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3rd Annual SBSF Golf Scramble Corporate Sponsorships Available

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:04:05 +0000

The 3rd Annual Short Bowel Syndrome Foundation (SBSF) Golf Scramble is quickly approaching, and it’s time to start practicing those swings and putts, shine those clubs and hit the greens for some practice! This year’s event will be held at The Highlands Golf Course and will start at 8 a.m. on August 10th. Last year 52 registered golfers participated, and the event raised a little over $10,000 for patient support funding and education. In 2013, $6,000 is going to benefit SBS patients directly—this is just one of the reasons to come and support SBSF and its endeavors in the SBS community. Donations and funding will not only benefit SBS patients, but will continue in development of education and outreach materials for patients and families. Cost for this event will be $100 per player, in teams of two. Register early, from now until July 7th, to receive at $10 discount! Check the event page throughout the summer at shortbowelfoundation.org for updates on Hole Sponsors, prizes, who will be in attendance, and much more!

If you are a corporation that would like to sponsor this event, there is a Platinum Sponsorship package that includes a complimentary two person team. Not only do you get to play golf, but you get your company name out in the community!

For more information about Short Bowel Syndrome Foundation, please contact Andy Jablonski at (402) 770-0554 or by email at shortbowelfoundation@gmail.com.

The Waterford Communities Announce New Services in Lincoln, Nebraska

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:03:07 +0000

The Waterford Communities are excited to announce they have added two new services at their College View location to further benefit their residents. The Waterford at College View will now have at least one nurse (RN or LPN) on staff around the clock, seven days a week, even though it is not required by regulations to do so. They will also have a Nurse Practitioner (APRN) visit residents on site once a week. This is a great service for residents who need to be seen by a physician but are not able to travel or it is just too inconvenient to go to the doctor’s office. The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with the resident’s physician to help maintain positive health, update medications and answer various health questions. These new services allow for a higher level of care to an extensive range of residents – from totally independent to two-person assist with walkers, wheelchairs, catheters, insulin, incontinence, oxygen, special diets, pureed, diabetic etc. for short-term recovery or long-term assisted living stay, adult day care or Hospice care.

For your convenience, and due to the high demand for our successful services, The Waterford Communities have grown from one location to three locations in Lincoln: College View, Williamsburg, and our most recent, state-of-the-art new Wilderness Hill Memory Care facility. For more information, please visit www.thewaterford.net.

WELCOM Honors Employees and Leaders Annually With William M. Kizer Light of Wellness Award

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:02:30 +0000

Looking for a great way to highlight one of your co-workers for the wellness-related changes they have made to their lifestyle? Consider selecting someone for the 12th Annual William M. Kizer Light of Wellness Award! The Wellness Council of the Midlands (WELCOM) recognizes individuals each year with this award, as a way to honor individuals and teams of co-workers who have maintained healthy behaviors or made significant lifestyle changes as a result of participating in their workplace wellness program. This award also provides the opportunity to recognize senior level leaders who have supported wellness initiatives, and strived to allow wellness to be a top strategic priority in their organization. This is a great opportunity for organizations to showcase some of the amazing employees and leaders who participate in their company’s wellness program! Award recipients are nominated during the summer months, and presented with the award at the annual Awards Dinner in November.

Contact the Wellness Council of the Midlands at (402) 934-5795 or by email at info@welcomomaha.org to learn more! You can also visit their website at www.wellnesscouncil.org.

Tabitha and The Landing Broke Ground On Collaborative Senior Living Community

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:01:44 +0000

Tabitha, your answer for Elder Care, and The Landing at Williamsburg Village, an Immanuel Community, announced the start of a collaborative building project on The Landing’s south Lincoln campus. The two organizations hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on May 15th that kicked-off construction of the community, an innovative and visionary skilled nursing and long-term care residence for Lincoln’s most discerning seniors. The celebration included remarks from Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, who presented a proclamation to commemorate the day, as well as a special, surprise presentation from The Landing residents.

The innovative community features 15 private suites—two built for couples—along with many shared indoor and outdoor living spaces where residents are encouraged to interact, form relationships and live their daily lives in an environment that’s just like home. The collaboration brings together Tabitha’s historic, award-winning nursing care with Immanuel’s excellence in living community design and support. The project is further complemented by the two organizations’ common focus on Christian-centered, compassionate care.

The building project, slated to open to residents in early 2014, is just the latest in an ongoing and growing collaboration between Tabitha and The Landing. Those who want to learn more about residence opportunities are encouraged to contact Tabitha Continuum Navigation at (402) 486-8520.

For more information about Tabitha and Immanuel Communities, please visit their websites at www.Tabitha.org and www.immanuelcommunities.com.

Conversations Announces New Public Speaking and Consultation Services

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:59 +0000

Conversations, a new business operated by Jackie J. Bates RN, CHPN based on her published journal and handbook “Conversations: Living Through The Process of Dying”, has announced they will offer education, public speaking and consulting services. Bates has a passion to educate the community regarding end-of-life care and helping to protect people’s dignity during the process of dying. Part of this work is to meet with people in their homes, where they are directing and choosing their care. Bates has more than 32 years of nursing experience and is a Certified Hospice and Palliative RN. Speaking engagements will focus on important issues and concerns related to end-of-life needs and opportunities, and the goal is to help families get those important conversations started. Programs will be available to businesses, churches and community organizations, and topics will be tailored to the specific audience. Consultations, or “Living Room Discussions” will serve to assist people in taking the next step for caregiving needs in the privacy of their own homes.

For more information about Conversations, please contact Jackie at (402) 432-7175 or by email at Jackie@jackiejbates.com. You can also visit her website at jackiejbates.com.

Legacy Retirement Communities Wins National ALFA Best of the Best Award

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:54 +0000

Legacy Retirement Communities is excited to announce they have won the ALFA 2013 Best of the Best Award in the category of Encouraging New Resident Engagement in the First 90 Days, or what they call the “Legacy Way Orientation.” This national award honors programs that are advancing business excellence in the field of senior living.

Program submissions were judged for their uniqueness in the industry, innovative use of ideas from outside the industry, impact on residents, their families, staff and operations, embrace of industry core principles, the strength of quantitative and qualitative results and strategic vision.

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is the largest national association exclusively dedicated to professionally-managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the seniors and families they serve. Since 1990, ALFA has advocated for choice, accessibility, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all seniors.

You can learn more by calling The Legacy at (402) 436-3000 or you can get a feel for Legacy Living by attending The Legacy’s Confection Celebration, a signature event, on Wednesday, June 26th, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clinic With A Heart Celebrates Ten Years of Service in Lincoln, Nebraska

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:52 +0000

Clinic with a Heart is happy to announce we recently celebrated ten years of service. On that first night in May of 2003, a team from St. Mark’s United Methodist church saw 19 patients. Today, the clinic has eleven mission team sponsors including seven churches, a temple, two hospitals and a teaching institution. We estimate that in our ten years, we have seen more than 17,000 patients. Clinic with a Heart would like to thank the Lincoln community for your support with donations and volunteerism, as this is truly a community effort!

In 2012 alone:

- 714 volunteers donated 11,994 hours of service to care for patients.
- 2,862 patients were seen during the year at 108 clinics sponsored by 11 Mission Team sponsors. Patients made 3,157 visits to the clinic.
- 94% of our patients did not have insurance.
- 71% of our patients have household incomes of less than $16,000 a year.
- Were it not for Clinic with a Heart, 43% of our patients said they would have gotten their care in the emergency room.

For every dollar donated to Clinic with a Heart, we estimate a return of $6 in replacement care and community savings. For more information about Clinic with a Heart, please contact Teresa Harms at (402) 421-2924 or by email at Teresa@clinicwithaheart.org.

Lincoln Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Center Now Open and Offering Classes

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:45 +0000

The Lincoln Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Center, located at 4009 O Street, is excited to announce they are now open with classes available! Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling martial art where practitioners attempt to subdue their opponent by tackling or throwing their opponent to their ground, and applying a choke or joint lock once the fight is on the mat. Because Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu relies on using body position, leverage, and timing (rather than strength or speed) to defeat an opponent, it is a very practical form of self-defense, especially for smaller folks.

Lincoln Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Center’s goal is to provide a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable atmosphere for students to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In addition to offering black belt instruction, they have invited instructors in for seminars and clinics so that their students are exposed to the newest techniques and highest quality coaching possible. They currently offer adult training five days a week, and hope to add classes for kids and expand their offering of adult classes as they grow.

For more information about The Lincoln Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Center, please contact Greg Lawson at (402) 483-1258 or by email at gregoryrlawson@gmail.com. You can find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LincolnBrazilianJiuJitsuCenter.

Premier Psychiatric Group Representatives Attend ATA Meeting in Austin, Texas

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:41 +0000

Five members of the Premier Psychiatric Group (PPG) team led by CEO, Walt Duffy, MD, were invited to speak at the ATA meeting in Austin, TX held in May. PPG is the leading telehealth organization in the state of Nebraska, providing over 1,300 visits in 2012. Team members presented a half-day educational program titled “How to Implement Telehealth in a Private Practice”. The content included telehealth information related to market analysis, reimbursement, regulatory and clinical issues, and marketing. PPG team members also had the opportunity to interact with the over 5,000 attendees through an exhibit booth and while attending various educational sessions.

Through the strength of their numbers and PPG’s focus on increasing access to healthcare, PPG was recognized by LifeSize as an industry leader at the national event. While at the ATA conference, Dr. Walt Duffy participated in a theater presentation with LifeSize, a worldwide provider of video conferencing equipment. Dr. Duffy discussed the vast benefits of providing telepsychiatry across Nebraska and into South Dakota through PPG’s 16 existing telepsychiatry service locations. He also discussed future plans that will include the addition of multi-specialty telehealth service locations in Nebraska, Iowa, and throughout the United States. PPG is looking to partner with healthcare organizations, employers, providers, hospitals, and clinics in the development of patient-centered telehealth programs that improve available care.

For more information about Premier Psychiatric Group, please visit PPG’s website at www.premierpsych.com

Chad Case Organizes Non-Profit Youth Athletic Club Star City Select in Lincoln, Nebraska

shayne — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:00:30 +0000

Lincoln, NE based business owner of Max Muscle, Chad Case recently organized a youth focused, non-profit athletic club called Star City Select (SCS) for Lincoln area participants. The organization started out with a focus on boys’ football, but due to popularity it soon grew to also incorporate boys’ basketball and will soon include girls’ basketball. SCS boys teams will play as the Silverback’s, while the girls teams will be known as the Supersonics.

Case is a Certified Nutritionist, Certified Children’s Nutritionist and is CEO of Max Muscle of Nebraska. He was a collegiate standout in football, playing defensive end and linebacker, and served as a Graduate Assistant at Pittsburg State University. Case is also a Certified QBA Coach through the National Football Academies (NFA), and currently coaches both high school and youth football. Additionally, Case serves as the NFA National Director of Nutrition and oversees all athletes in education on nutrition, supplementation, nutrient utilization and customized meal planning.

Case founded SCS with the mission to be recognized as the premier athlete development organization in Lincoln by serving young athletes and helping them develop a love and appreciation of competition in athletics, while maintaining a balance and focus on academics.

For more information or to set up interviews, contact Chad Case at chad@maxmusclenebraska.com. To learn more about Star City Select, visit www.starcityselect.com or find them on Facebook.