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8MeetingGroundWinter2013NewPublicationProflesKendalatHomeCareCoordinatorsMaintainingtheindependenceoitsmembersisthehighestprior-ityotheKendalatHomeprogrambasedinsuburbanCleveland.EachpersonwhobecomesaKendalatHomememberisassignedapersonalcarecoordinatorwhoactsastheirhealthcareadvocateorlie.CarecoordinatorsworkwithKendalatHomememberstomakesuretheirwishesareollowedwhencareorservicesareneeded.Whilecarecoordinatorsmightmakerecommendationsfnaldeci-sionsalwaysaremadebyKendalatHomemembers.WorkingwiththeircarecoordinatorandtheirownphysicianKendalatHomemembersdevelopcustomcareplansthatempha-sizepreventivecareandwellness.Carecoordinatorsareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweektoensurethatKendalatHomemembersreceiveneededcare.MeettheTeamanewKendalatHomepublicationexplainsthatNomatterwhattheissueiswhetheritisastrepthroatabrokenhipateraallortheneedorround-the-clockcareyourcarecoor-dinatorwillmakesureyoureceivetheinormationandservicesyouneedwhenyouneedthemoraslongasyouneedthem.MeettheTeamgoesontoprofleeachoKendalatHomesthreecarecoordinatorsDaveZientarskiKatieTiptonandTerriLanham.Alongwithbiographicalinormationabouteachcarecoordinatorthepublicationincludesaquestion-and-answersectionthathighlightsbackgroundandspecialinterestsoeachcarecoordinator.Davewhoisaregisterednursesaysthattherelationshipshedevelopswithmembersisthethinghelikesmostaboutbeingacarecoordinator.ThemembersareamazingpeopleandIhavelearnedsomuchromthemDavesays.IwouldalsosaythatwhenaplancomestogetherandIamabletohelpsomeonekeeporregaintheirindependenceitisaveryrewardingexperience.KatiewhohasabachelorsdegreeinpsychologyandamastersdegreeingerontologysayssheisproudthatNotasingleoneoourmembershashadtogotoanursinghomebecausewecouldnttakecareothemathome.KatieaddsthatshelikestoeelthatIambeinginstrumentalinhelpingmemberstoagesuccessully.TerriwhobecameanursebecauseshelikestonurtureandcareorpeoplesayssheispleasedtobeworkingorKendalatHome.IliketheKendalphilosophyandIadmireQuakervaluesTerrisays.IenjoylearningaboutanewmembersliestyleandhealthgoalsandthenbeingabletoprovidethemwiththeindividualizedpersonalizedcareorwhichKendalisknown.