A “mock emergency preparedness drill” took place October 16.  The “pretend” event was announced as a forest fire approaching the facility and we were theoretically instructed by the authorities to evacuate.

It may have been an imaginary disaster, but our staff took it very seriously and immediately reacted as they have been taught how to deal with emergencies.

Comments heard:

“It was an eye opener for new hires and good practice for all the other staff to learn how to react to any given disastrous event.”

On Thursday, October 15 a “mock” earthquake struck Saratoga’s Our Lady of Fatima Villa.  It was part of an overall California event called “Drop, Cover & Hold” held annually on October 15 at 10:15.  The purpose is Earthquake Preparedness.  When the earthquake alarm is sounded, all staff and residents get down to the floor and cover their heads until an all clear is sounded.

Our Lady of Fatima Villa is proud to have received accolades from local fire and emergency preparedness personnel for its emphasis on being ready and knowing what to do in a disaster.

Seven Fatima Villa staff members, including CEO Bella Mahoney, attended the ICD 10 CM meeting in Sacramento.  This was another example of the commitment to remain current on senior health care issues by the staff at Our Lady of Fatima Villa.

It was a productive educational class on coding diagnoses implemented October 1, 2015 to replace the 30-year old ICD-9 CM code set in the HIPAA Act of 1996 •

Bella Mahoney, Micaela Parsons, Dave Santos, and Irma Pasero were among seven members of Our Lady of Fatima Villa management that attended the ICD Meeting in Sacramento.  The educational conference focused on the new disease coding implemented by WHO (the World Health Organization. It is one more example of the commitment to stay at the leading edge of senior health care by the staff at Our Lady of Fatima Villa.

Our Lady of Fatima Villa has received compliments and accolades from local fire and county emergency service officials for excellent disaster preparation.  On Friday, October 16, a campus wide fire safety test will take place at 2pm.  This is a drill only and helps us ensure that we are prepared in the event of an emergency.

Our staff takes great pride in keeping our facility sparkling clean and decorated with seasonal items -- once again the team from St. Dominic unit came out first in our Good Housekeeping contest.  It is a highly competitive event between our various units and the supporting staff.  Congratulations St. Dominic!  You make us proud!

Our Lady of Fatima Villa is refreshing its interior appearance with new carpets, furniture, light fixtures and accessories.  The new carpet has been installed and the new furnishings are expected to arrive by the Halloween Open House.  Interior design is being done by Perkins-Eastman of San Francisco, experts in senior living interior decor.

A full page thank you ad, directed at sponsors and supporters of our summer Pig Race Fundraiser, is appearing inthe September 29 issue of the Valley Catholic publication.  The fundraiser was a huge success and surpassed all expectations. 

Our Lady of Fatima Villa Welcomes Tina Dinh as our new Registered Dietician.  Tina came to us from the highly respected Food Services Department at Great America.  She says, "This is the first time I have worked at a 5-Star facility and I am very excited to be here."

We are happy to hae you join our extended family Tina!  Welcome!

Once again, Our Lady of Fatima Villa will host a Halloween Open House for children and their parents.  Our residents love the event -- and so do the children and their parents!  Please plan to join us.