Joe Girven, executive director and resident of Carnegie East House, has been named NY1's latest New Yorker of the Week for his personal sacrifices on behalf of his fellow residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Selfhelp Active Services for Aging Model, an affordable housing with services model that seeks to provide the appropriate level of assistance to allow older adults to remain in their apartments without needing to transition to more costly settings such as assisted living or nursing homes, is spotlighted in a new article in The Jewish Link.

Dr. Daniel Ari Mendelson has joined Jewish Senior Life as vice president of medical services and chief medical officer.

St. Luke Health Services has promoted Melinda Ford-Prior, RN, to director of nursing at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation center.

The Osborn’s annual Easter Egg Hunt will return to Rye on Sat., April 16, 2022. A tradition for nearly two decades, the popular community event will feature more than 5,000 colorful, candy-filled Easter eggs for children to find on The Osborn’s 56-acre campus – a perfect spring celebration.

A new article in The Buffalo News shares the story of Ron and Sue Garra, a Western New York couple who, despite a challenging dementia diagnosis, continue to find love and meaning in their relationship with the help of loved ones, the Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York, and Mercy Nursing Facility at OLV.

Seventy-three quality improvement leaders, including staff from several LeadingAge NY member organizations, have been recognized as recipients of United Hospital Fund’s 2022 Excellence in Health Care Award: Carmela Senese, MA, OTR/L, chief rehabilitation officer, and Yelena Yadgarova, MBA, RRT-NPS, director of respiratory therapy, Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center; Diane Shea, RN, BSN, chief quality officer, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Christene Joseph, RN, MS, WCC, C-NE, IPC, LNC, director of nursing services, Isabella Geriatric Center, Inc.; Faina Vasserman, RN, MS, CNS, IP, director of nursing, Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care; Lorette Shea, RN, BSN, MPS, assistant vice president of quality management, MJHS Home Care and MJHS Hospice; Sandra Mundy, LMSW, LNHA, administrator, The New Jewish Home, Manhattan; Igor Israel, MD, chief medical officer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; Theresa Renart, RN, education diabetic manager, RiverSpring Health Plans; Genevieve Sorensen, CPHQ, vice president for long term care, The Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation; Tina Hess, assistant director of quality, safety, and emergency preparedness, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children; and Ritchell R. Dignam, MD, HMDC, chief medical officer, VNSNY Provider Services, and hospice medical director, VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care, Visiting Nurse Service of New York.

Members of The Osborn’s Sterling Park Independent Living community recently came together to support the people of Ukraine, raising more than $25,000 to help with humanitarian relief efforts. The fundraising effort was spearheaded by Osborn resident Barbara Ward.