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Nebuchadrezzar “Joneb” P. Alday, RN Named Interim Director of Nursing
Bon Secours New York Health System’s Schervier Nursing Care Center, has
named Nebuchadrezzar “Joneb” P. Alday, RN, as its interim director of nursing.
Alday began his tenure at Schervier Nursing Care Center in June of 2012.
He previously served in the acute-care setting, most recently at New York
Presbyterian Hospital in the Cardiac Telemetry/Heart Failure Unit. “Joneb
demonstrates great resiliency and is a steadfast anchor in the Nursing
Department,” said Dominic D’Ambrosio, Schervier’s administrator. “He has
adopted an interdisciplinary and inclusive approach to improving the delivery of clinical care to
those we serve. I know Joneb will do well and look forward to his continued leadership.”
Alday holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Technological Institute of the Philippines and an
accelerated B.S. in nursing from Dominican College in Blauvelt, NY. He is currently pursuing an
M.S. in Nursing – Executive Leadership and Healthcare Management from Jacksonville University.
Originally from the Philippines, Alday lives in Yonkers with his wife and daughter.
Cloverwood Senior living Wins Excellence in Action Award
Cloverwood Senior Living in Pittsford received the Excellence in Action award from My InnerView
by National Research Corporation. This honor recognizes senior living organizations that achieve
the highest levels of satisfaction excellence, as demonstrated by overall resident scores that fall
within the top 10 percent of more than 8,500 qualified facilities nationwide. Cloverwood Senior
Living was one of only two independent living communities in Monroe County to receive this
distinction, and one of just six winners in the State of New York.
The Excellence in Action award is presented to My InnerView clients that: 1) completed a customer
satisfaction survey during 2013; 2) achieved a 30 percent response rate; and 3) scored in the top
10 percent on the question: “What is your recommendation of this facility to others?” in terms of
percentage of respondents rating the facility as excellent.
News from Jewish Home LifeCare
Dr. Melissa L. Martin Appointed Medical Director of Manhattan Division
Jewish Home Lifecare has named Dr. Melissa L. Martin Medical director for its
Manhattan Division. Dr. Martin will oversee the care of more than 500
rehabilitation and nursing home patients. She has been associate medical
director in Manhattan since 2013.
Before joining Jewish Home, Dr. Martin was medical director at HealthPlus
Amerigroup Managed Care Company and, before that, the Margaret Tietz
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, both in New York City. Dr. Martin began
her career as an attending faculty member at the Amsterdam Nursing Home in Manhattan, later
becoming an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
As medical director of Jewish Home’s Manhattan Division, Dr. Martin will oversee all clinical
activities and programs, including the Center for Advanced Rehabilitative Medicine, a collaboration
with The Mount Sinai Hospital; the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, a partnership with NYU Langone
Medical Center; the Research Institute on Aging; and Jewish Home’s infection control program.
Dr. Martin joins Dr. Laurie Posner, medical director of Jewish Home’s Bronx and Sarah Neuman
campus in overseeing outreach to Jewish Home’s referring hospitals among them, Montefiore
Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian, Beth Israel Medical Center, Mount Sinai Roosevelt and the
VA Medical Center in the Bronx.
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