - RECEIVED APPROVAL ON TWO NURSING PROPOSALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT DUE TO LACK OF APPLICATIONS FOR LPN POSITIONS AND AN INCREASE IN RN APPLICANTS. ABLE TO FILL POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN OPEN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS VERY QUICKLY, ONCE PROPOSALS WERE ACCEPTED. ALSO SERVED THE PURPOSE OF NOT LOSING GOOD NURSES WHO WERE LPNS AND BECAME RNS, WHO LOVE THE CLIENTS AND DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE.- ADDED INFECTION CONTROL EDUCATION TO NEO TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS, DISEASE PROCESSES, AND THE REASONS WHY WE DO THIS PART. SUPPLEMENTED THE NURSING SECTION OF NEO TO INCLUDE USE OF PPE, INFECTION TRANSMISSION, ETC.- CREATED AND HAVE USED THE SUPERVISORS' SHIFT CHECKLIST TO ENSURE RNCS FOLLOW UP ON THE VARIOUS HIGH-PROBLEM AREAS AND DOCUMENT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE DURING THE SHIFT-USE THIS AS THE SHIFT REPORT BETWEEN RNCS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SHIFT TO SHIFT- COMPLETED FINAL GOALS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE INITIATIVE-ALL OUTBUILDINGS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR AEDS, THEY ARE MOUNTED IN PLACE, WITH INSTRUCTION BY IC NURSE. - DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF NURSING SKILLS LAB FOR USE IN TRAINING NEW AND CURRENT NURSING STAFF ON TECHNIQUES WITH VARIOUS NURSING SKILLS/TASKS (IV INSERTION, BLOOD DRAW, COLOSTOMY CARE, WOUND CARE, TUBE FEEDING, ETC.)- STAFFING: HIRING HIGHER LEVEL NURSES TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS-SEVERAL CURRENT NURSES ARE RNS WHO WERE PHYSICIANS PRIOR IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THEY BRING A LOT OF EXPERTISE TO THE POSITION.- TWO (2) CLIENTS OBTAINED PAID EMPLOYMENT WITH SODEXO. - WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. THEY HAVE A BUSINESS, BEADED TREASURES AND THREE (3) CLIENTS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED. THE THREE (3) CLIENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE BEADED TREASURE TRAINING WORKSHOP AND ARE NOW ARTISANS. THE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON: SKILLS BUILDING IN VARIOUS CRAFTING AND JEWELRY-MAKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED INSTRUCTORS WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING LIFE-LONG SKILLS. BEADED TREASURES TRAINED ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY TO HELP THEM LEARN THE STEPS INVOLVED IN CREATING A MARKETABLE PRODUCT AND SELLING IT FOR A PROFIT. ALL INSTRUCTION WAS HANDS-ON. BEADED TREASURES EMPLOYMENT WILL BE COMPLETED ON CAMPUS FOR THE THREE (3) CLIENTS. - THROUGH A CHILI COOKOFF, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS RAISED $112.00 FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. THIS IDEA WAS TOTALLY THE IDEA OF THE RESIDENT. - WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS, A RESIDENT FROM ONE OF THE COMMUNITY HOMES WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS LIFE FOR HIS LONG-TIME CHARITY, CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN. WE ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING AVAILABILITY.

MANAGEMENT OF BINGHAM GARDENS FACILITY - MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:- CREATED OUTDOOR FAMILY VISITATION AREA TO ENSURE RESIDENTS AND GUARDIANS/FAMILIES CAN REMAIN IN CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.- TRANSITIONED ALL OF OUR LINEN SERVICES TO INHOUSE PROCESSING THUS ELIMINATING OUR CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE VENDOR.- IMPLEMENTED STAFF AND CLIENT SCREENING FOR COVID FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES.- CREATED A COVID UNIT ON CAMPUS TO QUARANTINE ANY POTENTIAL OR POSITIVE COVID PERSONS.- PREVENTATIVE INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES TO KEEP CLIENTS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE DURING COVID AND TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALLY-BASED CARE.- LARGE SCALE TESTING OF EMPLOYEES FROM EVERY OTHER WEEK, CHANGED QUICKLY TO WEEKLY ALL-STAFF TESTING. - WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. THEY HAVE A BUSINESS, BEADED TREASURES AND (1) CLIENT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED. - THERE WERE 8 RESIDENTS WORKING JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY PRIOR TO COVID RESTRICTIONS.- APPROVED A PLAN FOR INDOOR VISITATION FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

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