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Inside the Balancing Act of Personal Technology Use Among Nursing Home Staff

Stuart Almer, president and CEO of Gurwin Healthcare System, discusses how the organization shifted its approach to allow skilled nursing staff to use personal technology during the pandemic, and discovered some advantages, in a new interview with Skilled Nursing News.

January 11, 2024

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Newsweek Ranks Jefferson’s Ferry Top CCRC in the State, 25th Nationally, in America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2024

Jefferson’s Ferry has been ranked the top Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in New York State in a national Newsweek survey conducted among health care professionals, CCRC residents, family members, and acquaintances of those living in CCRCs, and through accreditation data. The community's national ranking in the survey is 25th among 250 CCRCs ranked.

January 10, 2024

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Community Spotlight: The New York State Veterans Home

The New York State Veterans Home at Oxford, the first and oldest Veterans Home in the state, is spotlighted in a new piece in The Evening Sun.

January 9, 2024

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Jewish Senior Life Promotes Christine VanVessem to Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Quality

Christine VanVessem has been promoted to senior vice president of human resources and quality at Jewish Senior Life.

January 5, 2024

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After 17 successful years, provider expands CNA training program to competing nursing homes

A new McKnight's article spotlights how, as the need to attract new staff into the flagging long term care workforce intensifies, The New Jewish Home is expanding the scope of its SkillSpring program to help in-state competitors Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care and the Hebrew Home at Riverdale.

January 4, 2024

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Wartburg Nursing Home Earns Top Quintile Status in New York State’s Quality Pool

The 2022 New York State Nursing Home Quality Initiative has been published, with Wartburg’s nursing home receiving top rating as compared to its peers.

December 28, 2023

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Jewish Senior Life Appoints New Director of Marketing

Sarabeth Kanabroski has been named director of marketing at Jewish Senior Life.

December 28, 2023

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Who Will Take Care of Baby Boomers?

Mike King, president and CEO of Jewish Senior Life, and Charlie Runyon, president and CEO of St. John’s, discuss the potential impact of the baby boomer generation on long term care, and how their organizations are training and recruiting staff to care for this cohort, in a new interview with 55 Plus.

December 27, 2023

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MCH Awarded $868K Grant to Support Simulation Training Center

Monroe Community Hospital is excited to announce that it has received a substantial award as part of New York State’s “Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Healthcare Facilities” grant program to help create a state-of-the-art simulation training center, which will serve as the cornerstone of the organization's comprehensive clinical training program.

December 27, 2023

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LeadingAge New York Recognizes MCH's Karen Windsor with 2023 Employee of Distinction Award

Karen Windsor, administrative assistant at Monroe Community Hospital, was recently recognized by LeadingAge New York as a 2023 Employee of Distinction.

December 27, 2023
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