Summit ElderCare in the news
Find out current and past news about Summit ElderCare.
Summit ElderCare appoints Kathy V. Pulda as Nurse Practitioner
February 20, 2008
Summit ElderCare announces the appointment of Kathy V. Pulda, A.P.R.N., A.N.P. as Nurse Practitioner for its Leominster facility.
Fallon Senior Plan presents a "Senior Spectacular"
October 10, 2007
Seniors and caregivers are invited to attend the 2007 Senior Spectacular on Tuesday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester.
Summit ElderCare named finalist for 2007 Insight Award
October 9, 2007
First presented in 2006, the Insight Award recognizes communications initiatives that provide information that health care customers need to make fully informed choices.
New location opens in Leominster
Leominster Champion, October 5, 2007
FCHP opens new Summit ElderCare facility in Leominster
September 5, 2007
The newly-constructed 12,390-square-foot facility is located at 55 Cinema Boulevard and will accommodate over 200 participants and more than 50 employees when operating at capacity.
Support group allows seniors to remain independent at home
Worcester Telegram & Gazette, August 19, 2007
Summit ElderCare's program allows elders to remain living in their homes, maintain their independence, and provides individualized support to them and their caregivers.
Summit ElderCare appoints Ashraf F. Elkerm to medical team
August 7, 2007
Summit ElderCare announces the appointment of Ashraf F. Elkerm, M.D., as a member of the Summit ElderCare medical team at the planned Leominster site.
Summit ElderCare appoints Margaret S. Schwab, R.N. as Clinical Nurse Manager
July 9, 2007
Margaret S. Schwab, R.N. will be Clinical Nurse Manager at a new Summit ElderCare site, which is currently under construction in Leominster and scheduled to open this summer.
Summit ElderCare appoints Donna M. Ferro, MSW, LICSW, as Social Worker for Northern Worcester County
June 25, 2007
Donna M. Ferro, MSW, LICSW will be Social Worker at a new Summit ElderCare site, which is currently under construction in Leominster and scheduled to open this summer.
Summit ElderCare appoints Leominster resident Karen A. Niemi as Enrollment Coordinator
June 11, 2007
Karen A. Niemi will be the Enrollment Coordinator of a new Summit ElderCare site, which is currently under construction in Leominster and due to open this summer.
Summit ElderCare appoints Leominster resident Melvina M. Hutchins as Site Director
June 4, 2007
Melvina M. Hutchins, A.P.R.N., C.N.A., B.C., will be the Site Director of a new Summit ElderCare site, which is currently under construction in Leominster and due to open this summer.
Summit ElderCare and the Worcester Art Museum team up to bring creativity to seniors
June 1, 2007
Summit ElderCare and the Worcester Art Museum have joined together to provide a variety of art classes to participants at Summit ElderCare’s 227 East Mountain Street location in Worcester.
Suzanne T. Sullivan appointed as Nurse Practitioner
May 10, 2007
Suzanne Sullivan will work in collaboration with other Summit ElderCare clinical staff to provide primary care and other geriatric support services.
Summit ElderCare recognizes "Older Americans Month"
May 1, 2007
Summit ElderCare is recognizing this month by letting baby boomers know that there are new and unique services available to provide professional, caregiving services to elders in the community.
Summit ElderCare opens new Charlton facility
January 10, 2006
Summit ElderCareSM expands health care program to keep elderly living at home longer.
New Summit facility meets seniors' needs, Southbridge Evening News
December 26, 2006
The new permanent Summit ElderCare facility in Charlton takes into consideration the entire spectrum of seniors' needs.
Construction begins on new Leominster facility, Sentinel & Enterprise
October 2, 2006
Summit ElderCare breaks ground for a new adult day health center in Leominster.
Paula E. Chauvin is appointed enrollment manager
July 10, 2006
Paula E. Chauvin, R.N., M.Ed., is appointed enrollment manager for Summit ElderCareSM
Elders keeping PACE, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
April 18, 2006
A new program in Central Massachusetts is giving area elders an alternative to nursing home care by providing comprehensive services in and out of their homes.
FCHP on pace to expand elder services, (pdf, 40 KB) HealthLeaders-InterStudy, Winter 2006, Volume 5 Number 1
Having expanded its HMO presence in central and eastern Massachusetts last year, Fallon Community Health Plan is now increasing its PACE in 2006.
Summit Eldercare program expands, The Healthcare Ledger
Volume 3 Issue 1, January 2006
Summit Eldercare opens new facility in Charlton.
When human connection is the best medicine, ParentCare
Fall, 2005
Adult day care programs can be the best medicine for elders and caregivers alike.
More on the Summit ElderCare program, ParentCare
Fall, 2005
What exactly is Summit ElderCare? Who is eligible? How do I enroll? Learn all these answers and more.
Caregiving - a delicate balance, Healthy Communities
Volume 4, 2005
Anyone, overnight, can be transformed into a caregiver. Here's one caregiver's story about how Summit ElderCare has helped her family.
PACE Programs for Sisters
September-October 2005
Religious communities today employ many different strategies to provide care for their aging members. In areas where Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) exist, partnerships have evolved between religious congregations and PACE programs.
On the Job, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Aug 29, 2005
Q&A With Executive director of Elder Service Plan, Fallon Community Health Plan, Worcester
Elder Facility offers caretakers a helping hand, Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise
Catherine McNamara of Sterling has something in common with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: She and O'Connor both care for husbands suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
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