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Member News
What's on an Octogenarian's Bucket List? A Tugboat Ride. A new article in The New York Times spotlights RiverSpring Living’s Golden Dreams program, a program created to help residents fulfill lifelong wishes, rediscover passions, and experience moments they may have once thought were out of reach.
- May 18, 2026
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler Joins Open Doors NYC to Showcase a Resident-Centered Food Stories Exhibition on Dignity, Culture, and Care As part of National Skilled Nursing Care Week, Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center and Open Doors NYC co-hosted a Food Stories exhibition featuring storytelling from nursing home residents accompanied by large-scale visual works by artist and community organizer Kevin Nakagawa.
- May 15, 2026
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VIDEO: 'Jesus Walks These Halls': Massapequa Woman Defies Odds After Cancer, Ventilator Battle Nurses, therapists, aides, and family members lined the halls clapping and cheering on May 11th as 74-year-old Roseann Iavarone made her way through Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center smiling through tears after a recovery doctors believed she might never make.
- May 13, 2026
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Jewish Home's Lilac Grove celebrates grand opening May 12 Jewish Home welcomes the first residents of Lilac Grove, as construction concludes on the 90-unit apartment complex for older adults ages 62 and older.
- May 12, 2026
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Photos: John May Mile Celebrates 20 Years With Record Donation to Greenport FD 2026 was a banner year for Peconic Landing’s annual John May Mile and 5K fundraiser, which donated a record $30,250 to the Greenport Fire Department on May 9th.
- May 11, 2026
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NY lawmakers have to solve our long-term care crisis | Opinion Mark Sanchez, president and CEO of United Hebrew of New Rochelle, calls on state lawmakers to direct a fair share of Governor Hochul’s proposed $1.5 billion for hospitals and nursing homes to long-term care providers in a new opinion piece in The Journal News.
- May 6, 2026
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Jewish Home offers an academy of employee programs Quality health care is often defined by the quality of care administered by staff in medical and nursing home settings. To ensure that Jewish Home employees are providing the best care—in addition to feeling empowered and supported—leadership has been elevating employee programs and resources over the last decade. The array of offerings are gathered collectively under the name Your Path Forward, and the resources have resulted in not only a supportive work culture, but also strong staff recruitment and retention programs.
- May 4, 2026
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Photos: Selfhelp Community Services celebrates 90th anniversary in Flushing In celebration of its 90th anniversary, Selfhelp Community Services held an event honoring 90 older adults turning 90 years of age in 2026 on April 27th at the Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Older Adult Center.
- May 1, 2026
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What Led a 95-Year-Old Photographer to Make Art Again A new article in The Wall Street Journal spotlights RiverSpring Living resident Leonard Nones, who, at 95, has rediscovered his passion for photography, capturing striking portraits of fellow residents and staff.
- April 30, 2026
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Dominga Márquez, the Guatemalan immigrant who became a symbol of struggle and resilience in New York 76-year-old Dominga Márquez, who left her mark on The New Jewish Home after reinventing herself following a stroke and leading charitable initiatives, and is now returning to Guatemala to reunite with her daughter, is spotlighted in a new piece in El Diario Nueva York.
- April 30, 2026
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