| Winners of 2006 ProAging Award Announced
Vienna, VA (PRWeb) February 1, 2007 -- ProAging.com and Guide to Retirement Living are pleased to announce the winners of the annual ProAging Awards. The awards honor senior-serving professionals who voluntarily exceed their job descriptions, providing their clients with excellent care and service.
Each of the 16 winners honored this year demonstrated exceptional achievement in their respective fields.
● Sherry Rush, a paralegal with Accent on Elder Law, was honored not only for her outstanding professionalism, but for understanding her clients' personal struggles. Her nominator recalled a time when, after a visiting a client at his home to go over documents, she noticed that there were no groceries in the kitchen. She then took the client to the grocery store and fixed him something to eat.
Site has bids; will county sell?
Hernando commissioners appear increasingly willing to sell off the old Brooksville Hospital, ridding the county of the costly upkeep while securing some much-needed cash. The offers to buy the 11-acre complex ranged from $500,000 to $2.5-million, disappointingly short of the property appraiser's estimate of $9.7-million. However, with two new commissioners pushing to reach a decision quickly, and maintenance costing up to $50,000 a month, selling it off has its benefits. "You have to take into consideration the other part of that," said Commissioner Diane Rowden, "Not just the money that they're offering." The County Commission appeared poised last year to turn the 11-acre complex on Ponce de Leon Boulevard into a new government center.
Hudson Pointe at Riverdale Announces New Facility Administrator
RIVERDALE, N.Y., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Pointe at Riverdale, Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, recently announced the appointment of Kathleen Hagan, MS, BSN, RN as administrator of the 167-bed skilled nursing facility. Mrs. Hagan comes to the facility with nearly three decade's experience in nursing care, management and nursing home administration. "Kathy joins Hudson Pointe with a wealth of impressive experience in health care and management; we're proud to have her lead our team of exceptional caregivers," stated Tim Brown, Director of Marketing and Communication. The facility, located at 3220 Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverdale, has an established standing as one of the premier nursing and rehabilitative care communities in the Bronx, providing short-term, post-hospital rehabilitation, as well as long-term skilled nursing care, hospice and respite care.
Construction to begin on Providence Point
Construction begins this week on Providence Point -- a future continuing care retirement community in Scott Township. Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania will begin demolition at the Old Kane Hospital site tomorrow (Feb. 1). Scott board of commissioners previously approved finalized plans for the project last October contingent upon developer's agreement conditions. Those conditions have been met and officials approved the final land development plan last week. Todd Swortzel, president and CEO of Baptist Homes, confirms the living facility's estimated price tag is in the $100 million ballpark. Providence Point will have 216 independent living apartments and 36 freestanding, single-family homes. In addition to independent living, the community will have a continuum of health services, assisted living, skilled nursing and dementia care.
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