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By Ruth Van Wyek
Glenn Thomas, Director of Safety at La Costa Glen
Glenn Thomas, Director of Safety at La Costa Glen, says he is a “planner and a doer.” In the four years Glenn has been here he has made some changes and trained his staff to execute them. First, he emphasizes the focus on safety. He tries to anticipate future disasters and then makes plans to protect us should these ever occur. One of his first moves was to hire all EMTs. Under all circumstances we will be assured of rapid response from skilled people.
Glenn has made a special effort...
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CARLSBAD, CALIF. – Jay Douglas Prince has been appointed administrator for GlenView Assisted Living and GlenBrook Skilled Nursing in Carlsbad, Calif. The GlenView-GlenBrook health center, located at 1950 Calle Barcelona, provides health care services to the public as well as residents of La Costa Glen, the continuing care retirement community located adjacent to the facility.
In his new role as administrator, Prince will be responsible for the daily operations and management of the health center, including financial, regulatory, clinical and personnel functions. GlenView-GlenBrook offers skilled nursing, assisted living, hospice care, memory care and home care.
Originally from the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area...
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By Carole Eibelheuser
Recently it was my pleasure to meet with a most charming lady, Andrea Martinez, who is the talented chef responsible not only for our delicious breakfast croissants, but for each and every dessert we enjoy at lunch and dinner.
She is a native of Switzerland who is a graduate of the Culinary Arts Institute there. She has always loved traveling, so she decided to apply for a position that was advertised through Rolling Pin Magazine. She was hired as a traditional chef at the Swiss Stubli, in Beaver, Colorado. The owners were also Swiss. It was there that she...
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By Jim Raymond
Recently Christine Gillis has been honored in the Cal Business magazine in an article by Sandra Millers Younger. She was noted for her groundbreaking leadership as a Wall Street broker and, particularly recognized here, as a "pioneer" in bringing change as a woman attacking Wall Street’s old-boy barricades by becoming a registered representative of the New York Stock Exchange.
She started her business career with a B.S. in Business Administration at UC Berkley and an MS in Education at USC. She quickly moved on to successfully study for the NYSE and National Association of Securities Dealers test. As a...
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By Marian Goe
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with the new Avalon Dining Room Supervisor, Robin Wright. I have dubbed her the lady with the "million dollar smile." We are indeed fortunate to have her as a new addition to our staff, and, in a short time she has won our residents' admiration with her charm and eagerness to please each one of us.
She is originally from the East coast, but now resides in Vista. She is married to husband James who is a Quality Systems Administrator for General Atomics in Poway. They have two children, Courtney and Timothy.
Her...
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By George L. England Sr.
New Health Center Administrator Jay Prince
The Health Center at La Costa Glen welcomes Jay Prince as Administrator of the Center. Jay is from Bemidji, Minnesota, and received his Bachelors Degree in Hospital and Long-term Care Administration from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Jay decided to work in Long-term Care after he completed a 24-hour Skilled Nursing resident experience as an undergraduate. This experience consisted of entering the facility as a patient, complete with entry forms, examination, meals and an assigned bed.
He received medical treatment and therapy for 24 hours. Jay said this experience gave him true...
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Contributed By Carol and Lou Bone
Wilma Boggs
Our wonderful neighbor, Wilma Boggs, was the very first resident to move into La Costa Glen.
In 1998, Wilma Boggs saw an ad in the newspaper for La Costa Glen. She came to the red barn, the only building here, met with Mimi from Marketing and put her deposit down soon after. Wilma moved in on June 17, 2002, the day the Occupancy Permit from Carlsbad was approved. There were no other residents to greet her, but when she arrived, all the staff of LCG was lined up to shake her hand and welcome her.
Wilma...
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By Bunny Anderson
The game of Bridge is played here every day of the week, sometimes for fun, sometimes for competition, and always for mental stimulation. Guess what?
It seems we finally hit the jackpot — no, make that the Grand Slam — when we hired the new Bridge Director, Norman Schwartz.
This fellow arrived just recently and already the Bridge activities here have ballooned to new proportions. The lesson attendance jumped from a handful to over 50 in three weeks. The popularity of this game which was always large is now off the charts. Here is a little introduction to a remarkable...
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By George L. England Sr.
Dan Fink was awarded on October 27, 2010, the Fubini Award for his Department of Defense (DOD) service in the 1960s including time spent as Deputy Director Defense Research and Engineering (Strategic and Space Systems). He gave freely of his time to DOD advisory activities, including 21 years as a member of the Defense Science Board, 30 years as a member of the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, and an extended period of time on the Army Science Board. Also one of his many achievements was when he chaired the NASA Advisory Council.
Former Secretary of Defense,...
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- By Betty McCreary -
Kelly Rusthoven, the Health Center’s Dining Room Supervisor, has been working on our campus for two years. Before going to the Health Center, she worked at the Avalon and Monterey Dining Rooms. At the Health Center she has 25 servers for the
300 meals that are served each day. This includes breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Kelly is a native Californian having grown up in Orange County. She graduated from UCSD with a B.A. degree in communications. At the university she met her husband. They were married a year ago. He owns a restaurant in National City.
She is...
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