Kaylin Peterson
JEFFERSON ’ S FERRY
Jefferson ’ s Ferry ’ s Kaylin Peterson Named Among Forty Under 40 A group of enthusiastic Jefferson ’ s Ferry board members and managers were in attendance as Jefferson ’ s Ferry Foundation Director of Philanthropy Kaylin Peterson was recognized as one of the select Forty Under 40 group by Long Island Business News , Long Island ’ s business weekly . 2 / 8 / 2017
GURWIN JEWISH NURSING
Anthony Comerford
Jefferson ’ s Ferry Names Anthony Comerford Vice President of Health
Services Anthony G . Comerford joined Jefferson ’ s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community as vice president of health services and administrator for The Vincent Bove Health Center . 11 / 16 / 2016
JEFFERSON ’ S FERRY
Jefferson ’ s Ferry installs high efficiency LED
lighting The darker days of mid-winter are now a bit brighter at Jefferson ’ s Ferry Life Plan Retirement Community , thanks to the installation of more than 2,750 LED light bulbs in hallways and resident apartments in conjunction with the PSEG-LI rebate program . 2 / 8 / 2017
SELFHELP COMMUNITY
& REHABILITATION CENTER
Local Non-Profit to Reactivate Commack Chapter After Six-Year Hiatus GlamourGals , which recruits teen volunteers to provide companionship and complimentary beauty makeovers to women in senior homes , hosted the first makeover since 2011 . Volunteers from Commack High School brought a day of fun and beauty to seniors at the Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Commack , where the first ever GlamourGals makeover took place . 2 / 21 / 2017
GURWIN JEWISH NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
Memory Care Unit Opens at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehab Center Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has announced the opening of its Memory Care Unit , a secured , 60-bed first floor unit located in the facility ’ s Schachne Pavilion . 12 / 28 / 2016
SERVICES
New Affordable Senior Housing Comes to the Bronx A ribbon cutting was recently held to announce the opening of Van Cortlandt Green , an affordable senior housing development located at 6469 Broadway in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx . The project was developed by Selfhelp Community Services , Broadway Mosholu LLC and Urban Builders Collaborative LLC , along with Enterprise Community Partners . 2 / 8 / 2017
THE COMMUNITY AT BROOKMEADE
Brookmeade Strengthens Resources With Certified Physician Through American Board of Family Medicine ( ABFM ) Karen Zobel , CEO / administrator of The Brookmeade Community and its board of directors are pleased to announce the recertification of Brookmeade ’ s physician Dr . Michael Jaeger with the American Board of Family Medicine ( ABFM ). 2 / 27 / 2017
Dr . Michael Jaeger
Dr . Kurt Konieczny
ST . MARY ’ S HEALTHCARE
Konieczny , Interfaith Among Attendees for St . Mary ’ s Event
Longtime Amsterdam pediatrician Dr . Kurt Konieczny , and Interfaith Partnership For The Homeless , were honored by the Foundation of St . Mary ’ s Healthcare at the 21 st annual Celebration of Healthcare Excellence , on Monday , Feb . 27 . 2 / 3 / 2017
47 Adviser a publication of LeadingAge New York | Spring 2017
( See Noteworthy on page 48 )