A study recently conducted at The New Jewish Home found that nursing home residents can tolerate moderate to high amounts of physical rehabilitation while ill with symptomatic COVID-19 in order to decrease the odds of long-term atrophy and improve functional outcomes.

Niagara Lutheran Health System, Schofield Care, and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus recently announced that Weinberg has joined the Lineage Care Group strategic alliance, which was first announced by Niagara Lutheran and Schofield Care in 2021. This new entity 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.

Courtney Lyon, administrator, and Melissa Rivera, assistant director of nursing at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation Center, recently appeared on WSYR's Bridge Street program to discuss Loretto's one-of-a-kind Restorative Care Unit and how it is helping patients recover from cardiac surgery more quickly in a home-like setting.

Good Shepherd Village at Endwell held a press conference on Wed., March 8^th to announce a massive $15 million renovation project. The project will include expansion and additions to existing on-site amenities, as well as improvements to nearly every part of the complex.

Brookmeade Community has launched a new program, S.A.S.S (Soup and Sandwich Social for Seniors), aimed at providing a fun and healthy activity for seniors. S.A.S.S addresses common issues that occur as we age, including missing nutritious meals, maintaining proper hydration, and having opportunities for socialization.

Nascentia Health is proud to announce its recognition as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York for the fifth consecutive year. The award is administered by the New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group, and the Rochester Business Journal.

Patricia O’Connor, vice president of long term care operations at Catholic Health System; Robert Mayer, president and CEO of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus; and John Murray, chief financial officer of Loretto, recently spoke to the need for a nursing home Medicaid rate increase larger than the one proposed in this year's Executive Budget at a legislative forum hosted by 1199SEIU.

Patricia O'Connor, vice president of long term care operations at Catholic Health System, and Nell Robinson, licensed practical nurse at The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, recently spoke to the need for a Medicaid reimbursement rate increase for nursing homes as part of an 1199SEIU forum with Buffalo-area health care providers and legislators.