January 2020 Articles

Episcopal Church Home named among U.S. News
& World Report Best Nursing Homes

Episcopal Church Home (ECH) was recently named among U.S. News and World Report’s Best Nursing Homes for the second year in a row, receiving a ‘high performing’ quality rating for Short-Term Rehabilitation.

Episcopal Homes employees lose big

From November to December, staff participated in a “Biggest Loser” competition on campus. Staff gave $10.00 to enter that was pooled to create the prize after the final weigh-in on December 18. Josephine Vanier was our biggest loser. She lost 17.2 lbs and got to take home the cash prize of $110.00. Josephine works in medical records at the Episcopal Church Home (ECH).

Did you know...

The Culinary Department prepares 60 gallons of homemade soup each week. That is 480, 8oz. servings!

Here is a recipe for you to try at home.

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Anniversary Celebrations at Carty Heights and Kings Crossing

Staff and residents recently celebrated 125 years at our at our Carty Heights and Kings Crossing communities.

Advancing our Parkinson's care and pharmacy changes

Episcopal Church Home is excited to share that we have created a formal partnership with Struthers Parkinson's Care Network.

Employee Survey is here!

The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and is 100% confidential.

In past years, survey results have been essential to our growth of employee programming, staff events and quality improvement here at Episcopal Homes.

Please click the link below to complete the survey. We will keep it open until Friday, January 31st but don’t delay!

New Hires

The Gardens

Kuburat Akindele

Lorie Hackbarth-Uebe

Deolinda Skjon

Patricia Brown

Lashavia Curtis

Saliem Uzuz

ECH

Yvonne Mills

Labalaba Haynes

Suzanne Tindall

Lucky Nwosu

IPC

Hannah Severson

Katherine Hensley

Marena McIntosh

EH Services

Gradylee Shapiro

Brandon Orgeman

Home Care

Diamonde Moran-Stewart

How to access your work email

Please click on the PDF icon below to view instructions on accessing your email!

Employee Anniversaries

One year

Jamale Taylor

James Geving

Tiffany Bolton

Linyel Williams

Robert Achieri

Seon Maury

Harris Payne

Feven Tesfai

Kandice Freeman

Khadija Abdille

Samantha McKinney

Two years

Jermaine Bridget

Ayla Bollom

Yesenia Bazan

Three years

Madelyn Voigt

Five years

Rosemary Barr

Scott Tobin

Maria Perez Chavez

Carren Nyabuti

Josephine Vanier

Erin Hopfensperger

Bethlehem Tegegne

William Youlo

Six to ten years

Patience Ezenwanne - 6 years

Sarah Mwah - 7 years

Chinyere Emodi - 8 years

Janice Espe - 10 years

Robert Sundqvist - 10 years

10 to 20 years

Julie Niewald - 12 years

Kire Meyer-Quist - 18 years

20+ years

Marvin Plakut - 21 years

Cost of Living

Adjustment Reminder

Because of the pay periods, the Cost of Living increase (3%) is effective as of January 6. You will see this reflected on your next pay check, which is January 24.

Refer a Nurse or Nursing Assistant and get Rewarded!

Referral Bonus For Nurses:

The amount is dependent on the FTE status: 0.8 = $2,400, 0.6 = $1,800, etc. You'll get half of the bonus on the 6 month and 1 year anniversary date of the referred employee.

$150 Bonus For Referring A Nursing Assistant:

You'll receive the bonus on your paycheck after the referred employee has been at Episcopal Homes for 90 days.