Al Adaskin, resident at Beatrice Place; Lisa Marcello, president and CEO of Episcopal SeniorLife Communities; Kathy Main, volunteer manager at Friendly Senior Living; Pat Corcoran, independent living resident at St. John’s; Tony Zaccaglino, vice president of senior housing at St. John’s; and Eleanor Lewin, president of the Resident Council at The Summit at Brighton, discuss the benefits of volunteering for residents of senior living communities in a new interview with the Rochester Business Journal.

Michael Perrotta, senior vice president of housing at Friendly Senior Living; Travis Masonis, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Jewish Senior Life; Jennifer Lesinski, vice president of marketing at St. John’s; and Christine Curtis, senior clinical informatics analyst at St. John’s, discuss how their organizations are currently innovating to provide the best holistic mental and physical care to their residents aging in place in a new interview with the Rochester Business Journal.

The Wesley Community has announced the appointment of Eileen M. Nash as director of development and communications.

Melissa Metlak has been promoted to the position of executive administrative coordinator at Fox Run at Orchard Park.

For the second year in a row, three Jewish Senior Life employees have been recognized as Health Care Heroes honorees by the Rochester Business Journal. Yvonne Butman, director of social work, is recognized in the Management category for her significant contributions to Jewish Senior Life’s Green House® Cottages training and campus expansion project, management of COVID-19 communications, and her overall positive and warm demeanor with residents, families, and staff; Doria Joyce-Rocchio, program director for Living Well Companion Care, is honored in the Senior Care category for her efficient and effective management of care for residents across the Jewish Senior Life campus and in the Greater Rochester community; and Andrea Oser, RN, clinical coordinator for Jewish Senior Life’s short-term rehabilitation program, is acknowledged in the Nursing category for her superior organizational and leadership skills and extensive knowledge of her patients and families.

Priteshkumar (Prit) Patel, physical therapist at Cabrini of Westchester, was recently presented with the 2023 Employee of Distinction Award from LeadingAge New York.

Rose Lamphere, RN, Medicare Coordinator at Valley Health Services, was recently honored with LeadingAge New York’s Employee of Distinction Award.

Andy Cruikshank, CEO of Fort Hudson Health System, joined state lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 17^th to decry the $1.2 billion reduction in support for long term care, home care, and staff wages proposed in Governor Hochul's Executive Budget.