January 26, 2018
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BUFFALO, NY – Denise Bothwell has been named executive director of Elderwood at Wheatfield community at 2600 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Wheatfield. Ms. Bothwell previously held the role of Administrator at Elderwood at Lancaster for more than five years and led the facility to become a center of excellence in quality, earning a five-star Medicare rating and 2017-18 Best Nursing Home ranking from U.S. News & World Report. "She has developed a culture and exceptional environment for employees, a warm home for residents and outstanding service for patients," Elderwood’s Chief Operations Officer Phil Quillard said. "I know that her experience, unique talents and leadership abilities will serve us well on this beautiful campus as we continue to expand services to that community." As executive director, she will oversee all aspects of operation for Elderwood at Wheatfield skilled nursing facility, Elderwood Assisted Living at Wheatfield and Elderwood Residences at Wheatfield, an independent living facility. Elderwood provides skilled nursing care, specialized subacute care, rehabilitation, assisted living, independent living and memory care services in Western and Central New York, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. Elderwood is part of a larger group of health care companies owned by Post Acute Partners, which operates pediatric facilities in Pennsylvania, Elderwood Health Plan...

January 26, 2018
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BUFFALO, NY – Elderwood has honored four exemplary staff members for Service Excellence. Service Excellence Awards for 2017 were presented to Tara Wisniewski, community relations coordinator at Elderwood at Lancaster; Carol Merhoff, cook, Elderwood Village at Williamsville; Bonnie Sobol, RN, Elderwood at Williamsville, and Kelly Myhalenko, dietitian at Elderwood at Wheatfield. Considered Elderwood’s highest honor, the award is presented annually to staff who work toward providing quality health care and demonstrate honesty, integrity, reliability, teamwork and respect for co-workers, residents and families. To be considered for the award, staff must be full-time employees who have been with Elderwood10 years or longer. The Service Excellence Award was presented at Elderwood’s annual staff recognition celebration honoring employees marking milestone anniversaries of five, 10 or more years with the organization. In all, 33 percent of Elderwood staff have dedicated five or more years of service, and 20 percent of employees have been with Elderwood for 10 or more years. This year, Elderwood recognized 254 individuals for five to 35 years of service. Contact: Linda Trzyna Communications Coordinator (716) 633-3900, ext. 243...

January 22, 2018
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Elderwood at North Creek, formerly Adirondack Tri-County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, becomes the newest member of the Elderwood care community, effective Monday, January 22, 2018. The skilled nursing facility is located at 112 Ski Bowl Road, North Creek, NY. Elderwood parent company Post Acute Partners, under the leadership of Co-CEOs Dr. Jeffrey Rubin and Mr. Warren Cole, is pleased to become a community health care partner with its second facility in the Adirondack area. The property will maintain capacity at 82 beds. Fundamental to the company mission and values is the goal to ensure care remains local. Elderwood has successfully built a reputation for quality across New York State, where the organization has grown rapidly in the last year. Elderwood at North Creek will continue in partnership with Hudson Headwaters Health Network as its premier health care provider. “We’re excited to expand our presence in Northern New York with this second Elderwood community,” says Dr. Rubin. “Our growth locally illustrates our commitment to offering quality health care services to residents of the Adirondack Region.” “The services offered at Elderwood at North Creek complement the quality care already provided by Elderwood of Uihlein at Lake Placid and other Elderwood senior care...

November 28, 2017
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[caption id="attachment_552" align="alignnone" width="300"] Map shows Weinberg Campus in Amherst[/caption] by By Jonathan D. Epstein, The Buffalo News After nearly two years of uncertainty, Weinberg Campus agreed Wednesday to sell the majority of its main nursing home and senior care complex in Amherst to Post Acute Partners, the operators of Elderwood. The two companies earlier in the day signed a formal sale agreement. Post Acute will take over and continue to operate the Weinberg facilities at 2700 North Forest Road as part of its Elderwood network. The price was not disclosed. "We are very pleased to become part of Elderwood, Western New York’s preeminent long term care organization," Robert T. Mayer, Weinberg's president and CEO, wrote in a letter to residents and employees. "Elderwood is a quality operator of skilled nursing, assisted living, rehabilitation, senior living communities and other post-acute care services, with a strong track record of success." The sale includes the Forest Creek and Meadows senior citizen apartments, the Rosa Coplon Living Center skilled nursing home, the Dosberg Manor and Garden House assisted-living facilities, Menorah Licensed Home Health Care Agency, Rosa Coplon Certified Home Health Agency and Rosa Coplon Outpatient Therapy. The 123-unit Turtle Creek independent-living complex north of the main campus was excluded...

October 23, 2017
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Sunday Spectator Inaugural event raises local awareness by Jason Jordan NORTH HORNELL - Walk a mile in the shoes of someone living with Alzheimer's Disease, those of his or her caregivers, or his or her friends and family. You will recognize sacrifice aimed at starving off a disease that effects millions of Americans. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and loss of other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases, according to figures from the Alzheimer's Association. On Saturday morning, local advocates spoke up and lent their voices to raise public awareness by hosting the first Hornell END Alzheimer's walk. The event was sponsored by Elderwood at Hornell, a multi-service adult care and skilled nursing facility where staff sees the ravages of the disease on a daily basis. Tracey Stillman, assistant administrator of guest relations at Elderwood, talked about why it was important to find local allies in the cause. "There are people here with this disease, we see it every day...

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