News Archive
| November 18, 2010 |
St. Ann's President and CEO is Now a Blogger |
| November 16, 2010 |
New Bistro Opens at Chapel Oaks |
| November 11, 2010 |
Ann Pennell, LMSW Promoted to Social Work Manager |
| October 12, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Promotes One and Hires Another |
| September 21, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Announces New Senior Vice President |
| September 9, 2010 |
24th Annual Community Care Health Fair Open to the Public |
| August 17, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Announces Two Staff Promotions |
| August 5, 2010 |
St. Ann's Employee Receives Prestigious Award from NYAHSA |
| August 4, 2010 |
Rose and Thomas Falzone Celebrate 70 Years Together
Irondequoit Post Article |
| August 4, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Hires New Medical Doctor |
| August 2, 2010 |
Communities Adapt to Meet Changing Needs of Seniors RBJ Article |
| July 30, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Hires Director of Pharmacy |
| June 28, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Hires New Food Services Manager |
| June 18, 2010 |
Free Summer Health Seminars Offered at St. Ann's Community |
| April 21, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Wins RBJ Wealth of Health Award 2nd Year in a Row |
| April 6, 2010 |
Cherry Ridge has new Facilities Manager |
| March 10, 2010 |
St. Ann's Community Earns Stroke Specialty Accreditation and 3 More Years of CARF International Accreditation |
| February 4, 2010 |
St. Ann's Hires Two Nurses |
| January 5, 2010 |
St. Ann's Promotes One Professional |
| December 18, 2009 |
St. Ann's Foundation Announces 2 New Board Members |
| December 3, 2009 |
Aquinas Freshmen Give Gifts to St. Ann's Adult Day Participants |
| October 7, 2009 |
St. Ann's Awarded HEAL NY Grant |
St. Ann's President and CEO is Now a Blogger
November 18, 2010
St. Ann’s President and CEO has hit mainstream as a blogger. With a humorous and down-to-earth perspective, Betty Mullin-DiProsa is writing interesting tidbits about experiences and life at St. Ann's. Her posts regularly include stories about residents and employees. You can read “Betty’s Blog” by visiting www.stannscommunity.com and clicking on the link to “Betty’s Blog” toward the bottom.
St. Ann’s Community’s website was recently redesigned and also includes a Helpful Resources section with an Encyclopedia of Medical Issues, recent news relating to seniors, helpful links, and a section of recipes created by St. Ann’s Community’s chefs and Chief Clinical Dietitian.
St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers with over 1,000 employees, and provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s serves seniors with two licensed, accredited and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social model adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living, specialized dementia care, geriatric outpatient primary care practice, and Hospice care (in partnership with two local Hospice Agencies) located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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New Bistro Opens at Chapel Oaks
November 16, 2010
On November 1, 2010, Chapel Oaks, a St. Ann’s community, opened a new lunch venue called the Bistro. The Bistro serves light lunch fare such as soups, salads, sandwiches, and desserts, and provides a flexible way for the independent residents to dine. All menu items are sold a la carte, and can be taken to go or enjoyed in the sun-lit dining area.
Robert Grant, Chapel Oaks Executive Chef, said that the Bistro will replace the three- to four-course lunches previously served in the dining room. “We found that many residents prefer to eat a lighter lunch so they can enjoy supper as the main, social meal of the day. We designed the Bistro’s menu to meet this need and to provide the ‘grab and go’ feature. And because the menu is a la carte, it can be more economical for many residents.”
The Bistro is not open to the general public, but residents’ friends and family are able to dine along with them.
Chapel Oaks, a St. Ann’s Community, provides spacious apartments for seniors that include: housekeeping, fine and casual dining, licensed 24-hour security, transportation, activities and entertainment.
St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers with over 1,000 employees, and provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s serves seniors with two licensed, accredited and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living, specialized dementia care, geriatric outpatient primary care practice, and Hospice care (in partnership with two local Hospice Agencies) located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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Ann Pennell Promoted to Social Work Manager
November 11, 2010
Ann Pennell, LMSW of Hilton was recently promoted to Social Work Manager for Long Term Care Services. Her new responsibilities include supervising the long term care social workers, facilitating the resident and family councils for St. Ann’s Home, and working with residents on the Special Care Unit. Pennell previously worked as the Social Worker on the Special Care Unit.
St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers with over 1,000 employees, and provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s serves seniors with two licensed, accredited and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living, specialized dementia care, geriatric outpatient primary care practice, and Hospice care (in partnership with two local Hospice Agencies) located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Promotes One and Hires Another
October 12, 2010
Ellen Gniewek, LMSW of Ogden was recently promoted to Rehab Social Work Manager. Her new responsibilities include coordinating the social work staff in St. Ann’s Transitional Care Program. Gniewek previously worked as the Rehab Social Worker and Discharge Planner for a portion of the Transitional Care Program, and has been at St. Ann’s for three and a half years.
Amy Huynh, BSN, RN of Webster was recently hired as the Nurse Manager of the 7th Floor at St. Ann’s Home. Huynh is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the floor. She previously worked at Rochester General Hospital as a Staff and Charge Nurse. Huynh is also an adjunct faculty member at Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing.
St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers with over 1,000 employees, and provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s cares for the most important people on earth with two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living, specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Announces New Senior Vice President
September 21, 2010
St. Ann’s Community recently hired Michael E. McRae, MS, LNA of Lancaster (Erie County) as the new Senior Vice President of Operations/Administrator. McRae will oversee operations of St. Ann’s Home and The Heritage, which have a total of 591 skilled nursing and rehabilitation beds.
McRae comes to St. Ann’s Community with 22 years of experience in long term care. For the last 10 years he was a nursing home Administrator for the Catholic Health System in Buffalo, NY, where he established their first two transitional care units. His career also includes close to 10 years at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where he held various positions including Continuous Quality Improvement Director for the campus. He is a board member for the New York Association of Home and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA), and received his Master of Science in Human Service Administration from Buffalo State College, and his Bachelor of Arts in Human Services with a concentration in Gerontology from the University at Buffalo.
Betty Mullin-DiProsa, President and CEO of St. Ann’s Community said, “Mike is a warm, friendly and skilled leader with a history of building effective teams, leading successful change and achieving the highest quality care and services. It is with great pleasure that I announce his appointment.”
Of his new position, McRae said, “I want to continue St. Ann’s long-standing tradition of outstanding care while keeping residents as the focus. I see it not only as a privilege to be in this position, but to be a part of St. Ann’s Community. I believe St. Ann’s breeds a culture of caring and compassion, not only in how we care for the residents, but also in how we care for one another.”
St. Ann’s Community is one of Rochester’s largest private employers with over 1,000 employees, and provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s cares for the most important people on earth with two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living, specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
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24th Annual Community Care Health Fair Open to the Public
September 9, 2010
On Thursday, September 16, 2010, St. Ann’s Community will host its 24th annual Community Care Health Fair for the public. The fair will be held at St. Ann’s Home (1500 Portland Avenue) from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Admission is free and lunch will be served. Over 30 organizations focusing on health care and community resources for seniors will provide information to attendees. Health screenings will include cholesterol and blood pressure readings, and pharmacists will be on hand to answer questions about prescriptions. Attendees are encouraged to write down the names and amounts of any prescriptions prior to their arrival for easy remembering. They are also encouraged to bring utility invoices, particularly invoices from Frontier Telephone, and a Frontier representative will review the bills to ensure seniors are not paying for any services they don’t use.
St. Ann’s Community, one of Rochester’s largest private employers, provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, medical and social adult day programs, two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Announces Two Staff Promotions
August 17 , 2010
Ron Forgue of Pittsford was recently promoted to Director of Food Services at Cherry Ridge in Webster. His new responsibilities include overseeing the preparation and serving of meals in Cherry Ridge’s assisted living and memory care dining rooms, and overseeing operations of the independent living retail café. He has been employed at St. Ann’s Community for four years, and previously worked as the Assistant Director of Food and Nutrition at St. Ann’s Home and The Heritage in Irondequoit.
Sue Murty of Rochester was recently promoted to The Heritage Administrator. Her new responsibilities include providing oversight and leadership of The Heritage, a skilled nursing home on St. Ann’s Irondequoit campus. She has been employed at St. Ann’s Community for nine years, and previously worked as the Associate Administrator.
St. Ann's Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann's includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging to Honor St. Ann's Employee with Award
August 5, 2010
The New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA) will present Olivia Robinson with a Long Term Care Employee of Distinction award during a ceremony on Friday, August 6, 2010. Senator James Alesi and Assemblyperson Joe Morelle will be in attendance to congratulate Robinson. Robinson, a Rochester resident and retiree of St. Ann’s Community, will receive the award during a ceremony at 2:00 at the BK Auditorium at St. Ann’s Home (1500 Portland Avenue). Robinson is one of 18 people in New York State to receive this year’s award, and one of two people within the Rochester and Western New York region.
The Long Term Care Employee of Distinction award acknowledges the extraordinary efforts of front line staff. It recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a willingness to make personal sacrifices to improve the lives of others—those who go beyond the expected and bring a special compassion and personal commitment of excellence to their jobs each and every day.
Rola O’Meally, the Director of Adult Day Services at St. Ann’s Community said, “Olivia is a very caring and compassionate caregiver. She always puts her participants first in her everyday encounters with them, and strives to provide excellent care and services for the participants regardless of their disabilities. She has jovial mannerisms about her which puts her new participants at ease on their first day of the program. Olivia also has an excellent rapport with her coworkers, families and participants. Families consistently comment on her wonderful attitude and caring nature.”
Prior to her August 1, 2010 retirement, Robinson was a Senior Program Assistant at Home and Heart of Penfield, an adult day service that is a part of St. Ann’s Community. She cared for hundreds of seniors throughout her 36 years at St. Ann’s.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. These include: two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Hires New Medical Doctor
August 4, 2010
Jarvis Sanchez, MD of Rochester was recently hired as an Attending Physician for the Transitional Care Program at St. Ann’s Community. Dr. Sanchez previously worked at Rochester General Hospital.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000
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St. Ann's Community Hires New Pharmacist
July 30, 2010
Christine Freeley, RPh, of Irondequoit was recently hired as the Director of Pharmacy for St. Ann’s Community. Freeley will oversee the pharmacy which provides medications to residents in St. Ann’s Home and The Heritage, and patients in the Transitional Care Program and Palliative Center for Caring. Freeley previously worked for Wegmans as a Supervising Pharmacist.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Hires New Food Services Manager
June 28, 2010
Dawn Heuer of Pittsford was recently hired as the Food Services Manager for St. Ann’s Community. Heuer will oversee catering, the employee cafeteria, and food purchasing for St. Ann’s Home and The Heritage. Heuer previously worked as a Patient Food Service Manager for The Children’s Hospital at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, CO.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Community Wins RBJ Wealth of Health Award 2nd Year in a Row
April 21, 2010
St. Ann’s Community, one of Rochester’s largest private employers, won a Wealth of Health Award from the Rochester Business Journal for encouraging employee health and wellness. This is the second year in a row that St. Ann’s Community has won. To encourage good health, St. Ann’s provides employees with: free flu shots, healthy options in the cafeteria, on-site Zumba classes, smoking cessation programs, weight loss programs, ergonomic workstations, and much, much more. St. Ann’s will receive the award, along with 11 other winners, during a luncheon in June.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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Cherry Ridge has new Facilities Manager
April 6, 2010
David Schuyler of Chili was recently hired as Facilities Manager at the Cherry Ridge senior living community in Webster. Schuyler is responsible for overseeing the Facility Maintenance, Security and Housekeeping departments, including 14 staff. He was previously employed by Continental Airlines as the Manager of Ground Support Equipment.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Hires Two Nurses
February 4, 2010
Cori Averill, M.S.N., R.N. of Henrietta was recently hired as the Infection Control Nurse at St. Ann's Community. Averill is responsible for infection prevention and surveillance. She was previously employed at Monroe Community Hospital as the Infection Control Nurse and Employee Health Nurse.
Ly Ly Delles, R.N., M.S., G.N.P. of Greece was recently hired as the Fifth Floor Nurse Manager at St. Ann's Home. Delles is responsible for the 24-hour operation of the floor, including compassionate resident care and oversight of employees. Delles was previously employed by Rochester General Health as an R.N. Clinician.
St. Ann 's Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann's includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann's Promotes One Professional
January 5, 2010
Rachel Holmes, RN, BSN of Webster was recently promoted from Nursing Supervisor to Sixth Floor Manager at St. Ann 's Home. Holmes will oversee the daily activities and staff on the floor. She has been employed with St. Ann 's Community since 1994.
St. Ann 's Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann's includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
For more information about St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St. Ann’s Foundation ads two new board members
December 18, 2009
Rachel Brody Bandych, Senior Counsel at Underberg, & Kessler, LLP, and Anthony J. DiBarnaba, Co-founder and President of Benefit Resource.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
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Aquinas Freshmen Give Gifts to St. Ann's Adult Day Participants
December 3, 2009
On Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:30am, about five Adult Day Service participants from St. Ann’s Community will travel to Aquinas High School where they will meet many of the school’s ninth graders and receive 163 gifts that were purchased and wrapped by the students. The five participants will then take the gifts back to St. Ann’s Community, where Santa will distribute them to the approximately 130 adult day service participants at a later date.
Students provide these gifts of gloves, blankets, word searches and other small, unisex items, because the adult day participants “may not have loved ones to give them gifts or their families may not have money for presents,” said Vicki Bond, an adult day recreation therapist. “We take gifts for granted, but they’re happy to receive anything.”
Mary Kay Oberst, the freshman theology teacher at Aquinas who headed up the school’s project said, “Here at Aquinas we try instill the Basilian virtues of goodness, discipline and knowledge in all that we do. I feel that this small outreach to our senior community is just one example of living out the message of Jesus during this beautiful season.”
Most participants will receive their gifts during the Adult Day Service Holiday party on Thursday, December 17th. Santa will hand out the treasures to the participants of St. Ann’s three adult day programs: Home Connection, Home and Heart of Penfield and Home and Heart of Sacred Heart Cathedral.
This is the second year Aquinas has partnered with St. Ann’s Community for the gift exchange.
St. Ann’s outpatient adult day programs provide comprehensive health care and socialization to the elderly, chronically ill and disabled individuals in a group setting. Adult Day Services is an important, cost-effective part of the continuum at St. Ann’s Community. To find out more about Adult Day Services, call 697–6361 or find us on the web at www.stannscommunity.com.
St. Ann’s Community provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. These include: two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area.
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St. Ann's Awarded HEAL NY Grant
October 7, 2009
Irondequoit & Webster, NY, September 25, 2009: The recent announcement that St. Ann’s has been awarded a HEAL NY grant is outstanding news for both our community and seniors in the greater Rochester area, in terms of the services and care we offer local families. It will also bring significant economic development benefits to this region.
This $17.5 million grant allows St. Ann’s to move forward with its long-term vision of enhancing our St. Ann’s and Cherry Ridge campuses, and expanding our full continuum of care we provide seniors. The grant money will address aging buildings and modernize our Irondequoit campus. When combined with an investment from St. Ann’s, the grant will allow us to begin moving forward with plans and approvals for construction projects to create:
- A new state-of-the-art Transitional Care Center and expanded Palliative Care Center on the St. Ann’s campus in Irondequoit, designed to meet the community need for more short-term rehabilitative stays and palliative care.
- A new skilled nursing and transitional care center on the Cherry Ridge campus in Webster to serve our Cherry Ridge residents and the surrounding area.
These projects are vital to the future of St. Ann’s and Cherry Ridge, because they will create state-of-the-art environments for us to efficiently deliver quality, personalized care to today’s seniors. These individuals are entering skilled nursing much later in life than those in previous generations, and therefore require more complex care. It will also provide our current residents with a choice of new residences, as well as access to a more specialized continuum of care.
“Receiving this award is a culmination of over two years of intensive planning as we respond to future needs of seniors in our community,” said Elizabeth Mullin-DiProsa, President & CEO, St. Ann’s Community. “We are honored and grateful for the confidence of Governor Patterson, along with our local delegation, in making this possible.”
The first step in the process is for us to meet with residents, family members, staff members and others closely associated with our Irondequoit and Webster campuses to share our strategic long-term plans for St. Ann’s and Cherry Ridge. We will be announcing more details once we have had a chance to discuss our vision with everyone on our campuses.
St. Ann’s Community, one of Rochester’s largest private employers, provides a varied range of services and care levels designed to meet the individual needs of older adults. St. Ann’s includes: two licensed and certified skilled nursing facilities, medical and social adult day programs, independent retirement housing, a transitional care program, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care, a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester area. For more information about St. Ann’s Community please call 585-697-6000.
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