30th Annual Illumination of Love Raises $12,000 for Residents
St. John’s Foundation hosted its 30th annual Illumination of Love, an event that rings in the holiday season and raises funds for residents with limited financial means. St. John’s Foundation…
Read MoreUpcoming ‘Perfectly Wonderful Moments’ Event Promoted on “Connections”
Author Jolene Brackey was a guest on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson this week ahead of St. John’s Perfectly Wonderful Moments series, which features Brackey’s “Creating Moments of Joy Along…
Read MoreSt. John’s CEO Runyon Addresses Skilled Nursing Care Crisis
St. John’s President and CEO Charlie Runyon recently spoke with Will Astor of the Rochester Beacon about the current state of the skilled care industry and how communities like St.…
Read MoreRBJ Seen: 35th Annual St. John’s Golf Tournament
St. John’s Foundation was featured in the Rochester Business Journal’s “Seen” for securing significant funds for St. John’s Home residents. The Foundation held its 35th annual golf tournament to benefit…
Read MoreSt. John’s Announces Retirement of President and CEO, Names Successor
St. John’s, a leading provider of a full continuum of services for older adults for 125 years, announced this week that Charlie Runyon, St. John’s President and CEO for 23…
Read MoreSt. John’s Innovative Dementia Services Focus on Joy
Thanks in large part to Mimi DeVinney, joy is at the heart of every dementia care program that is delivered across St. John’s. “DeVinney works directly with residents living with…
Read MoreSt. John’s Eclipse Preparations Featured on WXXI
St. John’s Home resident Daniel Holliday told Beth Adams of WXXI, that the eclipse “is once-in-a-lifetime and we’ll never see it again.” A recent morning segment — hosted by Adams…
Read MoreCEO Charlie Runyon Featured in Roc 55 Plus Magazine
St. John’s President and CEO Charlie Runyon was recently featured in 55 Plus Magazine’s January-February issue speaking about a topic for which he is very passionate. One of the magazine’s…
Read MoreNotes from Nate: Families, Friends, and Volunteers
Although our newsletter is titled “Families and Friends,” there is another category of people who play a cherished role in the lives of the elders: volunteers. While staff play a…
Read MoreMimi DeVinney Featured in McKnight’s Senior Living Column
“We knew the growing impact of dementia on our care operations was significant,” discussed Mimi DeVinney in her guest column for McKnight’s Senior Living. “By 2050, the number of US…
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