PORT JERVIS, NY (May 13, 2016) - Dispelling many age stereotypes, St. Joseph's Place residents joined with staff members on Friday, May 13, to celebrate Nursing Home Week with a "Senior" Senior Prom.
St. Joseph's Place at Bon Secours Community Hospital is a 46-bed skilled nursing facility that provides professional care in an interdisciplinary approach to meeting the medical, personal, spiritual and social needs of each of its residents.
The "Senior" Senior Prom came at the conclusion of a week long series of celebrations during Nursing Home Week, which was established by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) in 1967.
The event offered everyone an opportunity to cast a vote for prom king and queen as well as prince and princess. The winners were then presented with trophies and crowns.
"This was a great opportunity for our residents to recall and share fond memories with this traditional school days event," said Recreation Director Kelly Fedrizzi. "And every staff member at St. Joseph's Place participated."
St. Joseph's Place is located on the first floor of Bon Secours Community Hospital, 160 E. Main St., providing residents with easy, ready access to the hospital's medical facilities and staff.
Residents are encouraged to participate in a wide array of activities including games, music, arts and crafts, education and fitness programs. In addition, many local groups and organizations regularly visit St. Joseph's Place and help to keep residents involved and in touch with their community.
About Bon Secours Community Hospital, a Member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network For nearly a century, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, New York, has served the residents of Western Orange County, New York, Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Northern Sussex County, New Jersey, as the area's premier healthcare provider. The hospital serves its community with 122 beds for acute care and medical-surgical services, a 24-hour emergency department, long-term care and rehabilitation, a dedicated bariatric surgery unit, behavioral health, and outpatient services. For more information about Bon Secours Community Hospital and the services provided, visit www.bschs.bonsecours.com or follow the hospital at www.facebook.com/bschs and www.twitter.com/bschs
About Westchester Medical Center Health Network The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,500-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY, spanning seven hospitals and several campuses and locations in the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 10,000 people, with nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1 and Level 2 Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals and numerous health-related centers, programs and services, today WMCHealth is the leading and pre-eminent provider of integrated health in the Hudson Valley. For more information about WMCHealth, visit www.WMCHealth.org
Photos:
1. "Queen" Evelyn Hamilton.
2. "Prince" Ernie Skinner.
3. "Princess" Joanna Gallagher with her son Dan Palmero and daughter-in-law Peggy Palmero.
4. "King" Ray Galvin, a World War II veteran.