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Commentary: The ripple effect of our home health staffing crisis

Dan Savitt, president and CEO of VNS Health, calls on Governor Hochul and the Legislature to provide funding in this year's state budget to help home health agencies recruit and retain more frontline workers in a new opinion piece in the Albany Times Union.

March 15, 2023

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Leo Center for Caring part of St. Ann's Community: A Place for Compassionate Hospice Care

The Leo Center for Caring, the hospice and palliative care center at St. Ann’s Community, is spotlighted in a new article in the Healthcare Business Review.

March 15, 2023

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Healthcare leaders want a 20% hike in Medicaid reimbursement rates

Lisa Marcello, president and CEO of Episcopal SeniorLife Communities, and Jennifer Eslinger, COO of Rochester Regional Health, joined State Senator Samra Brouk and other Rochester-area health care leaders on March 13th to call for a 20 percent hospital and nursing home Medicaid reimbursement rate increase in this year's state budget.

March 13, 2023

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Nurse, Paramus Resident 'Critical' To Health Care Facility's Success

Shiny Mathew, nurse practitioner at The New Jewish Home, recently received the United Hospital Fund's Excellence in Health Care Award, in part for her work earning accreditation for the organization's heart failure program.

March 13, 2023

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Ilene Arroyo of The New Jewish Home honored with McKnight’s Women of Distinction award

Ilene Arroyo, senior director of human resources at The New Jewish Home, was recently honored as a Woman of Distinction by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.

March 13, 2023

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COVID doesn’t prevent rehab activities or recovery: study

A study recently conducted at The New Jewish Home found that nursing home residents can tolerate moderate to high amounts of physical rehabilitation while ill with symptomatic COVID-19 in order to decrease the odds of long-term atrophy and improve functional outcomes.

March 13, 2023

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Three Leading Western New York Not-For-Profit Senior Care Providers Join Forces in Lineage Care Group Strategic Alliance

Niagara Lutheran Health System, Schofield Care, and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus recently announced that Weinberg has joined the Lineage Care Group strategic alliance, which was first announced by Niagara Lutheran and Schofield Care in 2021. This new entity will operate as a passive super parent organization to help oversee strategy and operations and create efficiencies, paving the way for an active parent arrangement.

March 13, 2023

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Loretto’s Restorative Care Unit is one-of-a-kind

Courtney Lyon, administrator, and Melissa Rivera, assistant director of nursing at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation Center, recently appeared on WSYR's Bridge Street program to discuss Loretto's one-of-a-kind Restorative Care Unit and how it is helping patients recover from cardiac surgery more quickly in a home-like setting.

March 9, 2023

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Good Shepherd Village Announces $15 Million Improvement Project

Good Shepherd Village at Endwell held a press conference on Wed., March 8th to announce a massive $15 million renovation project. The project will include expansion and additions to existing on-site amenities, as well as improvements to nearly every part of the complex.

March 9, 2023

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S.A.S.S – Soup & Sandwich Social for Seniors: New Program launches for Seniors: Fun, Food, and Friends.

Brookmeade Community has launched a new program, S.A.S.S (Soup and Sandwich Social for Seniors), aimed at providing a fun and healthy activity for seniors. S.A.S.S addresses common issues that occur as we age, including missing nutritious meals, maintaining proper hydration, and having opportunities for socialization.

March 9, 2023
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