CARE CENTER VISITOR POLICY for WINGS  A & B Effective Wed., June 10, 2020: ·          Patients will be limited to two visitors per 24 hour period.  Limit to one visitor in patient room after 9 p.m. ·          Visitor entrance/screening station will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week. ** ·          Two patient visitors, in total, will be allowed entry upon patient passing --24 hours a day.   ·          After hours, entry is only allowed at time of patient’s death. The nurse on duty will allow entry and complete the visitor screening. ·          Exiting the building will be considered end of visit time for that 24 hour period.   As long as visitor does not leave the building during that 24 hour period they may stay 24 hours in patient room (...

“The plague of racism is insidious, entering into our minds as smoothly and quietly and invisibly as floating airborne microbes enter into our bodies to find lifelong purchase in our bloodstreams.” ~ Maya Angelou Our Felician values call for the pursuit of justice and peace, respecting the dignity of all persons, and solidarity with the poor. We are called to act with compassion and support positive transformation. There is no room for prejudice in our mission. The world is hurting. Our cities bleed from age old wounds, clumsily bandaged, and reopened by fresh injury. Pain is heaped upon pain, until the citizens cry out, “Stop! No more! We cannot endure it any longer.” As protests have swept across our nation, and throughout the world, many hearts have felt anger, sadness, and frustration. “In these days of unrest, where do you find possibility? In these days of fury, where do you find grace? In these days of blame, where do you find mercy?” ~ Rev. Diane Smit...

by Debbie Vallandingham, LMSW-ACSW The popular musical Hamilton tells the tale of the dynamic life of Alexander Hamilton with a hip-hop beat. Fittingly, it ends with Hamilton’s widow, Eliza who provides the audience with the lasting context of their lives, ending with the well-known song, “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.” In the world today, while funerals are often a part of the telling of a person’s story, so is the old tradition of the obituary. Far from a new invention, people have been recording deaths since ancient times.  In Rome, before the birth of Christ, daily records were collected in an ancient equivalent of a whiteboard called an “album.” This ancient version of Facebook provided the notice of births, marriages, and deaths.   Fast forward to the 1600s and you will find a similar record of the life and death of aristocrats in the newsbooks of Great Britain, the precursors to modern newspapers. In the 1800s, the modern notion of obituaries made the...

by Heather Dean, MT-BC If you are wondering which apps or sites are appropriate for your child’s age range, Common Sense Media is a great site. I also use this myself with my own kids to check which movies are appropriate. (Nope, I am "no fun" say my teenage boys.) Games: This is for iOS, but soon for android devices. A little intense, it may be better for the older kids. This looks so fun for younger children — great exercise, plus working on attention and focus.  https://www.gonoodle.com/ I like the idea of music-based games because I would rather our kids engage and focus on music rather than anything violent. Music Learning: I used this site when I was a piano teacher. Kids loved it. There are free games, but you need the correct Adobe Flash plugin.  http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/ I LOVE YouTube for lessons (shhh…don’t tell music teachers). Of course, it is always better to have a personal teacher, but in the meanwhile th...