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Member News The Harborside Health Center Administrator Honored for Quality Performance: Kelly DeJesus, MBA, LNHA, administrator of the Health Center at The Harborside, has been recognized with the 2022 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award by the American College of Health Care Administrators.
March 9, 2022

Member News Jewish Senior Life Announces Clare & Jerry Rotenberg Institute on Aging at JSL: Jewish Senior Life is launching a new initiative thanks to the generous support of donors Clare and Jerry Rotenberg. The Clare & Jerry Rotenberg Institute on Aging will encompass several aspects to assist seniors and caregivers with experiences associated with aging and to expand Jewish Senior Life’s outreach into the community.
March 9, 2022

Member News Competing Incentives: How Improving the Transition to Home Can Pay Off for Nursing Homes: A new article in Skilled Nursing News spotlights the interventions implemented by skilled nursing providers like Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home, The Center for Comprehensive Nursing and Rehab; and The New Jewish Home to improve patient transitions to the home.
March 8, 2022

Member News Friendly Senior Living Welcomes Two New Team Members: Friendly Senior Living is proud to announce the addition of two new team members: Mary Anne Detmer, Friendly Senior Living's vice president of human resources, and Michael Macri, CEC, Cloverwood Senior Living's executive chef.
March 8, 2022

Member News Construction Kicks Off at Wartburg: Receiving entitlement approval and construction financing, Wartburg and its design team kicked off construction of a new 50,500-square-foot Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Living Center with a groundbreaking at One Wartburg Place on March 1^st.
March 7, 2022

Member News Cabrini of Westchester Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate the Opening of a New Dialysis Den: On Feb. 23, 2022, Cabrini of Westchester celebrated the opening of a new Dialysis Program with a Blessing and Ribbon Cutting ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Cabrini's sponsors, The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; several contractors that helped to implement the program; board members; staff; residents; and special guest Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
March 4, 2022

Member News Heritage Ministries CEO named to Power 250 List: Lisa Haglund, president and CEO of Heritage Ministries, has been named to the Buffalo Business First Power 250 list for 2022.
March 3, 2022

Member News Long Island colleges, universities easing mask mandates, other protocols: Stuart Almer, president and CEO of Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, discusses the potential future of the State's mask mandate for hospitals, nursing homes, and other congregate settings in a new interview with Newsday.
March 1, 2022

Member News Affordable Housing for Older Adults: A Roadmap for Housing Developers: Affordable Housing for Older Adults: Developer-Provider Partnerships, a paper recently published by Selfhelp Realty Group | The Melamid Institute for Affordable Housing, offers a roadmap for non-profit and for-profit housing developers building affordable housing for older adults.
February 28, 2022

Member News United Hebrew Shares How Music Therapy Benefits Senior Care Residents: Carrie Deppong, director of therapeutic recreation at United Hebrew of New Rochelle, discusses the ways the community is using music to engage and support its residents in a new interview with I Advance Senior Care.
February 28, 2022