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Activity Highlight

Every month, on the last Friday of the month, we put on a group birthday celebration for all residents whose birthday was in that month – cake and ice cream, live music, balloons, singing, and good spirit from all. We had a special celebration for Mary A as her family, her fellow residents, and our… Read More

May is Healthy Vision Month

Do you extend your arms when reading a menu? Or bring the newspaper closer to you? Declining vision may be a sign of aging, but eating the right foods may help improve your vision: Vitamin C may help with slowing macular degeneration and reducing the risk of cataracts and glaucoma. Vitamin C can be found… Read More

Success Story: Bucky G.

Our success story this month, is a gentleman named Reynaldo “Bucky” G. Bucky came to this facility after a hospitalization, and in his own words, “I was really messed up. I didn’t even know what was going on.” Bucky was unable to even get up out of bed the first few days at Santa Fe… Read More

Employee of the Month

Michelle McCall is our employee of the month. Michelle has moved to Santa Fe a year ago from San Jose, CA and has been a CNA for six years. She is a single mother of three beautiful children. When not working, Michelle enjoys exploring our magnificent mountains and spending time with her family.

Letter from the Administrator

Dear Neighbors and Friends of Santa Fe Care Center: As always, thank you very much for trusting us with your care or the care of your loved-one. May is a big month for us, as we celebrate our nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, and National Skilled Nursing Care Week, May 13-19. I hope… Read More

Happy Birthday!

Residents Nancy F. Israel M. Angie M. Fred M. Joseph P. Isabelle W. Staff Magdalene Bills Simona Castillo Avrum Golenberg Guillermo Green Rascon Valerie Lano Elsie Martinez Ramona Macarenas Stephanie Montoya Martin Morgan Amanda Nuttall Kate Trujillo-Ching Lucia Valerio Jan Guerra Vincente Mora Daniela Pena Terri Reams

Employee of the Month

Elton Abeyta is our Employee of the Month. Elton has been chosen by our residents, is a CNA, and has been at SFCC for 12 years. Congratulations for the awesome work Elton!

Stress Management Tips

Everyone needs successful stress management techniques. Try any of these easy-to-learn and easy-to-implement tips: Copy good stress managers. Have you noticed there are some people who always appear calm in stressful situations? What are they doing differently? What language do they use? Try to sit down with them for a chat. Learn from the best… Read More

April is National Occupational Therapy Month

Since 1980, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has celebrated National Occupational Therapy Month and the 213,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students who work nationwide to create fuller lives for clients and their families. Occupational therapy practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to its fullest by helping their clients to… Read More

Success Stories – April 2019

This month therapy would like to dedicate this little space to not just one resident but several residents who enter into Santa Fe Care Center with the same symptoms, deconditioned and weak, poor appetite and lots of pain, nervous and wanting to stay in the room. The residents came to therapy every day and participated,… Read More