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Point O’ View

The Newsletter of the Fairview Family

Summer 2010

Inside This Issue

Administrator’s Message 1

Car Raffle Drawing 1

Fundraising Report 2

Fairview Medal Dinner 3

Thank You To Our Donors 4

Recreation Tidbits 5

‘Healing Touch’ 5

Honoring a Friend and

Colleague

5

Sailors Visit Fairview on

Mother’s Day

5

Employee Appreciation Day 6

Courtyard Automatic Door

Update

6

Fellowship Manor Resident

Revitalizes Greenhouse

6

Mystic Chamber of

Commerce Business After

Hours

6

Bistro Receives Upgrades 7

Stonington Lodge Member

Donates Laptop Computer

7

Family Dinner a Big Success 7

Niantic Lodge #17 Makes

Donation

7

Stonington Lodge #26 Makes

Donation

7

Wish List 8

Fairview Odd Fellows Home of

Connecticut

Fairview

Nursing &

Rehabilitation Center

Fellowship Manor

Independent Retirement

Living

Point O’ View

Publisher

David Brown

Editor

Mary Sepowitz

A word from the Administrator…

Over the past several months our loyal, hard

working and dedicated staff have had to strug-

gle with a number of most difficult changes.

The reality of doing more with less, because of

woefully inadequate reimbursement from State

and Federal medical reimbursement programs

has brought about some necessary but very

distressing decisions. February began with the

transition of our beautician from a long time

Fairview employee to an independent contrac-

tor. In April we had to close the Child Devel-

opment Center because of our inability to con-

tinue sustaining the large financial losses that

the center incurred. In May we transitioned

our in-house rehabilitation staff to Alliance

Rehab. This change, while most challenging

for our rehab employees, will make our reha-

bilitation services more cost effective and en-

able us to enhance our ability to compete in

the area of short-term sub-acute care.

These changes have enabled us to create a

budget for the next fiscal year that will remove

the employee wage freeze, prevent layoffs and

continue to give our residents the quality ser-

vices they deserve. We continue to take pride

in the fact that Fairview is the only Five-Star

facility in the greater New London area and

are most thankful to our staff for maintaining

that distinction.

Thank you for your continued support in help-

ing us through these difficult times.

James K. Malloy, Administrator

CAR RAFFLE DRAWING

JULY 10!!!

In just a few short weeks a lucky

winner will be drawn for the car

raffle. Only 750 tickets were

printed. The odds of winning are

pretty good!! This year’s vehicle

is the wildly popular Honda Fit.

This car is loaded with extras.

This year all proceeds will help

pay for the ongoing implementa-

tion of our electronic medical

records system. Anyone who

purchases a ticket will be pro-

vided a parking pass to drive onto

Fairview’s property (upon re-

quest) to watch the tremendous

Mashantucket fireworks display.

All you need to do is purchase a

ticket. A flyer is enclosed pro-

viding all of the details. Thank

you in advance for your support.

Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut, 235 Lestertown Road, Groton, CT 06340 - Telephone 860-445-7478

Please visit our website at www.oddfellowsct.com


FAIRVIEW AWARDS MEDAL TO

DESERVING RECIPIENTS

The third annual Fairview Medal Dinner was held on Saturday,

April 24. Ninety guests enjoyed a delicious dinner catered by

Gourmet Galley located in Gales Ferry, CT. The dinner is an op-

portunity to honor individuals who have risen above their peers by

providing invaluable assistance to Fairview, whether through per-

sonal effort, selfless gifts of time, financial aid, or service to resi-

dents. It is also a way for Fairview to thank those in attendance for

their support throughout the year. This year’s winners were Dr.

Edward McDermott ,

Medical Director at Fair-

view, and George P.

Ververis, Jr., a longtime supporter and a member of Fairview’s Development

Committee.

Dr. McDermott began his long relationship with Fairview in 1982 as the Assis-

tant Medical Director, and he was appointed Medical Director in 2005. He

earned his undergraduate degree at

Iona College in 1974 and his medi-

cal degree from New York Hospital

Medical School in 1978. He completed his residency at Downstate Medical

Center in Brooklyn, NY in 1981. Dr. McDermott is a board-certified Inter-

nist and a senior attending physician at L&M Hospital in New London, CT.

He served as the Health Director for the City of Groton from 1983 to 1987.

He was recognized as the New Lon-

don County Outstanding Physician

of the Year in 1985.

Mr. Ververis first became involved with Fairview as a caregiver for his mother.

George’s mother died in 2004, but his commitment to Fairview has only grown

since her passing. He has served on the Fairview Development Committee for

the last five years having input into special events such as the annual car raffle,

the antiques auction, and other fundraising activities. George is an architect in

New York City and an Associate Principal/Senior Architect with Highland As-

sociates. He was raised in Ledyard, CT. He earned a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from The Cooper Union in

NYC, and Masters Degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Along with the presentation of the Fairview Medal, both recipients received a

citation from Second District Congress-

man, Joseph Courtney, citing their ser-

vice to Fairview.

Previous recipients of the Fairview

Medal are: Billy Joe Foreman, Edie Ka-

lin, Vincent Barbieri, and Leah Genido.

A special thanks goes to Michael Mon-

dello, a member of Stonington Lodge #26

I.O.O.F., for providing several bottles of

wine for the social hour and the dinner.



Award Recipients Dr. Edward McDermott and George P. Ververis, Jr. with Fairview Administrator James Malloy (C)

Niantic Lodge #17 I.O.O.F. members Mary

Sepowitz and Tim Stanley present a $1,000 check

on behalf of the lodge for the Resident Fund

Board of Trustee member Marshall Kalin pre-

sents James Malloy with a $1,000 check on

behalf of he and his wife Edie for the Kalin

Scholarship Fund


THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

We wish to thank the donors listed below who made a donation to Fairview during the period of March 11 through May

25, 2010. We are very fortunate to have such generous benefactors. (Please note that all car raffle donors will be listed

in the next issue of the Point O’ View).

Annual Fund:

Glen Allvord

Mary Anderson Scott & Vickie Anderson

Jonathan & Regina Andrews

Robert Beagle Charles & Anita Beebe

John Bitters

Rosalie Brax Randall Brooks

Anna Brown

Mary Ann Burkard Bernard Foods

D. O. Bond

Harry Colonis, Jr. Janice Crowe

Kimberly Deveau

Dean DiMaggio Suzanne Doukas

Marlene Estabrooks

Dr. Judith Fales Gary Farrugia

Lucille Feeney

Virginia Firgeleski Richard & Rebecca Foreman

L. Earl Gray William Jacobsen

Marshall & Edie Kalin

Nicholas Mahalawich Charles Maxson

William Miner

Michael Moss

NewportFed

John O’Neil

Pfizer Foundation Joseph Prisco

George Rathburn, III

Rebekah Lodge #12 I.O.O.F. W. Wynn Riley

Mary Roy

Walter & Louise Shanaman Catherine Scarpa

Robert Smith

Stonington Lodge #26 I.O.O.F. Daniel Teper

Peggy Trakas

Bob Valenti Auto Mall Seth Wakeman

Welcome Rebekah Lodge #47

Auction Sponsor:

Barnes Moving & Storage

PharMerica Reindel Retirement Solutions

Bistro Improvements:

George P. Ververis, Jr.

Daycare:

John Waterhouse – In Memory of:

Nancy Bemer

Arlette Lippincott

Endowment:

James Malloy

Grants:

Chelsea Groton Bank

Dime Bank

Kalin Scholarship Fund:


Morale Fund:


Nursing Fund:

Dr. Edward McDermott Mystic Rotary Club

Nursing Fund: In Memory of William Jacobsen: Donald Deveau

David Godderz

Lee Kersteter

Recreation Fund:

Niantic Lodge #17 I.O.O.F.

In Honor of Edie Kalin:

Marshall Kaplan James Malloy

Daniel Robichaud

In Memory of Marcia Bentley:

Lawrence Bentley

In Memory of John Bitters:

John Bitters

In Memory of Frances Brennan:

Charles Scopelitis

In Memory of Dolores Buhren:

Mary Atha

In Memory of Marjorie Fargo:

Hazel Sayers Marilyn Searle

In Memory of Thomas Guadliana:

Mark Guadliana

In Memory of William Jacobsen:

George Dieter

Geraldine Feindt

John Leonick Katie McKee-Pierpaoli

Shaun Regan

Linda York George Zipp

In Memory of Millie Main:

George Dieter

Thelma Gilkes

D.C. Hall Stephen Short

In Memory of Yvette Miner:

William Miner

In Memory of Wesley Pomeroy:

Paul Atchison

Budget Management Cheer Fund CL&P

Susan Eccleston

Lowell Hendrix Marshall & Edie Kalin

Carol Shugdinis

In Memory of John Powell:


In Memory of Anna Scarpa:

Robert Burdick

Evan Carpenter Carmel Cleary

Jane Decker

Eastern CT Association of Realtors Howard Edwards

I.P. Hotsky

Carol McKenna J.C. Perdue

Joyce Roark

Judy Rowley James Weeks

In Memory of Marie Scott:

Billy Joe Foreman

In Memory of Anna Senkow:

James Senkow

In Memory of Dolores Steinreich:

Ellen Bates

Dorothy Legendre

In Memory of Lois Stevens:

Beulah Pomeroy

In Memory of George Ververis, Sr.:

W. Wynn Riley

In Memory of Sophie Williams:

Mary Madara



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RECREATION TIDBITS

Recently Held Events

March

17th St.Patty’s Lunch

17th Irish Step Dancers

19th Dine Out 23rd Family Dinner

24th Harpist

26th Birthday party

April

1st Intergenerational Easter Egg Hunt

1st Easter Party 6th Glaziers Clothing Company

10TH Entertainment Cellist

12th Dine Out 20th Entertainment Pianist

26th Dine Out

27th Family Dinner 30th Birthday Party

May

7th Village Voices Entertain

8th Mother’s Day Tea

12th Groton Heights Music Makers

14th Waterford Crystals Entertain 20th Fitch High Women’s Choir Entertain

21st Mary Morris Music Squeezer Entertain 24th Eva Devine Entertain

25th Family Dinner

28th Birthday Party

Upcoming Events

June

1st Intergenerational Visit to Childs Play

8th Dine Out

11th Entertainment 15th Dine Out

17th Volunteer Dinner

19th Father’s Day Social

22nd Family Dinner

23rd Honor Our Military

25th Birthday Party 29th Caring Concept Clothing Company

July

1st Nautilus Visit 7th Residents’ Picnic

10th Grand Officer’s Day Picnic

14th Residents’ Picnic 29th Memorial Service

30th Birthday Party

TBD Beach Trip TBD Dine Outs

HONORING A FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE

A longtime member of Fairview’s nursing staff

passed away last fall after a long battle with cancer.

Marian Heffernan trained as a nurse at Lawrence &

Memorial Hospital, and then spent more than two

decades nursing in the New London region before

joining the staff at Fairview as a nursing supervisor.

A tree encircled by flowers was planted at Fairview

i n h e r

honor. The

spot chosen

was signifi-

cant be-

cause it

t o u c h e d

both parts

of her life at

Fairview; it

is near the

employee entrance and is within view of the room

where she spent her final days. Director of Nursing,

Deb Morgan, said: “It was really special that she

came out here for the end of her life. We do this day

in and day out – care for people at the end of their

lives – but this really was different for us." A

bronze plaque attached to a granite stone commemo-

rates Marian’s legacy at Fairview.

‘HEALING

TOUCH’

Through the vol-

unteer efforts of

Cecelia Sullivan,

MS Ed., Healing

Touch Practitio-

ner Apprentice,

residents are now

experiencing the

benefits of a therapy called ‘Healing Touch.’ Cecelia

visits Fairview once a week and works with residents to

create a sense of well-being. This involves an evidence-

based medical model of energy therapy. Some of the

benefits can include: a feeling or sense of well-being,

enhanced recovery from surgery, reduced anxiety, pain

and stress from trauma, relief from depression and stress,

strengthened immune system, and support for the dying

process. Healing Touch complements and supports

medical treatments. Cecelia is pictured during a therapy

session with resident Yolanda D’Elia.



SAILORS VISIT FAIRVIEW ON MOTHER’S DAY

All mothers at the Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut

were treated to a special Mother’s Day Tea with the help of 14

sailors from the Submarine Base. For the past several years

sailors have visited Fairview on Mother’s Day to pin corsages

on all of Fairview’s mothers and to stay and have tea and des-

sert. This is a wonderful ex-

perience for both Fairview’s

residents and the sailors.

Fairview is grateful to the

Submarine Base for continu-

ing this tradition. Pictured

are resident Mary Pearl, her

son John Levangie, and one of

the special guests.


EMPLOYEE

APPRECIATION

DAY

The employees at

Fai rv iew were

treated to a deli-

cious pasta bar on

May 5 in conjunc-

tion with Employee Appreciation Week. Fairview

has a wonderful hard-working staff of approximately

140 full-time and 30 part-time. Many of these em-

ployees have been at Fairview for several years.

One of the major reasons why we continue to re-

ceive a five-star rating from the Centers for Medi-

care and Medicaid Services is the quality and dedi-

cation of our staff. Only ten percent of all nursing

homes are eligible for this rating. Pictured during

the celebration in Fairview’s auditorium are (L-R):

Doris Navan, CNA, Sandy Lipowski, Dietary, Bev-

erly Littlefield, Human Resources, Russell Perry,

CNA, and Joel Conrad, CNA.

FELLOWSHIP MANOR RESIDENT

REVITALIZES GREENHOUSE

Bob Rubega has resided in Fellowship Manor, Fair-

view’s independent living apartment complex, for

almost one year. His wife was a resident at Fairview

for several months before her passing in late 2009.

Recently, Bob has taken it upon himself to cultivate

new plants in the Fairview greenhouse which will be

used to brighten the days of our residents. We are

very grateful to him for being such a wonderful vol-

unteer. Bob worked for a time at General Dynam-

ics/Electric Boat

before retiring

from the Naval

U n d e r w a t e r

Sound Lab in

New London, CT.

He spent his en-

tire career work-

ing with underwa-

ter acoustics.



COURTYARD

AUTOMATIC

DOOR

UPDATE

An official rib-

bon cutting

ceremony for

the new auto-

mat ic door

opener in Fairview’s courtyard took place on May 7.

The opener was installed in March through the gen-

erosity of grants provided by NewportFed Bank and

Chelsea Groton Bank. After brief remarks by Resi-

dent Council President Francis Vera the door was

officially ‘opened.’ Pictured cutting the ribbon is

Mrs. Vera assisted by Tomi Stanley, Recreation Di-

rector. After the

official ceremo-

nies several of

the residents took

advantage of the

beautiful day and

e n j o ye d i c e

cream treats in

the courtyard.

FAIRVIEW HOSTS MYSTIC CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

Over ninety guests enjoyed delicious food provided

by Ocean Blue Catering, and spirits provided by

New London Harbour Towers Condominiums, at the

Mystic Chamber of Commerce Business After

Hours held on May 11. Fairview has hosted several

events for the Mystic Chamber including the Busi-

ness After Hours, Business Before Hours, and the

Groton Business Association meetings. During the

course of the evening a special drawing was held for

a Fairview car raffle

ticket which was

won by Sabrina

Loeb from Hospice

of Southeastern

Connecticut. The

car raffle will be

held on July 10 (see

enclosed flyer).

Pictured at the After Hours event are: (L-R) Jarrett McClurgg, Executive Director at Academy Point Assisted Liv-

ing Facility in Mystic, Janet and David Reindel, owners of

Reindel Retirement Solutions located in Mystic, Tricia Cun-

ningham, President of the Mystic Chamber of Commerce, and

Jim Malloy, Fairview Administrator.


FAMILY DINNER A BIG SUCCESS

The quarterly family dinner was held on April 27 in the

Fairview auditorium. Each resident and their families

have the opportunity throughout the year to attend one of

the dinners. The Fairview dietary department provides a

delicious dinner each time and several Fairview staff

members volunteer to help transport residents and serve

the meal. This event

is coordinated by the

Recreation Depart-

ment. Pictured is resi-

dent Matt Phipps with

his daughter and son-

in-law, Ellen and

David Rosenfeldt.

The Rosenfeldt’s have

been very generous to Fairview. They and their co-

workers have provided gifts to residents at holidays and

on other special occasions throughout the year.

BISTRO RECEIVES UPGRADES

When the Bistro

opened in Janu-

ary, 2006 no one

could have an-

ticipated just

how successful

it would be-

come. Open

seven days a

w e e k f r o m

11:00am to

7:00pm the bis-

tro serves lunch and dinner for residents, their families,

friends, and staff. Special dinners are also prepared and

served on most holidays as well. Because of this heavier

than anticipated use, some of the original equipment and

facilities needed to be updated sooner than expected.

Fortunately, one of Fairview’s most generous benefactors

agreed to help with this project. George P. Ververis, Jr.

donated $5,000.00 to install stainless steel countertops, a

new higher grade stove and exhaust fan, a reconfigured

sink, stainless steel shelving, and backsplash. George has

made other significant donations to Fairview over the

past several years as well. George’s mother had been a

resident at Fairview before she passed away several years

ago. Pictured is George with dietary department em-

ployees Cecelia Hagedorn and Tom Moshier.



STONINGTON LODGE MEMBER

DONATES LAPTOP COMPUTER

Mike Mondello has not been a member of the Stonington

Lodge #26 I.O.O.F. for too long. However, he has cer-

tainly made a big im-

pact on the fortunes of

Fairview and its resi-

dents since joining the

lodge. When Mike be-

came aware that Fair-

view was in need of a

laptop computer for

residents to use to ac-

cess the internet he im-

mediately purchased

one. It is now available in Fairview’s library. Mike has

also donated his time by participating in monthly visits to

one of the Lodge’s members who can no longer attend

meetings. Mike is always ready and eager to help with

other community service projects that the Lodge under-

takes. Pictured is (L) Mike with the new computer and

David Brown, Director of Development.

STONINGTON LODGE #26 MAKES DONATION

Stonington Lodge #26 has been making substantial an-

nual donations to Fairview

for the past several years.

This year the lodge initially

donated $1,500.00 which will

be used to help pay for the

ongoing expense of imple-

menting the electronic medi-

cal records system. In addi-

tion to this gift the lodge also donated $650.00 to buy

new event tables for the auditorium and bistro. Pictured

presenting the donation check to Development Director,

and Stonington Lodge Vice-Grand David Brown, is Rich

Trudelle, Stonington Lodge Nobel Grand.

NIANTIC LODGE #17 MAKES DONATION

Niantic Lodge #17

recently donated

$1,500.00 to pur-

chase a patio set

for Fairview resi-

dents' outdoor

pleasure and en-

joyment. The

Lodge hopes resi-

dents will create

m a n y h a p p y

memories around the patio table. Picture (L-R) are Tif-

finy, Sarah and Tim Stanley, Matt Gillette, Mary Se-

powitz, and seated, Sterling Gillette.


FAIRVIEW WISH LIST

Several items from last quarter’s wish list were donated

by generous individuals. They included: gift cards for

gardening items and musical items for residents (Ellen,

Kristi, Glen and Eric Rosenfeldt); a color copier and

desktop computer (Jim & Barbara Flynn).

If you or someone you know would like to donate one of

the items listed below please contact David Brown at 860

-448-4722 or at [email protected].

Recumbent Bike…Therapy Dept.

Work Table…Therapy Dept.

CD Player w/Gift Card for CD’s…. Recreation Dept.

Umbrellas for the Bistro Patio…Recreation Dept.

Training Videos/DVDs…Staff Development

Three Compartment Stainless Steel Sink…Dietary

Dept.

Updated Resources for Infection Control…Infection

Control Dept.

Laptop Computer…Infection Control Dept.

Flat Screen Computer Monitors…Administration/

Nursing Depts.

Thank you for your consideration and

continued support!

Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut

Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut

235 Lestertown Road

Groton, CT 06340

Non-profit

Organization

U.S. Postage

Paid

Permit #193

Groton, CT

06340

Mission Statement: Fairview, the Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut’s mission is to provide our residents with the best nursing care and rehabilitation ser-

vices, while enhancing the quality of their life in a dignified atmosphere by

using the skills and compassion of our staff, and utilizing the latest advances in technology.

________________________________________________________

The Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut was established in 1892 to

provide care for the aged and indigent members of the Independent

Order of Odd Fellows, their wives, widows, and orphaned children.

A century later the Odd Fellows Home consists of Fairview, a nursing

home and rehabilitation center, and Fellowship Manor, a senior hous-

ing complex.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs continue to

provide humanitarian care. There are no fraternal restrictions We

welcome individuals and families to apply for admission to our health

care center, and our senior housing facility.

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

FAIRVIEW CAR RAFFLE…JULY 10, 2010

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