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NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler Enhances the Dining Experience for Its Residents with the Opening of The Coler Café

Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, in partnership with Sodexo, recently announced the launch of The Coler Café, the most recent addition to the dining and culinary experience available to hundreds of nursing home residents.

April 3, 2024

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NYS budget is expected Thursday

Stuart Almer, president and CEO of Gurwin Healthcare System, emphasizes the need for a 10.5 percent increase in nursing home Medicaid funding, and a plan to recalculate the base nursing home reimbursement rate regularly, in a new interview with Long Island Business News.

April 2, 2024

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Jewish Senior Life Celebrates Employees at Annual Years of Service Awards

Jewish Senior Life recently honored 73 employees for their milestone work anniversaries – a total of 840 years – during its annual Years of Service awards.

April 1, 2024

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Fox Run at Orchard Park Announces New Joint Project

Fox Run at Orchard Park is pleased to announce a new joint project with Canterbury Woods to create FoxWoods, a home health care option for the two respective communities’ Community Members.

March 28, 2024

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New York State's oldest independent living retirement community, Flushing House celebrates 50 Years

Flushing House, the state’s oldest independent living retirement community, and its upcoming 50th anniversary celebration are spotlighted in a new QNS article.

March 27, 2024

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Some upstate nursing home operators push change in Medicaid reimbursement

Brian Nealon, CEO of The Wesley Community, discusses how transitioning from a percentage figure for nursing home reimbursement to a flat dollar distribution rate would benefit upstate facilities in the long term, and the need to rebase reimbursement rates in the immediate term, in a new interview with Spectrum News.

March 25, 2024

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The Osborn Presents Orchestra Lumos

The Osborn’s WellSpring Series will present “Orchestra Lumos: Around the World in 80 Minutes” on Wed., April 10th at 7:30 p.m.

March 22, 2024

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Nursing homes urge investment in Medicaid rates

Brian Nealon, CEO of The Wesley Community, discusses the need to dramatically increase and rebase nursing home Medicaid reimbursement rates, the importance of a vital health care workforce, and how inadequate funding contributes to staffing challenges in a new interview with The Capitol Pressroom.

March 21, 2024

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New Center for Mobility & Rehabilitation Opens at The Manor

On March 19th, The Manor at Seneca Hill celebrated the official opening of a new state-of-the-art rehabilitation therapy center for its residents who require physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy before returning home.

March 20, 2024

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Fox Run at Orchard Park Answers Call for State DECA Judge

The 2024 New York State DECA Conference in Rochester saw a record number of student participants this year, prompting a local call for DECA judges. Fox Run at Orchard Park CEO Bill Wlodarczyk is pleased to announce that Allysa Olsen, Health Center administrator, volunteered and was a judge for this prestigious two-day event.

March 20, 2024
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