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Vincent Zucchetto Awarded Employee of Distinction Award from LeadingAge New York

Vincent Zucchetto, social worker at Cabrini of Westchester, was presented with the 2022 Employee of Distinction Award from LeadingAge New York at a celebration held in his honor on Dec. 17, 2022.

January 10, 2023

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United Hebrew President & CEO Rita Mabli Receives National Award

Rita C. Mabli, president and CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, has been selected as a member of an elite group of industry professionals to be inducted into the inaugural 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards class.

January 6, 2023

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Meadows awarded Eli Pick Leadership honor again

The American College of Health Care Administrators recently honored Karen Zobel, CEO/Administrator of Meadows at Brookmeade, with the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award for the 10th year in a row.

January 6, 2023

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NY nursing homes are in financial crisis. Our seniors deserve better (Guest Opinion)

In a new opinion piece in The Post-Standard, Janet Dauley Altwarg, director of the Long Term Care Executive Council of Central New York (LTCEC), and Jack Pease, chair of the LTCEC and administrator at Loretto, on behalf of LTCEC members that include The Centers at St. Camillus, The Commons on St. Anthony, The Cottages at Garden Grove, Crouse Community Center, Finger Lakes Center for Living, Iroquois Nursing Home, Loretto Health & Rehabilitation Center, The Nottingham, Oneida Healthcare Center Extended Care Facility, Rome Health Residential Healthcare Facility, Seneca Hill Manor, St. Luke Health Services, and Syracuse Home Association, call on Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to prioritize long term care in the next state budget by providing a 20 percent increase in the nursing home Medicaid rate.

January 6, 2023

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Wartburg’s Friedrichs Affordable Senior Housing Receives Northmarq’s 2022 Neighborhood Grant Award

Wartburg’s Friedrichs Affordable Senior Housing program was named a recipient of a 2022 Northmarq Neighborhood Grant Award as part of Northmarq’s Community Involvement Grant program.

January 5, 2023

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Nascentia Health Promotes Staff

Nascentia Health is proud to announce that three of its Syracuse office team members have been promoted to new roles. Jennifer Allen, DHN-PHRL, RN, is now vice president of patient services, overseeing the organization's certified home health agency and licensed home care services agency; Jo Miller is now vice president of customer experience and outreach, overseeing the organization's call center, customer service team, outreach staff and licensed agents; and Dino Duracak, PT, DPT, is now the director of quality assurance, performance improvement and telehealth for the organization's certified home health agency.

January 3, 2023

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Another Voice: New York's nursing homes are in urgent need of help

Peter Eimer, CEO of Brothers of Mercy, calls on Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to prioritize long term care in the next state budget by providing a 20 percent increase in the nursing home Medicaid rate in a new opinion piece in The Buffalo News.

January 3, 2023

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GUEST ESSAY: Nursing homes in financial crisis: Our seniors deserve better

Andy Cruikshank, CEO of Fort Hudson Health System, calls on Governor Hochul and state lawmakers to prioritize long term care in the next state budget by providing a 20 percent increase in the nursing home Medicaid rate in a new guest essay in The Post-Star.

January 3, 2023

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

The 2021 New York State Nursing Home Quality Initiative has been published, with Wartburg's nursing home receiving top rating as compared to its peers.

December 30, 2022

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He Knew He Would Be a Dancer, but Not Where It Might Lead

A new piece in The New York Times spotlights Alfred Gallman, a dancer and choreographer who performed around the world, but never had a home of his own, until he moved to TF Cornerstone's new development in Queens and – with help from Selfhelp Community Services – found his 'own little corner.'

December 26, 2022
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