Village Care in the Media

These are summaries of press coverage relating to Village Care of New York and its programs. Headlines are linked to the stories where possible.
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Using Pain Rating Scales with Older Adults

The Nursing Center, June, 2008
Staff members at Village Nursing Home explain techniques used to rate pain and how to effectively address pain.

A Spiritual Awakening at the Village Nursing Home

The Villager, June 4-10, 2008
A remarkable story of volunteering at Village Nursing Home.

Nursing Homes Take New Roles as Hospitals Struggle

The New York Sun, April 14, 2008
Arthur Webb, President and CEO of Village Care, is quoted in this article about nursing homes finding a new role in the health care industry.

Embracing Aging

WABC-TV, Aired February 17, 2008
This one-hour documentary, which is airing on ABC television affiliates across the nation, addresses the challenges of growing old and features the work of two of Village Care of New York's programs: Village Adult Day Health Center and The Village at 46th & Ten.

Hope at Every Stage

The Advance for Nurse, February, 2008

Patients with HIV/AIDS live longer, healthier lives with services RNs provide at Village Care of New York.
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AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer

The New York Times, January 6, 2008
Dr. Sheree Starrett, the medical director at Rivington House, is quoted in an article discussing the medical issues plaguing those who have lived long-term with HIV infection. Dr. Starrett said that neither heart disease nor diabetes was “terribly hard to treat, except that every time you add more meds there is more chance of something else going wrong.” A Rivington House resident was also quoted in the story.

It Takes a Village

Health Executive, December 20, 2007
Village Care and its work are profiled in the Corporate Spotlight section of this magazine.

The Best People in New York

Newsletter of NYC Mayor’s Volunteer Center, December 2007
The Mayor’s Volunteer Center marked AIDS Awareness month with a feature on Melvin Francisquini, a volunteer at Rivington House, Village Care’s AIDS skilled nursing facility on the Lower East Side.

Legendary Luminaries Shine at the Village Care Awards

The Villager, November 28-December 4, 2007
Village Care of New York’s 30th anniversary Legends of the Village benefit held at NYU’s Kimmel Center was chock-full of longtime local luminaries.

Keeping the Focus on AIDS

The New York Times, November 30, 2007
Village Care’s CEO Arthur Webb writes in a letter to the editor that “…the widespread perception is that AIDS has become a treatable, chronic disease in this country. Yet there is another face of the epidemic, one worn by a population where AIDS continues to cause morbidity and death here in the United States at rates rivaling those of sub-Saharan Africa.”

Red Hook Community Center Lures Clients with Creative Programs

New York Daily News, November 30, 2007
Columnist Clem Richardson highlights the work of Village Care’s Red Hook Community Service Center in Brooklyn along with its director, Luvenia Suber.

Click here to listen to Ms. Suber discuss HIV awareness on World AIDS Day on WNYC radio.

Village Care: Our 30th Anniversary

The Villager, November 2007
A 20-page spread that was published in The Villager, highlighting Village Care's programs and services.