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Navy lieutenant from Southold is winner of Peconic Landing’s Veterans Day wedding giveback

Katherine Bertschi and Damen Weeks, both lieutenants in the U.S. Navy, were announced as the winners of Peconic Landing’s 10th annual Veterans Day Wedding Giveback on April 14th.

April 15, 2022

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Nursing homes say state budget’s 1% Medicaid increase is not enough

Bob Mayer, president and CEO of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, reacts to the inclusion of a 1 percent Medicaid rate increase for nursing homes in the newly enacted state budget in a new interview with WBFO.

April 11, 2022

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Talking Baseball At The Hebrew Home at Riverdale

Legendary sports broadcasters John Sterling and Joe Castiglione recently joined the residents at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale to talk baseball and celebrate the beginning of baseball season.

April 11, 2022

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Gurwin nursing home looks inward for answers to staffing gap

Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program, launched in November 2021 to train existing and new employees to acquire CNA skills, is spotlighted in a new Newsday article.

April 8, 2022

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Heritage Awarded Grant to Benefit Residents

Heritage Ministries has been awarded a grant from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation to assist the non-profit organization with the purchase of electric shavers for residents in need in its skilled nursing communities.

April 7, 2022

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Community Wellness Partners Announces Its Permanent Supportive Independent Housing Initiative

Community Wellness Partners has announced the expansion of its services to include Permanent Supportive Independent Housing for qualified older adults.

April 6, 2022

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Nascentia Health Launches Nurse Residency Program in Homecare

Nascentia Health is launching Central New York’s first nurse residency program focused on home care. The organization was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to establish this program.

April 6, 2022

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Wartburg Re-opens Adult Day Program

Wartburg’s Adult Day program, which provides medical services and socialization to adults of all ages, will be reopening after a lengthy closure on May 15, 2022.

April 5, 2022

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Heritage Resident Receives Recognition from Mattel Fisher-Price

Lucybelle Johnson, a resident at The Village Rehab & Skilled Nursing, was recently very excited to receive special birthday gifts from her former employer, Mattel Fisher-Price, including an "Inspiring Women"-themed collectible set, in honor of her 105th birthday.

April 5, 2022

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Heritage CEO: State Prioritizing Sports Over Vets, Seniors

Lisa Haglund, president and CEO of Heritage Ministries, and Tom Holt, president and CEO of Lutheran, discuss the impacts of the State's newly enacted nursing home staffing mandate in a new interview with The Post-Journal.

April 5, 2022
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