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Oxford News
Oxford Fan Drive, 2011
Oxford is collecting fans and funds to help area seniors beat the heat. 100% of the funds raised stay in our community.
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Oxford Voted Best Home Health Care Agency and Hospice
In February 2011, Oxford HealthCare was named Best Home Health Care Agency for the ninth consecutive year in the Springfield News-Leader’s Best of the Ozarks survey. Oxford also received the award for the best hospice services. Oxford is the only home health care agency to receive the award since the inception of the poll and considers it a privilege to care for the people in our community.
Oxford Hospice Offers Holiday Grief Workshop
Holidays are intended to be a time of family togetherness, thankfulness, and great joy. However, if someone in your life has recently died, holidays can be a time of sadness and loneliness. Holidays may be the most difficult time for people who have experienced the death of a loved one.
If you have lost a loved one, please join us for "Holiday Survival Tools" Grief Workshop on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Library Center in Springfield. This workshop is free to the community and offers useful and practical suggestions to help you prepare for and survive the upcoming holiday season. Please call Renee' Jenkins at 417-883-7500, ext. 3235 for more information or to RSVP.
Save the Date for the Oxford HealthCare "Snow Ball"
It's a holiday celebration--an evening of ballroom and contemporary dancing at its finest for adults 21 and over, with a special emphasis on seniors in our community. We expect 600+ adults to attend, December 4 from 7-10 p.m. at the CoxHealth Meyer Center. The "Wings of Swing" are performing, along with Ann and Andy Walls from "Dance with Me" studios. Don't have a partner? Come dance with students from the Dance Department at MSU.
Admission is FREE! There will be a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres and great door prizes. The Senior Volunteers of the Year will be crowned, nominated for their community involvement and charitable efforts. Attire is semi-formal to formal. If you love to dance, mark your calendars now! All proceeds benefit Oxford Outreach--a 501c3 charity devoted to meeting the needs of seniors and the medically vulnerable in our community.
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Help Feed Hungry Seniors in Our Area
The brothers of Sigma Nu, Drury University Chapter, need your help to feed hungry senior citizens in our area. This generation, which has given so much, often goes without food in order to buy medicine and other basic needs. Please bring your donations of peanut butter, tuna fish or other canned meats, canned beans and canned soup to the student commons at the Findley Student Center through October 26th. All food collected will help homebound seniors served by Oxford Outreach.
Oxford Employee Receives Award from Missouri Council for In-Home Services
On September 21, Judy Holland, In-Home Services Field Supervisor, received the Paraprofessional Caregiver Award from the Missouri Council for In-Home Services. The award recognized her dedication, dependability and commitment to providing quality care. Judy is a valuable member of the Oxford team, and it was a great honor for her to receive this award from the state organization.
Oxford Voted Best Home Health Care Agency for Eighth Year
In February 2010, Oxford HealthCare was named Best Home Health Care Agency for the eighth consecutive year in the Springfield News-Leader’s Best of the Ozarks survey. Oxford is the only home care agency to receive the award since the inception of the poll and considers it a privilege to care for the people in our community.
Oxford Expands Services in West Plains Area
Oxford is pleased to announce the addition of Holly Isom as Regional Director with the responsibility of overseeing and expanding services in West Plains and the nine surrounding counties. Isom, an RN, has 12 years of home care experience and will be the administrator of the Oxford HealthCare West Plains office.
"Oxford has been serving people in the West Plains area for many years, and we look forward to expanding our services and territory with a local office," said Karen Thomas, Oxford President. "Holly's wealth of knowledge and experience will help assure that services meet Oxford's high standards, and she will be hiring additional local nurses, aides and caregivers to help serve the people of the area."
Another Top Dog Joins Oxford's Hospice Team
Oxford has added another furry friend to the team. A golden retriever named Spirit and her handler, Trish Black, have made pet therapy available for Oxford's Hospice patients in Joplin. Oxford Hospice is pleased to provide pet therapy throughout our service area with Spirit in Joplin and Pumpkin in Springfield.
New E-newsletter Highlights Home Care and Hospice
Oxford's quarterly Care Update is available via E-mail. You can register to receive it and other helpful information by clicking on "Join Our E-mail List" under the "Contact Us" section of the Home page. The free publication features home care and hospice news and human-interest stories about Oxford's clients and employees.
Oxford Offers Assistance in Applying for Free or Reduced-price Prescriptions
Oxford is now able to assist clients, employees and the general public in accessing income-based medication-assistance programs that offer hundreds of free or reduced-price prescriptions. Additional details are available by calling an Oxford Care Coordinator at 417-883-7500 or 1-800-749-6555.