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On September 25, Veterans Home employees gave up a day off to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk. The 4 bedroom home in Shirley will be owned by a mom and her 5 children, who now are living with family. If you would like to volunteer or for more information, go to Stony Brook Habitat. This is the seventh year that Veterans Home employees have volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. The Veterans Home has raised over $8,000 for the House that Stony Brook Built / Habitat for Humanity project. Pictures!

Occupational Therapy Department

LISVH Welcomes Two New OTR’s! 2008 has been a busy year for our growing Occupational Therapy Department. CJ Hessney, Senior OT, Joanne Davis, COTA and Ann Hughes, OT Aide have been joined by two new dynamic staff members, Michelle Barresi and Diane Maresca in March and April. Both Michelle and Diane graduated from Touro College in 1998 with their Masters Degrees in OT and have spent their ten year careers working with Geriatric patients at Parker Jewish Geriatric Center and Carillon SNF. Michelle most recently served as the Senior OT at Carillon and Diane worked there with their Adult Day Care population before arriving here at LISVH. Michelle has become an integral part of the teams on Units 3C, 3D, 2C and 2D while Diane is an important team member for the entire first floor. They both bring the dedication, energy and experience that our residents deserve! You can meet them in the OT department on the first floor. Please stop by to say hello and find out more about what Occupational Therapy is all about!


Long Island Cares Food Drive

Just a reminder the Long Island Cares Food Drive is underway and we continue to welcome your food donations through September 12th. We have already collected two barrels of food and are on our way to reaching our goal of 1000 pounds of food. Please consider making a donation if you have not already done so. The large blue donation bin is located in the main lobby or you can drop off a donation in the Adult Day Care office. Thanks to all of you who have already donated, your generosity is appreciated!
Click here for a list of the most needed items.

National Therapeutic Recreation Week July 13-19, 2008

National Therapeutic Recreation Week was established in 1984 by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society and has been celebrated during the second week of July since its inception. The purpose of this special week is to increase awareness of the clinical and life-affirming properties of Therapeutic Recreation. The objective is to provide insight into how a leisure opportunity for individuals with disabilities and illnesses enhances quality of life and well-being.

Though the National Therapeutic Recreation Society establishes a theme for the week, the Therapeutic Recreation Department at the Long Island State Veterans Home has decided to create their own thematic vision. The theme for our facility is: TR Brings the World to L.I.S.V.H. Our goal is to bring the world home! This may seem like an impossible dream, but we can dream the world into being with a little creativity and passion. We are therefore inviting everyone to share the experience, and we thank you for any aid you can provide in helping to make this week a success. With a little imagination and foresight, the world can be at our fingertips. Please extend a helping hand while joining the festivities.

National Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 27 - May 3

The Long Island State Veterans Home always takes this opportunity to show our appreciation to our valued volunteers. We will be holding special activities and contests during the week. Thank you volunteers!!!!!!! You make the Veterans Home a very special place. We will be holding special activities and contests during the week. Thank you volunteers!!!!!!! You make the Veterans Home a very special place.

Nursing Home Week is May 11 - May 17
It was established in 1987 by the American Health Care Association to recognize the residents who live in nursing homes, their families and those who provide care. The theme this year is “Love is Ageless.” This theme appropriately addresses the idea of love being at the center of action and that it is not limited by age. To commemorate this special event, the Long Island State Veterans Home is planning a week of activities designed to acknowledge the compassion and dedication that are at the heart of nursing home care. A Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 11 th , will set in motion the festivities. Monday afternoon the residents will experience photographic makeovers in the MPR. Tuesday will highlight a wandering minstrel on the units. The veterans’ canine friends will visit on Wednesday in the MPR. This will be followed by an art show in the atrium that will reveal creativity as well as individual style. On this same day, for those adventurous residents, a trip to Belmont Racetrack will favor another animal of choice. The Suffolk County VFW Auxiliary will sponsor Bonus Bingo on Thursday. The Friday Bingo, sponsored by the Suffolk County American Legion Auxiliary, will be followed by a slide show of our innovative community. Because growth and mobility are thematic of life at the Veterans’ Home, Saturday concludes the week’s events with an antique car show that symbolizes the enduring beauty of age. Since this is a community event, there will be a little surprise for those who extend an extra helping hand. Thank you for helping to make this week a success. A specific calendar of events will follow.

April is Occupational Therapy Month
April is Occupational Therapy Month and we are having an open house on the 29th in the Solarium at 2pm. All are welcome to come down and learn about what OT has to offer to our residents.
Also, we want to welcome Michelle Barresi, OTR, our newest staff member. And, we just received a new functional electrical stimulation orthosis system for the upper and lower extremities.

Operation Rejuvenation Continues
Construction Update! With our resident demonstration rooms complete,
we are working on our lobby with renovation of the restrooms in the lobby.
Our other completed projects include facility furniture, dining room chairs,
resident room chairs, lifts, tub room renovation, fire protection system upgrade,
HVAC upgrade, elevator renovations, upgrade of cable television wiring,
replacement of facility washers and dryers.

Habitat for Humanity / The House That Stony Brook Built
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Stony Brook University Habitat for Humanity Build

The L.I. State Veterans Home together with the Stony Brook U. H. Clinical Education Dept will conduct a 6 week Nurses Aide Training Program. To apply, our next Open House is February 21st from 4-6pm in the East Pavilion Classroom The next class starts March 17, 2008. Find out how you, or someone you know, can have a rewarding career in Nursing! For more information call (631) 444-8712.

LISVH Volunteers Adopt a Soldier
The LISVH Volunteers have adopted a soldier serving in Afghanistan, through A Soldiers Wish List. The volunteers brought donations of needed items to the Volunteer Holiday Party. Items will be put in bundles and sent to Afghanistan monthly. The soldier will be sharing the items with his unit. The Veterans Home volunteers give freely of their time and spirit to the veterans at the Home, they felt it was also important to support our troops who are currently serving.

LISVH Founder Being Celebrated

The founder of the Long Island State Veterans Home, Mr. John (Jack) Flatley, is being inducted, posthumously, into the 2007 Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame for his hard work and dedication starting up the Veterans Home. The Long Island Volunteer Hall of Fame celebrates the humanitarian spirit by inducting volunteer founders of nonprofit organizations whose vision, dedication and drive addressed a community need and began a legacy of service to improve the quality of life on Long Island. The induction ceremony is being held on Sunday, February 3 from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Carlyle on the Green, Bethpage State Park. Tickets are $55 per person. For more information contact Susan Helmus at the Veterans Home, call: 444-8590 or e-mail: Susan.Helmus@StonyBrook.edu.

2008 Calendars Available

The new 2008 Long Island Veterans Monuments Calendar is now available! To request your copy now, call (631) 444-8615 or e-mail to jonathan.spier@stonybrook.edu

Frank Gerard Cervo is a member of Boy Scout Troop 301, Saint James, NewYork. In the early part of 2007, Frank decided to construct a fish pond at the LISVH as his Eagle Scout Project. He submitted a plan for the building of the pond to Mr. Fred Sganga and Mr. Jack Dell'Orto of the Veterans Home and to his Eagle Scout Advisor and Troup 301 Scoutmaster. After receiving enthusiastic support for the project, Frank raised funds by organizing two Car Washes and purchased the necessary materials for the pond. With the help of Mr. Dell'Orto, fellow scouts, adult volunteers and Vets Home employees, Frank completed the project this summer. In the fish pond dedication ceremony held in early September, Frank thanked all those who supported and contributed to the project and hoped that the residents, families and staff of the LISVH would enjoy the pond for many years to come.

LONG ISLAND BLOOD SUPPLY DANGEROUSLY LOW

Westbury, NY, July 23, 2007 — Long Island Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center (NYBC), has reached a critically low inventory today of all blood types. Eligible donors are urged to call 1-800-933-BLOOD or go to www.nybloodcenter.org and schedule an appointment to donate blood immediately.

Golden Games - Congratulations to All Participants

There was a video in Newsday titled "Nursing Homes Compete In Golden Games"