Take your nursing career to the next level at CareOne at Pine Rest!

Attention, CNAs and nurses: The next step in your health care career is waiting for you at CareOne at Pine Rest!

CareOne at Pine Rest is located at W. 90 Ridgewood Ave. in Paramus, NJ. For more information, call 201-652-1950 or click here.

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

CareOne Cares helps our neighbors in need

By Jean Monnecka, CareOne Regional Director of Operations

Donating food to the hungry. Collecting toys for the holidays. Walking for a good cause. These are all examples of activities organized by CareOne Cares, a community service program formed by CareOne administrators in northern New Jersey.

CareOne Cares goes beyond the walls of CareOne centers to support our neighbors in the Bergen County and Wayne areas. It’s a way to give back to those communities and lend a helping hand to those who need it.

Each month, two administrators work together to coordinate a region-wide event that involves associates, residents and their friends and family members. In November 2010, for example, CareOne centers collected food to send to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah, N.J. before Thanksgiving. In October, associates and their family members gathered in Van Saun Park for the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk. And CareOne Cares closed out 2010 with a toy drive organized in conjunction with Paramus Boy Scout Troop 205.

An added bonus: In addition to serving our communities, the CareOne Cares program is a tremendous team-building experience among our administrators.

Stay tuned for information on upcoming events from CareOne Cares!

 

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Come to Woodcrest Health Care Center’s Frosty Festival on Sunday!

Join Woodcrest Health Care Center—and a special snowman!—at the eighth annual Frosty Festival on Sunday, February 20 at 11 a.m.

A celebration of winter for area children and their families, the event will include a yummy brunch, a DJ providing family-friendly entertainment, goodie bags for kids and a visit from Frosty the Snowman!

Don’t miss this popular tradition at CareOne at Woodcrest—hope to see you there!

Woodcrest Health Care Center is located at 800 River Road in New Milford, N.J. For more information, call 201-967-1700 or click here.

 

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Singer/songwriter Eva Sklar performs at CareOne at The Cupola on Saturday, February 19

Eva Sklar, a New Jersey-based singer and songwriter, will be performing her soulful combination of R&B, jazz and pop music at CareOne at the Cupola on Saturday, February 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

A professional entertainer, Sklar has performed at concerts, colleges, festivals and clubs throughout the United States and Europe. She also shares her talent as a music teacher within the Montessori School system, blending humor and fun while working with thousands of children, as well as teaching musical theatre with youngsters at the JCC in Tenafly.

CareOne at The Cupola is located at W. 100 Ridgewood Ave. in Paramus, N.J. For more information about this and other events at CareOne at The Cupola, call 201-444-8200.

 

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

BergenCare Home Health ranks above national average in patient satisfaction

In 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandated that home health agencies participate in standardized patient satisfaction surveys. The data collected from the independent survey companies is compiled, and national comparisons and benchmarks in patient satisfaction are created.

BergenCare Home Health is proud to announce its 99 percent patient satisfaction score resulting from the Medicare survey. (By comparison, the national home health care patient satisfaction score is 87 percent.)

“We always knew our patents were happy with our care.” says Joann Manole, director of business development at BergenCare Home Health. “Now that this data is collected and compared by a company independent from the agency, we are able to prove that BergenCare Home Health is providing Bergen County residents with the best home health services.”

BergenCare Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency providing skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to Bergen County residents in the comfort of their home. For more information, call 201-358-2666 or click here.

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Kudos to our Five-Star rated centers for exceptional quality and care!

Congratulations to the following CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia centers that have recently been awarded the Five-Star Quality Rating for health care excellence:

CareOne at Wayne
CareOne at Hamilton
CareOne at Moorestown
CareOne at Valley
Golden Hill Health Care Center
River Glen Health Care Center
Cedar Hill Health Care Center
Lowell Health Care Center
Westport Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

The Five-Star Rating, awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is the highest rating a health care center can receive from the CMS.

This distinction proves what our employees and residents already know—that CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia centers provide outstanding care every day.

For more information about the Five-Star Quality Rating system, click here.

 

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Friendships, love connections form at Woodcrest Health Care Center’s speed dating event

Last night’s senior speed dating event at Woodcrest Health Care Center was a big success, with about 20 attendees from northern New Jersey coming to meet new people, form friendships—and even find that special someone for Valentine’s Day!

The event was featured in today’s edition of The Record—read all about it here!

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Join Woodcrest Health Care Center for speed dating event—just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Speed dating is the fast, enjoyable way to meet someone new! At this community event hosted by Woodcrest Health Care Center, you’ll meet local men and women ages 65+ during eight-minute “dates” in a round-robin format.

When: Wednesday, February 9, 6 p.m.
Where: Woodcrest Health Care Center, 800 River Road, New Milford, N.J.

Whether you’re looking for friendship or romance, give yourself the gift of someone new to enjoy Valentine’s Day with—join us at this fun, interactive and FREE event!

For more information about this event, call Woodcrest Health Care Center at 201-967-1700.

 

 

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Attention, nurses: Come to CareOne at Madison Avenue’s Open House this Tuesday and Wednesday

If you’re looking to take the next step in your nursing career, don’t miss CareOne at Madison Avenue’s Open House!

Visit our careers website for more information about career opportunities at CareOne at Madison Avenue.

CareOne at Madison Avenue is located at 151 Madison Ave. in Morristown, N.J. For more information, call 973-656-2700 or click here.

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.

Today is the last day to RSVP to Peabody Glen’s shoulder arthritis talk!

Start the new year off in good health—join Peabody Glen Health Care Center for this exciting health event!

(Snow date is Tuesday, March 29.)

Registration for this event ends today, so call 978-531-0772 to reserve your spot!

CareOne Connection—the blog of CareOne, HealthBridge and CareVirginia health management companies—offers news and information for residents, caregivers, family members, staff and anyone interested in learning more about our care centers. For more news, visit us on Facebook and Twitter! You can also e-mail questions or suggestions to sardito@care-one.com.