Town Hall Meeting #3

November 19, 2003

 

               I.      Discussed the values established from the previous Town Hall Meeting.

1.   Our Team

            A.   Work Ethic

            B.   Compassion

2.   Patient/Resident

            A.   Compassion

            B.   Family Type Community

3.   Community

            A.   Safety/Well Protected

            B.   Caring

4.   Organization

            A.   Compassion/Caring

            B.   State of the Art Building/Equipment

5.   Family/Caregiver

            A.   Privacy/Mutual Respect

            B.   Patience

 

             II.      Began a blind walk where one person leads the second person around while the second person has their eyes closed.  The following things were expressed:

1.   Feel

            A.   Dependent

            B.   Trust

            C.   Tense

2.  Communication

            A.   Body Language

            B.   Explanations

3.   Trust

            Grew with time

 

            III.      Common Themes

1st Common Theme –   Compassion

2nd Common Theme –  Work Ethic

3rd Common Theme –   Family

4th Common Theme –   Safety

5th Common Theme –   Quality

6th Common Theme –   Privacy

7th Common Theme -    Patience

 

            Compassion/Caring/Safety all as one

1.                  Caring

2.                  Loyalty

3.                  Quality

4.                  Safety

5.                  Family

 

         IV.      What is Caring?

Loosing self in patient and forgetting your own needs

Unconditional Love

More what you say and less what you look like

Doing a little extra

Going the extra mile to make another person smile

Caring and compassion go together

People like Mother Theresa, Jesus, and Guande

Putting other peoples needs in front of your own

Doing what is in the best interest of the person even if it is not what

 you believe in

                        Listening

                        Thoughtfulness

                        Acceptance

                        “No matter what”

                        Taking care of needs

                        Dependability

                        Responsibility

                        Accountability to needs

                        Concerns

                        Friendships

                        Mutual Respect

                        Maintaining dignity

                        “Like like”

                        Tenderness

                        Happy

                        Warm

                        Smiles

                        Clean and fresh environment

                        Like you live there

                        Home like décor

 

           V.      What is Loyalty?

Self sacrifice

Giving 110%

Trusting in an organization

Shared responsibility

Faithfulness

Good all the time

Respectful of others

Someone to stand up for your rights

Going the extra mile

Not undermining your belief system

Keeping mind of your business

Non participation in negative communication

Having your heart in it

Working together

Dependability

Responsibility

Respect

Team Work

Lifting others up

Defending your workplace

Pride

Giving 120%

 

         VI.      What does family mean?

Togetherness

All family’s together

Unconditional love

Harmony

Compassionate

Caring

Respect

Quality

Communication

Acceptance

People that you would do anything for

Sacrifice

Warm

Self-Sacrificing

Trust

Laughter/humor

Inner circle

Sense of belonging

Freedom to express yourself

Remember patient’s family’s and keep them informed

Comfort

Protection

Big family

Nice home

Fun

Interesting

Puppy

 

        VII.      What is Safety?

Good knowledge

Training

Awareness

Follow through

Non cluttered

Clean

Common sense

Keeping eyes open

Being careful

Communicating

Responsibility

Follow rules

Good quality equipment

Clean up

Awareness

Looking out for others

Clean environment

Maintenance/Repair of building inside and out

Courteous

Taking time/not hurried

Common Sense

Continuing education

Communication

Proper techniques

Direction

 

      VIII.      What is Quality?

Best

140%

Strive for benchmarks

Do the best you can

Durable

Standards

Don’t rush jobs

Better than average

Pleasing to see

Always improving

Performance

Steadfastness

Sturdy

Usefulness

Productive

Efficiency

Multitasked

High Standards

Deficient free surveys

Functional

Well maintained building and grounds

Teamwork-teamwork-teamwork

Respect for organizations/teams

Endurance

Giving 200%

User friendly

Progressiveness