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.

Good Shepherd Village at Endwell held a press conference on Wed., March 8^th 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.

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.

Nascentia Health is proud to announce its recognition as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York for the fifth consecutive year. The award is administered by the New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group, and the Rochester Business Journal.

Patricia O’Connor, vice president of long term care operations at Catholic Health System; Robert Mayer, president and CEO of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus; and John Murray, chief financial officer of Loretto, recently spoke to the need for a nursing home Medicaid rate increase larger than the one proposed in this year's Executive Budget at a legislative forum hosted by 1199SEIU.

Patricia O'Connor, vice president of long term care operations at Catholic Health System, and Nell Robinson, licensed practical nurse at The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, recently spoke to the need for a Medicaid reimbursement rate increase for nursing homes as part of an 1199SEIU forum with Buffalo-area health care providers and legislators.

Michael King, president and CEO of Jewish Senior Life, joins State Senator Jeremy Cooney in calling on New York to step up and prioritize its older adults by providing a 20 percent nursing home Medicaid rate increase in this year's state budget.

Nicole Cash, director of The New Jewish Home's SkillSpring program, discusses how the program is changing young people’s lives while also addressing the growing need for health care professionals in a new interview-style blog post.