Animatronic Therapy Cats Bring
Laughter and Smiles to Memory
Care Unit The Hebrew Home at Riverdale
THE HEBREW HOME AT
has given new meaning to “pet therapy” with the
addition of therapeutic sensory cats. 7/22/16
WARTBURG
Wartburg June Gala Raises $165,000 And Celebrates 150
Years of Service The fourth annual Jazz in June gala for Wartburg, a leading
senior service provider in Westchester, raised nearly $165,000 on June 16. 7/22/16
RIVERDALE
Wartburg is Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
MEMBER NEWS
NOTEWORTHY
Wartburg is pleased to announce that they have been recognized with numerous
honors including the Legacy Award from the Westchester County Chapter of
the Links, a 2016 Telly Award for Excellence in Documentary for their segment
on PBS’s Visionaries series highlighting their award-winning, internationally
recognized arts-based program, Creative Aging & Lifelong Learning and
Wartburg’s nursing home administrator received the Eli Pick Facility Leadership
Award from the American College of Health Care Administrators. 8/10/16
ST. MARY’S
St. Mary’s is Proud to Welcome
Dr. Michael Sheridan and Cheryl Sparks,
A.N.P. to the St. Mary’s Network of
Services Michael M. Sheridan, D.O., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P.
and Cheryl Sparks, A.N.P., have joined the St. Mary’s
Primary Care network of services. 7/6/16
Michael M. Sheridan
HEALTHCARE
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES
Cheryl Sparks
GURWIN JEWISH NURSING &
Celebrating Life With Annual
Parkinson Awareness Walk Every
year, members of the community come together
for the Parkinson Awareness Walk (PAW) on the
Presbyterian Homes & Services campus. 8/11/16
ST. JOHNLAND
NURSING CENTER
St. Johnland Nursing Center
Appoints New Director of
Nursing St. Johnland Nursing Center
is pleased to announce the appointment of
Kay Jung, R.N., B.S.N., as director of nursing.
She is responsible for the supervision of the
nursing staff of 300 in the 250-bed facility in
Kings Park. 8/4/16
REHABILITATION CENTER
Girl Scout Cadettes Earn Silver Award Honoring Veterans at
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Twenty-four U.S.
military veterans at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center were literally blanketed
with love by two local Girl Scout Cadettes working on their Silver Award. 9/28/16
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