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Eddy SeniorCare PACE to Relocate, Grow Program for Area Seniors
Eddy SeniorCare will expand its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and relocate from downtown Schenectady to a larger location in Rotterdam.
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Upcoming Events
Free September 26 Event for Seniors: Making Sense of Medicare
Medicare can be confusing, and St. Peter’s Health Partners is helping to make sense of it all. St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Care Center will host an event for seniors to share information on the different parts of Medicare.
SPHP in the News
WNYT NewsChannel 13: Health Beat: Aging in Place
Lynda Shrager, OTR, MSAW, CAPS, an occupational therapist with the Eddy Visiting Nurse and Rehab Association, was interviewed for WNYT’s Health Beat segment.
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Eddy SeniorCare/PACE Welcomes New Medical Director
Dimple Ghassi, M.D., has joined Eddy SeniorCare PACE as medical director. Dr. Ghassi is an internal medicine specialist with a decade of experience as a hospitalist at Albany Medical Center and as a primary care physician at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.
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Elvis Visits Eddy DayBreak in Rensselaer
On Monday, April 9, Participants of Eddy DayBreak Adult Day Services in Rensselaer received a visit from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley. DayBreak participants and staff enjoyed the entertainment and sang right along.
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Times Union: Albany Nuns Team with St. Peter’s to Keep Seniors at Home
The Times Union published an article about a new partnership between The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and St. Peter’s Health Partners affiliate Eddy SeniorCare.
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Sisters of St. Joseph and Eddy SeniorCare Team Up to Provide Services to Area Seniors
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have announced a collaborative agreement with Eddy SeniorCare, part of St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), that will enable the sisters to continue to receive health care at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, while allowing SPHP to bring new health care services to seniors in Albany and Rensselaer counties. As part of its long-term strategic plan, the sisters were looking for a financially sustainable path forward to care for aging members of their order who live at the St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham. The congregation approached Eddy SeniorCare, and the organizations reached an agreement where Eddy SeniorCare will be responsible for providing care for the sisters (who will remain at the Provincial House), and create a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program at the site for area seniors. Eddy SeniorCare operates a PACE center in Schenectady, and plans to offer the same services in space that will be renovated at the Province’s building on Watervliet-Shaker Road. Following renovations, the new PACE program is expected to open […]
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Eddy SeniorCare Celebrates National PACE Month in September
This September, Eddy SeniorCare is celebrating the first National PACE Month, in recognition of the work of Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
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SPHP Celebrates Opening of Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Center
St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) recently held an open house to celebrate the opening of its newest project, the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Center at Albany Memorial Hospital.
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Eddy SeniorCare Helps Needy Through Compassion in Action Scarf Project
Kudos to Eddy SeniorCare participants and staff who made and donated handmade scarves which they tied around Veteran’s Park in Schenectady to help those in need this winter season!