Teenage genie: Ruby Chitsey makes nursing residents’ dreams come true by granting their wishes –...
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Anjali Byju
Jul 11, 2023
Most 15-year-olds spend their free time playing video games or watching television. For Ruby Chitsey, however, it’s an age when time is of the essence and she chooses to spend hers at a local nursing...
Gutierrez named chief operating officer of Presbyterian Homes
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Anjali Byju
Jun 28, 2023
Shannon Gutierrez has been appointed chief operating officer of Presbyterian Homes’ Ten Twenty Grove rental community and three Life Plan communities located in Illinois. Gutierrez will oversee team...
Python Ron charms snakes — and residents — at grateful nursssssing home
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Anjali Byju
Jun 27, 2023
Coming face to face with an 18-foot-long python may seem daunting to some, but to the residents of Woodland (CA) Skilled Nursing, it’s just another Monday. Residents recently put on their sunscreen and...
LTC residents at high risk for long COVID and its mental health risks: HHS
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Anjali Byju
Jun 22, 2023
Federal health officials linked a wide variation of mental health symptoms with post-COVID conditions, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.
McCool appointed senior director of admissions and marketing at Barclay Friends
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Anjali Byju
Jun 21, 2023
Kelly McCool will be the next senior director of admissions and marketing at Barclay Friends, a Kendal-affiliated senior living community with a skilled nursing unit. McCool will continue her extensive...
Dirlam promoted to regional vice president of the McGuire Group
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Anjali Byju
Jun 14, 2023
Mark Dirlam has been named regional vice president of the McGuire Group’s Western New York-based facilities.
