The Allure Group Newsletter

Crown Heights Easter Tea Party

We sat, sipped and celebrated. What a festive Easter Tea Party with our residents and team!

Hamilton Park Easter Celebration and Art

Celebrating Easter with bonnets and art projects!

Linden Center Easter Celebrations

A very Happy Easter from Linden Center!

Bedford Center Passover

Happy Passover from your Bedford Center family. May your cups overflow with peace, prosperity, and health!

A New Trend in Virtual Care: Provider Collaboration

In a recent article in Physicians Practice, Joel Landau writes,

As we move into the third year of the pandemic, virtual care, or telehealth, has become a common way for healthcare providers to diagnose, treat, and communicate with patients. Healthcare systems in the future will need to deliver more accessible care. Collaborative and team-based care are interchangeable terms that define a scenario where patient-care coordination is utilized across different specializations and healthcare settings...”

Click here to read the full article.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental well-being.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, reply to this email and let us know!

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Hamilton Park Center enjoyed its St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with food, fun, and so much laughter and luck!

EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DINNER

With their superior skill, caring hearts, and dedication to our residents, the Linden Center team never ceases to amaze us. The Allure Group is so happy to celebrate all that they do and give them a small “taste” of our love during an Employee Appreciation Month dinner.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

“Where there is a woman there is magic.” What a fabulous day celebrating our Month of Beauties and Magic at Linden Center!

Strong, smiling and proud, meet our incredible Crown Heights ladies and the “Woman of the Year,” Sonia!

New Methods for Diagnosing Mild Cognitive Impairment

In a recent article in Provider Magazine, Joel Landau writes,

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an illness that impacts 20 percent of seniors worldwide but is difficult to detect—so much so that only recently was it clinically defined. Frequently dismissed as the sort of memory loss that impacts many people aged 65 and above, MCI leads to Alzheimer’s disease 30 to 50 percent of the time a patient is diagnosed with the disorder…”

Click here to read the full article.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental well-being.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, reply to this email and let us know!

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The contributions of Black Americans have impacted every aspect of US culture. In honor of Black History month, Linden Center some special entertainment while learning about the many Black Americans who changed the course of our history!

 

valentine’s day

“There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.” Valentine’s Day celebrations at the Linden Center!

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

Filled with food, fun, and so much team spirit, Super Bowl Sunday at the Crown Heights Center was a success!

Mayo Clinic Gives Blockchain Another Try; Will It EVER Catch On In The Healthcare Sector?

Blockchain, a decentralized, immutable ledger most often associated with cryptocurrency, has great potential within the healthcare industry – potential to address privacy and data-security concerns. Potential to ward off cyberattacks. Potential, even, to make the payment process more efficient.

Blockchain can also aid in matters such as medication adherence and blockchain management, but widespread adoption has yet to take place. As Kali Dugampudi, chief technology officer at the healthcare payments company Zelis, told Healthcare IT News in a July 2022 interview, the sector has been “notoriously slow to adopt new technology,” meaning that we are “likely still years away from the healthcare industry widely adopting blockchain technology.”

Click here to read the full article published on Healthcare Business Today.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, reply to this email and let us know!

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Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is always a fun celebration at the Allure Group centers. This year was no different. Wishing everyone a prosperous Year of the Rabbit!

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

Why Artificial Intelligence Will Play a Vital Role in ‘Work of the Future’

The pandemic has pushed many businesses to “the most important pivot point of the past couple years,” as Dannielle Appelhans, COO of the Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical firm Rubius Therapeutics, said in a piece on the MIT Sloan website. Appelhans added that there now appears to be “a path to move forward into what will be our new normal, or our ‘work of the future.’”

No sector has been impacted as dramatically and obviously as healthcare. In the early weeks and months of the outbreak, organizations found themselves pushed to the breaking point by a large influx of patients. As a result, those organizations were left searching for time-efficient and cost-efficient ways to deal with a wide array of operational, clinical, and administrative challenges.

Artificial intelligence often proved to be the antidote, and is expected to be an even greater factor going forward, given the increased pressure clinicians face to produce accurate documentation as a result of value-based payment models. In addition, healthcare systems are continually striving to meet the challenges presented by a population that is growing older and older.

Click here to read the full article published on Hospital & Healthcare Management.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, reply to this email and let us know!

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Allure Gives Back

Our Annual Holiday Giving Season was in full swing last month as the dedicated Allure Group teams were out and about spreading kindness, support, and love.

We are so honored to have partnered with East New York United Concerned Citizens to help feed over 400 families in need!

Thank you to our dedicated staff and the talented TypoDuctions team for bringing this fabulous video to life.

Thank you to the following admins: Thara Cesar, Susan Rice, Abraham Tyberg, Naftali Yudkowsky, Nelissa Garces, and David Schoenblum.

Thank you to the following Directors of Nursing: Chen Oistecher, Jayshree Singh (LC), Allan Campos (BC), Irish Flor (KDC), Vanessa Dorsainvil (CHC), Hazel (HC).

Thanks also to the following: Melissa Powell, Faina Kaganov, Sofia Yakubova, Paul Richards, Yitz Twersky, Yehuda Sussman, Jerry Zanziper and Matthew Fenley.

We wouldn’t be who we are today without all of you!

The Allure Group Wishes You A Happy New Year!

2023 is here and we are looking forward to a wonderful new year at The Allure Group.

As we enter the new year, we wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of our staff for all of the incredible work you’ve done for us over the years!

The Rise of the Internet of Medical Things

In a recent article in Healthcare Business Today, Melissa Powell writes,

As great as the impact the Internet of Things is expected to make in other sectors, it can potentially be even greater in the healthcare space. Hailed as a means to improve decision-making and workflows, the IoT can accelerate the trend toward interoperability, which has long been an overarching concern for those in the medical field…”

Click here to read the full article.

National Blood Donor Month

It is National Blood Donor Month and in honor we are encouraging you to do your part to help save lives and donate blood today!

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, reply to this email and let us know!

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The Allure Group Wishes You A Very Happy Holiday Season!

As we enter the month of December, The Allure Group wants to thank you for your constant support and wishes you, your families and your loved ones a very Happy Holiday season.

Hamilton Park’s Music and Movement Program

Our residents are always excited on the days where we get to see some incredible talent and entertainment from Chinese Dancers who visit us twice a month. Thank you to everyone who has helped arrange special days like this one.

Celebrating a 100th Birthday!

King David Center celebrated a very special birthday this month. 10 decades of special memories and endless amounts of laughter and love. Happy Birthday to King David Center’s dearest Nettie!You are a true inspiration to us all, and we feel honored to have celebrated this special milestone with someone as special as you!

Straddling the Gap Between Institutional and At-Home Care for Seniors

From our Chairman Joel Landau this month in Senior Lifestyle Magazine, he writes,

One of the most significant trends in healthcare in recent years has been the expansion of personalized medicine and concierge services. This is especially true for older Americans, who, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, have taken advantage of remote care—telemedicine, remote chronic condition monitoring, etc.—and are becoming more familiar with using technology at home.

While many seniors are comfortable entering skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), more and more prefer to remain in their homes as long as possible…”

Click here to read the full article.

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, email us at alluregroupmarketing@gmail.com and let us know!

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

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Hamilton Park Earns Spot in List of Best Nursing Homes of 2023

We are so proud to to have Hamilton Park’s efforts recognized on Newsweek’s list of “Best Nursing Homes of 2023.” Thank you to the entire Hamilton Park team for all of your hard work and dedication!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Here at The Allure Group, we take breast cancer awareness seriously. We are doing all that we can to educate our communities and motivate you to make your health a priority! This year our Linden Center celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness Month with staff selling snacks to raise money for breast cancer.

The Allure Group Halloween Celebrations

We had a wonderful time celebrating Halloween across our centers this year with both residents and staff joining in on the costume fun!

The Persistent Problem of Falls Among Seniors: What Can Be Done About It?

From our COO Melissa Powell this month in Senior Lifestyle Magazine, she writes,

The problem of falling among seniors cannot be overstated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, older Americans suffer from 36 million falls each year, resulting in 32,000 deaths. That makes falls the leading cause of accidental death among seniors in the U.S.

Moreover, 20 percent of falls lead to injuries among those ages 65 and over, and some 3 million older adults require an emergency-room visit as a result of an injury suffered in a fall.

Click here to read her full piece.

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

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Yom Tov, Wishing You An Easy Fast

From everyone at The Allure Group, to those celebrating Yom Kippur this week, we wish you an easy fast.

G’mar chatima tova, “May you be sealed in the Book of Life.”

Brooklyn Unity Health and Resources Fair

Hamilton Park is home to seniors from all around the world, and our famous Longevity Garden provides services that meet the unique needs of our Chinese population.

We were so honored to participate in and support the Brooklyn Unity Health and Resources Fair and help spread awareness in such a FUN and fabulous way!

Environmental Services And Housekeeping Week

Our housekeeping team keeps our centers sparkling, safe, and clean. We were able to honor and celebrate our Linden and Harlem housekeeping teams this month and let them know how much we appreciate them and all that they do for The Allure Group.

Supporting Senior Caregivers: Yes, Help is Available

From our COO Melissa Powell this month in Healthcare Business Today, she writes,

“It’s no secret that our population is aging; data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows that by 2030, all Baby Boomers—defined as those born between 1946 and 1964—will be at least 65. And as they continue to age, it will shape not only public policy but personal need.

Caring for older family members—whether they are aging in place at home, or living in a care facility—is a difficult and exhausting job. Dr. Grace Whiting, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregivers, is concerned about the increasing need for caregiving and health services for people over age 65.

President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill was designed to increase paid family leave for those who care for seniors and Medicaid benefits for those who require care…”

Click here to read her full article.

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

Staying connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer virtual entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, email us at alluregroupmarketing@gmail.com and let us know!

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Harlem and Linden Residents Enjoying RESTORE-Skills

Residents at the Harlem and Linden Centers have been enjoying RESTORE-Skills, a computer-based gamification platform that enables them to engage in fun activities that make it possible to build on clinical outcomes and expand their skills.

“It engages them a little bit more,” said Lindsey Day, Linden Center’s Director of Rehabilitation.

She noted that some residents might find rehab or an everyday exercise routine to be drudgery. But it’s different with RESTORE-Skills, which was implemented earlier this year. Maybe the residents can make use of the skiing, bowling or soccer games that are part of the platform. A webcam will track their movements, with the hope being that they will improve their strength, balance, coordination and endurance.

The activities departments at the two facilities use RESTORE-Skills more than the rehab departments, according to Day. But there are occasions where she or one of her staffers might be timing how long a resident is standing while engaged in a game.

“And,” she said, “it kind of motivates them. The idea is that it motivates them a little bit more to stand longer or participate in more balance tasks, or get stronger, or improve their endurance and their breathing and their strength.”

Day said the platform can be used via any of the televisions in the day rooms in either of the facilities, as well as residents’ bedside tablets. She also said it is possible for residents to compete against family members remotely, provided they can coordinate with each other. And finally, residents can continue to use RESTORE-Skills once they are discharged from either of the facilities, provided they retain their usernames and passwords.

Day described the system as being “pretty user-friendly,” and added that residents have taken to the virtual slot machine in particular.

 “If they win, they get a T-shirt,” she said. “A lot of the residents, they enjoy those slot games.”

Founder and Chairman Shares Why Leaders Should Revamp Their Skills

This month, Joel Landau was featured in an article on TapInto,

“The pandemic has offered further evidence that agility is crucial for business leaders, that those atop the org chart must constantly adapt to changing circumstances. Whether because of the pivot to remote work or the acceleration of companies’ digital transformation, reinvention became crucial.

And that is unlikely to change anytime soon. One example would be Joel Landau, founder and chairman of The Allure Group, a network of six New York City-based nursing homes. Landau has always been committed to innovation. Well before the outbreak, he and his leadership team oversaw the installation of PadInMotion technology at all 1,400 bedsides in Allure’s six facilities…”

Click here to read the full article.

National Immunization Awareness Month

Now more than ever, we can appreciate the power of a vaccine and its ability to prevent serious and sometimes deadly diseases.

Let’s all make sure to do our part to keep our communities and our loved ones safe!

 

Staying Connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer virtual entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, email us at alluregroupmarketing@gmail.com and let us know!

Blue Carpet Farewells

We are overjoyed as always for this months Blue Carpet Farewells! We wish our departing patients well, and thank our amazing staff for their dedication and hard work.

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Introducing Restore Skills to our Pads In Motion Program

The Allure group is proud to offer Pads In Motion tablets at all of our resident bedsides and we are looking forward to the launch of Restore Skills with Equiva Health!

RESTORE turns every computer into a powerful, engaging, and measurable functional skills development platform which reinforces motor, cognitive, social and attention skills, based on each patient’s needs and progress. Stay tuned for updates on how our patients engage with this new software.

The Challenge of Acute Staffing Shortages at Skilled Nursing Facilities

This month, Joel Landau writes for Healthcare Business Today,

“The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on businesses—large and small—and among those most affected are nursing homes. Physicians, nurses, and other clinicians are leaving the field in increasing numbers, and skimpily staffed care facilities threaten both patients’ health and the industry’s future. Staffing shortages at long-term care facilities can lead to lower patient-provider ratios, high rates of medical error, and provider burnout.”

Click here to read the full article.

Thank You For The Feedback!

At The Allure Group, we make sure that the ones you love get the attention, dignity, and respect that they deserve and we always appreciate hearing from our family members and patients. Thank you for your feedback!

staying connected

Staying connected with your loved ones is one of the best things you can do for your mental wellbeing.

If you or someone you know would like to offer virtual entertainment to our residents in the form of music, dance or even painting classes, please email us at alluregroupmarketing@allurecare.com and let us know!