|
| April 29, 2008 |
St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Announces Board Officers for
2008 - 2010 Term |
| April 10, 2008 |
Mary
O'Grady is Director of Long Term Care for St. Ann's Home |
| March 26, 2008 |
Reverand
McKenna Joins St. Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Board |
| March 26, 2008 |
St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. is Pleased to Welcome New Foundation
Board Members |
| March 20, 2008 |
Sr.
Livia Ruocco Receives Woman of Faith Award |
| February 21,
2008 |
Catherine
Spilberg Joins St. Ann's Community |
| February 11,
2008 |
Kitty
Gordon Returns to St. Ann's as Director of Transitional Care |
| February 5,
2008 |
Carol
Muchard, RN, MS, Joins St. Ann's Community |
| Febuary 1,
2008 |
Doctor
Kim Petrone Promoted to Associate Medical Director |
| January 8,
2008 |
St.
Ann's Community- 1st in Nation to Receive Accreditation |
| December 7,
2007 |
Help
a Family in Need this Christmas with Adopt a Family for the
Holidays |
| November 9,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Announces Activities Coorinator for Cherry Ridge |
| November 5,
2007 |
Betty
Mullin-DiProsa one of 22 Finalists for the Athena Award |
| October 12,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Commuity Announces two Employee Promotions |
| September 30,
2007 |
St.
Ann's and Visiting Nurse Service Announce New Staff Members |
| September 28,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Community Raises Over $11,000 for Alzheimer's Research |
| September 21,
2007 |
Dr.
Cheryl Williams Joins St. Ann's Community |
| September 17,
2007 |
Eric
Shoen Joins St. Ann's as Donor Relationship Manager |
| September 9,
2007 |
Melissa
Hawkins Named Chair of New York Health Information Management
Association |
| August 31,
2007 |
Comforting
Those in Need |
| August 22,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Community and Rochester General Hospital Announce 21st
Annual Community Care Health Fair |
| August 3, 2007 |
Cherry
Ridge Recognized as a Preferred Design in Aging |
| July 26, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community Announces New Staff Members |
| July 9, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community and Visiting Nurse Service Open Palliative Center
for Caring |
| June 11, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community Receives Two Communicator Awards |
| June 6, 2007 |
Cherry
Ridge, a St. Ann's Community Presents Dancing with the Seniors |
| May 22, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community to HonorTwelve Centenarians |
| May 1, 2007 |
Mayor
Robert Duffy to Kick Off Older American's Month Celebration |
| April 24, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Home Goes Wireless |
| April 13, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community and Visiting Nurse Service Partner to Form the
Palliative Center for Caring |
| March 26, 2007 |
St.
Ann's Community First in Nation to Receive CARF Accreditation
in Resident Centered Care |
| March 7, 2007 |
Chapel
Oaks Spring Open House is Sunday,
March
25th |
| February 13,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Community Residents and Bishop Kearney Honor Students
Set for 11th Annual Senior to Senior Ball |
| January 1,
2007 |
St.
Ann's Community Announces New Staff Members |
| December 14,
2006 |
Jim
Myers is Named Chair of the Upstate-West Financial Managers
Council of NYAHSA |
| December 6,
2006 |
Karl
Vanderstouw Receives Certification in Health Care Corporate
Compliance |
| November 28,
2006 |
Mary
McCarthy Receives Quality of Life Award |
| November 22,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community Participates in Pirate Toy Drive |
| November 7,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community to Honor Veterans |
| October 23,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community Hosts Community Forum on Senior Issues with
Irondequoit Town Supervisor Mary Ellen Heyman and Assemblyman
Joe Morelle |
| October 12,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community Welcomes Kristan Tabacco as Director of Admissions |
| September 26,
2006 |
Mullin-DiProsa
Appointed to the House of Delegate of the American Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging |
| September 19,
2006 |
Cherry
Ridge Open House September 24, 2006 |
| September 13,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community to Celebrate National Adult Day Services Day |
| August 31,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community Welcomes Ronald Forgue as Executive Chef - Assistant
Director of Food and Nutrition |
| August 21,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community and Rochester General Hospital Announce 20th
Annual Community Care Health Fair |
| July 25, 2006 |
St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. and St. Ann's Foundation Announce
New Board Members |
| July 11, 2006 |
St.
Ann's Employees Stepping up to a Healthier Life Through Wellness
Initiative |
| June 23, 2006 |
St.
Ann 's Foundation Board Announces Officers for 2006 - 2008 Term
|
| June 21, 2006 |
Mullin-DiProsa
Named to New York States Commission on Healthcare Facilities
in the 21st Century |
| June 7, 2006 |
St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Announces Board Officers for
2006 - 2008 Term |
| June 1, 2006 |
Centenarians
Celebrated |
| May 17, 2006 |
West
Irondequoit Tri-M Society to perform at St. Ann's Community
as Part of Older Americans Month |
| April 18, 2006 |
Nationally
Recognized Alzheimer's Expert Jolene Brackey to Speak at St.
Ann's Community |
| April 10, 2006 |
Dr.
Diane Kane Receives Max M. Farash Award for Excellence in Aging
& long Term Care Services |
| February 13,
2006 |
St.
Ann's Community and Bishop Kearney High School Team up for 10th
Annual Senior to Senior Ball |
| January 24,
2006 |
Cherry
Ridge Announces New Staff Members |
| January 6,
2006 |
Read
Betty Mullin-DiProsa's Article on Dementia Published in the
Democrat and Chronicle |
| December 15,
2005 |
St.
Ann's Community Helps Pirate Toy Fund Exceed Goal |
| November 16,
2005 |
St.
Ann's Community Wins Rochester's Choice Award 3rd Year in a
Row |
| November 7,
2005 |
St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Announces 3 new Board Members |
| October 3,
2005 |
St.
Ann's Community President & CEO Elizabeth (Betty) Mullin-DiProsa
Appointed Delegate-At-Large for White House Conference on
Aging |
| September 29,
2005 |
Heritage
Residents Win GRAPE Art Show Awards |
| September 7,
2005 |
St.
Ann's Community and Rochester General Hospital Announce 19th
Annual Community Care Health Fair |
| August 30,
2005 |
Grand
Opening for Cherry Ridge a St. Ann's Community Announced |
| August 23,
2005 |
St.
Ann's Community Welcomes Kim Petrone MD |
| August 19,
2005 |
Cherry
Ridge, a St. Ann's Community, Honored With National Award |
| July 27, 2005 |
Foundation
Board Welcomes New Members |
| July 26, 2005 |
St.
Ann's Community Announces Assistant Directors of Nursing for
St. Ann's Home and the Heritage |
| June 28, 2005 |
Financing
Secured for Cherry Ridge |
| May 15, 2005 |
St.
Ann’s Community hires Paul Bartlett as Director of Chapel
Oaks |
|
March 22, 2005 |
Bob Bourg Promoted to VP/ Administrator for
The Heritage |
|
January 19, 2005 |
Men's Woodworking Group Makes Toys for St.
Joseph's Neighborhood Center |
|
December 7, 2004 |
Chapel Oaks Charity Craft Club Featured on
Channel 10 |
|
November 11, 2004 |
St. Ann's Community Institutes Quality First
Initiative |
|
October 4, 2004 |
St. Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Announces
3 New Board Members |
|
September 7, 2004 |
St. Ann's Community and Rochester General
Hospital Announce 18th Annual Community Care Health Fair
|
|
July 20, 2004 |
Construction on the Patio Home Model at Cherry
Ridge is Moving Fast |
|
June 15, 2004 |
St. Ann's Foundation Inc. Announces Newly
Elected Slate of Officers |
|
June 14, 2004 |
St. Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. Announces
New Board Officers for the 2004-2006 Term |
|
May 14, 2004 |
St. Ann's Community to Host NYAHSA Art Exhibit |
|
April 12, 2004 |
St. Ann's Community in U.S. News and World
Report Article |
|
February 17, 2004 |
St. Ann's Community and Bishop Kearney High
School Team Up for 7th Annual Senior Senior Ball |
|
November 13, 2003 |
St. Ann's Community and ViaHealth
to Present Compassionate Care workshops |
|
September 11, 2003 |
St. Ann's Community Announces 3 Foundation
Board Members |
|
September 8, 2003 |
St. Ann's Community and Rochester General
Hospital Announce 17th Annual Community Care Health Fair
|
|
July 9, 2003 |
June Weltzer Promoted to Director of Therapeutic
Recreation |
|
June 5, 2003 |
Steven Smith Hired as Vice-President of Foundation
and Resource Development |
|
May 22, 2003 |
St. Ann's Community Awarded Accreditation
from Joint Commision |
|
April 14, 2003 |
Privacy Notice |
St.
Ann 's of Greater Rochester Inc. is pleased to announce the following
members of the Board of Directors as officers of the Board for the
2008 – 2010 Term:

Chairperson
– Juan F. Villanueva , Financial Consultant

Chair
Elect – Ann McCormick , Executive VP & General
Counsel, Home Properties

Treasurer
– Timothy White , Managing Partner of the Rochester
office and Upstate New York Business Unit of KPMG, LLP

Secretary
– Maggie Bringewatt , Senior Vice President, Rochester
's Cornerstone Group

Immediate
Past Chair – Robert F. Ryan , Senior VP, Region
Executive, JP Morgan Chase

President/CEO
– Betty Mullin-DiProsa , St. Ann 's Community
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For
more information on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome back
Mary F. O'Grady, as the Director of Long Term Care for the Department
of Nursing at St. Ann 's Home. Ms. O'Grady will be responsible for
the clinical and business operations, ensuring service excellence
and quality within the long-term care setting at St. Ann's.
Ms.
O'Grady has more than 30 years of health care and marketing experience,
five of which were with St. Ann 's Community as a nursing supervisor.
Prior to returning to St. Ann's, she held positions at Rochester
General Hospital, Kodak and Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester
and Monroe County.
Ms. O'Grady is
a graduate of St. Vincent's School of Nursing in Worcester, MA, and
Roberts Wesleyan College. She currently resides in the City of Rochester.
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St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. is pleased
to announce the addition of Reverend Kevin E. McKenna to its' Board
of Directors.
Fr.
McKenna, currently is the Pastor and Canon Attorney of St. Cecilia's
Parish in Irondequoit and also serves as an Ecclesiastical Judge
for the Tribunal for the Diocese of Rochester.
Fr.
McKenna was ordained in 1977 and received his Doctorate degree in
Canon Law from St. Paul University in Ottawa in 1990. He is the
past president of the Canon Law Society of America and served as
Chancellor for the Diocese of Rochester. He is also the author of
numerous article and books.
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St.
Ann's of Greater Rochester Inc. is Pleased to Welcome New Foundation
Board Members. Click
here for pdf
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On
Sunday, February 24, 2008 the Transfiguration
Lutheran Church 's honored Sr. Livia Ruocco, SSM, St. Ann 's Community's
Pastoral Care Coordinator with the Woman of Faith Award as part
of their Bold Woman's Day Celebration.
“Sr.
Livia lives out the charism of the Sisters of Mercy and embodies
a person filled with mercy, compassion, faith, hope, and love. She
is a true woman of faith daily living out the gospel of Christ,”
shared Father Peter Bayer, Director of Pastoral Care at St. Ann
's Community. “We are so proud that Sr. Livia was chosen to receive
this tremendous honor.”
The
Celebration honored four women, including Sr. Livia, and the many
diverse ways in which they act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ.
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome Catherine
T. Spilberg, RN, MS as a Adult Nurse Practitioner for the Medical
Department of St. Ann's Home. Ms. Spilberg will be responsible for
care of rehabilitation patients.
Ms.
Spilberg holds a Masters of Nursing Degree from Nazareth College
, and a Post Masters Degree from the University of Rochester . Ms.
Spilberg currently resides in Hamlin , NY .
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome back
Kitty Gordon , as the Director of Transitional
Care for the Department of Nursing at St. Ann 's Home. Gordon will
be responsible for the clinical and business operations, ensuring
service excellence and quality care of 57 beds in transitional care.
Ms.
Gordon has more than 20 years of health care experience, eight of
which were with St. Ann 's Community as the Director of Admissions
and also the Director of Staff Development.
Gordon
holds a Masters of Arts in Public Administration from Syracuse University
, a Bachelor of Science in Community and Human Services/Healthcare
Administration from Empire State College and an Associates Degree
in Applied Science in Nursing from S.U.N.Y. Agricultural and Technical
College in Alfred , NY .
Gordon currently
resides in the City of Rochester.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann's Community is pleased to welcome Carol
Muchard, RN, MS as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
for the Medical Department of St. Ann's Home. Muchard will be responsible
for care of long-term care and dementia residents.
Muchard
holds a Masters of Nursing Degree from Nazareth College and currently
resides in Canandaigua, NY.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to announce Kim
Petrone, MD has been promoted to Associate Medical Director. Dr.
Petrone is a graduate of Duke University Medical School and completed
her Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester
, along with a Geriactric Fellowship. Dr. Petrone is Board Certified
in Geriatric and Internal Medicine and has been with St. Ann 's
Community since 2005.
Dr.
Petrone currently resides in Penfield , NY .
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, and 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, plus part ownership
in Traditions in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community or Adult Day Services please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann's Community 1st in Nation to Receive Accreditation
St.
Ann's Community is proud to be the FIRST IN THE NATION to achieve
CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
Person Centered Long-Term Care Community (PCLTCC) Accreditation.
CARF
International announced that St. Ann's Community has been accredited
for a period of three years for its Adult Day Services (Dementia),
Aging Services Network, Assisted Living (Dementia) and Person-Centered
Long-Term Care Community (Dementia) programs.
This
accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation
that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization's
substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving
a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer
review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during
an on‑site visit that its programs and services are
of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
CARF
is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to
promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through
a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the
lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF,
the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help
organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs
and services.
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2007
Adopt a Family for the Holidays
Our St. Ann's Family working
together with the St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center has the opportunity
to participate in the "Adopt a Family" program! We have
four families we have "adopted" for the season.
Click
here for the pdf flyer
St.
Ann's Community is pleased to welcome
Lori
M. Sorenson as Activity Coordinator at Cherry
Ridge Community in Webster. Ms. Sorenson earned her Bachelors of
Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York Oneonta
and a Certificate in Worship Music Studies from the Elim Bible Institute
in Lima, NY.
Ms.
Anzalone previously worked at Crimson Ridge, The Wesley Community
and Thompson Nursing Home. She currently resides in Farmington,
N.Y.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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November
3, 2007
22
finalists selected for Athena Award
Patrick
Flanigan
Staff writer Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Twenty-two
area women have been named finalists for this year's Athena Award,
the Women's Council announced Friday.
The
award recognizes a Rochester-area professional woman who has demonstrated
"significant achievements in business, community service and
the professional advancement of women." The Women's Council
is an affiliate of the Rochester Business Alliance.
The
finalists are: Mimi Bacilek, president, SuccessBuilders LLC; Iris
Bannister, executive director, Wilson Commencement Park; Dawn Borgeest,
chief marketing officer and senior vice president, United Way of
Rochester; Maggie Bringewatt, senior vice president, Rochester's
Cornerstone Group Ltd;
Alfreda
Brown, chief diversity officer, Rochester Institute of Technology;
Lisa Brubaker, executive vice president, Rochester and government
programs, Preferred Care/MVP Health Care; Ann Burr, senior vice
president and general manager, Frontier Rochester; Suzanne Nasipak
Chapman, regional president, First Niagara Risk Management; Tamara
Denysenko, chief executive officer, Ukrainian Federal Credit Union;
Gail Donofrio, Monroe County Family Court judge; Hilda Rosario Escher,
president, CEO, Ibero American Action League; Sandra Frankel, Brighton
town supervisor; Sheila Gaddis, Volunteer Legal Service Project,
executive director of counsel, Hiscock & Barclay LLP; Lori B.
Green, partner, Nixon Peabody LLP; Cynthia Herriot, lieutenant —
Patrol East Division, Rochester Police Department; Dr. Ruth A. Lawrence,
professor of pediatrics, medical director of the Ruth A. Lawrence
Poison & Drug Information Center, University of Rochester Medical
Center; Laura Saxby Lynch, director of corporate communications,
Paychex, Inc.; Rita D. Metras, principal, RDM Associates; Elizabeth
Mullin-DiProsa, president and chief executive officer, St. Ann's
Community; Lori VanDusen, director, wealth management, SmithBarney/Citigroup;
Sophie Vandebroek, chief technology officer, president of Xerox
Innovation Group, Xerox Corp.; Christine Wagner,SSJ, executive director,
St. Joseph Neighborhood Center.
The winner will
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St.
Ann's Community is pleased to announce the following promotions.
Bernard
J. Joswick Jr. has been promoted from the position of Sous Chef
at Chapel Oaks, a St. Ann's Community. Mr. Joswick holds an AAS
in Hotel & Restaurant Management from Paul Smiths College of
the Adirondacks and has held the position of Chef at Chapel Oaks
for the last five years. Joswick
currently resides in the City of Rochester.
Rola
O'Meally has been promoted to Director of Adult Day and Dementia
Services at St. Ann's Community. O'Meally has worked at St. Ann's
Community for 21 years, starting out as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
O'Meally received her
AA degree in Nursing from Monroe Community College, her BSN from
Roberts Wesleyan College, and is currently enrolled in their Master's
degree program. O'Meally
currently resides in the Town of Gates.
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, and 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, plus part ownership
in Traditions in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann's Community or Adult Day Services please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann 's Community and Visiting Nurse Service are pleased to announce
the following nurses as part of the Palliative Center for Caring.
Mark
V. Harmon , BSN, RN-BC, holds the position of Registered
Nurse Team Leader. Mark has an Associate's Degree in Nursing from
Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville , N.C.
, and a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Keuka College . He is
currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Nursing from Saint John
Fisher College to become a clinical nurse specialist in hospice
and palliative care.
Mark
currently resides in Greece , N.Y.
Cecelia
Patterson-Norton , RN, is the Oncology Nurse (OCN) for
The Center.
Patterson-Norton
received holds an Associates Degree in Nursing from Monroe Community
College . She also holds a National Oncology Certification and previously
worked for 16 years in the Hematology/Oncology unit at Rochester
General Hospital .
Patterson-Norton
resides in Sodus , N.Y.
Denise
McNulty , RN, is a Registered Nurse for The Center and
has more than 19 years experience in hospice and oncology at St.
Mary's and most recently at Highland Hospital .
McNulty
received her Registered Nursing degree from Monroe Community College
.
McNulty
resides lives in Charlotte with her husband and son.

Deborah Sigrist , RN, BSN, is a Registered Nurse
for The Center and has more than 18 years inpatient hospice care
experience and author of Journey's End, a Guide to Understanding
the Dying Process.
Sigrist
received her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Mundelein
College , Chicago and then went onto to earn her Associates Degree
in nursing from Monroe Community College and Bachelors of Science
in Nursing from the SUNY Brockport.
Sigrist
currently resides in the City of Rochester with her husband.
The
Palliative Center for Caring is the first of its kind in Rochester
–
one
located in a skilled nursing facility – and addresses a vital community
need. Patients requiring specialized care are welcomed from the
local community or area hospitals. The Center provides end-of-life
services to address pain, symptom and crisis management for patients
who would otherwise require hospitalization. Additionally, the specially
trained staff will work to address psychosocial and spiritual issues,
which may result during this difficult time for patients and families.
On
Saturday, September 15 th , St. Ann 's Community employees, family
and friends joined together to participate in the 2007 Memory Walk
to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. The team's efforts were
outstanding with 134 participants raising more than $11,000.00 to
benefit Alzheimer's support programs and research.
"Participating
in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk falls directly in line with our core
values at St. Ann 's Community. We offer specialized programs for
those with dementia and memory loss, so it is just a natural choice
that we walk to help the hundreds of thousands of people living
with Alzheimer's Disease across the country," shared Betty
Mullin-DiProsa, President and CEO. “One of our core values is community
service. Our employees are energized and engaged about the opportunity
to participate and this is just one more opportunity to encourage
team work among the organization."
St.
Ann 's Community has participated in the Memory Walk for more than
10 years and has raised more than $31,000.00 to benefit Alzheimer's.
Click
to see a photo of the St. Ann's team
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, assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice
care and a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on
two campuses in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership
in Traditions in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For
more information on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome Dr.
Cheryl Williams to St. Ann 's Community. Dr. Williams will oversee
the care of patients visiting St. Ann 's Community's Transitional
Care Program.
Dr.
Williams is a graduate of the University of Louisville School Medicine
with her MD degree in Family Medicine and University of Kentucky
School of Pharmacy with Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy and PhD
in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Prior
to coming to Rochester , Dr. Williams worked at The Community
Hospice in Saratoga Springs and her medical background includes
Family Medicine, as a Hospitalist and Hospital Pharmacist.
She is Board Certified by American Board of Family Practice and
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr.
Williams resides in (town) with her husband and 3 children.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
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on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000. return
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome Eric Shoen
as the Donor Relationship Manager for St. Ann 's Foundation. Shoen
will be responsible for grant writing, implementing a planned giving
program, and raising money through large gifts for the St. Ann 's
Foundation.
Mr.
Shoen holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Spanish Literature, from
Hartwick College and has held previous positions with Rural Opportunities,
the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and
Kent School , Kent, CT.
Shoen currently resides in Corn Hill in the City of Rochester .
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, assisted living and
specialized dementia care, hospice care and a geriatric outpatient
primary care practice located on two campuses in the Greater Rochester
area, plus part ownership in Traditions in Caring, a licensed Home
Care agency. For
more information on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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Hawkins
Named Chair of the New York Health Information Management Association
Melissa
Hawkins, RHIT, Health Information Manager at St. Ann 's Community
has been name the Chair of the New York Health Information Management
Association Long-Term Care Component (NYHIMA).
Hawkins
was officially sworn in on May 12, 2007 at the NYHIMA's yearly convention
held at the Rochester Convention Center/Hyatt Hotel. She will work
with her board members and a committee of eight other members throughout
the state to update the New York State LTC ICD-9 Coding guidelines.
Her other goal for 2007-2008 is to increase the number of LTC members
of NYHIMA via the NYHIMA web site. Hawkins also holds the position
of Long-Term Care Chair of the Rochester Regional Health Information
Management Association.
She
is a member of the Health Information Technology Program Advisory
Committee and is an active Professional Practice Supervisor of the
Health Information Technology program at Monroe Community College
.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000
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On
Monday, August 13, 2007 , members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at
St. Mary's Church in Rochester , NY visited the Palliative Center
for Caring at St. Ann 's Community to donate shawls to comfort patients
staying in the center.
“The
generosity of this gift is magnified by knowing the prayers and
the warm intentions that went into each stitch,” shared Betty Mullin-DiProsa,
President & CEO St. Ann's Community. “We are so pleased to be
able to share these shawls with our patients and their families.”
Members
of the St. Mary's Parish Prayer Shawl Ministry presented ten Knitted
Shawls to Betty Mullin-DiProsa and Debbie Sigrist, Palliative Center
for Caring Registered Nurse. (Photo Attached) Pictured from left
to right are: Amy Voelkl, Rita Campbell, Anne-Marie Brogan, Mary
Alyce Streb, Sr. Kay Heverin, SSJ, Debbie Sigrist, and Betty Mullin
DiProsa.
For
information on the Prayer Shawls visit www.shawlministry.com
.
The
Palliative Center for Caring, a partnership between St. Ann 's Community
and Visiting Nurse Service of Greater Rochester, is the first of
its kind in Rochester - one located in a skilled nursing facility
- and meets a vital community need. Patients requiring specialized
care are welcomed from the local community or area hospitals. The
Center provides short-term end-of-life services to address pain,
symptom and crisis management for patients who would otherwise require
hospitalization.
For more information
on the Palliative Center for Caring please call 585-697-6000 or visit
www.stannscommunity.com .
St.
Ann 's Community
& Rochester General
Hospital
to host
Community
Care Health Fair
WHAT:
St. Ann 's Community and Rochester General Hospital
will sponsor the 21 st Annual Community Care Health Fair. Over 30
organizations focusing on health care and community resources for
seniors and their caretakers will be in attendance.
WHEN:
Thursday, September 13 th
9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
WHERE:
1500 Portland Avenue
Rochester , NY 14621
DETAILS:
This is a FREE event and is open to the Rochester community.
Refreshments will be served.
Health
screens will include: Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Hearing.
St.
Ann 's Community will host a booth for cooking demonstrations featuring
easy to prepare healthy meals.
Information
will be provided by a variety of community, state, and national
organizations including the Alzheimer's Association, the American
Cancer Society, ElderSource, and Office of the Attorney General
of the State of New York .
For
more information on the Community Care Health Fair please call 585-697-6409
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Cherry
Ridge Recognized as a Preferred Design in Aging
On
June 18 th , Cherry Ridge was selected as one of only two projects
for the International Design in Ageing Showcase of Affordable Housing.
The showcase was part of the International Association of
Homes and Services for the Ageing's (IAHSA) 7th
International Conference, “ Quality Transcends Borders:
Innovations in Leadership, Technology and Design” held
this year in Malta.
The
conference provides a unique opportunity for industry experts from
around the world to gather and meet to focus on addressing
the needs and concerns of elders. Betty Mullin-DiProsa, St. Ann's
Community President & CEO was one of the featured speakers and
highlighted how Cherry Ridge was specifically designed and created
to provide affordable housing and healthcare options to Seniors
in the Rochester area.
Cherry
Ridge is owned and operated by St. Ann's Community, a dedicated
not-for-profit provider of comprehensive health care and housing
to area seniors for more than 130 years. Cherry Ridge, St. Ann's
newest campus offers maintenance-free apartments and cottage homes,
gracious hospitality services, amenities and quality health care
– all at an exceptional value.
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St.
Ann 's Community is pleased to welcome three new staff members.
Kimberly
Basta has joined St. Ann's Community as Adult Nurse Practitioner
for the Transitional Care Program, which offers short term/outpatient
rehab for a number of complex medical conditions ranging from stroke
rehabilitation to post operative orthopedic/cardiac surgery patients.
Ms.
Basta holds Bachelors Degrees in Nursing from Clemson University
and SUNY Brockport and a Masters Degree and Adult Nurse Practitioner
from the University of Buffalo . Ms. Basta previously worked at
Rochester General Hospital in the Cardio Thoracic Surgery Unit,
Cardiac Cath Lab, and for Wesley Gardens Nursing Home/Rehab. She
currently resides in the Town of Irondequoit
Joelle
M. Navarra has
been hired as a Nurse Manager for the 6th floor of St. Ann 's Home.
Ms. Navarra holds a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from the University
of Rochester and is currently pursuing her Masters in Health Systems
Administration at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Ms. Navarra
previously worked at Rochester General Hospital as a Registered
Nurse in the Hemodialysis Center .
She
currently resides in the City of Rochester .
Joe
Posato has joined St.
Ann 's Community in the position of Information
Technology Services Manager. Mr. Posato holds a Bachelors of Science
Degree in Management Information Systems
from St. John Fisher
College
and held previous positions as the Project Manager at Genesee Survey
Services, Inc. and Director of MIS at the Urban League of Rochester.
Posato
currently lives in Irondequoit .
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St.
Ann's Community and Visiting Nurse Service Open Palliative Center
for Caring
St. Ann’s Community and Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester
and Monroe County, Inc. (VNS) announced the partnership to create
the Palliative Center for Caring this past April. The Center is
a 5-bed inpatient care center for patients needing short-term hospice
and palliative care.
The Center is the first of its kind in Rochester - one located in
a skilled nursing facility - and will meet a vital community need.
Patients requiring specialized care will be welcomed from the local
community or area hospitals. The Center provides end-of-life services
to address pain, symptom and crisis management for patients who
would otherwise require hospitalization. Additionally, the specially
trained staff work to address psychosocial and spiritual issues,
which may result during this difficult time for patients and families.
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, certified and accredited
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,
plus part ownership in Traditions in Caring, a licensed Home Care
agency. For more information on St. Ann’s Community please
call 585-697-6000 or visit www.stannscommunity.com <http://www.stannscommunity.com>.
Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County, Inc. (VNS)
is a non-profit, Medicare-certified home health care and hospice
agency. Licensed by the State of New York, the agency has provided
quality care since 1919. As one of the largest full-service home
health and hospice providers in the Rochester area, VNS conducts
more than 600,000 visits to 13,000 patients annually. VNS is a member
of the Home Care Association of New York State, Inc., and the National
Association for Home Care. For more information, call 585-787-2233
or visit www.vnsnet.com
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St.
Ann 's Community is very proud to announce that they are the winner
of two prestigious Awards of Distinction for Print Media
by The 13th Annual Communicator Awards . The awards
were in the Business-to-Consumer Brochure and the Identity Manual/Style
Guide Categories. The Award of Distinction is presented for projects
that exceed industry standards in quality and excellence.
The Communicator
Print Media Awards recognize organizations that work in advertising,
public relations, corporate communications, graphic design or identity.
The Communicator Awards is an international awards competition that
recognizes outstanding works in the communication field. Entries are
judged by industry professionals who look for companies and individuals
whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work
serves as a benchmark for the industry. The Communicator Awards provides
an equal chance of winning to all entrants regardless of company or
agency size and project budget - each entry is judged on its own merit.
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Cherry
Ridge, a St. Ann 's Community is hosting “Dancing with the Seniors”
on Friday, June 8, 2007 from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Cherry
Ridge, 900 Cherry Ridge Boulevard , Webster , NY 14580 .
The
event starts with a professional dance demonstration by USA Dance,
which is followed by instructional dance lessons for more than 70
individuals from Cherry Ridge and the community.
“Many
of the residents are excited about this event because they remember
dancing to many of the ballroom dances like the Waltz, Foxtrot and
the Rumba and can't wait to kick up their heels again,” shared Mike
Seelig, Cherry Ridge Vice President.
Cherry
Ridge is owned and operated by St. Ann 's Community, a dedicated
not-for-profit provider of comprehensive health care to area seniors
for more than 130 years. Cherry Ridge offers maintenance-free apartments
and cottage homes, gracious hospitality services, and amenities
unsurpassed health care – all at an exceptional value.
For more
information on Cherry Ridge or this event please call 585-697-6700.
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“Not
many individuals can say that they rode in a Model T, saw the first
silent movie or even were alive during the San Francisco earthquake,”
stated Betty Mullin-DiProsa, President of St. Ann's Community. “But
we are excited that we have 12 people living at St. Ann's that can
attest to that, and we are going to celebrate their lives.”
On
Wednesday, May 30th at 2:00 p.m ., St. Ann's Community will recognize
all of our residents who are 100 years or older. This year we have
12 Centenarians ranging in age from 100 to104 and many of them will
be attending the celebration. All are invited to come and hear some
of their stories, while we honor these great individuals who have
experienced so much in their lifetime. A video will be shown featuring
early photos of all our honorees. We look forward to this as a great
way to end National Older American's Month.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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Mayor
Robert Duffy Kicks Off Older American's Month Celebration
Each
year since 1963, the month of May has been set aside for the purpose
of honoring our country's older Americans. On Thursday, May 3rd
at 2:00 p.m. , St. Ann 's Community is hosting an Older American's
Month Celebration featuring Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy as the
keynote speaker.
“This
year's Older American's Month theme is, “Older Americans: Making
Choices for a Healthier Future.” This theme encourages us to think
differently about health and long-term care, and work together to
rebalance and modernize our current systems so that we may adequately
plan for and address the needs of current and future generations,”
stated Betty Mullin-DiProsa, President and CEO of St. Ann's Community.
“We are honored that Mayor Duffy has agreed to help us kick off
our month long celebration to honor our residents.”
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses,
in Irondequoit and Webster, plus part ownership in Traditions in
Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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St.
Ann's Home Goes Wireless
St.
Ann's Community has installed wireless computer access, especially
designed for their short-term Transitional Care patients.
“Many
of our patients want or need to maintain contact with their family
or businesses while they are receiving care at St. Ann's Home,”
shared Betty Mullin-DiProsa, President and CEO of St. Ann's Community.
“ Throughout our campuses, and at each of our facilities, St. Ann's
Community has provided resident access to desktop computers and
printers for a number of years. Recognizing the changing needs,
especially of our Transitional Care patients, who may bring in their
own laptop computers, we are now providing free wireless to ease
their communications.”
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
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St.
Ann's Community and Visiting Nurse Service Partner to Form the Palliative
Center for Caring
St.
Ann 's Community and Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe
County, Inc. (VNS) are pleased to announce a partnership to create
the Palliative Center for Caring, a 5-bed inpatient care center
for patients needing short-term hospice and palliative care located
at The Heritage, located on St. Ann 's Irondequoit campus.
The
Center will be the first of its kind in Rochester – one located
in a skilled nursing facility – and will meet a vital community
need. Patients requiring specialized care will be welcomed from
the local community or area hospitals. The Center will provide end-of-life
services to address pain, symptom and crisis management for patients
who would otherwise require hospitalization. Additionally, the specially
trained staff will work to address psychosocial and spiritual issues,
which may result during this difficult time for patients and families.
Renovation
is scheduled to begin in April of 2007 with the Palliative Center
for Caring opening in July of 2007.
“VNS in collaboration
with St. Ann 's Community currently provides palliative/hospice care
to a number of our residents , so this opportunity was the perfect
extension to an already successful partnership,” shared Betty Mullin
DiProsa, President and CEO of St. Ann's Community. “We are pleased
to be able to offer this special level of care to the Rochester Community.”
“The
partnership with St.
Ann 's Community allows
us the opportunity to offer patients and their families needed expert
care and services in a place that will be warm, comforting and peaceful,”
shared Vicky Hines, President and CEO of Visiting Nurse Service.
“We especially appreciate and thank those individuals who have supported
this idea and made the Center possible through their gifts of time,
energy and donations.”
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St.
Ann 's Community FIRST IN NATION to receive
CARF Accreditation
in Resident Centered Care
St.
Ann 's Community is proud to be the FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES to
achieve CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
Person Centered Long Term Care Community (PCLTCC) Accreditation
and the only organization to complete a blended survey for both
Long Term Care and Transitional Care types of accreditation.
“This
is a tremendous accomplishment and honor,” shared Betty Mullin-DiProsa,
President and CEO of St. Ann's Community. “The staff and volunteers
here at St. Ann 's Community are dedicated to serving our residents
first and foremost and earning this accreditation is proof of a
job well-done. We are also thrilled that we could be the first in
the nation to achieve this recognition of excellence!"
In
February, representatives from the Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) visited St. Ann 's Community to
survey their Long Term Care Program and Transitional Care Program.
A team of surveyors comprehensively investigated the programs to
ensure conformance to the stringent standards established by CARF
for person-centered care and medical rehabilitation.
The
CARF standards are developed with input from consumers, aging services,
health care and rehabilitation professionals, state and national
organizations, and insurance company representatives. Every year
the standards are reviewed and new ones are developed to keep pace
with changing conditions and current consumer needs.
CARF
accreditation is much more than a certificate on the wall. It is
evidence that St. Ann 's Community strives to improve efficiency,
fiscal health, and service delivery -- creating a foundation for
continuous quality improvement and consumer satisfaction.
The
benefits of accreditation to the consumer of services means that
by choosing CARF-accredited programs and services they receive the
assurance that:
- The programs
or services actively involve consumers in selecting, planning,
and using services.
- The organization's
programs and services have met consumer-focused, state-of-the-art
international standards of performance.
- These standards
were developed with the involvement and input of consumers.
- The organization
is focused on assisting each consumer in achieving his or her
chosen goals and outcomes.
CARF
is a private, not-for-profit organization that promotes quality
rehabilitation and aging services. It does this by establishing
standards of quality for organizations to use as guidelines in developing
and offering their programs or services to consumers. CARF uses
the standards to determine how well an organization is serving its
consumers and how it can improve.
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,
assisted living and specialized dementia care, hospice care and
a geriatric outpatient primary care practice located on two campuses
in the Greater Rochester area, plus part ownership in Traditions
in Caring, a licensed Home Care agency.
For more information
on St. Ann 's Community please call 585-697-6000.
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Please Join us for the
Chapel
Oaks Spring Open House
Sunday,
March 25th 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
This
is your opportunity to speak with current Chapel Oaks residents
and discover why Chapel Oaks is the ideal retirement living option!
Residents will also be providing tours of their apartments.
For
more information, please contact El |