CCM and GCCA Launch Collaborative Relationship with Holiday Celebration

Magic, Music and Santa to visit Comprehensive Care Management site on Chrystie Street

Comprehensive Care Management Corp. (CCM), a leading provider of healthcare services to adults throughout the five boroughs of New York, Long Island and Westchester County, and the Greater Chinatown Community Association (GCCA), a well-established organization devoted to providing support to lower Manhattan’s growing Chinese population, are co-hosting a holiday celebration on Saturday, December 11 from 10a.m. to 1p.m. at CCM’s community day health center at 185 Chrystie Street in Manhattan.

“CCM and GCCA share a strong interest in serving the needs of the residents of Chinatown,” says Matt Lippitt, CCM Vice President of Business Development. “CCM’s two community health centers, on Grand Street and Chrystie Street, already serve more than 400 Chinese members. Our relationship with GCCA will allow CCM to make valuable and innovative contributions to a community we’ve served for many years.”

The holiday celebration is designed to appeal both to seniors and their grandchildren. Featured performers include an eight member troupe of Chinese entertainers who will perform traditional dancing, singing and instrumental music, and a magician who will dazzle the audience with an assortment of skillful tricks. Santa is expected to appear bringing good cheer and gifts for the kids. CCM and GCCA will have a raffle and refreshments for the guests.

“We are dedicated to growing our organization so that we may better meet the complex and varied needs of the Chinatown community,” says Chih-Ping (Andy) Yu, Executive Director of the GCCA. “In addition to a holiday celebration, our partnership with CCM allows us to expand the programs we offer to members. We will be using CCM’s Chrystie Street site for community activities that include an after-school program and ESL classes and its other Chinatown center on Grand Street for Saturday SAT classes for high school students.”

Since space at the Chrystie Street facility is limited, those wishing to attend the party are asked to register by phone by calling 1-877-226-8500 (TTY number 711) no later than December 9.

For more information about CCM, please call our multilingual service line at 1 877 226 8500.

For more information about GCCA, please contact Chih-Ping (Andy) Yu at 212-374-1311 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

About CCM--CCM is nationally recognized for its extensive and innovative long-term care programs for frail, chronically ill and disabled adults.

CCM services include PACE, the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, which integrates medical care, social day care and supportive care for the frail elderly; CCM Select, a Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Program; and CCM Direct, a health plan with a Medicare contract. CCM’s hallmark is an interdisciplinary team-based approach – doctors, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists and others – who work side by side to provide highly personalized, culturally sensitive care.

About the Greater Chinatown Community Association (GCCA)--The Greater Chinatown Community Association (GCCA) betters the well-being of the Chinatown community within New York City through unique, individualized program services.  GCCA seeks to provide beneficial services for the many needs of the Chinatown community, particularly the newly arrived immigrant and the aged. We believe that those living within Chinatown should have access to care in the areas of: adult education, medicine/health, recreation/culture, and consultation/aid. Each year, GCCA serves an average of 400 seniors and 600 adults through its range of programs. Its clients are primarily from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and are also immigrants of Chinese origin from Southeast Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, and Malaysia. Clients seek and find support, companionship, and friendship at GCCA daily.

CCM is a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS), a national leader in providing and coordinating residential, home and community-based long term care for chronically ill and disabled adults throughout the New York metropolitan area. Its 3,700 employees serve more than 7,000 patients daily in over 40 facilities across all five boroughs of New York City, Westchester and Suffolk Counties. Beth Abraham’s continuing care services include residential health care, subacute medical care, rehabilitation, home care, HIV/AIDS home care, managed long term care, adult day health care and independent housing facilities for the elderly and disabled. For more information about BAFHS, visit us at www.bethabe.org.

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