Welcome to the Ceca Foundation Blog
Our new blog was created to be a place for us to share inspiring and heartwarming stories, photos and videos from award celebrations, examples of successes from our partner healthcare communities, best practices for employee engagement and retention, musings on current events, and more.
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2022 National Ceca Award Recipients
We are excited to recognize four extraordinary caregivers from around the nation with our ninth annual National Ceca Awards! Along with choosing recipients from across our Ceca Healthcare Partner Network, this year for the first time ever, Ceca...
A Year in Review – Message From the President
We’re now firmly in the holiday season—which can be a hectic time, and one that has a way of being emotionally taxing. For many, including the team here at Ceca, it’s their favorite time of year. We start the season by giving thanks—which we strive...
Sunshine and Rainbows
Featuring: Ashley Crawley, Caregiver, Focus Healthcare Solutions About 45 minutes east of Cameron, MO, is the small town of Chillicote, famously known since 1928 as the home of sliced bread! More importantly, it is also the home of Camp Rainbow – a...
The Spice of Life
Featuring: Vidya Ravikumar, Registered Dietician in Food Services, Stoddard Baptist Global Care If you like Ethiopian cuisine, you’re probably familiar with Berbere, a blend of spices used in a variety of savory dishes. Berbere is made with chile...
Finding Love in Work: The Key to Effective Employee Appreciation in Healthcare
Let’s say you have a job you like, but you’re feeling underappreciated for the work you do. Maybe you’re starting to think your paycheck no longer reflects your full range of responsibilities. Maybe it has become such an issue that you’ve (gasp!)...
Employee Appreciation Week: Our Top Tips for Creating a Fun Celebration
Our philosophy at Ceca Foundation is simple: All employees have a fundamental need for appreciation. Recognizing caregivers is near and dear to our hearts, and it is our organizational mission. We know from experience that appreciation and...
‘Holy Mic’ – Moving Seniors with Music
Featuring: Charita Wells, Activities Assistant, Carroll Manor “Gospel music is nothing but singing of good tidings -- spreading the good news. It will last as long as any music because it is sung straight from the human heart.” ― Mahalia Jackson...
Getting Bored is Not Allowed
Featuring: Marsy Shattuck, Activities Assistant, Knollwood Life Plan Community As a child, you may have read Eloise, the well-loved children’s book which chronicles the adventures of its eponymous heroine. Eloise is a precocious six-year-old girl...
Cultural Heritage That Honors Our Elders
Featuring Denise Cox, Care Manager, Arosa If you’ve been keeping up with Jared Diamond (author, anthropologist and UCLA geography Professor), you may have listened to his TED talk on how different cultures in traditional and modern societies treat...
Greeters, Greenery, Gadgetry — and Gratitude
Our community hospital is extraordinary. It was designed by the architect who created the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The main reception area is light and spacious with skylights and a dome-covered...
The Kindness of Strangers
Featuring: Nancy Smith, Transportation, Knollwood Life Plan Community We’ve all heard the parable of the Good Samaritan, the story about a traveler on his way to Jerusalem who is attacked by robbers, stripped of his clothes, beaten and left half...
You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup
Featuring: Sudi Rodway, Recreational Therapist As the COVID-19 virus ran its course through the country, it put incredible pressure on patients and residents in the nation’s hospitals and long-term care facilities. Older adults were particularly...