National Skilled Nursing Care Week is sponsored by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) to recognize the challenging, important work that every team member of a skilled nursing facility does day in and day out.
This year’s National Skilled Nursing Care Week (NSNCW) theme is “Live Soulfully” – this week, we celebrate how skilled nursing facilities like yours help our most vulnerable populations continue to live happy, healthy lives. Your residents’ lives don’t simply move on to the next chapter once they come to your facility – they flourish. You ensure that they continue to live soulfully through activities like gardening, cooking and eating good food, singing to music, encouraging them to express themselves through art, reading and discussing good books, but among all that, you make sure they feel cared for, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
All week long, many of you have told us about the awesome ways you have chosen to celebrate your residents and staff – and we’re so happy to hear you have been embracing the theme of living well. As National Skilled Nursing Week comes to a close, we want to make sure we share a heartfelt thank you to you for all you do.
Thank you to the schedulers for juggling schedules to keep your shifts safely staffed.
Thank you to administrators for balancing everything from patient care to food vendor decisions.
Thank you to directors of nursing for ensuring safe, diligent, above and beyond patient care.
Thank you to the secretaries who greet every visitor with a smile.
Thank you to the accountants for balancing the books.
Thank you to the maintenance employees, custodians, and groundskeepers that keep the lights working, halls clean, and lawns trimmed.
Thank you to the activity coordinators for sparking joy and keeping spirits high.
Thank you to physical and occupational therapists that help residents gain back their independence.
Thank you to food service workers that keeps plates and stomachs full, and the dieticians that keep residents eating well.
And thank you to volunteers for giving up your free hours to make a difference.
No matter your role, your impact is a substantial one.
Thank you for making sure that our senior and disabled communities continue to live enjoyable and meaningful lives. We know the job you do is one of the hardest out there and can sometimes feel like a thankless endeavor. We want you to know that your dedication to your residents and your staff does not go unnoticed; we hear it in your voices on every call, and we see it first hand on every visit. While you take time this week to acknowledge your staff and your residents, make sure to take some time to celebrate yourself, too.
Thanks for all you do!
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