The "Evergreen" Level of Care

Each of our homes is staffed by Certified Nursing Assistants with special training. There is 24 hour a day "awake" professional staff, plus an additional CNA on duty from 8am to 8pm. Administration L. E. "Dusty" Rhode, BS, AAS, is Administrative Executive. He has multiple years experience in management and engineering. Janet M. Rhode, ARNP, MN, is the Clinical Director. She has been a nurse for 38 years, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner for 20 years. She has specialized in geriatric psychiatry for 17 years.  Care Givers We currently have 34 caregivers on staff.  Twenty of them are full time and 14 are part time. All care givers must have active CPR and First Aid training, plus "Fundamentals of Care Giving", and "Nurse Delegation". They also receive ten hours of in-house training from our clinical director, Janet  Rhode, ARNP, specific to behavior management of individuals with dementia. We have twenty four hour a day awake staffing in all homes. The staffing consists of three eight hour shifts similar to those in nursing homes and hospitals. Additionally, we have a second caregiver on from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM when the residents are most active. Care Professionals A Doctor We have a contract with Home Doctor. Our doctor is Dr. Andy Abolins .  He is wonderful with our residents and the majority of our residents have opted to have him as their primary care physician.  He does periodic rounds of the homes and also is available for emergency house calls!  A Nurse We have a part time nurse to supplement  Janet Rhode's efforts.  She started with us as a certified nursing assistant. We worked with her schedule so she could go to school until she graduated as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).  She got several months of practical experience in area hospitals and nursing homes and we were able to hire her back to make weekly skin care rounds on every resident. She makes rounds and is on call for Janet when Janet is out of town. A Foot Care Professional Judy Johnson, a very experienced woman visits each home every other month to soak our resident's feet in a hot, vibrating foot bath. She then gives them a pedicure and foot massage and inspects their feet for general condition.   A Dental Hygienist Anita R. Munson Brock, RDH of Advance Dental Hygiene Services, comes to our homes to perform teeth cleaning and a rang of other related services. This is usually paid for be health insurance.   A Hair Dresser Every week a professional, experienced,  hair dresser visits each house.  She dose wash and set,  gives permanents and hair cuts.  Most of our lady residents are of a generation that visited the beauty shop every week so getting this service is very important to their quality of life.   A Music Therapist Jenny Partch of Whole Notes visits our homes every other week.  Jenny plays the guitar and encourages every one to join in with simple musical instruments and to sing along. Every one really enjoys there sessions!

Evergreen Adult Family Homes
206.366.1771
 jrhode@egafh.com