EDWARD’S CHRISTMAS SEASON AT S.J.S.H. Well, here I am once again writing about my experiences in the “Assisted Living” quarters of the Saint Joseph Senior Home. My previous three postings wrote about ...
Feb
2020
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2020
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Over the past few months, I have shared with you some basic information about Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities. I have discussed certain differences between these facilities, such as the ...
Oct
2019
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Ann Stallone became a resident at St. Joseph’s Senior Assisted Living since 2017. She is our oldest resident. Ann is always smiling 🙂 Russell Stallone (Ann’s So...
Sep
2019
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This is a story about ‘MY PAL SAL’, a newer resident here at Assisted Living. (Side note: the translation of his name from the Italian is “GOOD MORNING SAVIOR”). SAL came to the Saint Joseph’s Senior ...
Don’t forget your grandparents! Excerpted from his homily on Friday, July 26, 2019 By The Reverend Father David Rider Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Monroe, NY When it comes to talking about p...
What is the first image that pops up in your mind when you hear the notion ‘Assisted Living’? For me, it is a group of joyful seniors, sipping tea on a back porch garden overlooking a calm lake. They ...
Aug
2019
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It’s been seven years since I retired from an NYC Law Firm after twenty – nine years working there. I was looking for a niche that could best fit my needs as a new retiree. I never thought that ...
Jul
2019
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A VISIT FROM THE BISHOP On July 18, 2019, The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Bishop of the Dioceses of Metuchen, New Jersey honored us here at SAINT JOSEPH’S SENIOR HOME by con-celebrating the Holy ...
Jul
2019
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Who is that lady who is always smiling? Well, her full name is Regina Stelma, she’s eighty years old and has been under the care of THE LITTLE SERVANT SISTERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION for about se...
Jul
2019
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Remorse, doubt, anger, and confusion – these are the concomitants of the decision to place our loved ones in a nursing home. Whether it is a parent, sibling or a spouse, this decision never come...