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GOOD CARE CREATES REPEAT CUSTOMERS

The Cheshire

Chat

Spring 2012Spring 2012

Cheshire House Nursing &Rehabilitation Center3396 East Main StreetWaterbury, CT 06705Phone: (203) 754-2161Fax: (203) 756-2293

Henry Chic Mohr and Grandson Ryan.

I have been hospital bed and wheelchair boundsince late November 2010 due to a lifetime of horri-

ble living habits smoking, morbid obesity, over-eating and increasingly sedentary lifestyle after 50.

My knees were becoming totally worn out over a 5-year period.

In December 2011, I had a total knee replacement,

followed by 6 weeks of very intensive rehab at areally great facility. My progress was so good that

my surgeon,Dr. Robert Kennon, suggested moving

up the planned second knee replacement by a fullmonth. I had that operation done and today I amback at that same outstanding rehab center,

Cheshire House, for more very aggressive rehab

work.

I saved my own life by deciding I wanted a better retirement for April and me than wheelchairs, bed pans, andnot being able to get into our car. Fortunately, with my wifes tremendous loving hard work in caring for me

and mental support, lots of encouragement from my kids, ongoing support from my pastor and hours of prayeron my own, I can now see some kind of light at the end of the tunnel. I am not quite sure if its daylight or an

on-coming train headlight, but Im going for it. -Henry Mohr

This year when Julianne Everett had a medically complex

occurrence that required in-patient rehab following hospitaliza-tion, she told her doctor, Dr. Edmund Quinn that the only

place she wanted to come was CheshireHouse. The reason

was that a year ago when the 80-year old had a total hip re-

placement by her orthopedist, Dr. Robert Wetmore, she cameto Cheshire House for rehabilitation. The therapists got her in

good shape and she returned home feeling that she had re-

ceived the very best care. She credits the staff for the won-

derful care theres lots of help on every shift and each is

better than the next.

Mrs. Everetts flair for dressing well and keeping herself up

stems from the time she worked in New York as a private sec-retary at Chase Manhattan Bank. She led an active social life

with bank parties and Broadway plays as well as frequent visits

to Radio City Music Hall. Weekends were spent with her bestfriend on the Jersey shore where we had a ball!

After moving to Waterbury Mrs. Everett held jobs in the City

of Waterburys Assessors Office and also at Naugatuck Val-

ley Community College.

She found ample time to raise her two sons who have given herthree grandchildren. Gram enjoys taking the kids to play

in the park and thanks Cheshire House for giving her the

physical means to do so. She recently returned home once

again to resume her life of shopping in New York, especially at

Lane Bryants Tall Shop, and socializing with three close girl

friends.

Before leaving she added I would recommend Cheshire

Houseto anyone.


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sons as well. Both are active members

in Waterburys Zion Baptist Church

where Emma hopes to vote soon for a

new pastor.

She helped raise her two grandsons and

one grand-daughter with lots of love.

Oldest grandson David said: Nana has

been the rock of this family. When-

ever something was wrong, she always

had the answer. Whenever things were

right, she always knew how to make

them better.

Andre, the one in the middle claims

Nana makes me aware that nothing is

given to you, everything is earned.

And the youngest of the grand kids,

Sardea, says, she is our foundationand without her, wed just crumble to

the ground.

Surrounded by this loving family it is

understandable why Emma was eager

to return home following completion

of therapy. Not wanting to return to

previous rehab facilities she had heard

that Cheshire House had goals for a

patient to follow with good outcomes.

With some doubt she told her family

shed try it out. Once she got here,

she said she fell in love with the

place!

Emma quickly became the Grand

Dame of Cheshire House, entertaining

both staff and roommates alike. After

a successful discharge, Emma is

happily resuming life at home with

her beloved family.

Emma Wright - The Wright Stuff!

Her family nicknamed her The

Pontiff because of her strong per-

sonality and ability to dominate all

around her. It is this determina-

tion that helped 75-year-old

Emma Wright successfully reach

her goals in short-term rehabilita-

tion at Cheshire House. Each of

her grandchildren has called her

hard-working and this fact was

evidenced in her daily therapy.

Emma was born in South Carolina

but Connecticut has been her

home, keeping her family together

and raising her son Dennis. She

worked many years as a seam-

stress before spending twenty-one

years as a cook at SouthburyTraining School. Faith has been a

constant motivating force through-

out not only Emmas life but her

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The Pontiff, Emma Wright, beams with pride as she enjoys her grandchildren David, Sardea and Andre at

Cheshire House recently prior to her discharge home.


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wings as well. All submissions were

voted on by staff.

Inspired by Cheshire, England, Sueannsubmitted the names of three towns from

that area. Cambridge was chosen for

the new addition, Hampshire for the

front unit and Somerset for the back.

The new names are now implementedand staff are giving high-style to paging

and messages with use of the new

names.

Sueann DiGiovanna, manager of the

business office at Cheshire House

Nursing & Rehabilitation Center inWaterbury is the winner in the

Name the Wings contest held re-

cently. With the building of a new

17-room addition nearing comple-

tion, Joanne Gorenstein, Administra-tor, decided to ask for suggestions to

not only name the new short-term

rehab wing, but the two existing

Cheshire House has become the

first skilled nursing home in the

State of Connecticut to have an

intravenous line inserted at a facil-

ity. Infusion Plus Hi-Tech Nursinginserted an IV, or PICC line, into

the arm of a resident. This proce-

dure previously could only be per-

formed at a hospital.

FIRST in the STATE

Coming Soon to Cheshire House

Contest Winner Announced

Spring 2012 Page 3

As Cheshire House accepts

more medically complex cases,

especially in the new pulmo-

nary short-term rehab wing,

residents will not be inconven-ienced by having to go to the

hospital for something that can

now be done in-house.


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Business Name

New Unit coming along nicely.

Caption describing picture orgraphic.

Cheshire House Nursing &

Rehabilitation Center

3396 East Main Street

Waterbury, CT 06705

A trusted, local provider of respiratory, mobility and medicalequipment/supplies for over 40 years.

Oxygen Therapy Equipment

Sleep Therapy Equipment (CPAP/BIPAP)

Lift Chairs, Scooters, Power Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs, Walkers and Other Mobility Aids

Ramps

Stairway Lifts

Hospital Beds and Patient Room Equipment

Four Locations in Connecticut: Stamford, Monroe,Stratford and Derby

Toll-Free: (800) 244-3832

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