[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2693]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING THE STAFF OF WAPAKONETA MANOR

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 30, 2007

  Mr. JORDAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I take great pride in recognizing 
the staff of Wapakoneta Manor, a skilled nursing facility in my 
congressional district. Wapakoneta Manor was one of only 11 facilities 
among the nearly 1,000 nursing homes in Ohio to be designated 
``deficiency-free'' by the Ohio Department of Health in 2006.
  Wapakoneta Manor has been serving the senior citizens of the 
Wapakoneta area for nearly four decades. This 97-bed facility excels in 
a wide variety of assistance and rehabilitation areas, including 
physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
  When you consider that nursing homes may be cited for any number of 
minor violations during health and safety inspections, Wapakoneta 
Manor's deficiency-free rating is even more impressive. Such 
outstanding performance is the norm for the facility's staff, which has 
received citation-free evaluations in four of the last five survey 
periods.
  A record like that, Madam Speaker, is not compiled through 
happenstance. It requires staff members who know the value of teamwork, 
who care about residents and their families, and who give their all to 
maintain a top-quality facility to best serve the senior population of 
the Wapakoneta region.
  On behalf of the Fourth Congressional District of Ohio, I 
congratulate the skilled professional staff of Wapakoneta Manor on this 
exceptional achievement. The people of Wapakoneta and Auglaize County 
can take great pride in this remarkable record of service.

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