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STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new research program will harness machine learning and data science to sift through tens of millions of records of U.S. nursing home and assisted…
PRESS RELEASE ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. — The Erie County Department of Senior Services (“ECDSS”) has announced plans to initiate an expansion of the department’s popular congregate dining program to include…
PRESS RELEASE HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today announced the convictions of two registered nurses, Sijimole Reji and Annieamma Augustine, and a certified nurse aide, Martine Morland,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Social Security Administration’s announcement of a 2.8 percent Cost-of-Living…
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new study reveals a growing trend of potentially unnecessary – and harmful – high intensity rehabilitation services for residents of nursing homes. The study…
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — To mark National Grandparents Day, Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today issued an alert to New Yorkers about the “Grandparent Scam,” a common phone…
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) stood with veterans, their families and local residents in opposition to the Veteran Administration Western New York Healthcare System’s plan to…
BUFFALO HEALTHY LIVING KENMORE, N.Y. — The New York State Health Facilities Association has announced that Randy Gerlach, President and CEO of Schofield Care, has been chosen by the American…
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo State unveiled a major addition to campus this summer with the opening of the Jacqueline Vito LoRusso Alumni and Visitor Center at the corner…
PRESS RELEASE ROCHESTER – Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced the arrest and arraignment of Jerry Clarke, 57, of Rochester, a Certified Nurse Aide, for allegedly striking a nursing home…