Adviser Spring 2017 Vol 1 | Page 50

Methodist Home for Nursing GURWIN JEWISH NURSING Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Appoints Chief Nursing Officer The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Lynette Rutherford, RN, BSN, MSA, MSN to chief nursing officer. 12/8/2016 Lynette Rutherford & REHABILITATION CENTER & Rehabilitation Senior Living Options Community Event at Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation The Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabilitation held a community Lunch & Learn event: “Senior Living Options” in January. 1/23/2017 PRESBYTERIAN HOMES & Peconic Landing SERVICES Presbyterian Homes & Services Celebrates Employees Peconic Landing Residents Send Valentine’s Day Love to Sick Children About a dozen Peconic Landing residents On Thursday, December 8, Presbyterian Homes & Services hosted its 38 th annual employee recognition dinner at Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino. Forty-nine employees were honored for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and yes, even 35 years of service! 12/29/2016 signed up to participate and spent an afternoon painting, coloring and drawing a total of 30 cards, which were then mailed to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. 2/15/2017 UNITED HEBREW OF NEW ROCHELLE Dr. Nora O’Brien Named New Head of Willow Gardens Memory Care Nora O’Brien, PT, DPT, has been named executive director of Willow Gardens Memory Care, Westchester County’s premier assisted living facility dedicated exclusively to caring for those with memory impairment. Dr. O’Brien brings to her new role the same compassion and leadership she has exhibited at Willow Towers Assisted Living, where she will continue to serve as executive director. Both residences are located on United Hebrew of New Rochelle’s Campus of Comprehensive Care, where Dr. O’Brien has served for over a decade. 2/1/2017 United Hebrew of New Rochelle Wins Eli Pick National Healthcare Leadership Award United Hebrew of New Rochelle has been selected by the American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) to receive its 2017 Eli Pick Facility Leadership award. The recognition honors top-performing facilities and the leaders who help them excel. 2/22/2017 49 MEMBER NEWS NOTEWORTHY St. Francis Commons SUNY Oswego, St. Francis Commons Health and Wellness Project Under Way SUNY Oswego students from Dr. Minjung Seo’s Health Promotion Program Planning class spent an afternoon at St. Francis Commons Assisted Living Residence interviewing residents, as part of a multi-semester class project that focuses on the development and implementation of evidence- based health promotion programs. 2/13/2017 Adviser a publication of LeadingAge New York | Spring 2017 (See Noteworthy on page 50)