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Commack's Gurwin Jewish Now Vaccinating Assisted Living Residents Residents and staff at Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences assisted living community received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 18th.
- January 22, 2021
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As state expands eligibility for COVID-19 shots, people seeking them find chaos Amid the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Phase 1B priority group, residents and staff at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation received their second round of shots on Jan. 11th.
- January 22, 2021
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Wartburg Hires Rose Cappa-Rotunno as Vice President of Institutional Advancement Wartburg has announced the appointment of Rose Cappa-Rotunno, a professional fundraiser with over 30 years of experience, as its new executive leader for the office of Institutional Advancement.
- January 21, 2021
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Residents and Staff of Seneca Hill Manor Receive 2nd Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Sixty-one staff members and 63 residents at Seneca Hill Manor received their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 20th. An additional 20 staff members and 18 residents received their first dose. In addition, a vaccine clinic was held at Springside at Seneca Hill Retirement Community, and 52 residents signed up for their first dose.
- January 21, 2021
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Syracuse Agencies Win $197,000 from Health Foundation for Western & Central New York The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a $197,000 demonstration project grant to a coalition of agencies in Onondaga and Erie counties to devise and test innovative approaches to assist family caregivers of older adults. Project SECURE (Supporting the Experience of Caregivers to Upstate Region Elders) is spearheaded by Syracuse Jewish Family Service at Menorah Park and co-led by Buffalo’s Erie County Senior Services.
- January 21, 2021
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Wartburg Marks First COVID-19 Vaccination to Independent Living Residents In the fight against COVID-19, Wartburg has reached another milestone: its first independent living resident vaccination. Azilda Sauls, a resident of the Friedrichs Residence, received her first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 20th.
- January 20, 2021
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Jefferson’s Ferry Names 2020 Manager of the Year and Employee of the Year Jefferson’s Ferry has named Director of Nursing Richelle Rugolo as its 2020 Manager of the Year and Certified Nursing Assistant Debbie Loggia as its Employee of the Year.
- January 20, 2021
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NY nears nursing home vaccine goal, but pace frustrates some A new article from The Associated Press spotlights Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and The New Jewish Home's efforts to convince staff to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
- January 19, 2021
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Jewish Senior Life Earns Award for Staff Education Program Jewish Senior Life is pleased to announce that it has won a Jewish Programming Award from the Association for Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) for its Jewish Life & Learning Coordinator Initiative. This award recognizes Jewish programs developed and implemented by AJAS organizations that are “innovative, creative and specifically designed to enhance the spiritual well-being of the older adults they serve.”
- January 19, 2021
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NY nursing home residents expected to have received or been offered at least 1 vaccine dose by weekend's end A new News 12 Long Island segment spotlights the COVID-19 vaccination program at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where, as of Jan. 17th, nearly every resident who was willing and physically able to get the vaccine had received it, with about 80 percent compliance among residents.
- January 19, 2021
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