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NEWS RELEASE

For Release:  IMMEDIATE  May 19, 2004

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Long Term Care Professionals Receive Statewide Recognition
NYAHSA Presents Annual Awards

(SARATOGA SPRINGS) – Individuals who make a difference in the lives of New York state’s seniors were honored today by the New York Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (NYAHSA) at its annual Institute in Saratoga Springs, NY. Honorees include individuals from the Binghamton, Capital District, New York City and Rochester areas.

The NYAHSA Annual Awards recognize administrators and professionals working in the field of long term care in New York state.  Awards are presented to individuals nominated by their peers.

Individuals recognized by NYAHSA include:

+ Keith D. Chadwick, president and CEO of the United Methodist Homes of Endwell, NY, who received the Lawrence E. Larson Award. This award is the association’s highest honor and is presented in recognition of an individual’s leadership, commitment and humanitarian achievement which enhance the physical, social and emotional well-being of the aging.

+ Sr. Joseph Paul Manderine, associate administrator of the nursing facility Providence Rest of the Bronx, New York, who received the James W. Sanderson Award. This award is presented to an individual who is devoted to the field of long term care and has demonstrated honorable and ethical behavior, unselfish giving and concern for others.

+ Andrew A. Cruikshank, CEO and administrator of Fort Hudson Health Services Corporation of Fort Edward, New York, who received the Thomas Clarke Memorial Award presented to an outstanding nursing home administrator who is under the age of 40.

+ Mollie Richards, director of rehabilitation services of the Jewish Home of Rochester, who received the Professional of the Year Award. The award is presented in recognition of contributions to the field of aging or chronic care through leadership, dedication or innovation.

+ Arthur B. Gordon, vice chair of the board of directors of the United Methodist Homes of Endwell, NY; Crofts Gorsline, chair of the board of Friendly Senior Services of Rochester; and Amy Pollinger, former chair of the board of trustees of the Jewish Home & Hospital Lifecare System of Westchester, each received a trustee of the year award. The awards are presented to an individual who has served "unselfishly and with distinction" on the board of trustees of a member facility.

The association also presented an Innovation of the Year Award to:

+ Schervier Nursing Care Center of Riverdale for its Magic Moments program which improves the quality of life for those afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease by helping them to give developmentally disabled students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and build self-confidence.

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Founded in 1961, the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is the only statewide organization representing the entire continuum of not-for-profit and public continuing care, including nursing homes, senior housing, adult care facilities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living providers, and community service providers.  NYAHSA’s more than 560 mission-driven members serve an estimated 500,000 New Yorkers of all ages annually.