Tag: Greenwood House
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Residents of Greenwood House treated to live entertainment courtesy of TCNJ
Residents of Greenwood House’s Walter Street campus in Ewing were treated to their first live entertainment since on the onset of pandemic on May 2. The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Pep Band, TCNJ’s Synergy Dance Team, and event co-sponsor American String Teachers Association (ASTA) gave four consecutive outdoor concerts to all at Greenwood House’s…
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Three sisters enjoy life together at Greenwood House
Three sisters, ages 92, 90 and 89, Lena B., Rose J., and Lucy S., respectively, feel fortunate to be in good health, receiving care, and residing together on the campus of Greenwood House Senior Healthcare in Ewing Township. The ladies’ parents, Josephine Serianni Caraccio and Santo “Sandy” Caraccio, married and had a total of seven…
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Greenwood House Senior Healthcare vaccinates its residents
To date, almost 250 residents and employees from Greenwood House, Abrams Residence, as well as their home care and hospice teams, have received both doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine thanks to CVS Pharmacy in Manalapan, which administered their shots. “The more vaccines become available to everyone, the sooner we can get back to normal.…
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Meet Greenwood House’s 2020 centenarians
Several 100-year-old-plus residents at Greenwood House’s long-term care facility and assisted living facility, Abrams Residence, shared their secrets to longevity. Bessie B.: “Be happy because life is what you make it.” Theresa C.: “Live life to the fullest.” Ruth G.: “My secret: Keep laughing!” Bessie B., Theresa C., Ruth G., Sylvia A., Lucy J. and…
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Virus causes Greenwood House pen pal program to go viral
Residents at Greenwood House and Greenwood House Abrams Residence are receiving dozens of letters a day, and all it took was a social media post on Facebook. “Our new Pen Pal Program is a welcome surprise for our staff, residents and patients,” Greenwood House Executive Director Richard Goldstein said in a prepared statement. “Just a…
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Jewish Community Foundation’s Glazer Scholarship Fund announces award to Greenwood House nurse
The Henry and Geralyn Glazer Greenwood House Scholarship Fund, administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer, disbursed a 2020 award to a new recipient. This year the scholarship goes to Caitlyn McCloughan, a certified nursing assistant who works the night shift at Greenwood House. McCloughan is using the scholarship funds, totaling $1,500, toward…
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Princeton volunteer firefighter now serves as chaplain for Greenwood House
Greenwood House Senior Healthcare and Greenwood Hospice, located in Ewing Township, welcomes Edwin Arevalo as chaplain and spiritual counselor/bereavement coordinator. Arevalo completed his chaplaincy residency at Capital Health where he focused on both palliative and hospice care. He is a board certified clinical chaplain and pastoral counselor with the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy…
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L’Dor V’Dor: Charitable giving from generation to generation
After the sudden passing of Rabbi James S. Diamond in 2013, his family wanted to do something meaningful in his memory. They set up a five-year memorial lecture series, a partnership of the Princeton University Judaic Studies department and the Center for Jewish Life where Diamond served as executive director for nine years. But the…
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Total deaths from COVID-19 in Mercer County surpasses 500; majority were long-term care facility residents
The number of Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 7,245 residents, including 510 residents who have died of COVID-19 complications, the New Jersey Department of Health announced June 10. Included in the 510 deaths are 326 residents in 24 long-term care facilities in Mercer County who have succumbed to COVID-19…