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Newsweek ranks Jewish Home #1 nursing home in New York State on America's Best Nursing Homes 2026 list -- for second consecutive year

For the second year in a row, Jewish Home has been ranked the #1 nursing home in New York State on Newsweek’s prestigious America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 list, based on four pillars: performance data, peer evaluations, accreditations, and resident satisfaction.

October 3, 2025

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15 Centenarians in One Place on the Upper West Side

With flowers, balloons, embroidered blankets, and bottles of Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider, The New Jewish Home held a birthday celebration for the 15 centenarians residing at its Manhattan campus on Sept. 30th.

October 3, 2025

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What Can We Do to Support the Seniors in Our Lives and Community?

Michael E. McRae, president and CEO of St. Ann’s Community, calls on St. Ann’s network of neighbors, advocates, families, and friends to join the effort to urge lawmakers to make nursing home Medicaid reimbursement fair and adequate in a new opinion piece in In Good Health.

October 2, 2025

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Burke Rehabilitation Opens Outpatient Clinic on Wartburg's Historic Campus

Wartburg proudly welcomed Burke Rehabilitation to its campus recently, celebrating the ribbon cutting of Burke’s newest outpatient facility in Mount Vernon.

October 2, 2025

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New Observation Hive Creates a Buzz at MCH

Monroe Community Hospital (MCH) Executive Chef Matt Zodarecky, who is also an experienced beekeeper, has brought an observation hive to the hospital, and with the support of the MCH Auxiliary and Facilities department, the hive has been installed safely inside the skilled nursing facility, where it can now be viewed by staff, residents, and visitors.

October 1, 2025

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State leaders back bill that would transform nonprofit nursing home care

State Senators Samra Brouk and Jeremy Cooney joined several Assemblymembers at the Jewish Home of Rochester on Sept. 29th to highlight the benefits of Collaborative to Improve Nursing Home Efficiency, Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations, Guarantee Access, and Yield Area-Wide Performance Improvement (CINERGY) legislation currently awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature.

September 29, 2025

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The Parker Jewish Institute to Host Gala November 12 at The Village Club at Lake Success

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation will host its annual gala on Wed., Nov. 12, 2025 at The Village Club at Lake Success.

September 29, 2025

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Activity with a special catch: Nursing home residents celebrate Yogi Berra's birthday

Residents and staff at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center recently celebrated Yankees legend Yogi Berra’s 100th birthday with their own version of Yogi’s Big Catch Challenge.

September 26, 2025

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NYC Health + Hospitals Honors Nursing Professionals Across Its Five Skilled Nursing Facilities for the DAISY Award & BEE Award Celebration

NYC Health + Hospitals recently celebrated its 4th Annual Post-Acute Care Nursing Awards, honoring 10 nursing professionals who have a profound impact on the lives of patients and residents across its five long-term care facilities. 

September 26, 2025

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NYC Health + Hospitals Honors Seven Long-Term Care Residents for National Centenarian Day Celebration

In celebration of National Centenarian Day on Sept. 22nd, NYC Health + Hospitals honored seven residents who have reached the milestone of living 100 years or longer: Gouverneur Healthcare Services Skilled Nursing Facility residents Mei Dor Chew (100), Alfred Cruz (101), Sun L. Lum (101), Sooi Chee (103), Yung Lin Chou (103), and Kam Po Ma (103), and Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center resident Carmen Augustin (111).

September 26, 2025
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