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Drumming Technique, Therapeutic Applications, and Facilitator Well-Being
Jul 20, 2012
Instructor: Marlon Sobol, MT-BC, LCAT & Toca Percussion Artist, with participation of Suzanne Tribe, certified REMO® HealthRHYTHMS® facilitator
Friday, July 20, 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (6 credits)
CMTE Credits Available To Music Therapists
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) to award continuing Music Therapy Education Credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). The IMNF CBMT Approved Provider #P-120, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
Learn backgrounds and names of different types of world drums and percussion instruments
Learn basic playing techniques of world drums and percussion instruments
Develop the skill of singing, vocalizing, and/or chanting while drumming
Learn the how and why of adapting age- and culture-appropriate repertoire to basic drumming rhythms
Learn ways to incorporate caregivers and family members into the group drumming program
Learn basic group drumming facilitation techniques
Learn about potential road blocks and the types of physical, emotional, and psychological factors that may arise in group facilitation
Discover or further develop breathing techniques to increase your energy and vitality, reduce anxiety, enhance your creativity, center your mind, and align your body!
Create your individual self-statements to support who you are and your path in life; participate in a rhythmic ritual to give voice to these self-statements of intent and purpose.
This is part of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's 2012 Summer Workshop. Click here for the full schedule.
Registration and fees:
Registration fee $50 (non-refundable) cost of session(s)
Sessions are $150 each.
You may also register for the full institute (all 4 sessions, 24 credits) at a discounted price of $360.
Lunch is not included. Within walking distance of the venue, you will find a variety of places you can go to for lunch, or you may bring your own. Suggestions for local lodging will be provided upon request.
Cancellation Policy
A refund less a $50 administrative fee will be issued upon written request. No refunds will be made after July 10, 2012.
Cancellation Policy (PDF, 11.2KB)
Grievance Policy (PDF, 16KB)
For more information or to register, call (718) 519-5880 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You may also download the registration form by clicking here (PDF, 175.8KB).
Neuroscience and Music Therapy
Jul 19, 2012
Instructor: Concetta M. Tomaino, D.A., MT-BC, LCAT
Thursday, July 19, 2012
612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (6 credits)
CMTE Credits Available To Music Therapists
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) to award continuing Music Therapy Education Credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). The IMNF CBMT Approved Provider #P-120, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
3.1 Morning Session, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Proving Music Therapy Works – (3 credits)
What does contemporary neuroscience tell us about music and the brain? How do these findings support clinical applications of music therapy in child development as well as recovery or maintenance of function in adults with brain injuries? This presentation will review recent neuroscience research that applies to the clinical practice of music therapy.
Participants will learn to:
Identify research that informs the practice of music therapy
Understand impact of neuroscience research on clinical practice
Differentiate between prescriptive uses of music and process oriented music
3.2 Afternoon Session, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Music Therapy and TBI – (3 credits)
What is TBI? How does it differ from other neurologic problems? How should music therapists alter their approach to maximize outcomes in treatment of patients with TBI? This presentation will provide an overview of TBI and differentiate it from other acquired brain injuries. Clinical examples of effective techniques will be presented and discussed.
Participants will learn to:
Understand difference between TBI and other brain injuries
Identify challenges to treatment
Identify appropriate MT interventions
This is part of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's 2012 Summer Workshop. Click here for the full schedule.
Registration and fees:
Registration fee $50 (non-refundable) cost of session(s)
July 19 sessions are $75 each (full day = $150).
You may also register for the full institute (all 4 sessions, 24 credits) at a discounted price of $360.
Lunch is not included. Within walking distance of the venue, you will find a variety of places you can go to for lunch, or you may bring your own. Suggestions for local lodging will be provided upon request.
Cancellation Policy
A refund less a $50 administrative fee will be issued upon written request. No refunds will be made after July 10, 2012.
Cancellation Policy (PDF, 11.2KB)
For more information or to register, call (718) 519-5880 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You may also download the registration form by clicking here (PDF, 175.8KB).
Analytical Music Therapy (AMT), Self-Directed Neuroplasticity and Trauma
Jul 18, 2012
Instructor: Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, LCAT, DPMT
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
9:15am – 4:00pm (6 credits)
CMTE Credits Available To Music Therapists
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, is approved by the Certification Board of Music Therapists (CBMT) to award continuing Music Therapy Education Credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). The IMNF CBMT Approved Provider #P-120, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria.
Workshop participants will learn the theory and, through self experiential exercises, how to change one's mind, body and spirit through Analytical Music Therapy interventions to address psychological or physical trauma. As practiced at the IMNF, AMT (Mary Priestley Method) incorporates the disciplines of Psychology, Neuroscience and Music. Studies have shown that the intentional use of improvised music can change the brain, facilitate neuroplasticity, and address and resolve trauma. In this class, participants will learn how the Analytical music therapist is trained to:
Facilitate interventions in music and verbally to address psychological and/or physical trauma
Process trauma through improvised music followed by verbal process, if the person has verbal skills
Facilitate self-directed neuroplasticity in the brain.
If you have a particular instrument that you would like to use - feel free to bring it.
This is part of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's 2012 Summer Workshop. Click here for the full schedule.
Registration and fees:
Registration fee $50 (non-refundable) cost of session(s)
Sessions are $150 each.
You may also register for the full institute (all 4 sessions, 24 credits) at a discounted price of $360.
Lunch is not included. Within walking distance of the venue, you will find a variety of places you can go to for lunch, or you may bring your own. Suggestions for local lodging will be provided upon request.
Cancellation Policy
A refund less a $50 administrative fee will be issued upon written request. No refunds will be made after July 10, 2012.
Cancellation Policy (PDF, 11.2KB)
For more information or to register, call (718) 519-5880 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You may also download the registration form by clicking here (PDF, 175.8KB).
CenterLight 13th Annual Golf Classic
Jul 9, 2012
CenterLight Health System will hold its 13th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, July 9, 2012 at the Century Country Club and Brae Burn Country Club, Purchase New York. Registration and brunch begin at 10:00 a.m. to be followed by a pre-tournament long drive challenge at 11:00 a.m. and golf at 12:00 p.m. Cocktails and dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. Proceeds will support innovative health care services for the elderly and adults with disabilities at CenterLight Health System sites throughout the New York metropolitan area. For more information, contact Michael Shabot at 347-640-6113 or visit www.CenterLightGolfClassic.org.
Drumming and Wellness
Jun 26, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Drumming and Wellness Workshop" to be held Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Community Gospel Sing-a-Long
Jun 19, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Community Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management
Jun 12, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management" to be held on Tuesday,June 12 , 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter. In this workshop, you will learn how you can alleviate your stress through self-help techniques and specific active interventions that involve music. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Drumming and Wellness
Jun 5, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Drumming and Wellness Workshop" to be held Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Gardens of Parkchester Exhibit
May 31, 2012
Creative seniors from the Parkchester Enhancement Program (PEP) will celebrate the opening of an art exhibit featuring their work on May 31 at the Parkchester Branch NY Public Library. The display of paintings, called "Gardens of Parkchester," was created by members of PEP's art class.
The opening reception will be at 3 p.m. and the artists will be available to speak about their work. The library is located at 1985 Westchester Ave. in the Bronx. Admission is free and refreshments will be available.
PEP, a program of CenterLight Health System, offers a wide variety of activities and services to individuals, age 60 and older, who live in the Parkchester area of the Bronx. For any questions about the program or exhibit, call 718-409-1619.
How Medicaid Reform Impacts You
May 28, 2012
CenterLight Healthcare will be hosting a presentation on "How Medicaid Reform Impacts You" on Monday, May 28, 2012, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The presentation will be at the Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive Rego Park, NY 11374.
The three-part presentation will be in Russian and will include topics such as:
Medicaid reform update
Who and how to qualify for Medicaid and other options
What is Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) and how to apply for home care if needed
This event is free and open to the community.
How Medicaid Reform Impacts You
May 26, 2012
CenterLight Healthcare will be hosting a presentation on "How Medicaid Reform Impacts You" on Saturday, May 26, 2012, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The presentation will be at the Flushing Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355.
The three-part presentation will be in Korean and will include topics such as:
Medicaid reform update
Who and how to qualify for Medicaid and other options
What is Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) and how to apply for home care if needed
This event is free and open to the community.
Music and Exercise
May 22, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites you to join us for a FREE Workshop on “Music and Exercise” to be held Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Music Therapist Susan Berkowitz will be the presenter.
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But did you know that music can make exercise easier and more enjoyable? In fact, research has shown that people exercise stronger and longer to music. In this workshop you will find out why and learn how to create your own exercise program using the music that you love. Come find out how to move to your own groove to get the most out of your workout or rehabilitation.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
How Medicaid Reform Impacts You
May 19, 2012
CenterLight Healthcare will be hosting a presentation on "How Medicaid Reform Impacts You" on Saturday, May 19, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The presentation will be at the Sunnyside Library, 43-06 Greenpoint Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11104.
The three-part presentation will be in Spanish and will include topics such as:
Medicaid reform update
Who and how to qualify for Medicaid and other options
What is Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) and how to apply for home care if needed
This event is free and open to the community.
Community Gospel Sing-a-Long
May 15, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Community Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, May 15, 2015, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
How Medicaid Reform Impacts You
May 12, 2012
CenterLight Healthcare will be hosting a presentation on "How Medicaid Reform Impacts You" on Saturday, May 12, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The presentation will be at the Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway, Long Island City, NY 11103.
The three-part presentation will include topics such as:
Medicaid reform update
Who and how to qualify for Medicaid and other options
What is Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) and how to apply for home care if needed
This event is free and open to the community.
Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management
May 8, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on “Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management” to be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter. In this workshop, you will learn how you can alleviate your stress through self-help techniques and specific active interventions that involve music. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
A Carnegie Hall Quartet
May 1, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function invites the community to a special presentation as part of its Community Wellness Series, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services Auditorium, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY, featuring a Carnegie Hall Quartet with Keats Dieffenbach, violin; Margaret Dyer, viola; Caitlin Sullivan, cello and Moran Katz, clarinet.
Best Choice Home Health Care Open House
Apr 30, 2012
Best Choice Home Health Care, a member of CenterLight Health System, is currently recruiting certified Home Health Aides for our newly expanded business opportunities!
Join us at our Open House on Monday, April 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at The Hospice New York, 45-18 Court Square, 5th Floor, Long Island City, NY (take the E, G to Court Square, 7 train to 45th and Court House Square).
Full time/part time positions available for compassionate aides interested in caring for Hospice patients. Hospice Experience a Plus! Other positions available! LPNs wanted for night shifts.
Requirements (must bring current documents):
Valid HHA Certificate/ minimum 6 months experience
Current Physical (within last 6 months)
PPD/Chest X Ray
MMR/Varicella Titers
2 Forms of ID
2 Employment References
Best Choice offers great pay/union benefits.
PEP Artists Featured in Manhattan Art Exhibit
Apr 30, 2012
Three artists in a Parkchester Enhancement Program for Seniors (PEP) art class will have their work showcased in a fine arts exhibit in Manhattan for the month of May.
The "Art Waves" exhibit, sponsored by the West Side Artists Coalition, will be at the office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer from April 30 to June 1. The theme is "Wave of the Future."
Three of the 23 artists featured live in the Parkchester buildings in the Bronx: Alberto Bassat, Gertrude V. Fleming and Robert N. Scott (the art class instructor). The Scott M. Stringer Municipal building is at 1 Centre Street, South Tower, 19th Floor. An opening reception will be 6-8 p.m. on May 3. RSVP is required. Call 212-669-4448. Must bring photo ID.
The West Side Artists Coalition brings artists together with communities throughout Manhattan and the boroughs through art exhibitions and other events.
The "Art Waves" exhibit, sponsored by the West Side Artists Coalition, will be at the office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer from April 30 to June 1. The theme is "Wave of the Future."
Three of the 23 artists featured live in the Parkchester buildings in the Bronx: Alberto Bassat, Gertrude V. Fleming and Robert N. Scott (the art class instructor). The Scott M. Stringer Municipal building is at 1 Centre Street, South Tower, 19th Floor. An opening reception will be 6-8 p.m. on May 3. RSVP is required. Call 212-669-4448. Must bring photo ID.
The West Side Artists Coalition brings artists together with communities throughout Manhattan and the boroughs through art exhibitions and other events.
Registrants Take Part in Annual Fashion Show
Apr 27, 2012
More than two dozen registrants got to strut their stuff in the Adult Day Health Care program's annual Fashion Show on April 13. Decked in their finest evening wear, registrants (and a few staff) walked proudly down a makeshift runway while their peers cheered and clapped in the auditorium of Beth Abraham Health Services, a member of CenterLight Health System. Organizer Darryl Cruz, a physical therapy assistant, said the show always lifts participants' spirits and gets them involved in a leisure activity they can all enjoy.
Tomaino Quoted in Online Health Blog
Apr 27, 2012
Dr. Concetta Tomaino talks about how music therapy can help patients heal by stimulating fundamental areas of the brain in “The Healing Power of Music” on the Healthy Outlook Blog. Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of CenterLight Health System‘s Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, was interviewed in advance of a symposium on music and healing she is attending in New Mexico this summer. To view the full blog post, click here.
Drumming and Wellness
Apr 24, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Drumming and Wellness Workshop" to be held Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
HR Exec Speaks Out About Diversifying Workforce
Apr 23, 2012
CenterLight Health System Chief Human Resources Officer Peter Fragale published a column about "10 Ways to Diversify Your Workforce" in Diversity Executive magazine. Fragale talks about the importance of hiring and promoting employees whose cultural backgrounds represent those they serve. He also gives ten steps that other organizations can follow. View the article here.
McKnight’s Highlights CNR’s Fall Prevention Program
Apr 23, 2012
McKnight's Long-Term Care News noted that the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a member of CenterLight Health System, reduced falls by 53 percent in a year by implementing several modifications. The nursing home - which received a Quality Improvement and Health Outcome Award from the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) - changed the color of toilet seats, used mattress overlays and provided additional programming. To see the story, click here.
IMNF Talks Memory Loss, Highlights Film Screening
Apr 21, 2012
Dr. Concetta Tomaino, executive director/co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, will talk about memory loss April 21 following screenings of the new film Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory at the Rubin Museum of Art. The film follows the social worker that started up the Well-Tuned program with the IMNF that shows the powerful impact of personalized music on patients suffering from memory loss. Tomaino will speak alongside dementia trainers after each screening - one at 11:30 a.m. and one at 2:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the museum in cooperation with the New York City chapter of the Alzheimers Association. For tickets click here.
CNR Receives National Award for Reducing Patient Falls by 53 Percent in a Single Year
Apr 20, 2012
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (CNR) in Brooklyn was recognized by the nation’s professional association of medical directors for an innovative program that reduced patient falls by 53 percent in 2011.
The measures taken by the nursing home -- including changing the color of toilet seats from white to black and using mattress overlays with raised ridges to keep patients from rolling off -- could be implemented by any long-term care facility.
CNR, a member of CenterLight Health System (formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services), received a Quality Improvement and Health Outcome Award from the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) for a program titled “Enhancing Resident Safety via a Fall Reduction Initiative.” The submission was made by the nursing home’s medical director Dr. Saka Kazeem.
The prestigious AMDA awards are based on programs medical directors and care teams have implemented and demonstrated to improve the quality of life for their long-term care residents.
CNR Executive Director Randolf Palmaira said being recognized for improvements to a fall management program that could potentially impact the quality of long term care around the nation is a tremendous honor.
"Receiving a Foundation QIHO Award is particularly rewarding because this was truly an interdisciplinary team effort and it ended up being such a success," Palmaira said. "The push came from our medical director and nursing staff, but we brought in everyone from facilities management and housekeeping to rehabilitation. This award is something our entire team can celebrate."
Falls are
statistically a problem in any caregiving environment for the elderly
and frail, and too often people end up with fractures or limited
mobility, he said. The patient-centered approaches identified by CNR
made a significant difference and could do the same in other long-term
care facilities.
"We created a safer patient environment by reducing
the number of falls by a dramatic 53 percent over a one-year period,"
Palmaira said. "We hope others will see the wisdom of using the same
techniques."
The CNR team selected a critical high-risk area for evaluation that could improve quality of life and reduce hospital readmissions. Staff members reviewed their existing fall management program and then implemented several measures they anticipated would reduce falls by at least 25 percent from Oct. 2010 to Oct. 2011.
In one modification, they changed a number of toilet seats from white to black to enhance depth perception and increase visual contrast – especially helpful for patients suffering from neurologic disorders such as stroke and musculoskeletal dysfunction.
In another, they put an overlay with built-in sideguards on the mattresses of patients who tend to get out of bed unassisted. The raised ridge helps the patient recognize the edge of the bed and gives staff additional time to respond to bed alarms.
The nursing staff discovered that many of the cognitive-impaired residents with a history of falls were having issues with pain. The pain scale used to measure discomfort was revised so patients could be assessed differently, and in some cases, medications were changed or discontinued.
The staff also found that 7-9 p.m. -- when patients had free time and few structured activities -- was a common time for falls and so began offering additional therapeutic recreation programming during those hours. At the end of the review period, results showed that the number of falls went from a high of 76 during the first quarter of 2011 to 36 by the end of Oct. 2011 – an average of 53 percent.
“The combined use of better assessment, better pain management, better tools and better engagement of residents during those hours allowed us to reduce falls by 53 percent,” Palmaira said.CenterLight Health System runs three other nursing homes -- Beth Abraham Health Services, Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing -- and plans to share program results to improve fall reduction rates throughout the network.
Former Director of Clinical Services Phyllis Quinlan, RN, PhD, Brenda Torres, CTRS, and Winderlind Hamilton, RN, joined Dr. Kazeem on March 9 to receive the award and present the study during AMDA's annual symposium in San Antonio, Texas.
About CenterLight Health System
CenterLight Health System is a leading non-profit provider of rehabilitation and long-term healthcare services. The broad scope of comprehensive programs is as diverse as the communities served. With deep roots in New York neighborhoods for more than 90 years, CenterLight currently cares for more than 9,000 individuals daily. Programs include: managed long term care, short-term rehabilitation, residential nursing homes, music therapy, home care and adult day care.
Music and Exercise
Apr 17, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites you to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music and Exercise" to be held Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Music Therapist Susan Berkowitz will be the presenter.
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But did you know that music can make exercise easier and more enjoyable? In fact, research has shown that people exercise stronger and longer to music. In this workshop you will find out why and learn how to create your own exercise program using the music that you love. Come find out how to move to your own groove to get the most out of your workout or rehabilitation.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management
Apr 10, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music Assisted Wellness and Stress Management" to be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter. In this workshop, you will learn how you can alleviate your stress through self-help techniques and specific active interventions that involve music. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
NBC Nightly News Highlights Music Therapy
Apr 10, 2012
An NBC Nightly News segment highlights an 82-year-old woman with Alzheimer's taking part in a music therapy session run by the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System. The piece, titled "Sparking Memories Musically," shows music therapist Tom McClelland leading a session at Beth Abraham Health Services and a former IMNF intern and therapist speaking about how music benefits people with Alzheimer's and dementia. To view the piece, click here.
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function Expands Board of Directors
Apr 9, 2012
Four new members bring expertise and new perspective
CenterLight Health System’s music therapy programs will benefit from the expertise of four highly accomplished individuals recently appointed to the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function’s Board of Directors.
The new directors -- a public affairs expert, a human resources and management consultant, a marketing executive for the music industry, and a fundraising specialist -- add even more experience and perspective to the 28-member board that oversees the IMNF. The board is comprised of executive professionals and prominent musicians who believe in the power of music to heal, rehabilitate and inspire, and are committed to supporting the Institute’s mission.
“These four individuals are extremely passionate about the Institute’s mission and bring outstanding expertise and knowledge to the table,” said Board Chairman Edwin Stern. “Their contributions will be even more crucial in coming months as the IMNF continues to be in the forefront of clinical music therapy treatment, research and education while preparing to launch new initiatives.”
The new board members are:
Axel Freudmann retired as senior vice president of human resources for American International Group, Inc. in 2006 where he served as AIG’s chief global HR officer reporting to Chairman/CEO Maurice R. Greenberg for 20 years. Freudmann currently provides strategic/tactical human resources and general management consultant services to individuals, start-up businesses, educational institutions and non-profit organizations, with a focus on realizing individual and/or organizational business objectives. His personal passion for all things music, along with his business expertise, provide IMNF with insightful counsel and leadership.
Jennifer Juzaitis is vice president of development for The Paley Center for Media where she is responsible for raising $6 million of the New York facility’s $14 million annual general operating budget and contributes to the Los Angeles facility’s $1.5 million fundraising program. She oversees special events such as the Annual New York Gala, which grossed $1.8 million in 2011. Previously she was vice president for development and director of the capital campaign at the Museum of the City of New York; director of major gifts at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; director of development at The Phillips Collection in Washington DC; and director of development for unrestricted giving at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.
Robin Strongin, president and CEO of Amplify Public Affairs and creator of the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog, is a public affairs expert with a specialty in health care, science, technology and innovation. Robin has worked with and for federal and state governments, regulatory agencies, Congress, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, Fortune 500 corporations, coalitions and trade associations. Her previous tenures include the National Leadership Coalition on Health Care, GW University’s National Health Policy Forum and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (now the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission). She previously worked at the Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kevin Twitchell is a senior sales and marketing executive in the music industry. Now vice president of global sales and partnerships for New Video, he previously worked for Sony Music Entertainment in New York where he led all strategic and field marketing initiatives for the U.S. sales division. Previously he guided the sales teams for the RCA Music Group and London-Sire Records. During his earlier years at Geffen Records, he managed national sales and field marketing strategy and was selected to join the newly created record company Interscope Geffen/A&M.
About the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF)
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is a non-profit organization and a member of CenterLight Health System. Founded in 1995, the IMNF is driven by 35 years of clinical observations on the actual effects of music on different types of physical and neurological trauma. Directed by renowned music therapist Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, with medical guidance from distinguished neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, its distinctive setting allows researchers to not only apply their theories, but to follow patient rehabilitation in the long term.
The Institute actively collaborates with researchers and practitioners at other leading organizations to advance world progress in understanding and applying the power of music to promote healing and wellness. Some of the Institute’s most promising research has been in the areas of music and language, memory, and recovery from nerve injury – leading to groundbreaking discoveries as to how music therapy can heal. For more information, visit www.imnf.org.
A Woodwind Quintet from Carnegie Hall
Apr 3, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function invites the community to a special presentation as part of its Community Wellness Series on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Beth Abraham Health Services Auditorium, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. The event will feature a woodwind quintet from Carnegie Hall with Toni Marie Marchioni, oboe; Paul Cho, clarinet; Shelley Monroe Huang, bassoon; Leelanee Sterrett, french horn; Yoobin Son, flute.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
Mar 27, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE “Interactive Drumming for Wellness Workshop” to be held Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity…and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF’s Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Women’s History Month Celebration
Mar 27, 2012
Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (CNR), a member of CenterLight Health System, will recognize four accomplished women and pay a special tribute to former resident Elsie Richardson on March 27. The program, themed "Women on the Frontline: A Celebration of Women," will be from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 520 Prospect Place, Brooklyn. Honorees will be: Florence Marc-Charles, vice president of home care, CNR; Laurel Charles, assistant director of food services, CNR; Marjorie Martindale, former president of AARP; and Comm. Vivian Moore, Daughters of ISIS. Richardson, who died March 15, was a community activist in Bedford-Stuyvesant who co-founded the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and helped bring about the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. She was also a member of the Bed Stuy Senior Task Force, which is co-sponsoring the event with CNR. For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 636-1000 x437 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Community Activist Honored by CNR at Women’s History Month Celebration
Mar 27, 2012
A community activist who spent her final years at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (CNR), a member of CenterLight Health System, was paid a special tribute at the 5th Annual Women's History Celebration on March 27. Elsie Richardson, a CNR resident who died March 15, co-founded the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and helped bring about the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. She was also a member of the Bed Stuy Senior Task Force, which co-sponsored the event with CNR. NYC Human Rights Commissioner Patricia Gatling praised the accomplishments of Richardson, who is featured in a short film "Fighting for Justice: New York Voices of the Civil Rights Movement." The film could be viewed by clicking here.
More than 120 people attended the Women's History program, including participants from local senior centers, leaders in the faith-based community, a representative from State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery's office, and many members of AARP. New York Supreme Court Justice Debra Dowling was the keynote speaker and the following women were honored at the event: Florence Marc-Charles, vice president of home care for CNR; Laurel Charles, assistant director of food services for CNR; Marjorie Martindale, former president of AARP; and Comm. Vivian Moore, Daughters of ISIS. The Daughters of ISIS, a senior advocacy group, also suprised CNR with a $1,000 donation.
Community Gospel Sing-along
Mar 20, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Community Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Composer’s Documentary Shines Spotlight on Music Therapy
Mar 15, 2012
Joel Thome credits treatment for his return
A Grammy Award-winning modern composer who credits the healing powers of music therapy for helping him overcome a debilitating stroke and return to the stage is bringing his story to the big screen.
Joel Thome’s music documentary, “Inside the Perfect Circle: The Odyssey of Joel Thome,” is taking his message to the film festival circuit – next stop: March 16 at the 15th Annual Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier, Vermont. The film takes a close look at the work and philosophy of the accomplished conductor and composer who was awarded a Grammy for his collaborations with rock icon Frank Zappa and guitarist Steve Vai, and was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Thome lost the use of his left arm after suffering a stroke in 1998 and underwent years of recovery. With the guidance of a music therapist from CenterLight Health System’s Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) in New York, he found a new way to express his music in graphically notated mandala forms and to resume composing. A board member of IMNF since 2000, Thome is a music professor at SUNY Purchase and has been recognized by ASCAP (2004) for composition and the Music Has Power Award® in 2002.
“It was through music therapy at CenterLight that I discovered that the mind is the healer and music is the messenger,” Thome said. “That’s what I saw in my life. It brought music back into my soul and allowed me to return to my work as a composer and conductor.”
In the 60-minute film, Thome credits IMNF’s “effective and intense” music therapy program for much of his recovery. Scenes capture Thome at the IMNF where he had worked with both Executive Director Dr. Concetta Tomaino and music therapist Benedikte Scheiby. Famed neurologist Oliver Sacks was also his physician during his time at CenterLight Health System (formerly Beth Abraham Family of Health Services).
IMNF’s Tomaino points out that music therapy has had proven success in treating neurological diseases such as stroke, trauma, dementia and Parkinson’s.
“Joel’s story is a great example of the unique power of music – how it can heal and inspire in both a spiritual and physical sense,” she said. “At the IMNF, our goal is to improve patients’ quality of life and that’s exactly what happened over the course of Joel’s treatment.”
Thome’s film culminates with his 2009 sold-out performance with the Scorchio Quartet at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. Thome was invited to present the concert in collaboration with abstract painter Harry C. Doolittle and his art exhibition,” Mandala: The Perfect Circle.” The concert performance was based on works Thome began in India and completed at IMNF.
Thome said he was able to show that people don’t have to give up in the face of a traumatic event. His music therapy treatments gave him the energy and inspiration to complete his work and continue his journey as a composer and conductor.
“Traumatic injury does not have to stop us,” he said. “If you never say ‘can’t’ or ‘impossible,’ if you say you will not give up, you can muster the energy and healing force to carry on with your life and make a major contribution.”
Director/Producer Chris Pepino, who spent more than a year shooting the film, said that the first time he spoke to Joel, he knew his story had to be recorded. They spent four weeks together filming interviews and rehearsal footage, and as the days went by the story began to take shape.
“Joel is
an amazing artist and a forward thinking person, and his personal
philosophy captivated me,” Pepino said. “After we spoke, there was no
question in my mind that Joel's story needed to be told.”
“Inside
the Perfect Circle” premiered last year at the New Jersey Film Festival
where it won Best Short Documentary before going on to win the Audience
Award at the Doc Miami International Film Festival and become an
official selection at the Hamptons Take2 Film Festival. Most recently,
the film screened in Redlands, California at the Fox Theater.
After the stop in Vermont, the film will take center stage at the annual conference of the National Association of Social Workers conference in Michigan on April 18. Thome will join writer and social activist Barbara Ehrenreich as an event speaker and address an audience of social workers about music as a resource for healing.
The film’s producers are currently raising funds so the documentary can be widely released and Thome’s inspirational journey can be shared with a broader audience.
For more information on the IMNF’s music therapy offerings, please visit http://www.imnf.org. To learn more about “Inside the Perfect Circle,” visit http://www.insidetheperfectcircle.com.
About CenterLight Health System
CenterLight Health System is a leading non-profit provider of rehabilitation and long-term healthcare services. The broad scope of comprehensive programs is as diverse as the communities served. With deep roots in New York neighborhoods for more than 90 years, CenterLight currently cares for more than 9,000 individuals daily. Programs include: managed long term care, short-term rehabilitation, residential nursing homes, music therapy, home care and adult day care.
About the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF)
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is a non-profit organization and a member of CenterLight Health System. Founded in 1995, the IMNF is driven by 35 years of clinical observations on the actual effects of music on different types of physical and neurological trauma. Directed by renowned music therapist Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, with medical guidance from distinguished neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, its distinctive setting allows researchers to not only apply their theories, but to follow patient rehabilitation in the long term.
The Institute actively collaborates with researchers and practitioners at other leading organizations to advance world progress in understanding and applying the power of music to promote healing and wellness. Some of the Institute’s most promising research has been in the areas of music and language, memory, and recovery from nerve injury – leading to groundbreaking discoveries as to how music therapy can heal. For more information, visit www.imnf.org.
Health Information Day
Mar 13, 2012
Beth Abraham Health Services Adult Day Health Care Program invites the community to a FREE Health Information Day on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 1821 Cornaga Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. Attendees will learn about a variety of healthcare topics, including diabetes and high blood pressure. Licensed nutritionists will speak about healthy lifestyle choices and weight loss facts. Community members will be invited to energize their minds, bodies and spirits with a free yomenco class (yoga with a twist). Refreshments, raffles and giveaways will be available during the event. For more information or to RSVP, call Denice Dupree-Harper at 718-868-6600 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation
Mar 13, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation " to be held Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter.
In this workshop, you will experience live music-assisted yoga and meditation that promotes wellness and the ability to relax the body, mind and spirit. The yoga will be gentle body movements to aid release, grounding, and centering. The music-assisted meditation facilitates healing, peacefulness, intention in life and connection to spiritual resources.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Girl Scouts Bring Cheer/Pillows to Beth Abraham Residents
Mar 8, 2012
A group of residents at Beth Abraham Health Services, a member of CenterLight Health System, enjoyed a healthy dose of creativity and enthusiasm thanks to the efforts of more than a dozen Junior Girl Scouts and Cadets from St. Clare’s School in the Bronx. The fifth- and sixth-graders came with hand-made pillow cases and bags of stuffing and helped a group of patients make decorative pillows to keep and display in their rooms.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
Feb 28, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE “Interactive Drumming for Wellness Workshop” to be held Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity…and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF’s Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Medicaid Forum Brings Updates to Flushing Community
Feb 28, 2012
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and CenterLight Health System co-sponsored a free February 23 forum in Flushing to update the community on the changes happening in healthcare. President and CEO Michael Fassler gave welcoming remarks and COO Joseph Healy gave an overview about Medicaid reform and the services available from CenterLight Healthcare. Healy explained how everyone in New York state who is getting services from a long-term health care program, adult day care program or home care agency will soon have to belong to a managed care organization. That organization will be responsible for planning and providing services and making sure that the individual gets everything they need to continue living in their home and community. He emphasized how CenterLight Healthcare provides these types of services.
La KiSoo, a participant in CenterLight Healthcare's Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), spoke briefly about how thankful he is for the program that gives him a place to go every day. He said the center feels like his family.
Pictured: Michael Wang, Director of the Chinese-American Planning Council; CenterLight Health System President and CEO Michael Fassler; Assemblywoman Grace Meng; CenterLight COO Joseph Healy; and Karen Humphrey, Director of the Flushing CenterLight Healthcare site.
New York Times Article Mentions CenterLight Healthcare as Solution to Medicaid Issue
Feb 24, 2012
Stay Home and Thrive. The February 24, 2012 issue of The New York Times mentioned one of the many programs offered by CenterLight Health System as a solution to the Medicaid issue. To view the full article, click here.
Community Gospel Sing-along
Feb 21, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Community Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
IMNF's Connie Tomaino Quoted in The Washington Times
Feb 20, 2012
Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, Executive Director of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, a member of CenterLight Health System, was quoted in a Washington Times story by Mary Ellen Geist speaking about how music allows Alzheimer’s patients to connect in a way they couldn’t otherwise. The story, “Glen Campbell: Alzheimer’s Can’t Silence the Music,” focused on the singer’s Grammy appearance. To read the story, click here.
Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino Featured on VoiceBox Program on Neuroscience and Singing
Feb 16, 2012
Dr. Concetta Tomaino, executive director of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, took to the radio waves to discuss the profound connection between minds and voices. She was a guest on VoiceBox, a weekly public radio and podcast series all about the human voice. The program airs February 17, from 10-11 p.m. at 91.7 FM or www.kalw.org. You can also find it online afterward at www.voicebox-media.org.
Music and Exercise
Feb 14, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites you to join us for a FREE Workshop on “Music and Exercise” to be held Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Music Therapist Susan Berkowitz will be the presenter.
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But did you know that music can make exercise easier and more enjoyable? In fact, research has shown that people exercise stronger and longer to music. In this workshop you will find out why and learn how to create your own exercise program using the music that you love. Come find out how to move to your own groove to get the most out of your workout or rehabilitation.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF’s Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
IMNF and Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections Program Lauded in The New York Times
Feb 13, 2012
Seven Beth Abraham Health Services patients got the chance to help create new musical works and then perform them in the spotlight as part of a special collaboration with professional musicians at Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. As part of a collaboration with the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, the musicians worked one-on-one with the residents as part of a two-week creative residency and then joined them for a February 2 concert for the entire facility. To view the article, click here.
Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation
Feb 7, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of CenterLight Health System, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on “Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation ” to be held Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter.
In this workshop, you will experience live music-assisted yoga and meditation that promotes wellness and the ability to relax the body, mind and spirit. The yoga will be gentle body movements to aid release, grounding, and centering. The music-assisted meditation facilitates healing, peacefulness, intention in life and connection to spiritual resources.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF’s Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
Jan 31, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Interactive Drumming for Wellness Workshop" to be held Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Schnurmacher Hosts Clergy Breakfast
Jan 25, 2012
Religious leaders in the Westchester area are invited to a roundtable discussion about "Meeting the Religious and Spiritual Needs of Nursing Home Residents" on Wednesday, January 25 at the Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services. Staff hope that the faith-based community will provide guidance about how to better help residents have a fuller and more comforting religious and spiritual experience, and also come to learn more about the facility.
The discussion and breakfast will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 12 Tibbits Avenue in White Plains. For more information or to RSVP, call (914) 287-7205.
Community Gospel Sing-along
Jan 24, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, invites the community to join us for a FREE "Community Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Crain's Health Pulse Notes Name Change
Jan 18, 2012
Crain's daily health newsletter featured Beth Abraham Family of Health Services' rebranding plans on January 10 and noted the February name change to CenterLight Health System was timed to coincide with new forces in the local managed care market. CEO Michael Fassler called the organization's growth numbers "tremendous" and cited a 45 percent increase in managed care enrollment in 2011. To view the article, click here.
Mickey Hart Shares IMNF With His Fans
Jan 17, 2012
Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart highlighted the work of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) at a January 8 concert at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. IMNF Executive Director Dr. Concetta Tomaino and Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, gave out flyers after the concert promoting the institute's wellness program and website.
They talked about the IMNF’s mission and role in providing music therapy to the greater New York community. They raffled off a signed Mickey Hart poster in support of the IMNF’s mission, and got a special backstage tour. Hart is an IMNF board member and long-time friend of the Institute.
Music and Exercise
Jan 17, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, invites you to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music and Exercise" to be held Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Music Therapist Susan Berkowitz will be the presenter.
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But did you know that music can make exercise easier and more enjoyable? In fact, research has shown that people exercise stronger and longer to music. In this workshop you will find out why and learn how to create your own exercise program using the music that you love. Come find out how to move to your own groove to get the most out of your workout or rehabilitation.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation
Jan 10, 2012
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music-Assisted Yoga and Musical Meditation " to be held Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter.
In this workshop, you will experience live music-assisted yoga and meditation that promotes wellness and the ability to relax the body, mind and spirit. The yoga will be gentle body movements to aid release, grounding, and centering. The music-assisted meditation facilitates healing, peacefulness, intention in life and connection to spiritual resources.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please download our flyer or click here.
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services Announces New Name: CenterLight Health System
Jan 9, 2012
New name reflects collective strengths, patient-centric focus of one of the state’s largest, most comprehensive long-term care organizations
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services – a leader in providing and managing long-term care services for disabled and chronically ill populations – announced today it will rename itself CenterLight Health System.
“The name CenterLight captures our organization’s long-standing commitment to healthcare that is uniquely focused on the patient, innovative in its approach and delivered with compassion and a commitment to quality,” said President/CEO Michael S. Fassler. “Offering a broad continuum of services under a single brand will make it easier for patients and their families to understand and access the programs that meet their individual needs.”
The CenterLight Health System spans 40 healthcare facilities in Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Westchester and Long Island, includes 3,700 employees and serves 9,000 patients per day. The managed care division has more than 6,400 members, and facilities and services range from medical care to nursing homes and a music therapy institute. The organization serves a wide diversity of ethnic populations with more than 75 languages spoken.
Beginning next month, all facilities within the new CenterLight Health System will be rebranded. They will keep their individual names, but to reflect the system’s unification each program will add “an affiliate of CenterLight Health System” to their names. (See chart below for a guide to the new names.) This common identifier will allow all of the affiliates to be recognized as a larger system with a wide range of services.
The system’s managed care organization, Comprehensive Care Management (CCM), is changing its name completely – to CenterLight Healthcare.
“We have always had a commitment to excellent patient care and that will never change,” Fassler said. “But we wanted a name that was easier to remember and made it clear that all our services are part of one system. The CenterLight name reflects the idea that we are a guiding light and provide comfort and security, and most importantly, that patients will continue to be at the center of everything we do.”
CenterLight’s Approach to Care
CenterLight Health System has a proven approach for providing long-term care. This approach leverages an interdisciplinary care team that delivers better health outcomes and is more cost-effective for patients, providers and the entire healthcare system. The organization’s broad range of services supports that core approach, giving patients and their families the right options for care at the time and place they need them most.
CenterLight has been particularly innovative with its managed care plans. With New York State mandating managed care for all long-term care patients beginning in April, CenterLight Healthcare already offers a number of managed care options for Medicare and Medicaid patients.
“Our goal is to help our patients stay as healthy as possible and continue living safely in their communities,” said Joseph M. Healy, Jr., chief operating officer of CenterLight Healthcare, formerly known as CCM. “We work with them to maintain their quality of life and act quickly to keep any health problems from escalating. This year, we have been able to reduce hospital admissions for our patients by eight percent.”
An example of this is CenterLight Healthcare’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which is the largest and one of the oldest such programs in the nation. An interdisciplinary team coordinates care for patients who are eligible for Medicare, Medicaid or both with a goal of helping them stay in their homes and communities as long as possible. The PACE program offers complete medical care, home care, day care, rehabilitation, medical transportation and a drug benefit. At the day centers, members participate in social and recreational activities that help them avoid isolation and depression and stay involved in their communities.
The Future
“As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, one of the strengths of our system is our broad continuum of programs and services for the long-term care population,” said Paul Rosenfeld, chief operating officer for CenterLight’s Long Term Care division. “Ranging from our health centers to our nursing homes, each part of this organization will play an important role in our growth and in our continued ability to provide care that accurately reflects patients’ needs in the right environment at the right time in their lives.”
The CenterLight system is poised for significant growth in coming years, fueled both by the state’s managed care mandate and the system’s alignment with the goal of national healthcare reform to provide better coordinated care.
That goal will be guided by the organization’s core values, said Fassler.
“Diversity, creativity, caring and integrity – these are the four core strengths that will always be the foundation of all we do,” Fassler said. “As we look to a season of change, we also look forward to an exciting time for our organization as we provide care for more and more individuals who need it.”
A guide to the new names in the CenterLight Health System:
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services:
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is a not-for-profit organization and regional 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. Continuing care services include residential health care, sub-acute 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 visit www.bethabe.org.
Highline Ballroom NYC with Mickey Hart
Jan 8, 2012
Dr. Concetta Tomaino, Executive Director/Co-Founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, will join former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (a longtime IMNF board member) as he performs this weekend at the Highline Ballroom. Dr. Tomaino and Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher, will be sharing the IMNF’s mission and role in providing music therapy to the greater New York community. Hart will even be auctioning some memorabilia in support of the IMNF’s mission. Please join the show. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Talented Resident Brings Musical Performance to Senior Residence
Jan 6, 2012
Joseph Weissmann, resident of Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, gave a special Chanukkah concert at the Esplanade senior residence for about 75-100 residents, staff, administration, and outside community members on December 23. Weissmann, who has a history as a professional actor, singer and cantor, is also a Holocaust survivor who gave personal accounts of his home town in Lithuania and sang a song about that town in Yiddish. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) at Schnurmacher, accompanied him on piano. The performance was the latest outreach effort by Schnurmacher, which seeks partnerships with local organizations. Last year, Sobol and IMNF Executive Director/Co-Founder Dr. Concetta Tomaino gave a presentation about the power of music and its therapeutic benefits to residents of both facilities.
IMNF Music Therapist Marlon Sobol Demonstrates Clinical Application of CD at the AMTA Conference
Dec 28, 2011
Music therapist Marlon Sobol gave a demonstration on the clinical application of the Keep on Moving -- Music for Therapeutic Rhythmic Activities CD at the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) conference in Atlanta last month.
The CD, which uses familiar music to enhance overall health and well-being while strengthening relationships between caregivers and patients, was released by Sobol in collaboration with the IMNF and is now being used at all Beth Abraham Family of Health Services facilities. The AMTA conference annually attracts more than 3,000 participants. IMNF Executive Director Dr. Connie Tomaino and AMTA past president was also present. Topping a very exciting year for music therapy, Tomaino accepted an AMTA recognition award on behalf of Jim Kohl berg, director of The Music Never Stopped, and also spoke about Rebuilding the Injured Brain Through Music.
Pictured: Sobol with Toca artist Kalani (a master world percussionist and MT-BC) after the presentation.
Wishing a Happy Holiday
Dec 21, 2011
A dozen Institute for Music and Neurologic Function staff, students and friends spread good will and cheer to residents at Beth Abraham Health Services Friday as they sang Christmas and Hanukkah carols. The group visited different floors of the nursing home with guitars, bells, drums and accordions in tow.
Employee of Distinction Featured in the Bronx Times Reporter
Dec 15, 2011
Beth Abraham Health Services Volunteer Supervisor Genia Collins was recognized in the Bronx Times Reporter for receiving the 2011 Employee of Distinction Award from LeadingAge New York, one of the state's largest non-profit aging services member associations. To read the article, click here.
Free Jazz Concert at Beth Abraham
Nov 30, 2011
Community members are invited to join residents and staff at Beth Abraham Health Services on Wednesday, November 30 for a special performance by trumpeter and composer Charlie Porter and his jazz ensemble. This 60-minute free interactive concert will be held at 2 p.m. in the auditorium at 612 Allerton Avenue in the Bronx.
The Charlie Porter Quartet appearance is presented by Beth Abraham Family of Health Services and its Institute for Music and Neurologic Function in conjunction with Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program. Musical Connections brings free interactive performances, creative projects, and artist residencies to unconventional settings where people often have limited access to live music.
The Quartet has a strong reputation on the international jazz circuit and in NYC venues. Quartet members are known for performing for a wide variety of communities and fostering cultural exchange with local musicians and audiences. They have been selected twice by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the US Department of State to tour Asia and Africa as part of the Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program.
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is in the second year of collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, which coordinates Musical Connections, providing advice and guidance to lead therapeutic musical experiences and explore the effectiveness of live music to help improve people’s physical and emotional well being.
For a second time, this year’s Musical Connections program includes a January Creative Residency where Academy Fellows will work with residents on musical compositions and perform a three-session concert series in the spring for staff and residents at various Beth Abraham locations in the Bronx.
For inquiries, please call 718-519-5840 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
IMNF-led Beth Abraham Gospel Choir Celebrates 13th Anniversary
Nov 30, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF)-led Beth Abraham Resident Gospel Choir celebrated its 13th anniversary with a spirited performance in the auditorium at Beth Abraham Health Services. A roomful of residents – choristers and audience -- became active participants while enjoying a two-hour show on November 3. The 50-member choir received high praise, not only for its performance but also how professional everyone looked in their new blue choir robes, decorated with the IMNF's MUSIC Has POWER pins (the IMNF ran a social network campaign to raise funds to offset the cost of the robes).
Musical director and guitarist Tom McClelland led the program and MC Angelina Holmes kept the event lively while the audience enjoyed a half dozen hymns and vocal solos by a few residents and special guests.
Many of the singers have limited independence and are separated from families and friends.
The gospel choir is their special community. Some have suffered strokes, and one of stroke’s side effects is depression. The choir, which has weekly rehearsals, helps the singers work through their depression, bringing them a sense of purpose and community.
The choir helps the participants in many other ways: it aids those who are recovering their speech (through singing), encourages hand movements through holding lyric sheets or clapping and nourishes social and emotional needs.
Pictured: (Right) Choir members performed in the Beth Abraham Health Services auditorium. (Left) Ernestine Vincent, a volunteer and mother of a resident, joined in.
Music Therapy and IMNF Get National Spotlight in USA Today
Nov 29, 2011
Dr. Concetta Tomaino, Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) Executive Director/Co-Founder, and former IMNF patient Carey Gordon were featured in a November 29, 2011 article about music therapy in USA Today. The story, “Music Therapy Can Help Retrain a Brain,” talks about how music is being used across the nation to treat a variety of problems, most recently with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to help her walk and speak again. To view the article, click here.
BAHS Supervisor of Volunteers Named 2011 Employee of Distinction by NYAHSA
Nov 25, 2011
Genia Collins, Beth Abraham Health Services’ supervisor of volunteers, received the 2011 Employee of Distinction Award from the New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging in recognition of her devotion to nursing home residents, along with the guidance and mentoring she gives her volunteers. She has encouraged scores of young volunteers to stay in school and graduate and helped others pursue a high school equivalency diploma (GED). At any one time, Collins supervises about 100 volunteers. For more than 14 years, she has worked with the Summer Youth Employment Program, where she supervises dozens of 14-to-21 year olds for six weeks. Collins is also on the Youth Mentoring Steering Committee for Union 1199 SEIU which provides meaningful work and educational experiences for the children of 1199 members.
Pictured: Genia is congratulated by Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) CEO/President Michael Fassler; James Clyne Jr., President/CEO of LeadingAge NY; and Linda Murray, Vice President of Nursing Home Operations, BAFHS.
Tuskegee Airmen Visit CNR
Nov 25, 2011
Tuskegee airmen Lt. Col. John Mulzac and Corporal Eric Weston paid a special Veterans Day visit to CNR to share their experiences as two of the nation's first black military pilots during WWII with more than 20 resident veterans.
Mulzac and Weston were members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen and told emotional stories about the discrimination they faced as volunteer fighter pilots back when African Americans weren't thought capable of flying airplanes. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held a recognition ceremony for all the veterans in the nursing home and presented flags and certificates. Everyone sang patriotic songs, and the nursing home unveiled a "Happy Veteran's Day" cake.
Pictured: Tuskegee airman Lt. Col. John Mulzac with one of his medals.
CNR Honors Community Leaders
Oct 28, 2011
Seven community leaders were applauded by the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on October 24 as they were presented Excel Awards for distinguishing themselves and helping to make Brooklyn a better place to live. About 300 supporters attended the 6th biennial event sponsored by the Community Advisory Board.
All funds raised will be used to create a zen-like patio garden at CNR.
President and CEO Michael Fassler presented NYC Comptroller John Liu with the Legislator of the Year award. Community service awards were presented to Methodist Hospital Executive Vice President Stanley Sherbell; Dr. Patricia Hazlewood, CNR board member; Carol Mayers, CNR staff member; Revs. Jose and Nelida Colon of Iglesia Evangelica Principe de Paz; Christina Agard, president of Big Sister Ministry; and Rick Miranda, president of Brooklyn Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Jacqueline Kennedy-Sadler, CNR’s corporate director of government and community affairs, received an Excellence in Outreach Award.
Paul Rosenfeld, chief operating officer of Long Term Care, is pictured with Stanley Sherbell, executive vice president for medical affairs at Methodist Hospital, who received the Health Services Award.
CNR Rehab Program Highlighted on Brooklyn Independent Television
Oct 24, 2011
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation got six minutes of air time in a special segment, “Rehab for the Elderly: Healthbeat Brooklyn,” on Brooklyn Independent Television. The feature program shows the rehabilitation technology used by the center and includes interviews with staff and patients. The segment was produced by Brooklyn Independent Television, a community media program of BRIC Arts. To view the clip, click here.
Schnurmacher Stands Up Against Alzheimer’s
Oct 14, 2011
Standing up against a disease that afflicts millions, Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing staff once again joined in the nation’s largest event on October 2 to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research.
A group of staff members walked three miles in the Walk to End Alzheimer's at White Plains High School carrying a Schnurmacher sign. All Schnurmacher staff contributed or supported a bake sale coordinated by social worker Danita Yizar -- helping raise more than $440 for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Schnurmacher has a dedicated dementia unit providing an array of activities including music therapy.
IMNF Executive Director Invited to Novartis
Oct 13, 2011
Dr. Concetta Tomaino, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function with Dr. Oliver Sacks, was invited to Novartis’ global headquarters on Sept. 21, 2011 to speak about music’s effect on Alzheimer’s patients. Addressing more than 100 employees and community members at Novartis’ World Alzheimer’s Day symposium in Basel, Switzerland, Dr. Tomaino talked about the importance of music on memory and used current neurological research to explain how music helps people with dementia and memory issues. The program, part of a staff wellness event which also featured a clinical researcher who specializes in falls prevention, was sponsored by a caregivers group interested in learning how to better care for their loved ones with dementia. Dr. Tomaino is a speaker available for corporate wellness events.
Pictured with Tomaino (center), left to right: Eric Gillain, commercial innovation and planning, Novartis; Kate Dineen, Irish singer and Basel Academy faculty member; Reto W. Kressig, MD, University Hospital, Basel; and Sally Pelly, special meetings coordinator, Novartis.
IMNF Featured in CBS Early Show Segment
Oct 13, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's Dr. Concetta Tomaino and music therapist Tania Papayannopoulou were featured in a CBS Early Show segment on Oct. 10 about how familiar tunes bring aid and comfort to patients. In the segment, "Music Therapy Hitting Right Notes with Patients," Dr. Tomaino talked about how music therapy relates to the brain and helps with recall, and Papayannopoulou led a session with Alzheimer's patients. To view the clip, click here.
CCM Highlighted in The Economist
Oct 7, 2011
CCM's Grand Street location and COO Joseph Healy got a coveted mention in one of the world's most respected current affairs publications. In an article about the impact of upcoming changes in Medicaid, CCM was used as an example of a managed care program that's keeping people active and providing good care at a low cost. To read the full article, click here.
The Healing Power of Music
Oct 5, 2011
Concetta Tomaino talks in a NYCityWoman.com column about how music therapy is being used to treat patients with many different afflictions and how it can improve outcomes. To view the article, click here.
A New Look for Margaret Tietz
Sep 29, 2011
The Margaret Tietz Nursing & Rehabilitation Center cut the ribbon for its "Grand Reopening" on Sept. 23. Staff showed off a newly expanded rehabilitation center, lounge and common areas, and renovated rooms to more than 100 visitors. The renovation took three years and "every single inch was re-done" -- all while keeping every bed full, said Executive Director Joseph Seminaro. CEO Michael Fassler and Michael Potack, president of the BETHCO Board, attended the event as well as Rabbi Dr. Richard Weiss and more than a dozen elected officials, many of whom spoke about how a family member was helped by Margaret Tietz.
PACE Model of Care Draws International Attention
Sep 29, 2011
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 Sept. 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.
BAFHS President/CEO Participates in Panel Addressing "Health Care Delivery in the Bronx"
Sep 27, 2011
President/CEO Michael Fassler was one of eight healthcare leaders invited to participate on an executive panel addressing "Health Care Delivery in the Bronx" on September 21.
Each expert responded to introductory comments by CUNY Professor David Himmelstein, who cited extensive statistics about the borough's high poverty rates and fragmented healthcare delivery system, and spoke about how their organizations were affected by a difficult healthcare climate.
Fassler addressed the changing state regulations that will lead to a vast expansion of Medicaid managed care and stressed the need for providers to develop the expertise to give people the care they need while also reducing costs.
The program, sponsored by the Center for Bronx Non-Profits at Hostos Community College, included Maura Bluestone, president/CEO of Affinity Health Plan; Dr. Scott Cooper, president/CEO of St. Barnabas Hospital; Tom Early, executive director of Health Plus; Dr. Walid Michelen, representative of NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation; Dr. Steven Safyer, president/CEO of Montefiore Medical Center; and Patricia Wang, president/CEO of Healthfirst.
Pictured: Dr. Scott Cooper, president/CEO, St. Barnabas Hospital; Tom Early, executive director, Health Plus; Michael Fassler, president/CEO, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services; Dr. Walid Michelen, representative, NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation; Dr. Steven Safyer, president/CEO, Montefiore Medical Center.
Michael Fassler, president/CEO, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, talks with Dr. Steven Safyer, president/CEO, Montefiore Medical Center.
CNR Recognized by National Healthcare Magazine
Sep 22, 2011
The Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation was recognized as the Best 2011 Long-Term Care Team -- earning a cover story in a national healthcare magazine. The honor comes from Advance for Long-Term Care Management, which published the story, a video featuring Executive Director Randy Palmaira and other staff, and the winning essay in its Sept./Oct. issue.
A group shot of all CNR staff is on the cover of the print magazine and more than a dozen photos are featured in a gallery on the website. The facility was recognized for its innovative team approach to caring for individuals and lauded for numerous programs, including virtual rehabilitation, video conferencing and virtual tours, a residents' council, end-of-life traditions and community wellness.
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Michael Feinstein and Friends Celebrate Music’s Power to Heal at a Benefit for the IMNF
Aug 22, 2011
Multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein will host and headline a celebration of music’s therapeutic power to heal when the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function’s Music Has Power™ Awards return to Feinstein’s at Loews Regency – The Nightclub of New York on September 7, 2011.
The Music Has Power Awards, generously underwritten by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, are presented annually by the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) to honor those individuals in the arts, sciences and business communities whose work contributes to the advancement of vital and often groundbreaking music therapy research, development and programs.
The 2011 recipients of the Music Has Power Awards are the acclaimed filmmaker Jim Kohlberg and the renowned neurologist Dr. Steven A. Sparr.
“We honor film director/producer Jim Kohlberg for his most recent work, ‘The Music Never Stopped,’ because it advanced greater public awareness of the power of music therapy to reconnect people with serious brain injuries and degenerative neurological diseases with their friends and loved ones,” explains IMNF Executive Director Dr. Concetta Tomaino. “Thanks to Jim Kohlberg’s film, more people than ever before are aware of the breakthrough music-based therapies and treatments that are available should they or their loved ones need them.”
Kohlberg’s film “The Music Never Stopped” is based on a case study by Dr. Oliver Sacks (and a case that took place at Beth Abraham), and chronicles the estranged relationship between a father and his brain-injured son and the extraordinary power of music to reconnect the two. To download Kohlberg's photo, click here.
Dr. Steven A. Sparr is a distinguished neurologist whose clinical research in stroke and behavioral neurology placed special focus on the neurology of music. Dr. Sparr has served as the director of the neurology of music program at the Academy of Neurology annual meetings for several years running, and has lectured on the subject both here in the United States and internationally.A member of the IMNF Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Sparr is also a founding member and director of neuro-rehabilitation at the Stern Stroke Center at Montefiore Medical Center and the director of Neurology Clerkship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
“Dr. Sparr’s research, his writings and his lectures all serve to build greater awareness and appreciation among his fellow neurologists and the broader medical community of the power and efficacy of music therapy to help heal people with stroke, traumatic brain injuries and degenerative neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,” states Dr. Tomaino. “The more doctors are aware of this therapy, the more scientists are inspired to continue their music/brain research, the greater advances we can make and the greater the number of people we can help.”
The 2011 Music Has Power Awards start at 6 p.m. and will feature a live performance by Michael Feinstein. As a noted singer and pianist, Feinstein gives more than 200 classic pop music shows a year and is nationally recognized for celebrating America’s popular song heritage. His new PBS concert special, The Sinatra Legacy, is currently airing across the country; and the companion CD will be released in October.
Through this celebration, funds raised will support music therapy programs, along with clinical and scientific research. Previous recipients of the Music Has Power Awards include Dr. Oliver Sacks, Mickey Hart, Remo Belli, Moby, and Henry Z. Steinway.
For tickets or sponsorship information please contact: (718) 519-5880, fax (718) 519-4240 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
To download high resolution photos of the honorees, please click on the thumbnails of their photos above.
About the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF)
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is a not-for-profit, 501(c) (3) organization and a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services. Founded in 1995, the IMNF is driven by 35 years of clinical observations on the actual effects of music on different types of physical and neurological trauma. Directed by renowned music therapist Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, with medical guidance from distinguished neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, its distinctive setting allows researchers to not only apply their theories, but to follow patient rehabilitation in the long term.
The Institute actively collaborates with researchers and practitioners at other leading organizations to advance world progress in understanding and applying the power of music to promote healing and wellness. Some of the Institute’s most promising research has been in the areas of music and language, memory, and recovery from nerve injury – leading to groundbreaking discoveries as to how music therapy can heal. For more information, visit www.imnf.org.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is a not-for-profit organization and regional 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, sub-acute medical care, rehabilitation, home care, HIV/AIDS home care, comprehensive care management, adult day health care and independent housing facilities for the elderly and disabled. For more information visit us at www.bethabe.org.
About Feinstein’s at Loews Regency
Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, the Nightclub of New York, was named “Best of New York” by New York Magazine and heralded as “an invaluable New York institution” by the New York Post. The club was created by Michael Feinstein and the Tisch family to provide an elegant return to the classic era of New York nightlife. Since it opened in 1999, the club has presented the top talents of pop and jazz, including Rosemary Clooney, Steve Tyrell, Barbara Cook, Glen Campbell, Diahann Carroll, Jane Krakowski, Lea Michele, Cyndi Lauper, Jason Mraz and Alan Cumming.
Music Has Power™ Awards 2011
Aug 7, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function will hold its 11th Annual Music Has Power™ Awards on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the elegant New York supper club, Feinstein’s at Loews Regency (Park Avenue at 61st Street), honoring Jim Kohlberg, film director and producer. The event will feature a reception and dinner followed by a performance from four-time Grammy Award winning musician Michael Feinstein.
Funds raised through this event will support the Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in its efforts to provide patient care, clinical and scientific research, and education and training in music therapy. Recipients of the award include distinguished physicians, scientists, artists, performers and members of the music industry who have brought new understanding to the use of the power of music to awaken and heal, as well as other business people who have helped to sustain the Institute through leadership and financial support.
IMNF’s Grant Matching Program Featured in McKnight’s
Aug 5, 2011
The Institute Music and Neurologic Function's Well-Tuned Matching Grant Program for nursing homes and assisted living communities was featured in McKnight's Long Term Care News & Assisted Living. To view the article, click here.
CCLC Honors IMNF Executive Director Dr. Connie Tomaino with First Ever Burton Grebin Award
Aug 2, 2011
Citing her pioneering role in advancing the scope of long-term care through music therapy, the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition (CCLC) presented Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino with its first annual Burton Grebin, MD Award for Innovation. As Executive Director and co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), Dr. Tomaino has been instrumental in advancing music therapy from its recreational roots to a clinically recognized therapeutic program for the treatment of people with neurological diseases and traumatic brain injuries.
“Connie Tomaino has inspired so many people, from nursing home residents and colleagues to therapists in training and musicians,” stated CLCC Executive Vice President Roxanne Tena-Nelson. “This inaugural Burton Grebin, MD award honors Connie for her innovation in the field of long-term care and for embodying the dedication that Burt Grebin brought to our field.”
Adding to the tribute, Roxanne Tena-Nelson read a letter from the renowned author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, who has worked with Dr. Tomaino for more than 30 years and co-founded the IMNF with her in the mid 1990s.
“Connie Tomaino has long been dedicated to improving the lives of patients with all sorts of conditions, and bringing to them both the joys and the therapeutic powers of music,” wrote Dr. Sacks.
“She has mentored and inspired countless music therapists around the world, and her experience and advice have influenced much of the research on music therapy…She has been my close colleague and friend for many decades and I greatly value her insights and advice.”
The Burton Grebin, MD Award for Innovation
Named for the late President and CEO of St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, Dr. Burton Grebin, MD transformed St. Mary’s from a 40-bed children's hospital in Queens, N.Y. into the region's largest provider of post-acute care for children, serving more than 4,000 children in the hospital or in their homes every day. As a result of Dr. Grebin’s innovative leadership and guidance, St. Mary's Healthcare System is now one the few organizations in the United States dedicated to providing intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education to children with special needs and life-limiting conditions.
About the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
The IMNF is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and a member of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, a regional leader in providing residential, home and community-based long term care for chronically ill and disabled adults throughout the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1995, the IMNF is driven by 35 years of clinical observations on the actual effects of music on different types of physical and neurological trauma. Directed by renowned music therapist Dr. Concetta M. Tomaino, with medical guidance from distinguished neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, its distinctive setting allows researchers to apply new therapeutic theories and then, to follow patients’ long-term rehabilitation.
The Institute actively collaborates with researchers and practitioners at other leading organizations to advance world progress in understanding and applying the power of music to promote healing and wellness. Some of the Institute’s most promising research and groundbreaking discoveries are in the areas of music and language, memory, and recovery from nerve injury.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
The Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is a not-for-profit regional leader in providing and coordinating 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, comprehensive care management, adult day health care and independent housing facilities for the elderly and disabled. For more information about the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, visit us at www.bethabe.org.
About the CLCC
The Continuing Care Leadership Coalition is a membership and advocacy organization comprising more than 100 of the nation’s most innovative and comprehensive not-for-profit and public long term care organizations, located in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.
BAHS Adult Day Health Care Program Offer Free Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Ready New York
Jul 26, 2011
Beth Abraham Health Services' Adult Day Health Care Program, in cooperation with the American Red Cross in Greater New York, invite members of the community to a FREE Emergency Preparedness Workshop. Attendees will learn how to create family disaster plans, build and maintain supply kits, and keep loved ones safe and informed during times of disaster. Participants will receive a free interactive CD that can be used to create a customized evacuation plan and other tools that will help any family get prepared. Refreshments such as fresh cold smoothies will be served. Go bags will be raffled at the end of the event. Space is limited. Please RSVP by calling Denice Dupree-Harper at 718-868-6600.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
Jul 26, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) invites the community to join us for a FREE "Interactive Drumming for Wellness Workshop" to be held Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Marlon Sobol, Manager of the IMNF at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, will be the presenter.
Experience the energy! Release stress! Feel the unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied. Please feel free to bring your own. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every
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Therapeutic application of rhythm for health, wellness, and cultural connectivity
Jul 22, 2011
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Summer Workshops 2011 – Session 5
Therapeutic application of rhythm for health, wellness, and cultural connectivity
Instructor: Marlon Sobol, MT-BC, LCAT
Friday, July 22, 2011
9:00am – 4:00pm (6 credit hours)
Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
This course will provide a brief history of the origin of some of the most applicable and popular rhythms found in the music of the Caribbean Islands, Latin America, and in North America. This course will explore the musical influences of one culture to another. Participants will learn the basic techniques of Afro-Cuban and Afro Caribbean drumming. Participants will learn how to facilitate group drumming programs for diverse cultural and generational populations.
To register, download our registration form by clicking here and fax when completed to 718-519-4240 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information, call 718-519-5880.
Applying Music Therapy within Sub-Acute Rehab
Jul 21, 2011
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Summer Workshops 2011 – Session 3
Applying Music Therapy within Sub-Acute Rehab
Instructor: Instructor: Ginger Lai, MT-BC
Thursday, July 21, 2011
9:00am – 12:00pm (3 credit hours)
Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
This workshop will provide an overview of how to incorporate music therapy in sub-acute rehabilitation settings and will include clinical examples of music therapy to address speech and physical rehabilitation goals.
To register, download our registration form by clicking here and fax when completed to 718-519-4240 or email to.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information, call 718-519-5880.
Music Therapy and Special Education
Jul 21, 2011
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Summer Workshops 2011 – Session 4
Music Therapy and Special Education
Instructor: Susan Berkowitz, MA, MT-BC
Thursday, July 21, 2010
1:00pm – 4:00pm (3 credit hours)
Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Music therapy in special education classroom settings presents unique challenges. We look at how music therapists:
- Provide opportunities in music for self-expression, self-esteem, socialization, discovery and creativity within behavioral requirements;
- Build consensus and cooperation in music while addressing varying learning styles, developmental levels, interests, personalities and behaviors;
- Approach music instruction therapeutically, and
- Incorporate classroom curriculum in music.
Through an overview of music learning theory, class management and curriculum needs, participants will learn how to adapt their music therapy or education practice to the special education classroom setting (K-5). Opportunities for creating and showcasing new ideas will be provided.
To register, download our registration form by clicking here and fax when completed to 718-519-4240 or email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information, call 718-519-5880.
Analytical Music Therapy (AMT) and Integrative Medicine Module 1
Jul 20, 2011
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Summer Workshops 2011 – Session 2
Analytical Music Therapy (AMT) and Integrative Medicine Module 1
Instructor: Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, LCAT, DPMT
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
9:00am – 4:00pm (6 credit hours)
Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
Introduction to the application of AMT to medical trauma in clinical practice and theory. Through didactic and experimental learning participants will receive training in areas of medical music psychotherapy trauma work. Basic concepts of AMT work in a medical context (short/long term rehab, skilled nursing home) will be demonstrated live and on videotapes in areas such as medical trauma work, pain management, stress management, music assisted yoga and musical meditation. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own instruments except guitar and piano, so they can experience how these can be integrated in their work.
To register, download our registration form by clicking here and fax when completed to 718-519-4240 or email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information, call 718-519-5880.
Bridging Neuroscience and Music Therapy
Jul 19, 2011
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Summer Workshops 2011 – Session 1
Instructor: Concetta M. Tomaino, D.A., MT-BC
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
9:00am – 4:00pm (6 credit hours)
Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
How does music affect brain function and how can therapists use this knowledge to create better music based interventions? This course will provide an overview of music and the brain as it applies to human development, health and wellness. The afternoon section will include a screening of the film “The Music Never Stopped” followed by a discussion on music and memory.
To register, download our registration by clicking here and fax when completed to 718-519-4240 or email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For more information, call 718-519-5880.
Communal Gospel Sing-A-Long
Jul 19, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) invites the community to join us for a FREE "Communal Gospel Sing-a-Long" to be held Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. Tom McClelland, music therapist at the IMNF, will be the presenter.
If you love gospel music, whether you have experience singing or just enjoy listening, you will be spiritually uplifted from this group sing-a-long. Come join us and your neighbors to sing from a popular selection of gospel songs, traditional hymns and spirituals. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Music-Assisted Stress Management and Self-Care
Jul 12, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music-Assisted Stress Management and Self-Care" to be held Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter.
In this workshop, you will learn how you can alleviate your stress through self-help techniques and specific active interventions that involve music. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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Two 100-plus Birthdays
Jul 1, 2011
CNR Long Term Home Health Care Program staff celebrated two 100-plus birthdays for patients in one month this summer, making a personal visit complete with flowers, cake, champagne, presents and lots of good cheer. Margie Hooper turned 104 on June 21 and Dora Gelman was 102 on June 20.
Hooper celebrated with Mari Micheline Joseph, her home health aide; Ada Nduka, MSW; and RN Pacilinda Colobonglerum. Charmaine Spencer, director of Intake and Marketing, was also in attendance, as was Hooper’s son.
Dora Gelman is pictured with her granddaughter Marcia Strome and her home health aide Fatiha Moustakim. She was also visited by CNR long-term staff Charmaine Spencer, director of Intake and Marketing, and Pacilinda Colobonglerum, RN.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
Jun 29, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing will be hosting a FREE Interactive Drumming Program for members of the Westchester, NY community on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 5:30 pm at 12 Tibbits Avenue, White Plains, NY. Come experience the energy! Release Stress! Feel the Unity…and have fun! Drums will be supplied, please feel free to bring your own. To reserve your space, please call the IMNF at 914-287-7218 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
12th Annual Beth Abraham Golf Classic
Jun 27, 2011
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services will hold its 12th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Century Country Club and Brae Burn Country Club, Purchase New York. Registration and brunch begin at 10:00 a.m. to be followed by a pre-tournament long drive challenge at 11:00 a.m. and golf at 12:00 p.m. Cocktails and dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. Proceeds will support innovative health care services for the elderly and adults with disabilities at Beth Abraham sites throughout the New York metropolitan area. For more information, contact Diane Domenech at 718-519-4278 or visit www.bethabegolfclassic.com.
BAHS Salutes 65 Certified Nursing Assistants from 22 Countries for Service of 20 Years or More
Jun 24, 2011
Beth Abraham Health Services in the Bronx honored 65 of its longest serving Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for 20 years or more of tireless dedication and vital work as hands-on, direct care providers. Coinciding with the 34th Annual National Nursing Assistants’ Week, the senior-most CNA, Bronx resident David Parsons, has been caring for Beth Abraham patients and residents for 39 years.
Young at Art Theatre Company’s “Words from the Melting Pot” Debuts at Beth Abraham Prior to Tour
Jun 24, 2011
Interactive production reflects cast’s experiences and will tour other Bronx venues throughout the summer
“Words From the Melting Pot,” the new interactive production from the Young At Art Theatre Company/Action Racket Theatre, debuts on Friday, June 24, 2011 at the Beth Abraham Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Program, 612 Allerton Avenue in the Bronx. The cast features members of Beth Abraham’s ADHC program. Showtime is 1:00 pm and admission to the performance is free.
”We’re particularly gratified for the opportunity to stage this performance of ‘Words From the Melting Pot’ at Beth Abraham ADHC in the Bronx,” states ADHC Program Director Maria Provenzano. Our audiences can see once again how theatre supports the mission of the Beth Abraham ADHC Program, and how the program promotes a lively resident theatre company.”
Future performances presently on the schedule at other Bronx venues include the Riverside YMWHA Adult Day Program on July 20 at 11:00am; the Belmont Branch Library on August 16 at 1:00pm, and Teatro Pregones on September 7 at 1:30pm.
The Young At Art Theatre Company/Action Racket Theatre is co-directed and was co-founded by Lois Kagan Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike. In the six years since the company’s creation, they have presented six programs and worked with 60 Beth Abraham Adult Day Health Care registrants. Many of the actors in this production of “Words From the Melting Pot” came to the first rehearsal of the first production in 2006.
“Everyone has something important to express and the ability and drive to create. Young At Art gives Beth Abraham ADHC Program registrants the opportunity to put their ideas on stage and share them with an audience,” explains Lois Kagan Mingus. “It is a constant inspiration!”
This program is made possible with public funds from the Bronx Council on the Arts through the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
Founded in 1920, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services is a not-for-profit, continuing care organization established to care for poor, chronically ill and disabled adults of varying ages and backgrounds. In the forefront of continuing health care, Beth Abraham's services include four residential skilled nursing facilities, adult day health care, home care, AIDS home care and independent housing facilities for the elderly and disabled. Beth Abraham sponsors the nation’s largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) through Comprehensive Care Management (CCM). Its world-renowned Institute for Music and Neurologic Function is dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry on music and the brain and developing clinical treatments to benefit people of all ages. With more than 3,000 employees, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services serves nearly 6,000 people daily and remains committed to making life better for people. For more information on Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, please visit www.bethabe.org.
About Action Racket Theatre
Lois Kagan Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike first met as actors in The Living Theatre in 1989. At the end of a tour of performances and workshops in Europe, they decided they wanted to continue making socially relevant theatre by sharing what they knew with children and youth in New York City. In 1998, they co-founded Action Racket Theatre (ART) and expanded the idea to include people of all ages. In the years since they have performed and presented workshops for such diverse groups and organizations as New York Public Library, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, ACS, Head Start, 6th Street Avenue B Garden, Theater for the New City, Phipps Community Development, Asthma-Free School Zone, Hostos Community College, United Adult Ministries at Flushing House, and Beth Abraham Family of Health Services.
For additional information about Young At Art/Action Racket Theatre contact Joanie Fritz Zosike at 646 -207-7341/email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or email Lois Kagan Mingus at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Beth Abraham Senior Citizens Task Force FREE Senior Prom
Jun 23, 2011
Beth Abraham Health Services Senior Citizens Task Force invites the community to its FREE special event, a Senior Prom to be held on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10467. Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene and Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera are expected to attend. Come and join in on a fun afternoon of dancing, giveaways and refreshments. Dress to impress! Space is limited, please RSVP by calling Carmen Cruz Lee at 718-944-2265 or Jacqueline Kennedy-Saddler at 718-636-1000 x437.
Music and Exercise
Jun 14, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) invites you to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music and Exercise" to be held Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Music Therapist Susan Berkowitz will be the presenter.
Everyone knows that exercise is good for you. But did you know that music can make exercise easier and more enjoyable? In fact, research has shown that people exercise stronger and longer to music. In this workshop you will find out why and learn how to create your own exercise program using the music that you love. Come find out how to move to your own groove to get the most out of your workout or rehabilitation.
Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You may also download our flyers by clicking on the links below:
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
Music-Assisted Stress Management and Self-Care
Jun 7, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) invites the community to join us for a FREE Workshop on "Music-Assisted Stress Management and Self-Care" to be held Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Beth Abraham Health Services, 612 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, NY. IMNF Director of Music Therapy Intern Training and Supervision Benedikte B. Scheiby, MA, MMEd, CMT, DPMT, LCAT will be the presenter. In this workshop, you will learn how you can alleviate your stress through self-help techniques and specific active interventions that involve music. Space is limited. To reserve your space now or if you would like more information, please call us at 718-519-5840 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
You may also download our flyer by clicking on the links below:
This workshop is part of the IMNF's Community Wellness Series, held every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For a full list of our upcoming workshops, please click here.
BAFHS Expands Board of Directors to 15-Members with Addition of Five Distinguished Business Leaders
Jun 7, 2011
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, BAFHS, whose extensive health care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities and programs serve New York City’s five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester County has added five accomplished business leaders to their Board of Directors. The new members bring domestic and global expertise in such divergent arenas as international finance; sales and business development; technology and communications, healthcare and pharmaceutical development and marketing.
The newly appointed members – Stefan A. Kampe, Rosemarie A. Loffredo, Cynthia Schwalm, Richard J. Waksman and Steven Kantor -- expand the Beth Abraham board to 15-members and increase the level of real world guidance, counsel and insights available to the Beth Abraham organization.
“Each of these distinguished executives bring a unique perspective based on their diverse and impressive experiences to our board,“ states Beth Abraham Family of Health Services President Michael Fassler. “We welcome them and look forward to benefiting from their collective skills as we extend the reach of our quality healthcare services and programs to even more New Yorkers.”
About the new Beth Abraham Family of Health Services Board Members:
Stefan A. Kampe is a former partner and senior executive with Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Over the course of his 25-year tenure with Accenture (and until his retirement in 2009), Kampe held a variety of positions including client account management, business development, sales management and internal operations primarily serving clients in the electronics, high technology and communications industries. He has lived and worked on both the East and West Coasts and in Munich, Germany and presently resides in Bedford, NY. Click here to download his photo.
Rosemarie A. Loffredo is Vice President - Financial Operations and Treasurer of New York University. Prior to joining NYU in 2008, Loffredo served as a Senior Vice President - Finance for CA, Inc. (previously Computer Associates), where she implemented global financial and compliance control structures at both the business unit and corporate levels. A former Vice President - Treasury at International Paper Company, Loffredo has also held various positions in investment banking. She is a resident of Manhattan and is a native of New York City. Click here to download her photo.
Cynthia Schwalm is the senior vice president, international at the biopharmaceutical company Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Over the course of her 30-plus year career she has served as president of Eisai Pharmaceuticals, a company involved in the discovery, development and marketing of pharmaceutical products in the United States; vice president and general manager of U.S. oncology at Amgen, Inc, and held a variety of executive and management positions with Johnson & Johnson Companies.
In addition to the BAFHS board, Schwalm serves on the board of the Sarah Cannon Oncology Research Institute, International Women’s Forum, New Jersey chapter, and Women’s Leadership Board at the Harvard JFK School of Public Policy. In April 2009, she was recognized as one of New Jersey's Top 50 Women in Business by the statewide business journal NJ Biz. She lives in Woodcliff Lake in Bergen County, New Jersey. Click here to download her photo.
Richard J. Waksman, CPA is the chief financial officer of the Program of Academic Exchange (PAX), a non-profit organization sponsoring more than 1,000 foreign exchange students in the United States under a U.S. Department of State program. Immediately prior to joining PAX, Waksman served as senior vice president for finance and administration at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. where his responsibilities included management of accounting; budgets; internal audit; investments, and cash management. Waksman is a former consultant at Gerson Lehrman Group and former chief financial officer of GlobalServe, Inc.
A 33-year veteran of IBM, Waksman retired in 2003 as chief financial officer and operations executive of the IBM Consulting Group, the company’s worldwide consulting organization. In addition to his membership on the BAFHS Board, Waksman is the treasurer of the board of trustees of Rehabilitation Through the Arts; chairman of professional committees of the New York State Society of CPAs and a past adjunct professor of accountancy at Pace University Graduate School of Business. He makes his home in Pleasantville, NY. Click here to download his photo.
Steven Kantor, DDS is President and founder of Citident, the consumer-friendly aggregation of dental practices with numerous locations from New York to Florida. Established 36 years ago, Citident offers accessible and affordable dentist offices for individual consumers while also serving as the dental care provider for union and insurance plan members. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps, it was that service that initially sparked the concept for Citident’s high volume, low cost model. Shortly before entering the Air Force, Kantor earned his DDS from New York University. He resides in Scarsdale, NY. Click here to download his photo.
About Beth Abraham Family of Health Services
For more than 90 years, Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS), 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 8,000 patients daily in more than 40 facilities across the five boroughs, Westchester and Suffolk counties.
Interactive Drumming for Wellness
May 25, 2011
The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) at Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing will be hosting a FREE Interactive Drumming Program for members of the Westchester, NY community on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 5:30 pm at 12 Tibbits Avenue, White Plains, NY. Come experience the energy! Release Stress! Feel the Unity...and have fun! Drums will be supplied, please feel free to bring your own. To reserve your space, please call the IMNF at 914-287-7218 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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