Success Stories & More

Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation would like to wish a very happy Long Term Care Administrators Week to our Administrator Kathie Ball!  Kathie has been the Administrator for DHHR since 1992 when she took over for her father, Mr. Andy Hensley. Under his guidance, Kathie continued the legacy of love, compassion, and hard work that her family began here at Durham-Hensley in 1951. (Pictured left.)

We would also like to wish a happy Long Term Care Administrators week to our Executive Director, Mrs. Jenna Bailey. Jenna has worked in healthcare for over eight years and joined DHHR in October of 2022. Love and compassion in nursing has led Jenna to extend her career to nursing home administration and we are blessed to have her on our team. (Pictured right.)

Last but definitely not least, Durham-Hensley wants to wish a happy Human Resource Week to Lois Cook. Lois has been with Durham-Hensley for 5 years and has been key in helping to build the team we have here. Lois has an eclectic work history from working her own business with her husband, to HR for assisted living, and continuing her driven work ethic on into Skilled Nursing. (Pictured center.)

We hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day weekend!

Thao Le came to Durham-Hensley after a hospitalization that resulted in decreased strength, transfers, ability to care for herself, and the inability to walk. She has participated in Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy 5-6 times a week for approximately nine weeks.

She has made excellent progress since participating in therapy at Durham-Hensley. Thao is becoming more independent with her activities of daily living and is learning to walk with a walker. Thao, it is our pleasure to care for you. You have made great strides in your rehabilitation and your smile says it all! We are so proud of you, Thao!

Meet our new Director of Nursing, Cody Schell.

Cody began his journey in long-term care as a Certified Nursing Assistant 9 years ago after participating in volunteer work through his church. He immediately fell in love with long-term care and decided to pursue a career in nursing and became a Licensed Practical Nurse in 2015. After serving in several different roles, he decided to further his education and graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University, becoming a Registered Nurse.

Cody enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 beautiful children. Cody is excited to be a part of the wonderful and caring staff here at Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation and looks forward to getting to know everyone.

Ms. Effie Bible came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after a short illness resulting in loss of strength and functional activity tolerance. She received Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy to restore her strength, balance, activity tolerance, and increase her safety with activities of daily living. 

She is a very sweet lady and has demonstrated great participation with achieving her goals. She stated, “I love you folks, but I am ready to go home!” Effie will be returning home with her family and home health services. Congratulations to your success Effie! You are an inspiration!

Mary Isley came to Durham-Hensley after a hospitalization and surgery that resulted in decreased strength, transfers, ability to care for herself, and the inability to walk. She has participated in Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy 5-6 times a week for approximately 2 months and has made excellent progress since participating in therapy at Durham-Hensley.

Mary is becoming independent with her activities of daily living and is learning to walk with a walker. She is close to reaching all her goals and being able to return home. Mary exclaimed, “I feel like I made the best decision coming to Durham-Hensley where I have gotten really good support from everyone. It has been especially a benefit being close to my family.” 

Mary, it was our pleasure to care for you, and you are a true inspiration and example of success. Congratulations!

Mr. Alexander Brown came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation after an illness resulting in loss of strength, mobility, functional activity tolerance, and dependence on supplemental oxygen. He received Physical, Occupational, and Respiratory Therapy who worked together diligently to help him achieve his goals. 

He made excellent progress with therapy and is able to walk and complete daily tasks independently without the need for supplemental oxygen. Mr. Brown was very appreciative of his Therapy team stating, “The Therapy staff was super-duper!” Alexander will be returning home with home health services. Congratulations on your success Alexander!

Ms. Nellie Miller came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after an illness resulting in loss of strength, mobility, functional activity tolerance, and dependence on supplemental oxygen. She received Physical, Occupational, and Respiratory Therapy who worked together diligently to help her achieve her goals. 

She made excellent progress with therapy and is able to walk and complete daily tasks independently without the need for supplemental oxygen. Nellie was so happy with her progress and stated, “I am so appreciative of the therapy team. They have all been so good to me.”  Nellie returned home with Home Health Services. Congratulations on your success Nellie!

Durham-Hensley provided each senior at Roby Senior Center a box of chocolate for Valentine's Day. Spreading love to the community. 

Happy Valentine’s Day from Durham-Hensley! We celebrated today with a resident and staff pizza party, baked treats, and even had a special visitor, Cupid! Thank you to the staff and to Caris Healthcare for making today so special! 

Ms. Beulah Renner came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after a short illness resulting in loss of strength and functional activity tolerance. She received Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy to restore her strength, balance, activity tolerance, and increase her safety with activities of daily living.  

She is a very sweet lady and demonstrated excellent participation and progress towards her goals. Beulah is now able to complete transfers without assistance and has improved her safety with mobility. She will be returning home with home health services. Congratulations to your success Beulah!

Ms. Rachel Ashley came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation to improve her strength, mobility, and independence with her daily activities. She participated in Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy to restore her strength, balance, activity tolerance, mobility, and increase her independence. 

She demonstrated excellent participation and progress towards her goals and is now able to walk community distances using a walker and complete her basic activities of daily living with supervision only. Ms. Ashley will continue with our restorative plan at Durham-Hensley to help maintain all the progress she has made with therapy. Way to go Ms. Ashley! We are so proud of you!

Ms. Wyomma Brooks came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after an illness resulting in loss of strength, mobility, functional activity tolerance, and dependence on supplemental oxygen. She received Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Respiratory Therapy who worked together diligently to help her achieve her goals. 

She has made excellent progress with therapy and is able to walk and complete daily tasks independently without the need for supplemental oxygen. Wyomma will be returning home with home health services. Congratulations on your success Wyomma!

Today, we celebrated Activity Professionals Week by surprising our Activities Director of 38 years, Joyce! We want to thank Joyce for everything she does for our residents, staff, and family members. Happy Activity Professionals Week! 

Mr. Jackie Johnson came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after being hospitalized and unable to walk or transfer without substantial assistance. He has been working with Physical, Occupational, and Respiratory Therapy to improve his strength, coordination, transfers, mobility, and maintaining his daily respiratory care.

Initially, Jackie learned adaptive approaches with Occupational Therapy using different types of equipment to allow him to improve his transfer abilities and he learned to propel a wheelchair facility distances. He continues to work with Physical Therapy on improving his strength and is now able to transfer using a walker and walk community distances during therapy. Respiratory Therapy has been working alongside Physical and Occupational Therapy to ensure Jackie is maintaining healthy respiratory status as he continues to meet his goals. 

Jackie reported, “I have made more progress than I initially expected. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to walk again. I am very happy with therapy and very pleased with my care while at Durham-Hensley.” 

Jackie continues to work with therapy to maximize his abilities before returning home with his wife. He is a true example of hard work and dedication. We are so proud of you Jackie!

Mr. Kenneth Miller came to Durham-Hensley Health and Rehab after experiencing weakness, difficulty walking, and completing his daily activities. He worked with Physical and Occupational Therapy to restore his strength, balance, and functional activity tolerance. 

He made excellent progress with therapy and is now able to walk community distances and complete his daily tasks independently. Mr. Miller is returning home with family and will be coming back to Durham-Hensley to continue with Outpatient Physical Therapy Services. He stated “Everybody here has been excellent. You have worked so well with me and I think it is going to be really good for me to be able to come back and do outpatient therapy with you all. This is the best place I have ever been!” 

Congratulations on your success, Mr. Miller! We look forward to providing you with additional therapy through our outpatient program!

Effie Carmack is a resident at Durham-Hensley. She has been working with Physical and Occupational Therapy to improve her independence with transfers, mobility, and daily activities. 

Since working with therapy, Effie has improved her strength and is now able to use a walker to walk during therapy. She reports she feels stronger and is proud of the progress she is making. Effie is continuing to make progress with therapy and enjoys exercising and increasing her independence. We are so proud of you, Effie!

We would like to recognize one of our residents, Ronald Winters, for his recent progress with therapy. 

Ronald worked with Physical Therapy for several weeks to restore his strength and improve his transfers. He made excellent progress with therapy and can now complete transfers with improved independence. To maintain his strength and progress, Ronald has been participating with our Broad River Rehabilitation Restorative Program. 

With the Broad River Restorative Program, our Restorative Nursing Assistant works with residents even after discharge from therapy to help them maintain their maximum potential. Ronald is a great example of success and continues to work hard each day. We are proud of you Ronald!

We want to send a big THANK YOU! to the Cobb Family for this special treat. We appreciate you making our day sweet!