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April 10, 2018
Posted at 18:21h CATEGORIES: All Articles, Elderwood

By SUZANNE MOORE Editor TICONDEROGA — The sale of the assisted-living and skilled-nursing facilities here has been finalized. Heritage Commons Residential Health Care, with 84 beds, is now Elderwood at Ticonderoga; Moses Ludington Adult Home, with 23 beds, has been renamed Elderwood Village at Ticonderoga. Both are located at 1019 Wicker Street. "The purchases enhance Elderwood’s presence in the Adirondack Region," said a press release from Elderwood, headquartered in Buffalo. "Fundamental to Elderwood’s mission and values is ensuring care remains local." The company, which provides skilled-nursing and specialized-subacute care; rehabilitation; assisted and independent living; and memory-care services in Western and Central New York state, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, belongs to a larger group of companies owned by Post Acute Partners. In June 2014, that health-care provider purchased Uihlein Living Center in Lake Placid from Adirondack Health. Sale of the Ticonderoga facilities was approved by the Inter-Lakes Board of Directors in late May 2016. The State Department of Health gave its OK to an application from Inter-Lakes Health to sell them in December 2016. A long-term lease for both was in place "Elderwood nursing homes have an excellent reputation," Inter-Lakes Health and Elizabethtown Community Hospital President John Remillard said then. The sale of the nursing home, Inter-lakes said then, would "pave the way for development of a 'medical...

April 10, 2018
Posted at 18:18h CATEGORIES: All Articles, Elderwood

TICONDEROGA, NY – Elderwood is expanding into the Ticonderoga area with the addition of two facilities. Elderwood at Ticonderoga, formerly Heritage Commons, and Elderwood Village at Ticonderoga, formerly Moses Ludington Adult Care, joined the Elderwood care community effective Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The skilled nursing and assisted living facilities are located at 1019 Wicker Street, Ticonderoga. The purchases enhance Elderwood’s presence in the Adirondack Region. The investment in the former Inter-Lakes Health properties include 84 beds at Elderwood at Ticonderoga and 23 beds at Elderwood Village at Ticonderoga. Fundamental to Elderwood’s mission and values is ensuring care remains local. "This latest acquisition furthers our goal of improving the accessibility of high-quality, local care for seniors in the Adirondack Region," said Dr. Jeffrey Rubin, Co-Chief Executive Officer. "We’re committed to investing in the Ticonderoga community, and look forward to providing exceptional medical services and care to the residents and rehab patients." Both facilities will retain their administrators who will continue to oversee operations under new leadership. Elderwood at Ticonderoga will be led by Administrator Heidi Schempp and Elderwood Village at Ticonderoga will be led by Administrator Kristen True. Elderwood provides skilled nursing care, specialized subacute care, rehabilitation, assisted living, independent living and memory care services...

April 4, 2018
Posted at 18:45h CATEGORIES: All Articles

LIVERPOOL, NY – Elderwood at Liverpool has received a certificate of achievement award from the American Health Care Association (AHCA) in recognition of their achievement in the 2017 Quality Initiative Recognition Program. This national honor represents Elderwood at Liverpool’s commitment to improving the lives of the individuals they serve. The program is designed to recognize AHCA nursing center members that attain four or more ACHA quality initiative goals, including improved retention rates among nursing staff, reducing the number of unintended health care outcomes, safely reducing the number of hospital readmissions, improving discharge back to the community and safely reducing hospitalizations among long-stay residents. "This recognition is well deserved by our staff," said Elderwood at Liverpool Administrator Kristin Russell. "This award highlights all of the hard work we put in throughout 2017. In addition to constantly working to improve the level of care we’re able to offer residents, we’re also always looking at how we can improve as a team, so we can continue to work toward even great improvements." 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...

April 4, 2018
Posted at 18:15h CATEGORIES: All Articles, Elderwood

BUFFALO, NY – Andrew Belden, PT, DPT, has been named director of rehabilitation services at Elderwood at Wheatfield, 2600 Niagara Falls Blvd., Wheatfield. Belden received his bachelor and doctorate degrees from D’Youville College. He discovered his passion for skilled nursing and rehabilitation while working a variety of therapy jobs in North Carolina. Upon returning to Western New York, he worked at Elderwood at Grand Island for two years before assuming his current role. "My primary focus is to make Elderwood at Wheatfield the premier destination for rehabilitation in Niagara County. We seek to excel in customer service, efficient discharge planning and outcome-driven short-term rehabilitation stays," he says. Recent renovations at Elderwood at Wheatfield have expanded the therapy gym and added a home simulation suite to work on activities of daily living. There is also an office specifically for speech therapy. In addition, certain design modifications were incorporated into the renovations that benefit long-term residents with dementia. The therapy staff works closely with other departments to develop programs that blend therapy with activities that engage residents. Further information is available by calling Elderwood at Wheatfield at 215-8000. with photo WHT Andrew Belden 1956 Elderwood provides skilled nursing care, specialized subacute and rehabilitation care, cardiac care, cardiac telemetry services,...

March 28, 2018
Posted at 08:40h CATEGORIES: All Articles, Elderwood

by HOLLY N., LIPKA Reporter When people ask 104-year-old Edward “Ed” Nartowicz what he owes his longevity to, he always says his secret is to “keep breathing.” The nice and witty centenarian celebrated his 104th birthday with friends and family on Monday at Elderwood at Williamsville, where he has resided since December. Nartowicz was born on March 25, 1914, in Buffalo. He joined the Air Force in 1941 and was still in training at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois when Japanese planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. “We were watching a movie when an officer jumped on the stations and said, ‘Fellas, we’re at war with Japan.’ Someone asked why, and the officer said, ‘Because they bombed Pearl Harbor.’ Then a sergeant jumped up and asked, ‘Where’s Pearl Harbor?’” Nartowicz said. “We didn’t know it was Hawaii.” Nartowicz almost completed his training to become a pilot but did not pass his last physical fitness test. Instead, he became a member of the Special Operations Weather Team. He provided intelligence about weather patterns to help the troops plan and prepare for attacks during WWII. “Now he couldn’t tell you if it’s going to snow tonight,” added Charlie Zeis, Nartowicz’s stepson. “He’s right,” Nartowicz affirmed. Nartowicz...