NewsChannel 13: Services to help seniors

Anne Lawton, RN, community liaison for St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center, appeared on WNYT’s Forum 13 to discuss SPHP’s smoking cessation program, The Butt Stops Here.

Meet “13 Kids Who Care,” exceptional area youth who cast a bright light on our future through their volunteer efforts.

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, […]