CBS6 News: Eddy VNA Home Health Aide Program Helping Seniors Remain in Their Homes

On Monday, August 3, 2020, Eddy SeniorCare, an affiliate of St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), will open its doors at a new location at 1938 Curry Road in Rotterdam. The move has been in process since November 2018 when Eddy SeniorCare announced plans to lease the space from Mallozzi’s Banquet & Ballrooms, making it the new home of its Schenectady PACE Center. PACE, or Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a special model of care designed to help older adults with long-term health care needs continue to live safely at home and avoid nursing home placement. Eddy SeniorCare is the Capital Region’s only PACE, bringing together under one roof a wide array of medical care, home health care, therapy, transportation, day programs, and other support services. Eddy SeniorCare operates an additional PACE center in Latham. The new, larger location will allow Eddy SeniorCare to increase the number of seniors and families served, as well as expand and improve the services provided. The space features more than 2,500 square feet of handicap-accessible outdoor space, […]

On February 11, residents of the Beverwyck in Slingerlands were treated to a dance performance from a Delmar-based Girl Scouts Troop. The Daisy Scouts from Elsmere Elementary School danced to kid-friendly hits like “Baby Shark” and the “Macarena,” and even had some of the senior residents dancing along, too! Following their performance, residents presented the kindergarten and first grade girls with treats of their own–Valentine’s Day cupcakes! A fun time was had by all. The Beverwyck is part of Eddy Senior Living and St. Peter’s Health Partners. The full-service independent senior living community features 172 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 29 two-bedroom cottages situated on 80 acres in Slingerlands, just outside of Albany. Click here for more information.

Otto Miller of Queensbury suffered a horrible fall while shoveling snow off a roof after a snowstorm last year. Despite falling 30 feet and severing his spinal cord, Otto is determined to get back on his feet with help from therapists at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital. […]