What You Need to Know about MOLST

Maryland MOLST is a portable and enduring medical order form covering options for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life-sustaining treatments. The medical orders are based on your loved one’s wishes about medical treatments.

If your family member has not completed a MOLST form or if you have questions about the form, please contact Gloria Lay at 410-662-4347. Click here to download and print a MOLST form.

Ceca Foundation – Celebrating Caregivers

We’ve partnered with Ceca Foundation to help celebrate the exceptional acts of care, achievements, and successes of our team members in serving you. If anyone on our team made your day a little brighter or had a lasting impact on you or your family, we’d
love to hear about it. All of our team members are eligible to receive the Ceca Award, which includes public recognition and $250. This includes those in both clinical (nurses, physical therapists, etc.) and non-clinical (dining services, housekeeping, maintenance, security, etc.) roles.

To submit a nomination, please follow these simple steps:
1. Visit CecaAward.org/Guest or download the Ceca Award smartphone app
2. Select our organization
3. Complete the nomination form

We look forward to reading your stories!

Ceca Foundation Partnership

Your organization has partnered with Ceca Foundation to help celebrate the exceptional acts of care team members like you provide to those you serve. And we believe strongly that all team members play an important role in providing exceptional service.

The Ceca Award is simple. It provides a platform for you, your teammates, and the cared for community, to share acts of kindness, compassion and teamwork that inspire or impact them each day. Team members who participate and are recognized become eligible for the following:

  1. $50 Best Nominator Prize, given to one nominator each award cycle.
  2. $250 Ceca Award Honoree, given to one teammate each award cycle.
  3. $2,500 Annual Award, presented to select Honorees from Ceca partner facilities across the country each year.

By taking a little time to tell the stories of those who go above and beyond, you’ll help emphasize our shared commitment to compassionate caregiving, reinforce acts that profoundly impact the quality of care, and improve the experience of those we serve.

Getting started: 

  1. Confirm your HR department has your email or mobile phone number on file to create your account. (An email address you check regularly is recommended.)
  2. Once an account is made, you’ll receive an email or text to register and set a password.
  3. Visit www.CecaAward.org or download the Ceca Award App to nominate a teammate.

Once you log in, you’ll have the opportunity to do a brief tutorial on how to use the site. You can also visit the Resources link to view training videos, as well as access information on Ceca Foundation, the Ceca Award, and more.  We look forward to recognizing your outstanding commitment to those you serve for years to come!

The Wise & Well Fall 2022 Catalogue

Check out the variety of engaging courses being offered this Fall/Winter:

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Register Online or Contact us at 410.662.4363 to learn more!

Falls Prevention Week Events

September 19 – 23

Join us for a week of workshops covering topics like making your home safer, how your diet can impact your balance, and even sign up for a personalized fall risk assessment.


Safe at Home
Date: Tuesday, September 20     Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
https://choosekeswick.org/event/safe-at-home


Eat Well for Falls Prevention
Date: Wednesday, September 21     Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
https://choosekeswick.org/event/eat-well-for-falls-prevention


(By Appointment) Falls Risk Screening
Date: Thursday, September 22     Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://choosekeswick.org/event/falls-risk-screening

To sign up by phone, give us a call at: 410-662-4363

Keswick Quarterly – Summer 2022

Check out the new Summer 2022 issue of the Keswick Quarterly:

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Contact us at 410.662.4363 to learn more!

Community Vaccine & Booster Clinic

Keswick, in partnership with Baltimore Medical System, is hosting a Community Vaccine & Booster Clinic for ages six months and older. Initial vaccine series and Omicron boosters will be available for all eligible individuals. Registration is encouraged to ensure vaccine availability.

UPDATED DATE: Friday, October 21st, 2022
Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Keswick Wise & Well Center, 700 West 40th Street. Baltimore, MD 21211

Schedule your appointment: 410-662-4363

Get a head start on your paperwork by clicking here.

Leading Women Under 40 Awards

Leading Women Under 40 Awards Celebration

The Daily Record hosted the Leading Women Under 40 Awards Celebration on August 24th, of which Keswick was the “Recognition Sponsor” for the event. Leading Women recognizes women age 40 or younger for the tremendous accomplishments they have made so far in their careers. Winners are selected by a panel of judges based on professional experience, community involvement and a commitment to inspiring change.

Keswick provided Michaela Cousins, a nursing student in her senior year at Notre Dame of Maryland University, with the L. Patrick Deering Scholarship of $2,000. This Scholarship supports those who plan to pursue healthcare as their life’s work, and this year, imagine our joy in reading of our winner’s experience and interest in supporting older adults.

View the Daily Record’s Digital Edition of the event here.

Thank you, Michaela!

Michaela Cousin and Keswick CEO Aileen Tinney (left). Keswick Director of Quality Assurance Gloria Lay, Michaela, and Keswick Director of Clinical Reimbursement Chanise Adkins (right).

 

Keswick Opens In-House Dialysis Center

Short-Term Rehab Guests Can Remain On-Campus for Treatments

Keswick, in partnership with Concerto Renal Services, today announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art dialysis facility at its Hampden/Roland Park campus. By offering this service on-site, rehab guests referred from area hospitals will be able to access dialysis services without leaving the building, offering convenience, continuity of care and peace of mind for patients and their families.

Construction of the new 1,200-square-foot space began in November, 2021. At capacity, the multi-station center will be able to treat up to six individuals at a time and will serve up to 36 patients per week while they receive rehabilitation services at Keswick. Each treatment lasts about four hours.

Located on the lower level of Keswick’s rehab unit, patients will be able to maximize their therapy, have collaborative care between the attending physician and Keswick and nephrologist, and continue with dialysis. “This model will provide the highest level of patient satisfaction and improved outcomes for our residents,” said Daljeet S. Saluja MD, Saluja Medical Associates, Keswick Medical Director.

Staff will include a registered nurse, social worker, dietitian and patient care technician who works under the supervision of the RN.

“Keswick is excited to be able to provide this on-site den to address an unmet need for the sub-acute patient requiring dialysis,” said Kathy Graning, OTR/L, MPA, NHA, vice president, clinical services at Keswick. “Multiple sources have been reaching out to us wanting to know when we can begin to take patients, and we’re so glad to be able to tell them we’re open.”

In addition to dialysis services, Keswick’s new center features:

  • Garden-facing floor-to-ceiling windows;
  • Personalized dialysis chairs that move with the patient from their room to the center; and,
  • State-of-art individually controlled televisions with internet allowing each person to access email, search engines, online games, programming and resources as well as social media.

“Concerto’s partnership with the Keswick provides priceless benefits to the Keswick Community,” noted Concerto Chief Executive Officer Shimmy Meystel. “The ability for rehab guests in need to dialyze in place – onsite, eliminates transportation risks, costs, and inconvenience while providing superior clinical coordination. It’s a win for everybody.”

To learn more about on-site dialysis during a rehab stay at Keswick, please contact the Admissions Team, Admissions@ChooseKeswick.org or 410-235-8860.

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Keswick helping to create a Health Center in West Baltimore

West Baltimore PACE Center to be Located at the TouchPoint Empowerment Center at Former Mondawmin Target Store

BALTIMORE (July 11, 2022) –To serve the older adults of West Baltimore, PACE organizers have selected the TouchPoint Empowerment Center at the former Mondawmin Mall Target store as the site for their new center expected to open in 2023. It will be part of a new community hub announced in March aimed at revitalizing Mondawmin Mall and the historic West Baltimore neighborhood.

Providing integrated clinical and non-clinical services at a lower cost than nursing facilities, the federal Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®) provides community-based care to frail individuals who qualify for nursing facility placement. Earlier this year, a coalition of healthcare and aging service advocates, leaders and community organizations was selected by the Maryland Department of Health to proceed to the next step in bringing the first PACE program to West Baltimore.

“We are delighted to announce that the West Baltimore PACE Community Coalition, LLC is joining with the other organizations reinvesting in Mondawmin to create a hub for programs, services, and businesses,” said Aileen McShea Tinney, president and CEO of Keswick. “Part of building a successful PACE program is making sure that it fits into the local community, and the former Target store is an ideal location.”

Tinney worked alongside Bill McCarthy, executive director of Catholic Charities, in forming the West Baltimore PACE Community Coalition with Edenbridge Health, a PACE provider dedicated to partnering with local organizations to support older adults in living meaningful lives in their own communities.

The Mondawmin location is readily accessible for residents of the service area; it is at the crossroads of major public transportation lines; and it has a one-story footprint and the space configuration necessary for a well-designed PACE Center.

In March of this year, The Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council announced that Whiting-Turner CEO Tim Regan purchased the former Mondawmin Mall Target store and surrounding property with the goal of working with the community to revitalize the historic West Baltimore neighborhood. As part of this effort, in 2016, Regan and Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Exelon Calvin Butler co-founded the non-profit TouchPoint Baltimore, a unique collaboration space that was developed and funded exclusively by Whiting-Turner and BGE and became home to non-profit organizations – Thread and Baltimore Corps. The Center for Urban Families, with its headquarters nearby, is also a key partner in TouchPoint.  Once the former Target Store space is ready, these organizations will move to the new space at TouchPoint Empowerment Center along with other non-profit and for-profit organizations including Whiting-Turner who will establish a mid-town office there.

“There has been so much interest by organizations to lease space at TouchPoint Empowerment Center.  West Baltimore Pace Community Coalition is the perfect partner in our effort to revitalize this community.  They serve an important population – vulnerable seniors,” said Regan.  “We look forward to working with them, as a vital partner, as we move this project forward,” he added.

“We are so excited that plans are coming to fruition, and it promises to be a valuable community hub that will truly benefit the residents of West Baltimore,” said Adeline Hutchinson, president of the Greater Mondawmin Coordinating Council.  “This is only the beginning!”

As a next step in the application process, West Baltimore PACE Community Coalition, LLC is working with the Maryland Department of Health (MDH). An application will be submitted to CMS, the federal government agency that controls PACE, by September 30. The West Baltimore PACE Center is expected to open by the end of 2023.

 

About PACE

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE®) is a comprehensive, fully integrated, provider-based health plan for the frailest and costliest members of our society – those who require a nursing home level of care. The PACE philosophy is centered on the belief that it is better for frail individuals and their families to be served in the community whenever possible. Although all PACE participants are eligible for nursing home care, 95 percent continue to live at home.