“Not all super heroes wear capes!” “You’re
appreciated!” “Thanks for being awesome!”
These are just a few of the phrases that can be seen as staff make their way down the
main hallway at Cabrini of Westchester. Large poster boards have been set up with
encouraging and heartfelt messages to let all the staff know how grateful the administration is
for the dedication and hard work they are exhibiting throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to keep spirits up, Cabrini of Westchester’s caring team have been devising ways
to entertain the residents who are restricted to their rooms in order to keep them safe, and
planning small appreciation gestures for staff who are working so tirelessly.
Sheri Gottlieb, director of therapeutic recreation, and her staff have come up with many
creative ways to engage the residents who cannot gather in groups due to this highly
contagious virus. They are televising bingo to the residents’ rooms on a television channel
that broadcasts throughout the building via the chapel. Sheri calls out the numbers from the
chapel, while her staff is on the unit checking/repeating numbers then texting Sheri when
there is a winner to distribute prizes.
Other activities include hallway exercise, word games and, with the help of all of the social
workers assigned to each unit, FaceTime and SKYPE for residents to communicate with
their loved ones.
In addition to the signage in the hallway that thanks the staff for their hard work, the
administration, missionary sisters and trustees have come up with ways to express their
gratitude. Each employee has been given a $10 gift certificate to the Cabrini café, Girl Scout
cookies were distributed to all staff with an announcement of a bonus payment to be made
during this crisis, and Trustees have ordered individually wrapped snacks for all to enjoy.
More of these kinds of gestures will take place while staff are valiantly working to keep each
resident safe during this uncertain time.
Cabrini of Westchester is committed to staying vigilant and proactive to ensure the health
and safety of each resident and to provide all necessary and compassionate care. Thank you to
each member of our staff that strives daily to provide truly loving care to every single one of
our patients and residents.
Cabrini of Westchester is a not-for-profit Catholic ministry sponsored by the Missionary
Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and is dedicated to caring for people of all faiths
through programs and services which promote independence, dignity, and well-being.
Cabrini of Westchester is rated a five star nursing home by the New York State Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services and offers short-term rehabilitation, sub-acute
care, respite care, skilled nursing care, palliative care, Alzheimer’s and dementia care,
pastoral care and home care throughout Westchester County and
the Bronx. For more information or to support our mission, please
call (914) 693-6800 x 502 or visit www.cabrini-eldercare.org.
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