Fitch Ratings has affirmed Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association’s (The Osborn) Issuer Default Rating at 'A.' Fitch has also affirmed at 'A' the rating on revenue bonds issued by Westchester County Local Development Corporation on behalf of The Osborn. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Russell Lusak, chief operating officer of Selfhelp Community Services, is the new chair of the board of directors of the Home Care Association of New York State, succeeding Michelle Mazzacco, executive vice president of St. Peter’s Partners Continuing Care, who has led the board since May 2023.

The newest class of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in The New Jewish Home’s SkillSpring program graduated earlier this week in a move to begin addressing 13,000 unfilled CNA positions statewide.

Eunice Ference, PharmD, vice president of pharmacy services at Elderplan/HomeFirst; James R. Maxson, IV, MM, LCAT, MT-BC, director of creative arts therapies and innovative media developer at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center; Maritza Gonzalez, RN, BSN, RAC-CT, director of MDS at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Jenny Meade, MA, CCC-SLP, speech-language pathologist at Island Nursing & Rehab Center; Shivani Mohabir, MS, RDN, director of clinical nutrition/chief clinical dietitian at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and Rutland Nursing Home; Joyce Palmieri, MS, RN, CHPN, FPCN, senior vice president of clinical services at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care; Deirdre Downes, LCSW, corporate director of social work and supportive care programs at MJHS Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care; Josie Vega, BSN, CAE, BLS-I, RN, nurse education coordinator at MJHS Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care; Gertrudes DeGuzman, RN, MSN, director of nursing at The New Jewish Home, Manhattan; William Palumbo, DCN, MS, RD, CDN, LNHA, HSE, vice president of administration at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; Maria Schulz, vice president, admissions and resident experience at RiverSpring Living; and Wendy Goldstein, committee chair, Quality and Risk Management at St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, have been named recipients of United Hospital Fund’s 2025 Excellence in Health Care Award.

Stuart C. Kaplan, CEO of Selfhelp Community Services, calls on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider its decision to cut social care programs in a new opinion piece in Crain's New York Business.

Two Jewish Home communities have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for their excellence. The Summit Independent Living has been named “Best Independent Living 2025,” while Wolk Manor Assisted Living has been named “Best Assisted Living 2025.” Wolk Manor also earned a “High Performing Nationwide” honor for Care Services.

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello joined Monroe Community Hospital residents and staff to celebrate the opening of a new enclosed courtyard and family pavilion during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 1^st.

ArchCare is excited to announce the opening of the Honeybee Child Care Center at Ferncliff Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.