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PACE Model of Care Draws International Attention
Social service professionals are coming from as far as Israel and Singapore to see what they can learn about CCM's Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Israel's director general of the Israeli Ministry of Social Welfare and directors involved with aging and community relations issues visited the Allerton CCM site on September 22 to see how the PACE model addresses the issue of service coordination and integration. Singapore's minister of state and two senior staff members took a similar tour of the Grand Street CCM in Manhattan on Sept. 19 and another Singapore contingent will be coming in October.
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services' PACE program - the largest in the nation - integrates medical care, social day care, home care and supportive care for the frail elderly who want an alternative to a nursing home. The Israeli delegation specifically expressed interest in learning more about how the model is coordinated and integrated to ensure seamless delivery of services to a socially complex and aging population.
Pictured from left to right: Joseph Healy, COO, CCM; Dr. Wayne Lee, VP of Medical Affairs, CCM; Elizabeth Regis, Site Director, CCM Allerton; Mary Wehrberger, VP of Clinical Operations, CCM; Nachum Itzkovitz, Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Services, Israel; Suzanne Brown, Director, Community Relations Meyers-JDC-Brookdale Institute. Israel; Jenny Brodsky, Director, Center for Research on Aging, Meyers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Israel; Maureen Connolly, AVP of Clinical Operations, CCM.
Comprehensive Care Management Welcomes Four Diverse and Distinguished Industry Leaders to its Board
Financial, media and marketing, software and technology lions add their expertise and counsel to the CCM Board
BRONX, NY, April 13, 2011 -- Four leaders in the financial, media and marketing, software and technology realms are bringing their collective expertise and counsel to the Board of Directors of CCM, a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS).
The four newly appointed outside board members are Parker Global Strategies Senior Vice President Rick T. Babich, Newspaper National Network’s former Senior Vice President of Media and Operations Gerard A. Fragetti, Microsoft Health Solutions Group’s Howard L. Krain and J. David Nelson, Vice Chairman of the Chicago-based software company, VaporStream, Inc.
"These four executives augment the existing talents of the CCM Board with an impressive depth of experience, insight and innovation,’ said BAFHS President Michael Fassler. “We are delighted to welcome them and confident that with their knowledge and input, we will continue to increase the number of people we serve with quality healthcare in the greater New York community.”
About the new CCM Board Members:
Rick T. Babich is the senior vice president of research at Parker Global Strategies, an alternative investment firm in Stamford, CT. Primarily responsible for sourcing, analyzing and recommending hedge fund managers, monitoring investment portfolios and managing a team of analysts, Babich is also a member of the senior management team and chair of the company’s portfolio review committee. Prior to joining Parker Global Strategies in 2008, Babich was a research analyst with Commerzbank's Alternative Investment Strategies group in New York. He has also held various positions with Morgan Stanley, New York, JP Morgan & Co., New York, and Caxton Corporation, Plainsboro, NJ. Click here to download his photo.
Gerard A. Fragetti is the president of Max Media LLC, a media consulting company. He is the former senior vice president of media and operations at Newspaper National Network, NY, a $150-million national digital and traditional advertising sales network representing the newspaper industry (and owned by the nation’s top 25 newspaper chains). Previously, Fragetti served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Internet Tradeline, Inc.; and Talk Media, both in New York. In 1974, Fragetti was recruited by Rupert Murdoch and joined News Corporation, where he served for more than two decades in key leadership positions including executive vice president of News America’s Free Standing Insert (FSI) and In-Store divisions; chief financial officer of Murdoch Magazines, The New York Post and Skyband, a direct broadcast satellite company. Click here to download his photo.
Howard L. Krain is a sales executive at Microsoft’s Health Solutions Group, an innovative business unit that is focused on addressing the challenges of healthcare providers, payers, consumers and life science companies around the world with powerful software solutions that enable lower costs, higher quality care and ultimately better health outcomes. Krain’s focus is to identify and manage strategic partnerships with healthcare providers.. Prior to joining Microsoft, Krain was a Managing Principal and Senior Vice President for the National Healthcare Group within the corporate and institutional banking unit at PNC Financial Services. He has also held senior leadership marketing and business development positions in the healthcare IT and technology units of General Electric. Krain is a committee chairperson at Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), New Jersey Chapter, and is board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow (FACHE). Click here to download his photo.
J. David Nelson served for more than three decades in a variety of management roles with IBM. One of the first executives in what is now IBM Global Services, Nelson’s focus was on new products, new markets and services both in White Plains and Beijing, China (where he managed the company’s largest business unit). After capping his career with IBM, Nelson became chief operating officer of The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a New York City-based organization that provides entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities. He is presently the vice chairman and a board member of VaporStream, Inc., a Chicago-based software startup company, and sits on several boards and committees, including the AARP Foundation and the AARP National Board, and the World Affairs Forum of Stamford, a position he has held for six years. Nelson has also lectured at such graduate business schools as Wharton, Kellogg, Harvard and Renmin (in Beijing). Click here to download his photo.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
For more than 90 years, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, a not-for-profit organization, has been working to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers in need. BAFHS offers a wide range of programs and services, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, medical services, adult day health care, long-term managed care, home health care, housing and music therapy.
Beth Abraham Family is among the nation’s leading resources for long-term residential and community-based healthcare. With 3,700 dedicated employees, we serve more than 7,000 patients daily in more than 40 facilities across the five boroughs, Westchester and Suffolk counties.
About Comprehensive Care Management
A member of BAFHS, 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.
CCM Speech-Language Pathologist Featured on Cover of News-Line magazine
Kimberley Rutsky, Speech-Language Pathologist at CCM Wallerstein was featured in the cover story of News-Line for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists magazine. To read the full article, click here.
How to Prevent Falls Presentation
CCM will be hosting a presentation on "How to Prevent Falls" in the Community Room of Battlehill Houses, 13-15 Harmon Street, White Plains, NY 10606. The event will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be served.
To download our flyer in English, click here.
To download our flyer in Spanish, click here.
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PACE & Select Program Managed Long Term Care Information Session
CCM will be holding an informational session on "PACE & Select Program Managed Long Term Care" on Thursday, January 13, 2011, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, at Arturo Schomburg Senior Center, 1315 Franklin Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456. Free and open to the community. Refreshments will be served.
To download our flyer in English, click here.
To download our flyer in Spanish, click here.
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Comprehensive Care Management Donates to Toys for Tots
Staff at CCM-Amityville recently used money they raised through a craft sale to buy and donate over 100 toys and over 65 hats, gloves and scarves to the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, which will distribute the gifts to needy children in the area. Photo: (top row, left to right) Sergeant Anthony Powell, U.S. Marine Corps; Maryanne Charles, CCM Site Director; Corporal Lance Dent, U.S. Marine Corps; (bottom row, left to right) CCM members Sister Helen Ann Ebbit and Sister Olivia Clifford.
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 1-800-650-2774) 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.
Innovative Communication Device Helps Patient at CCM Wallerstein
Kim Rutsky (right), CCC-SLP, Senior Speech-Language Pathologist at CCM, works with CCM member Xavier Rondon (left), who is unable to speak, on communicating through the DynaVox V, an augmentative communication device for people who have no voice of their own. Xavier uses a touch method to prompt the machine to speak for him, and is finding it to be helpful in his interactions with others. The DynaVox V is available for use at the CCM Wallerstein site for members who need it.
CCM Announces its First Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center on Staten Island
Seniors Receive Access to Personalized Health Care and Therapeutic Recreation
Staten Island, NY, June 2, 2010 – Comprehensive Care Management (CCM), a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, announces its first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Staten Island, NY, with the opening of its day health care center on 1106 Bay Street. CCM Staten Island offers seniors a great opportunity to interact with each other in order to prevent isolation and depression. At the 2,100 sq. ft. center, seniors will receive meals and engage in a variety of therapeutic recreation activities, such as singing and instrumental music programs, arts and crafts, and modified exercise. Culturally sensitive to the needs of its diverse member population, CCM Staten Island has staff members who speak languages such as Russian, Spanish, Italian and English.
CCM Staten Island members will receive medical care at the CCM Stillwell site in nearby Brooklyn, NY, through PACE. Round trip transportation will be provided from members’ homes to both sites. CCM is the nation’s largest PACE provider, and offers personalized health care for seniors with long-term medical needs by offering them access to a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others.
CCM has been providing health care to seniors in New York for 18 years, and currently tends to the medical needs of over 4,600 people.
“CCM is proud to have served the needs of the New York City’s communities for two decades,” said CCM Vice President of Clinical Operations Mary Wehrberger. “We are looking forward to providing much needed medical care to Staten Island seniors for years to come.”
For more information on CCM PACE, please contact Carmela Campanella at 718 787-2310.
About Comprehensive Care Management
CCM, a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is nationally recognized for its scope and innovation of long-term care services for chronically ill and disabled adults.
CCM includes the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, PACE, 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 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. CCM is dedicated to offering high quality, compassionate care and a broad range of long-term care options, with caregivers who are fully committed to meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is 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. Our 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.
CCM Announced First Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Staten Island
CCM announced its first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Staten Island with a ribbon cutting ceremony at its day health care center on 1106 Bay Street.
Article on Fitness for Seniors By CCM Physician on ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management Website
ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management posted an article on fitness for seniors, by-lined by Heather Grant, Medical Director and Attending Physician at CCM Amityville, as the lead story on their website. You may read the article by clicking here.
Staten Island Advance runs article on Comprehensive Care Management Opening
The Staten Island Advance, the daily newspaper for Staten Island residents ran an article on the opening of the first CCM site in the borough and the quality healthcare they provide to seniors. To read the full article, please click here.
CCM members donate mittens gloves and scarves to those in need
The Amityville Record, a weekly newspaper for residents of Amityville, NY, ran an article on the donation of mittens, hats and scarves to Bethany House by the Sisters of St. Dominic, many of whom are members of CCM. To read the full article, click here.
A “Mitten Tree” Grows in CCM Amityville
A "Mitten Tree" Grows at CCM-Amityville - The Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of St. Dominic, many of whom are members of CCM in Amityville, knit or bought hats, mittens and scarves, which they recently donated to Bethany House in Roosevelt, a shelter for homeless women and children. The Sisters collected the items for donation on a "Mitten Tree" (pictured above). Left to right: Sister Grace Prenderville, Sister Rose Michael Hillery, Sister Rose Carmel Saladino, Sister Rosemary Gillen and CCM Site Director Kathleen Kadel.
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) Opens Day Health Care Center for the Elderly in Yonkers
CCM recently opened a day health care center for the elderly in Yonkers. The Center offers seniors a great opportunity to interact with each other in order to prevent isolation and depression.
CCM members who visit the Yonkers site receive medical care at the CCM Westchester site through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). At the grand opening are (left to right) John Tomlin, Community Liaison for Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Marva Dolphin, CCM Westchester Site Director; Jai V. Bae, CCM Director, Community Relations; Philip A. Amicone, Mayor of Yonkers; Linda Sukupa, CCM Yonkers Program Manager; Maureen Connolly, CCM Bronx/Westchester Regional Director; Chuck Lesnick, Yonkers City Council President; Michael Fassler, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services President and CEO; Megan Turnbull, Communications Assistant for Assemblyman Mike Spano.
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) Opens Day Health Care Center for the Elderly in Yonkers
Program Provides Access to Personalized Health Care and Therapeutic Recreation for Seniors
Yonkers, NY, November 19, 2009–Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) Greenburgh announces the grand opening of its day health care center for the elderly in Yonkers, NY. CCM Yonkers offers seniors a great opportunity to interact with each other in order to prevent isolation and depression. At the Center seniors engage in a variety of therapeutic recreation activities, such as tai chi, yoga, dominoes, crocheting, and modified sports and exercise. People from diverse backgrounds and nationalities can often be found working together in groups to create and complete a myriad of projects, including murals. Culturally sensitive to the needs of its diverse member population, CCM Yonkers has staff members who speak English, Spanish and Korean.
CCM members who visit the Yonkers site receive medical care at the CCM Greenburgh site through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Round trip transportation to and from both sites is provided to these members. CCM is the nation’s largest PACE provider, and offers personalized health care for seniors with long-term medical needs by offering them access to a medical team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others.
CCM has been providing health care to seniors in Westchester for 13 years, tending to the medical needs of over 500 people.
“CCM is proud to have served the needs of the Westchester community for over a decade,” said CCM Vice President of Clinical Operations Mia Etienne. “We are looking forward to providing much needed medical care to Yonkers seniors for years to come.”
For more information on CCM PACE, please contact Program Manager Linda Sukupa at (914) 377-8903.
About Comprehensive Care Management
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is nationally recognized for its scope and innovation of long-term care services for chronically ill and disabled adults.
CCM includes the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, PACE, 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 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. CCM is dedicated to offering high quality, compassionate care and a broad range of long-term care options, with caregivers who are fully committed to meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) is 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. Our 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.
CCM Opens Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in East New York
Day Health Center Provides Personalized Health Care for Culturally Diverse Population of Seniors
Brooklyn, NY, October 29, 2009–Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) announces the grand opening of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Brooklyn, NY. The PACE program provides personalized health care for seniors in the Brownsville and East New York communities with long-term needs by offering them on-site access to a medical team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others. In addition to addressing their medical needs, CCM PACE offers members an opportunity to socialize by participating in an array of therapeutic recreational activities, such as Tai Chi, yoga, fine arts instruction, skilled beadwork, and Wii games. There is also an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Creole-speaking members who would like to learn English.
Culturally sensitive to the needs of its diverse member population, this CCM PACE center has staff members who speak Creole, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, and other Asian dialects.
“Having people on staff that can speak the same language as our members makes a big difference in our ability to interact and communicate with them,” said CCM Site Director Erika Bentley. “In this welcoming environment, our members can receive on-site medical care, participate in stimulating social activities and make new friends, all under one roof--a huge benefit for the elderly.”
For more information on CCM PACE, please contact Site Director Erika Bentley at (718) 688-7017.
About Comprehensive Care Management
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM), a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is nationally recognized for its scope and innovation of long-term care services for chronically ill and disabled adults.
CCM includes the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, PACE, 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 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. CCM is dedicated to offering high quality, compassionate care and a broad range of long-term care options, with caregivers who are fully committed to meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) is 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. Our 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.
CCM Opens Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in East New York
CCM recently celebrated the opening of its Rockaway Parkway site, its 18th Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) center in the NY metro area, and the first in Brooklyn. (Left to Right) Beth Abraham Family of Health Services President and CEO Michael Fassler; CCM Vice President of Clinical Operations Mia Etienne; CCM member and representative of the CCM member participant advisory committee Cyriac St. Vil; CenterLight Healthcare Rockaway Program Director Erika Bentley; CCM Vice President of Health Plan Operations David Kleinhanzl; and Michael Carver, Community Liaison for Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr., cut the ribbon at the event.
Brooklyn Downtown Star runs article on opening of Comprehensive Care Management on Rockaway Parkway
The Brooklyn Downtown Star, a weekly newspaper for residents of Brooklyn, ran an article on the opening of the CCM site on Rockaway Parkway and the quality healthcare they provide to seniors. To read the full article, please click here.
The Queens Courier runs article on Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) in Ridgewood
The Queens Courier, a weekly newspaper written for residents of Queens, ran an article on the opening of the CCM site in Ridgewood. To read the full article, click here.
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) Nurses Featured in ADVANCE for Nurses
CCM's program in Amityville was featured as the cover story in the September 14 issue of Advance for Nurses. The article, "Devoted to Care: Nurses and others provide comprehensive, coordinated and personalized care for an order of nuns in Long Island," can also be viewed online by clicking here.
Newsday runs article on Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) in Amityville
Newsday, the daily newspaper for residents of Long Island, ran an article on the opening of CCM in the Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse in Amityville. To read the full article, click here.
CCM Opens First Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Queens
Day Health Center in Ridgewood Provides Personalized Health Care for Public
Ridgewood, NY, September 4, 2009–Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) announces the grand opening of its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Ridgewood, NY. This is the first PACE Center in Queens.
The PACE program provides personalized health care for people with long-term needs by offering them on-site access to a medical team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others. In addition to addressing their medical needs, CCM PACE offers members an opportunity to socialize by participating in an array of therapeutic recreational activities, such as origami, modified baseball, puzzles/board games and multi-ethnic celebrations.
“Having on-site medical care and therapeutic recreation in one facility is a huge benefit for the elderly,” said CCM Site Director Karen Humphrey. “From doctors and nurses to stimulating social activities and deliciously prepared food, people from the community have everything they need under one roof.”
For more information on CCM PACE, please contact Program Director Karen Humphrey at (718) 571-6330.
About Comprehensive Care Management
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM), a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is nationally recognized for its scope and innovation of long-term care services for chronically ill and disabled adults.
CCM includes 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 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. CCM is dedicated to offering high quality, compassionate care and a broad range of long-term care options, with caregivers who are fully committed to meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) is 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. Our 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.
CCM Opens First Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Queens
CCM celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Ridgewood program, marking the grand opening of its 17th PACE site. (Left to right) Beth Abraham Family of Health Services President and CEO Michael Fassler, CCM Director of Enrollment Pat Moore, CCM Vice President of Health Plan Operations David Kleinhanzl, CCM Regional Director Mary Wehrberger, CCM Vice President of Clinical Operations Mia Etienne, CCM Ridgewood Medical Director Dr. Karen McLeod, CCM Vice President of Medical Affairs Dr. Jonathan Gold, CCM Ridgewood Site Director Karen Humphrey, and Regional Membership Development Manager Kathy Lioce.
ADVANCE for Nurses runs article on Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) Nurse
ADVANCE for Nurses ran an article, both in print and online, about CCM nurse Juanita Reyes-Tineo. To read the full article, please click here.
CCM Opens Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center in Amityville
Day Health Center Provides Care for Nuns as Well as Public
AMITYVILLE, NY, June 25–Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) announces the grand opening of its Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Center inside the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic convent in Amityville, NY. CCM, a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is the first company on Long Island that offers a PACE program on-site in a religious congregation. There is also a separate entrance that allows members of the community access to the facility. Having the CCM PACE program on the premises allows the Sisters to maintain their routines, including daily prayer, while receiving personalized medical care and participating in the activities of their choice.
The CCM PACE program in the Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse was created to address the needs of the aging population of Sisters that reside there, and is also open to members of the community. The program serves people with long-term healthcare needs by providing them on-site access to a medical team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, among others.
Before CCM, the nation’s largest PACE provider, was established in the Motherhouse, the Sisters received care provided by nurses and aides they hired, and their family members had to arrange for transportation for all off-site doctor visits. Now, with primary care physicians providing quality care on-site daily at the CCM PACE center, if members need to see a specialist, such as a cardiologist or dermatologist, off-site, the program provides an ambulette and a health aide, if necessary, to take members to and from appointments. Also, many of the same nurses and community doctors were retained by CCM PACE in order to ease the Sisters’ transition into the program.
“My favorite thing about CCM is the continuity of care and a greater sense of organization,” said Sister Rose Michael Hillery. “The CCM PACE people take care of us very well.”
“With approximately 43 Sisters currently participating in the program, having on-site medical care is a huge advantage,” said CCM Site Director Kathleen Kadel. “The Sisters and other registrants from the community have everything they need here, without going to a nursing home.”
In addition to addressing their medical needs, CCM PACE offers members an opportunity to socialize by participating in an array of therapeutic recreational activities, such as Art as Meditation, Tai Chi, book club and ice cream socials. According to Community Health Nurse Debra Pfeifer, “With the site open to the public, it gives the Sisters a chance to interact with the community, which is something they enjoy.”
“Since the CCM PACE program began, socialization among the Sisters has increased,” said Day Health Center Manager Carol Hartman. “They continue to enjoy participating in the therapeutic recreational program and have been getting out of their rooms more often.”
For more information on CCM PACE, please contact Program Director Maryanne Charles at (631) 841-7323 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
About Comprehensive Care Management
Comprehensive Care Management (CCM) a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, is nationally recognized for its scope and innovation of long-term care services for chronically ill and disabled adults.
CCM includes 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 Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. CenterLight Healthcare is dedicated to offering high quality, compassionate care and a broad range of long-term care options, with caregivers who are fully committed to meeting the needs of our patients and their families.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) is 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. Our 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.
CCM Opens Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Amityville
CCM celebrated the opening of its 16th site in the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic convent in Amityville. The new healthcare center, which offers the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to both the nuns and the public, is the first of its kind in Long Island. (Left to right) Councilor for Health and Retirement for the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville Sr. Elizabeth McGarvey, OP; CCM Regional Director Mary Wehrberger; Suffolk County Legislator, 9th District Ricardo Montano; Town of Babylon Councilwoman Deputy Supervisor Ellen T. McVeety; Suffolk County Legislator Hon. DuWayne Gregory; Beth Abraham Family of Health Services President and CEO Michael Fassler, CCM Vice President of Clinical Operations Mia Etienne; Long Island Immigrant Alliance Executive Director Luis Valenzuela, Ph.D.; and CCM-Amityville Site Director Kathleen Kadel cut the ribbon at the grand opening.
The New York Times’ “The New Old Age Blog” ran an article on CCM PACE
"The New Old Age Blog", the healthcare blog of The New York Times, wrote about CCM's Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). To read the full blog post, click here.
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