Florida Nursing Home Administrator
of the Year
Just a quick note to congratulate Jennifer Mikula who is Florida’s Nursing Home Administrator of the Year! I am proud to say she runs one of our local facilities, Palm Garden of Ocala.
Jennifer was nice enough to give me a tour of her facility a few months ago. With her visionary mindset, she has made many changes that have improved the quality of life of Palm Garden’s residents. For example, instead of having a standard hospital-like shower room, Palm Garden now has a Spa. These days residents who use to avoid bathing now line up to enjoy the beautiful tiled room with stained glass windows and a nail tech.
Palm Garden also has a quiet zone. In this silent area, residents can relax and enjoy the smell of fresh baked bread (also to eat), the sound of water flowing, and places to sit and nap if one so desires. According to Jennifer, residents who normally tend to be combative or act out, seem to change in this still and relaxing environment. In this comfy and cozy room, I don’t see how anyone could stay upset long.
For nursing home residents, I am glad to see these improvements and hope more Medicare/Medicaid nursing homes will join Jennifer in continuing to reinvest in their facilities.
Long-Term Living recently featured Palm Garden of Ocala in their magazine. To read this article, click on this link.
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