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Causes: Human Services, Seniors, Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Mission: In the spirit of christ, the mission of oklahoma methodist manor is to improve the quality of life for seniors by providing housing, nutrition and health care services that meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each resident. Building on christian principles and a commitment to continuous improvement, our vision is to be the preeminent partner in offering a comprehensive care community for senior adults and their families.
Programs: In the spirit of christ, the mission of oklahoma methodist manor is to improve the quality of life for seniors by providing housing, nutrition, and health care services that meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each member. Governance three new members joined the omm board of directors: rick evans, kerry malone and brenda self. In september the generation to generation capital campaign passed the goal of $8. 5 million. The success of the campaign was enabled by 170 generous gifts. Phase ii of the generation to generation campaign was launched. The new cabinet involves 12 volunteers. The goal is to raise the funds needed to build a community life center. In october groundbreaking occurred for the new three-story assisted living center. The building will include a new main kitchen, office space, a salon and a new dining venue. After the assisted living residences open omm will build two memory care assisted living households each serving 12 residents. Wellness initiatives our commitment to changing the way people age moved oklahoma methodist manor to expand its vision of whole person wellness. Katie cox was promoted to vice president of wellness and the five staff members whose roles include life enrichment and spiritual life joined with the wellness team. The number of members using the spann wellness center averaged over 1,205 visits a month. Classes cover a wide range of physical needs including balance, strength, range of motion, flexibility, arthritis, osteoporosis and endurance. Annual fitness screening gives a baseline for individualized program goals. Private training services are offered. Over 90% of community members in residential living have completed orientation in the spann wellness center. The spann wellness center was visited by 90 people at least once a week. Rock steady boxing was introduced for the members of omm community who have a diagnosis of parkinson's. Currently, there are five participants. The rock steady boxing class meets twice a week and is an hour-long class. The senior strong class was featured in the american fitness magazine- winter 2017 issue. Operationsduring the year 33 new members moved into residential living accommodations. The average number of people receiving services was 382. This includes people living in independent residential living, assisted living, nursing and rehabilitative care, and skilled memory care. The project management team remodeled 7 villas and 3 patio homes in 2017. The housekeeping and maintenance teams completed an average of 2,745 work orders per month in 2017. Together the departments processed over 33,000 work orders during the year with 84% completed within 24 hours. The transportation team averaged 150 transports a month in 2017. The dining services team prepared an average of 17,200 meals per month. Health care all newly hired health care and assisted living caregivers participated in eden training. Omm served as a clinical site for doctors in the family practice residency program at ou who are going through the geriatrics rotation. Omm was a clinical site for students in ou, oru and tulsa techs licensed nursing programs. Omm served as a clinical site for certified nursing assistant students. Financial assistance from the supplemental aid fund was provided to 13 medicaid recipients. Throughout 2017, 320 individuals moved into the healthcare households, most of whom experienced a short-term, rehabilitative stay following a hospitalization. The average length of a rehabilitative stay was 26 days. This was an increase of 105 individuals from the prior year, and they completed their rehabilitation nearly ten days sooner than in 2016. In contrast, many individuals call the households home and live out their days surrounded by their omm family. A three-year grant to bring niche (nurses improving the care of health-system elders) concluded in 2017. This training was primarily the work of joanne alderman and is based upon rigorous study and application of best practices to assess and treat chronic conditions prevalent in elders. Another goal of the program was to increase the collaboration between licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants through communication practices known as huddles. Community partnershipscommunity members devoted an average of 200 hours per month volunteering on campus, with many more hours in service off campus at churches, hospitals, the airport, meals on wheels, and several other organizations. Omm partners with other mission related organizations and charities for the betterment of the tulsa community. These partners include united methodist churches including spot 31 tutoring program at st. Matthews umc, the bridges foundation, the alzheimers association, community food bank, goodwill, h. O. W. Foundation, st. Francis hospital neonatal icu, neighbor for neighbor, and others. Omm provided housing for 13 college-age project transformation volunteers during their summer camp program for children from low-income communities. Omm provided low-cost housing for two home missionaries on staff with restore hope.