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Opinion: New York must invest in training nursing assistants

State Senator Cordell Cleare and Dr. Jeffrey Farber, president and CEO of The New Jewish Home, call on the State to prioritize investments in programs that address immediate nursing staffing shortages while creating the training infrastructure to support the next generation of caregivers in a new opinion piece in City & State.

March 23, 2023

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Rita Mabli Receives National Award for ‘Setting the Standard’ in Senior Care

Rita Mabli, president and CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, was recently honored with a 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Award in recognition of her work in setting standards, driving change and providing inspiration and guidance to others in senior care over the course of her 40+-year career.

March 21, 2023

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Looking Back at Her World War II Secret

Ruth Mirsky, a World War II code breaker, regular at JASA's Rockaway Park Older Adult Center, and newly minted centenarian, is profiled in a new article in The New York Times.

March 15, 2023

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The Osborn to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 8

In a welcome sign of spring, The Osborn announced that its annual Easter Egg Hunt, a much-loved tradition for the community, will be held this year on Sat., April 8, 2023.

March 15, 2023

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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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