With the arrival of flu season amid the COVID-19 pandemic and public division over preventative protocols, residents and staff at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center took matters into their own hands, launching their first-ever Public Service Announcement (PSA) educational campaign. The 45-second PSA video highlights simple everyday practices to keep illness at bay while the nation awaits the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

VillageCare Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations on Jan. 3, 2021. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was administered by CVS to 38 staff members and 38 patients who are at high risk for COVID-19.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to nurses, staff and residents at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is spotlighted in a new Commack Patch article.

Helen Merrill, a resident at The Village, a Heritage rehabilitation and skilled nursing community in Gerry, NY, recently celebrated two very memorable milestones in her life: her 101^st birthday, and being one of the first Heritage residents to choose to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

On Dec. 14^th and 15^th, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center hosted its first Festival of Lights drive-through event that included thousands of blue, gold and white lights arranged in a variety of scenes as well as inflatable menorahs, dreidels and more.

160 residents and staff at The Osborn's Pavilion skilled nursing facility received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 4^th.

Niagara Lutheran Health System (parent of The GreenFields Continuing Care Community), Lutheran Jamestown, and Schofield Care have joined forces to form Lineage Group, a new entity that will operate as a passive super parent organization to help oversee strategy and operations and create efficiencies, paving the way for an active parent arrangement.

Greg Fernandez, chief financial officer of Heritage Ministries, announced recently that several new faces have joined the organization's finance team: Milexys Hernandez, as director of revenue cycle; Amy DeFranco, as accounts receivable billing supervisor; and Kimberly LaTone, as facility financial specialist coordinator.