Adviser Winter 2019-20 LeadingAge New York Adviser LeadingAge NewYork Winter 2019-20 | Page 2

RING IN THE NEW
NEW YEAR
NEW DECADE
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13 Meeting the Needs of an Inclusive Setting
15 Community Wellness Partners Pedals Forward with Parkinson’s
Cycling Program
17 The Wesley Community Builds the Future with Springs Residence
Transformation Project and Capital Campaign
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23 Innovative Improvements in Quality of Life for Aging New Yorkers
A Whole New Ballgame
New Paths and New Eyes: The Community at Sunset Wood Rings
in 2020 with Wellness Program and Leadership Change
Syracuse Jewish Family Service at Menorah Park Celebrates
First Art Show with Work by Artists with Early Memory Loss
and Dementia
25 Start 2020 off with a Bang – And a Health Benefits Plan – to Reach
Your Recruitment and Retention Goals
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29 Predictive Analytics Tools Key to Quality Improvement Activities
31 At St. John’s Home, New Dementia Program Focuses Less on Deficits
and More on Joy
3 Greetings
New Year, New Decade,
New Opportunities
5 This Is Cool
Curbing FMLA and NYS Paid Family
Leave Abuse: A Cautionary Tale
19 Spotlight:
Living Better with Successful Aging at Peconic Landing David Watkins, Director of
Dining and Hospitality, Episcopal
SeniorLife Communities
United Hebrew and Feeding Westchester Team Up to Promote Senior
Nutrition Triciajean Jones, Director of Life
Enrichment, St. Ann’s Community
33 Heritage Gallops into 2020 with New Equine Therapy Program at
Homestead Stables
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37 Ringing in the New at Jefferson’s Ferry
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41 The Aging Out Crisis
43 Episcopal SeniorLife Communities Rings in New Year with Expansion
into Penfield
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Departments
Masonic Care Community’s “HomeStretch” Program Prepares Rehab
Patients for Safe Return Home
New Year Brings New Employee Initiatives for Higher Retention at
Loretto
49 One Voice
New Year’s Resolution: Patient
Advocacy
52 Noteworthy
News From Members, Partners and
LeadingAge New York
Our national partner, LeadingAge, is
an association of 6,000 not-for-profit
organizations dedicated to expanding the
world of possibilities for aging. Together,
we advance policies, promote practices and
conduct research that supports, enables and
empowers people to live fully as they age.
Friendly Senior Living Finds Unique Solutions to Staffing Issues
Fox Run at Orchard Park Pilots New Mind Healthy Program
How Strong Are Your Roots?
Mission Statement
To create the future of aging and continuing care services in New York State.