Greenville Nursing & Rehabilitation is thrilled to shine the spotlight on resident Exie Gilland’s Success Story!

Ms. Exie Gilland was admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation after a recent hospitalization left her too weak to return home alone. Upon admission, she was unable to complete her daily care tasks independently and needed help transferring and walking more than a few feet. Being a retired nurse, Ms. Gilland know that hard work with physical and occupational therapy would help her regain the strength she needed to return to living at home. Within just a couple of weeks, Ms. Gilland was back to being independent enough to discharge home with help from her daughter and grandson nearby. Congratulations to Exie and her Care Team on their success!

Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation is proud to recognize resident Betty Adams’s Success Story!

Betty Adams was admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a right hip fracture. During her stay, Occupational and Physical Therapy started to identify Betty’s unique needs and specialized treatment plans efficiently and effectively to successfully transition back home where she lives independently. When Ms. Adams admitted, she needed maximum assistances with her daily activities of living along with requiring assistances for transfer and assistances when walking with a walker. She showed great progress and motivation to return home. When Ms. Adams discharged to home, she was able to complete her daily activities of bathing/dressing and toileting with modified independence and supervision for transferring and walking using a walker. Congratulations to Betty and her Care Team on their success!

Greenville Nursing & Rehab is excited to share resident Aline Cartwright’s Success Story!

Aline Cartwright was admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on November 24, 2021 under the care of Dr. Mahesh Moolani. During the course of her stay, Speech Therapy was initiated to efficiently and effectively identify Aline’s unique needs and tailor specialized treatment plans to successfully transition to the next level of care.

Our therapy team provided skilled interventions to address the adaptation, compensation, and restoration potential of Ms. Cartwright and coordinated with the interdisciplinary team to ensure appropriate clinical care areas were addressed. On January 26, 2022, Aline was successfully discharged to long-term care. Congratulations to Aline and her Care Team on their success!

Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation is proud to recognize Jerry Rose’s Success Story.

Jerry Rose admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on September 16, 2019, under the care of Dr. Mahesh Moolani.  During her course of the stay, Occupational Therapy was initiated on January 3, 2022, to efficiently and effectively identify Jerry Rose’s unique needs and tailor specialized treatment plans to successfully transition her to her prior level of function. The therapy team provided skilled interventions to address the adaptation, compensation, and restoration potential of Jerry Rose and coordinated with the interdisciplinary team to ensure appropriate clinical care areas were addressed.  Jerry Rose, after demonstrating great progress and participation, successfully discharged from skilled Occupational Therapy on January 27, 2022, to long term care. Congratulations to Jerry and her Care Team on their success!

Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation is proud to recognize resident Bonnie Lyon’s Success Story!

Ms. Lyon was admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation last month due to a right fractured hip. Bonnie participated in our Physical and Occupational therapy to increase her overall strength. Upon admission, Ms. Lyon required minimum assistances for all functional transfers and was only able to ambulate 10 feet with a rolling walker requiring Contact Guard Assistances. After demonstrating amazing progress and motivation, Bonnie was able to discharge home independently last week with recommendation for Home Health services! Congratulations to Bonnie and her Care Team for their success!

Glenda Cox admitted to Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation in October of 2021. During the course of her stay, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy were initiated to efficiently and effectively identify Glenda’s unique needs and tailor specialized treatment plans to successfully transition to the next level of care.

The therapy team provided skilled interventions to address the adaptation, compensation, and restoration potential of Ms. Cox, and coordinated with the interdisciplinary team to ensure appropriate clinical care areas were addressed. On January 14th, Glenda was discharged back home to her family. Congratulations to Glenda and her Care Team on their success!

Emergence of Omicron

On November 24th, 2021, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.529, was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). This new variant was first detected in specimens collected on November 11, 2021, in Botswana and on November 14, 2021 in South Africa.

On November 26, 2021, WHO named the B.1.1.529 Omicron and classified it as a Variant of Concern (VOC). On November 30, 2021, the United States designated Omicron as a Variant of Concern, and on December 1, 2021, the first confirmed US case of Omicron was identified.

CDC had been collaborating with global public health and industry partners to learn about Omicron, as we continue to monitor its course. CDC has been using genomic surveillance throughout the course of the pandemic to track variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and inform public health practice. We don’t yet know how easily it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, or how well available vaccines and medications work against it.

Despite the increased attention of Omicron, Delta continues to be the main variant circulating in the United States.

Where has Omicron been Detected in the United States

CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. This map shows the states that have detected at least one case of COVID-19 illness caused by the Omicron variant. Omicron will be included in variant surveillance data on CDC’s COVID Data Tracker when it can be reliably estimated at a low frequency.

What We Know about Omicron

Infection and Spread

• How easily does Omicron spread? The Omicron variant likely will spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and how easily Omicron spreads compared to Delta remains unknown. CDC expects that anyone with Omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms.
• Will Omicron cause more severe illness? More data are needed to know if Omicron infections, and especially reinfection and breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated, cause more severe illness or death than infection with other variants.
• Will vaccines work against Omicron? Current vaccines are expected to protect against severe illness, hospitalizations, and deaths due to infection with the Omicron variant. However, breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated are likely to occur. With other variants, like Delta, vaccines have remained effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death. The recent emergence of Omicron further emphasizes the importance of vaccination and boosters.
• Will treatments work against Omicron? Scientists are working to determine how well existing treatments for COVID-19 work. Based on the changed genetic make-up of Omicron, some treatments are likely to remain effective while others may be less effective.

We have the Tools to Fight Omicron

Vaccines remain the best public health measure to protect people from COVID-19, slow transmission, and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging. COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Scientists are currently investigating Omicron, including how protected fully vaccinated people will be against infection, hospitalization, and death. CDC recommends that everyone 5 years and older protect themselves from COVID-19 by getting fully vaccinated. CDC recommends that everyone ages 18 years and older should get a booster shot at least two months after their initial J&J/Janssen vaccine or six months after completing their primary COVID-19 vaccination series of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.

Masks offer protection against all variants. CDC continues to recommend wearing a mask in public indoor settings in areas of substantial or high community transmission, regardless of vaccination status. CDC provides advice about masks for people who want to learn more about what type of mask is right for them depending on their circumstances.

Tests can tell you if you are currently infected with COVID-19. Two types of tests are used to test for current infection: nucleic acid amplifications tests (NAATS) and antigen tests. NAAT and antigen tests can only tell you if you have a current infection. Individuals can use the COVID-19 Viral Testing Tool to help determine what kind of test to seek. Additional tests would be needed to determine if your infection was caused by Omicron. Visit your state, tribal, local, or territorial health department’s website to look for the latest local information on testing.

Self-tests can be used at home or anywhere, are easy to use, and produce rapid results. If your self-test has a positive result, stay home or isolate for 10 days, wear a mask if you have contact with others, and call your healthcare provider. If you have any questions about your self-test result, call your healthcare provider or public health department.

Until we know more about the risk of Omicron, it is important to use all tools available to protect yourself and others.

What CDC is Doing to Learn about Omicron

Virus Characteristics

CDC scientists are working with partners to gather data and virus samples that can be studied to answer important questions about the Omicron variant. Scientific experiments have already started. CDC will provide updates as soon as possible.

Variant Surveillance

In the United States, CDC uses genomic surveillance to track variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 to more quickly identify and act upon these findings to best protect the public’s health. CDC established multiple ways to connect and share genomic sequence data being produced by CDC, public health laboratories, and commercial diagnostic laboratories within publicly accessible databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID). If a variant is circulating at 0.1% frequency, there is a >99% chance that it will be detected in CDC’s national genomic surveillance.

For more information, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/omicron-variant.html.

Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation is pleased to recognize resident Delma Payton’s Success Story!

Delma came to Greenville Nursing and Rehab in July with mobility limitations, which left her unable to stand, unable to reposition in bed, and unable to independently partake in self-care activities. Delma has worked diligently with our therapy team, and now is able to stand for up to 5 minutes! Delma is also now able to get dressed, get into bed, and reposition independently. She has also increased her ability to walk with her rolling walker from 25 feet to 125 with a stand-by assist from our Care Team. We appreciate Delma and her constant dedication to the personalized plan of care that our therapy team designed for her! Congratulations to Delma and her Care Team!

Greenville Nursing & Rehabilitation is proud to recognize resident Phillip Buchanan’s Success Story!

Anyone who visits our community is no stranger to Phillip Buchanan. He is often the first one in the lobby each day to greet visitors and our many Care Team members as they arrive for their shifts. Phillip has been a long-term resident for almost a year now. He enjoys making his rounds every day and visits often with us, as well as spending time going from room to room handing out snacks, and visiting with his fellow residents. Phillip always takes the time to brighten everyone’s day as part of his routine.

The thing he loves most about Greenville Nursing & Rehab is the people. Phillip said that we really make it feel like home here. Some of Phillip’s favorite activities are exercising, painting, reading the Harry Potter novel series, and decorating. We are proud to have our friend, Phillip Buchanan with us. We hope you all will stop by to meet him and visit with all of our residents soon!

Greenville Nursing & Rehabilitation is proud to recognize Vickki Johnson’s Success Story.

Vickki has been a resident since April 2021. She transferred from a facility in Owensboro, looking for an atmosphere that was less institutional and more personal. That’s when Vickki came to Greenville. She said “I knew right away this place was different.” She loves the friendliness of the staff and compliments them on their caring and hard work. When asked about the food, Vickki has rave reviews, adding “They make the best taco salad you have ever tasted!” She also sings the praises of the therapy department and how they make the rehab programs fun and enjoyable.

In Vickki’s leisure time, she enjoys reading authors like Stephen King, Danielle Steele, and Debbie Macomber. She also enjoys painting and crafts. Her favorite activity is bingo. She’s had several favorite movies in contention, but settled on “Cast Away” with Tom Hanks. “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “Steel Magnolias” were also in the running. The Greenville community is so happy to have Vickki as a resident. It’s amazing being able to see of all of the improvements she’s made while staying here.