Katharine Fallon, life enrichment program manager at Jefferson’s Ferry, was recently recognized for the high quality of her work by LeadingAge New York, receiving the association's prestigious Employee of Distinction Award for Long Island.

The Friendly Home is proud to announce that it has been ranked as a Best Nursing Home 2021-2022 by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking places The Friendly Home in the top 13 percent of skilled nursing facilities in the country to achieve the coveted rating of “High Performing.”

A new cutting-edge virtual reality rehabilitation system was unveiled at Monroe Community Hospital on Nov. 10^th. The system includes a training treadmill that simulates challenges of everyday life, such as walking on uneven pavement or lifting feet over doorsteps.

Jewish Senior Life is now offering free, confidential memory screenings to the public in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America as part of its National Memory Screening Program.

For the fourth year in a row, United Hebrew of New Rochelle has been recognized with the highest rating possible for its short-stay rehabilitation facility by U.S. News & World Report.

On Nov. 3^rd, the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent staff at Lutheran held an in-service training for foster grandparent volunteers. Using laptops, volunteers learned how to use Google to research information on positive behavior support, how to build lasting relationships with students, as well as information on reading, language and the arts.

In honor of Veterans Day, staff at each of the Heritage Ministries locations nationwide will embark on the second year of their ambitious project to record the military memories of as many resident veterans as possible as a way to honor their legacy of service and preserve the past for future generations.

The Consumer Technology Association Foundation has awarded its inaugural John and Jane Shalam Award to Combat Social Isolation to Selfhelp Community Services' Virtual Senior Center.