Kissito Post Acute Announces Interior Design Contest Winners

Kissito Post Acute Cane Island is pleased to announce the official winners of the Kissito Post Acute Cane Island Interior Design Contest.  Tatiana Escallon and Ernesto Sanz, both of Houston, Texas competed against and rose above nine other design teams to be named the victor.  Contestants were asked to attend a short brief and tour Kissito Post Acute Cane Island prior to submitting a creative proposal on their plans to transform the private rehabilitation suites from their current nursing home feel to that of a hotel.

The Kissito Post Acute Cane Island Design Contest presented three challenges to the contestants, the first to creatively utilize the existing furniture within the suites while creating a more contemporary look and feel.  Contestants were also challenged to increase the functionality of the suites and determine how to accomplish these feats on a dime’s budget.

Contestants ranged from hobbyists to twenty-five-year veterans of hotel interior design to graphic design students but Tatiana and Ernesto’s design was superbly simple and exactly what Kissito Post Acute Cane Island had in mind.  Tatiana is a stay at home mother and an interior designer by trade while Ernesto is an architect who was part of recent cutbacks by a multifamily design firm.

Tatiana and Ernesto have been contracted to carry out their design across all the rooms at Kissito Post Acute Cane Island and began on Wednesday, May 20th with suite 105.  Both arrived bright and early, smiles on their faces, and began painting, installing new hardware and stenciling the borders of the suites.  Stay tuned for pictures of the newly designed room 105.

Facts

Kissito exists for the betterment and care of human life

FOUNDING: Amity Fellowserve, Inc. conducting business under Kissito Healthcare and Kissito Post Acute,  was founded in 1989 as a Not for Profit “NPO” organization organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. Kissito is an IRS qualified 501 (C) (3) charitable organization holding Group Exemption status under the IRC.

OPERATIONS: Kissito operates its principal executive offices in the states of Arizona, Texas and Virginia. The corporate headquarters is located in Virginia.

EMPLOYEES: Kissito employees 761 people including 31 corporate employees.

CORE VALUES: Kissito Core Values are immutable and guide all we undertake: Integrity, Passion, Excellence, and Respect.

GOVERNANCE: Kissito and its operating entities are governed by an active Board of Directors including: Reverend David Erickson (Senior Pastor of Dundalk, MD based Watersedge Baptist Church), Lynn Hodge (EVP of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism), Wayne Fuquay (Managing Principle of Houston, TX based Wayne Fuquay & Associates a Corporate Consulting and Crisis Management Firm), Ana Clarke (Kissito Director of Missions) and Tom Clarke (Kissito President & CEO).

FINANCIAL: Kissito’s financial statements and IRS 990 filing are available at www.guidestar.org .

MANAGEMENT: Kissito has attracted the best Managers from around the world. Kissito Managers are continually being recognized and rewarded as leaders in healthcare profession. Kissito Managers hold Masters level degrees in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Organizational Management, Public Health, Communications, Business Administration, Accounting, and Administrative Management. Corporate Managers hold numerous certifications including SPHR, CPA, and Risk Management. Five Corporate Managers hold skilled nursing facility administrative licenses.

RECOGNITION: Kissito facilities and its employees are continually being recognized and rewarded by governmental agencies and professional associations for contributions in the field of healthcare.

Some of the recent awards include:

• Sole recipient of the 2008 Virginia Health Quality Center Gold Star award
• Winner of the 2006 Yuma County, Arizona employer of the year award
• National Association of Health Care Assistants Best Attitude 2008 Employee of the year ( over 2,000,000 assistants are licensed in the USA)
• Winner of the Virginia 2008 Teen Volunteer of the Year award
• Arizona Health Care Association 2008 Certified Nursing Assistant of the year: Cowinner
• Winner of two Virginia Health Quality Center 2008 Bronze Stars
• Kissito Post Acute Cane Island ranked as one of the top three healthcare facilities by the State Quality Rating System (QRS) in Texas. The ranking includes all the 77 nursing facilities in Harris County, Texas.
• Kissito Healthcare Katy recognized as one of the 2009 recipients of the Step I National Quality Award presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
• Kissito Healthcare Palmview certified as “Excellent” in Quality Performance Scale (scoring 100% in all categories) by Arizona Department of Health Services.

About Us

Kissito Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare provider committed to growingthrough the continued development of our Collaborative Post Acute Care Model™. This patient-centered approach emphasizes collaboration, coordination and partnership among patients, families, hospital caregivers and post acute healthcare teams to produce smoother care transitions, reduced hospital re-admissions, improved quality outcomes and reduced costs.

Who We Are

Purpose – Goals

Our Team

Facts

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Services

Kissito Post Acute is primarily designed for patients transitioning to post acute care settings after being discharged from acute care settings/hospitals. Kissito Post Acute’s nursing and rehabilitative care comprise a holistic approach while ensuring residents’ safe return to home after a hospital stay. Kissito Post Acute care provides services that include Rehabilitation and Medically Complex Care while focusing on individuals’ functional ability and ensuring their previous level of functioning and return to home. After being discharged from hospitals and before going home or into other community- based settings, most patients need additional time to recuperate. Kissito’s Post Acute environment is tailored to address this need of patients by providing 24-hour skilled nursing care, specialized care, service programs and short term rehabilitation. Our interdisciplinary team participates in the rehabilitative process using clinical pathways which provide the framework for an interdisciplinary effort. The Kissito Post Acute Model provides each patient with a tailored approach to care to address individual needs.

Our clinical services include:

• Post Surgical Rehabilitation
• Post Stroke Rehabilitation
• Cardiac Care, including Post Heart Attack and Heart Failure Rehabilitation
• Respiratory/Pulmonary Rehabilitation (e.g., Pneumonia, COPD)
• Post Hip & Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
• Complex Wound Care Management
• Orthotic/Assistive Devices Management
• Diabetes Management and Education
• Pain Management and Education
• Re-stabilization of Chronic Medical Conditions like Renal Failure, Debilitating Arthritis or Other Chronic Orthopedic and Medical Conditions

In our Post Acute environment, we assist residents in achieving the highest level of independence after a hospital stay. Our large spacious private resident rooms along with our state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility offer an conducive environment for rehabilitation and this sets us apart from traditional skilled nursing facilities. Through rehabilitation, round-the-clock monitoring, and continued nursing care, we provide an appropriate setting to bridge the gap between acute hospital care and discharge to home or a community-based setting. Our highly qualified and skilled professional staff, consisting of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides, provides personal care to patients along with treatment and medication.

Rehabilitation

All of our facilities have well-equipped rehabilitation gyms to meet specific needs of our residents. Not only that, our rehabilitation program ensures high quality and provides for greater flexibility in our treatment times allowing the resident to heal more quickly and return to their previous level of functioning. We serve patients with a multitude of diagnoses. The most common rehabilitation diagnoses include stroke, orthopedic conditions like hip and knee replacement, arthritis, and spinal cord injuries. Most patients are admitted directly from a hospital’s medical/surgical unit, but patients can be admitted from any level of care, as well as home. We employ outstanding physical, occupational, and speech therapists and our rehab team works closely with our residents’ physicians, designing and implementing individualized rehabilitation programs.

Some of the features of our Rehab Program include:

• Individual Rehabilitation Care plan
• State-of-the-art rehabilitation gym
• In-house physical, occupational and speech therapies
• Restorative nursing services seven days a week
• Variety of activities for residents
• Provision of specialized dietary needs to support rehabilitation

The Rehabilitation Manager at each of our facilities coordinates rehabilitative care plans, ensures compliance with all insurance requirements, and ensures that each resident and/or family member is an active participant in all rehabilitation related decisions.

Medically Complex Care

Our facilities play an important role in providing quality healthcare to the communities we serve, admitting patients when they can no longer remain in the fast-paced hospital environment and need an affordable and comfortable setting where they can rehabilitate and return to home safely after a short-term stay. We offer advanced clinical care for the medically complex patients; our nursing staff is highly trained and can handle medically complex procedures.

Our skilled nursing staff work 24 hours a day, monitor complex medical conditions as well as medication regimen and ensure that diagnostic, nutrition and rehabilitation needs are met. Our medially complex care services include wound care, pain management, diabetic management, and a variety of discharge and diagnosis management education.

Discharge Process

Our team prepares, educates, and supports the patient and the caregiver/family in the critical discharge process. The team is trained in the University of Colorado’s Care Transitions Program℠ . The term “Care Transitions” refers to the movement patients make between health care practitioners and settings or a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different locations or different levels of care within the same location. This program has been designed to encourage patients and their caregivers to assert a more active role during care transitions and has proven to reduce hospital readmissions.

Our Social Worker and Nursing Staff coordinate the following:

• Conduct home studies when appropriate to ensure the patient’s return to home
• Provide complete medication reconciliation upon patient’s discharge to help with self-administration of medications
• Support patient’s discharge needs including medical equipment and oxygen
• Contact the patient with follow-up calls at 2- days, 7-days, and 20- days

In addition our 24/7 CareLine is available 24X7 if the patient or caregiver has any questions or concerns.