Message from the President/CEO: Resident

May 2012
Message from the
President/CEO:
In This Issue
Resident Artists Recognized
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of the Parker Jewish Institute for
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Parker Dedicates Newly
Restored Synagogue
Women Honored for
Extraordinary Achievements
Parker Visits Capitol Hill
Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands
Featured in The Scribe
What Are They Saying About
Parker?
Did You Know?
Michael N. Rosenblut
President and Chief Executive Officer
Programs and Services
Resident Artists Recognized
The artwork of residents Judith Sherman and
Hank Hom have been selected, from more than
200 competitive entries, to be included in the
2012 LeadingAge New York Art Exhibition. Their
works will be on display, as part of a statewide
traveling art exhibit, at the LeadingAge
headquarters in Latham, New York, and at the
LeadingAge Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Together with the work of resident Jean
Peterofsky, who received honorable mention,
the judges recognized the excellent "creativity
and talent" of Parker's residents.
(L-R:) Judith Sherman; Stuart B. Almer, Parker’s Executive Vice
President; Jean Peterofsky; Karin Cohen, Therapeutic Art
Specialist; Hank Hom.
Parker Dedicates Newly Restored Synagogue
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive Vice President of the New York Board of Rabbis, helped
Parker dedicate its newly restored synagogue, on April 18, 2012. The restoration was made
possible through the generosity of Shirley Beck and family. "The Beck family members,"
noted Lenny Tanzer, Chairman of Parker's Board of Trustees, "have been generous supporters
of Parker's health care programs for more than two decades." Parker's President and CEO,
Michael N. Rosenblut, added, "The restored synagogue is not only a beautiful place for
religious services, but also a reminder that Parker, through its multi-denominational chapel
and other amenities, is a place where residents and patients can remain firmly connected
to family, friends and faith."
Beck family, with Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s
President and CEO (R).
L-R: Lester and Lois Garfinkel, Shirley Beck, Dyllan Beck.
Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive Vice President of the
New York Board of Rabbis.
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Women Honored for Extraordinary Achievements
Tara Buonocore-Rut, Parker's Associate Vice President for Program Services, was among the
women honored by the Queens Courier newspapers and Queens Business, for "extraordinary
achievements," at the Tenth Annual Top Women in Business awards dinner, April 25, 2012.
In celebration of the event's tenth anniversary, the first class of inductees into the Top Women
Hall of Fame was also announced; and Parker's Vice President for Patient Care Services,
Sylvia Williams, RN, MA, was among those inducted.
The evening's program was emceed by Fox Business Network Anchor Cheryl Casone, and
featured a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Claire Shulman who, in 1986, became
Queens' first female borough president, a position she held until 2001.
L-R: Lenny Tanzer, Chairman, Parker's
Board of Trustees; Tara Buonocore-Rut,
Parker's Associate Vice President for
Program Services; Michael N. Rosenblut,
Parker's President and CEO.
L-R: Lenny Tanzer, Chairman, Parker's
Board of Trustees; Sylvia Williams, RN,
MA, Parker's Vice President for Patient
Care Services; Jerry Landsberg, Past
Chairman, Parker's Board of Trustees;
Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker's President
and CEO.
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Parker Visits Capitol Hill
- Urging a "Measured, Thoughtful Approach"
Preventing further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and
protecting home- and community-based services for
seniors were among the main topics of conversation in
April and May, when Parker and other long term care
providers personally visited dozens of their respective
U.S. lawmakers in Washington, DC. Our advocacy
presentations highlighted the importance of the Medicare
and Medicaid programs, the value that not-for-profits
provide to residents and their communities, and the danger of across-the-board cuts to
access and quality of care - especially in light of the unprecedented numbers of baby
boomers entering the Medicare ranks. Parker's President and CEO, Michael N. Rosenblut,
remarked at several meetings: "As individual citizens, concerned families, and organizations
that are integral parts of the economy, we readily acknowledge the difficult federal budget
problems, but we urge Congress and the Administration to take a measured, thoughtful
approach to budget issues."
Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands Featured in The Scribe
"Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands," an innovative caregiver
assistance program, was featured in the spring 2012 edition
of The Scribe, a magazine of the Association of Jewish
Aging Services, comprised of 110 nursing homes, housing
communities and outreach programs throughout the U.S.,
Canada and Australia.
Read the full article at this link:
http://www.parkerinstitute.net/documents/article-detail.php?id=115
What Are They Saying About Parker?
An online survey asked more than 300,000 readers of the Courier
community newspapers of Queens to vote on "Best of the Boro" in
various categories. The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and
Rehabilitation is pleased to announce that Parker was named "Best of
the Boro" in its fields of specialization.
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Did You Know?
Did you know?
• The Queens-Long Island Renal Institute, Inc., located on Parker's lobby level, provided
8,274 treatments for Parker's residents and patients, as well as residents of Long Island
and New York City, in 2011.
Did you know?
• Last year, Lakeville Ambulette Transportation, LLC provided a total of 36,813 trips, for
Parker's residents and patients, as well as nursing homes and residents in the communities
of New York City and Long Island.
Did you know?
• Parker's professionals deliver more than 100 community health education
presentations annually.
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Short Term Rehabilitation
Long Term Care/Nursing Home
Medical Model Adult Day Health Care
Social Model Alzheimer Center
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Medical Transportation provided by:
Long Term Home Health Care
Inpatient/Community Hospice
On-Site Pharmacy
Center for Research and Grants
On-site Dialysis provided by:
Licensed by the New York State Department of Health.
Affiliated with UJA-Federation of New York.
Teaching Affiliate of
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Winthrop University Hospital.
A Clinical Affiliate of The North Shore-LIJ Health System.
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