Creating a Sustainable Future for Cedar Sinai Park
by Kimberly Fuson, Chief Executive Officer
Three years ago, our trustees offered me the privilege to return to Cedar Sinai Park to help steer the organization on to a path of sustainability. With all my heart, I want Cedar Sinai Park to find and take steps to a solid future that will adapt maturely to the changing times and carry us into our next century.
At the core of our mission,
Cedar Sinai Now Has Portland’s Only Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Certified Independent Trainer
Staff who have a question about caring for residents with dementia need to look no further than Heather Hess. The Interim Sinai In-Home Care Director is the only Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Certified Independent Trainers in the Portland-area, having recently completed the intensive certification process.
“The certification courses were really kind of awesome because I got a true understanding of the brain and why dementia is happening,” said Hess, 44, who joined Cedar Sinai Park nearly eight years ago as a caregiver in the Harold Schnitzer Center for Living.
Lucy and Ethel Help in Rose Schnitzer Manor’s Newmark Dining Room
When the Newmark Dining Room is busy, there’s nothing like having extra hands!
To the amusement of Rose Schnitzer Manor residents and the gratitude of servers, two new robots in the dining room—dubbed Lucy and Ethel—are now carting food to tables, leaving servers to manage other essentials.
“They are very helpful, especially during breakfast and dinner when it’s busier,” said server Adam. One shift, Adam said, the team was down a team member,
Sew to Save donates 900+ handmade masks to CSP!
May 1, 2020
Watch our CEO, Kimberly Fuson, in a Fox 12 Oregon special feature showcasing the amazing generosity of Sew to Save Oregon! They donated nearly 1,000 hand-made cloth masks to our Cedar Sinai Park residents and caregivers! We feel so blessed by our wonderful community. Thank you Sew to Save Oregon for helping to keep our residents and staff safe!
To learn more about Sew to Save,
