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Newsday Recognizes Gurwin’s Mary Jean McKeveny and Jennifer Kennedy for McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction Honors

Newsday recently recognized Mary Jean McKeveny, director of clinical innovation at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, for her selection as a McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction Veteran VIP and Jennifer Kennedy, vice president for system integration at Gurwin, for her induction into the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.

July 18, 2022

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Ukulele is music to the ears of the Peconic Landing group that won first Strawberry Festival talent show

The Peconic Landing Ukulele Club, which recently took home first place in the Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival’s first-ever “North Fork’s Got Talent” contest, is spotlighted in a new article in The Suffolk Times.

July 14, 2022

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St. Johnland Resident Shows Off His Green Thumb!

St. Johnland Nursing Center resident Chris Hasbrouck has put his free time into gardening with bountiful results. Sunflowers, eggplant, tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers and strawberries fill the raised garden beds outside of Lawrence Hall where Chris resides.

July 14, 2022

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People Inc.: Quality Services for Seniors and Older Adults

A new article in After 50 spotlights how People Inc. is stepping up to fill the need for services for seniors and older adults in Erie, Niagara and Cattaraugus counties.

July 13, 2022

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LI's Edward Stack ran Baseball's Hall of Fame for years and he has stories to tell from Babe Ruth to Pete Rose

Edward W. Stack, the former longtime chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors and a current resident of The Harborside, is profiled in a new Newsday article.

July 13, 2022

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The Wesley Community names three new Directors

The Wesley Community recently announced the appointment of three new directors to its leadership team: Patricia Beattie, director of education; Stephen Miller, director of information technology; and Timothy Carota, director of maintenance and building safety.

July 12, 2022

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St. Johnland Residents Celebrate Wedding Anniversary!

St. Johnland Nursing Center was pleased to celebrate the 74th wedding anniversary of residents Eugene and Ida Castelli on July 10, 2022.

July 12, 2022

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The Institute for Music and Neurological Function is excited to announce a Parkinson’s Foundation Grant for “Music Has Power ® For Parkinson’s”

The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) at Wartburg has received a generous grant of $13,000 from the Parkinson’s Foundation for IMNF's Music Has Power® program for Parkinson's disease.

July 11, 2022

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Jewish Home of Rochester recognized for commitment to post-COVID health safety

As spotlighted in a recent Spectrum News segment, the Jewish Home of Rochester has received the region’s first WELL Health Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute for steps the facility has taken to “address a post-COVID” world.

July 11, 2022

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The Manor at Seneca Hill Graduates Four Certified Nursing Assistants

The Manor at Seneca Hill recently recognized four employees – Sylvia Gates, Nichole Gibides, Amber Robinson and Maddison Moody – for advancing their careers as certified nursing assistants through the facility's on-the-job training and paid certification program.

July 11, 2022
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