The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus will host three free, family-friendly concerts this June, July, and August on the grounds of their beautiful 126-acre campus in Clarence, NY.

When two weightlifters get together, the conversation can get heavy. That’s "heavy" as in 565 pounds, which 99-year-old St. Ann's Home resident Bob Cook deadlifted at the age of 16 to set a national record. Bob and current competitive weightlifter Dave Edborg, an Irondequoit resident, recently met at St. Ann's, where they shared stories, talked about current weightlifting records, and compared equipment and techniques past and present.

The story of how Bayside couple Nicole Hartstein-Guida and Edward Guida held their wedding at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center so that Hartstein-Guida's mother, Jane Hartstein, currently a Gurwin patient, could attend was recently spotlighted by BuzzFeed News.

Recently, Monroe Community Hospital (MCH) officially unveiled its new Resident Bus. Made possible through the generous support of the MCH Auxiliary, Deputy Director Colleen Rose and representatives from the Auxiliary unveiled the new bus and were joined by residents and staff. With this new bus, MCH will be able to continue to safely and efficiently transport residents to events across the community, various local businesses and shops, sporting events, concerts and museums.

The bats were hot and the team spirit was even hotter at RiverSpring Health and CaringKind's Second Annual Play to Remember Softball Tournament on June 14^th and 15^th. RiverSpring Health's formidable softball team competed in this unique overnight tournament to bring attention to the 24/7 demands of Alzheimer's caregiving.

St. Ann’s Community will hold a celebration to recognize their newest independent senior living community, St. Ann’s Community at The Greens, on Thurs., June 27^th from 2 to 4 p.m.

People 65 years of age and older are now the fastest growing segment of the United States population. As JoAnne DeVito, Vice President of Human Resources at RiverSpring Health, writes in a new blog, there is a broad range of exciting career opportunities in the field of aging and many reasons to consider this field.

In-house counsel from around the country recently gathered in New York City for the 2019 LeadingAge General Counsel Spring Conference, where they explored a range of issues, opportunities and challenges facing service providers working in the field of older adult health care. The annual event was hosted by The New Jewish Home, a comprehensive, mission-driven health care system serving older New Yorkers since 1848.