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Article: Asleep on the job Nursing home administrator takes a novel approach to improving residentsAE comfort.(Neighbor)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- November 9, 2009
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Byline: Cheryl A. Chojnacki Daily Herald correspondent
The night that Dave Stieglitz fell asleep on the job, he exchanged his office wear for a T-shirt and shorts and climbed into bed at the Elgin nursing home where he works.
Stieglitz takes his job seriously, after all. Signs placed throughout Apostolic Christian Resthaven, where he serves as administrator, remind staff that "They (residents) do not live in a facility. We work in their home."
After he began wondering how much residents were actually experiencing the comforts of home, Stieglitz undertook a little experiment to find out.
"I just happened to think that it may be a good ...