The New York Department of Health (NY DOH) has issued visitor guidance for adult care facilities that meet specific benchmarks and are able to develop a plan for outdoor visits. A criteria of the NY DOH guidance is to share a copy of the visitor plan publically. Please refer to Brookdale’s Outdoor Visitor Policy Information for specific visitor guidance for the community once DOH criteria are met.
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Outdoor Visitor Policy
Many of us are eating out less under current stay-at-home orders. If you find yourself scratching your head for weekly menu ideas, these five tips can help you plan delicious, and more importantly healthy, meals!
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Five tips to help make stay-at-home meals delicious and healthy
Gym still closed? No problem! Check out these tips designed to try safer and healthier workouts from home.
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How to Help Avoid Fitness Injuries When Working Out at Home
Beating the physical distancing blues by letting our fancy hats create smiles everywhere they go!
We feel so lucky to have so many wonderful ways to keep connected!
We understand that social distancing can be tough on our residents and their families. That’s why we are creating unique engagement opportunities that respect the need for social distancing while still allowing special, meaningful moments to occur. Continue watching to see what creative ways we’ve come up with to keep our residents engaged and connected with family members.
All Brookdale Ithaca families are encouraged to attend the Advance Care Planning Webinar with Hospicare:
Establish your Goals. Overcome your Fears.
Thursday, November 19th, 2020, 12-1 pm.
The webinar is FREE but advance registration is required.
End-of-life planning conversations are hard, and now is the time to have them. Join us for a one-hour webinar with Dr. Lucia Jander and the Hospicare interdisciplinary team.
Of the young adults with autism that pursue further schooling after high school, 75% to 85% are unemployed after graduation. Octogenarian Beverly Ficon is helping change that through her work with Spectrum Works.
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How One Senior Is Helping Young Adults with Autism Find Jobs
Brookdale painting class is making masterpieces! The featured artist this week is Karen, who has been attending our painting class for 3 years now!
As a caregiver, you may often put other people’s needs ahead of your own. While you're going above and beyond during this uncertain time, it’s important to take care of yourself. Burnout can interfere with your ability to provide crisis support during a natural disaster or in times of stress and anxiety. To be an effective caregiver, start with giving yourself some love. These self-care tips may help!
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Self-Care for Caregivers During Coronavirus
Here's our schedule for visiting! Take advantage of our excellent outdoor seating area!
Monday - Friday:
10:30am - 11:15am
2:00pm - 3:15pm
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Saturday - Sunday:
10:30am - 11:15am
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Give us a call at (607) 256-2580 to reserve a time!
* All persons must wear masks and maintain a 6-foot physical distance during visiting. Visiting should be scheduled 24 hours in advance, parties of up to 2 persons over 18 only, and please no food, drink, smoking, or pets! All visits are conducted outdoors, weather permitting.
Painting is a beautiful way to relieve stress during the holiday season!
Jean is still basking in the glory of being congratulated by Brookdale President, Cindy Kent for her artistic achievement!
She wrote her own short biography of where her inspiration came from: "As a youngster, I enjoyed coping pictures and painting them with my watercolors. When in high school my friend and I would sketch figures and design clothing for them. As a young adult, my husband and I enjoyed visiting art museums in New York City and Philadelphia. In New Canaan, CT there are four or five architecturally designed homes by famous artist and architects such as a realtor of twenty-five years I had the privilege to show these homes were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Bruer as well as the well known ‘Glass House’ designed by Philip Johnson. New Canaan, CT has an art show every year and my office also had the privilege to sponsor a local artist at that time. My interest in art has developed over the years and given me much pleasure."
We are proud to be named #1 in Customer Satisfaction in Assisted Living/Memory Care in the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study. This honor is a testament to the resilience and dedication of our teams. http://bkd.co/6189p1yJz
We love the creativity and variety that blossoms in our Brookdale painting class. Every time we find a way to express our own voice and these lovely fall paintings are no exception.
Our resident, Jean has been recognized for her artwork by our regional leadership, Andrea, Sara, and Cindy, the President of Brookdale! Jean's story is that she took a painting class with her husband when she was first married, and when they were selling their first home, they had a tag sale where she sold one of her paintings for 50 cents! Then her journey as an artist picked up again when she moved into Brookdale Ithaca AL 3-1/2 years ago, once she started coming to the monthly painting class with Catherine – That’s over 40 paintings! It’s been such a pleasure to watch her grow in creativity and connection with the fellow artists in our community. Congratulations Jean on your well-deserved recognition!
Make lives better, including your own. Our Brookdale community is hiring. We are looking for a Sales Manager to join our team.
The happiness of those we serve is dependent on the happiness of our associates, so you’ll receive competitive compensation and a benefits package with additional perks designed to make you smile.
For more details on the job and benefits, click here:
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February feels a little less cold when we have beautiful flowers! What keeps your spirits up during the winter months?
Charlotte calls with her daughter and shares stories about her cooking and family recipes. What a delightfully fun topic and enjoyable way to remember together!
Celebrating this snowstorm with a little promise of spring!
Basking in that wonderful winter sunshine with conversation and a puzzle!
