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
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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)