
2024 Variety Show at St. John’s Independent Living
Residents and staff from St. John’s Meadows and Brickstone by St. John’s gathered to show off their talents at this year’s Variety Show. The annual talent show is open to…
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Notes from Nate: Milestone Experiences Across the Generations
This spring has seen some pretty momentous events in Rochester. Even though our Western New York clouds hung around, the community of St. John’s still came together in celebration of…
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St. 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…
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Nurse Educator Monica Epps is 2024 Health Care Hero
St. John’s Home Nurse Educator Monica Epps was named to the 2024 list of Rochester Business Journal Health Care Heroes. Epps was announced as a winner earlier this year and…
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Notes from Nate: 125 Years of Honoring Our Core Values
Each January we celebrate the lives of our residents who have reached the milestone of 100 years of age or more with our annual Centenarian Luncheon. While it is always…
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RIT Students Visit St. John’s Home for Valentine’s Party
Student volunteers from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) returned to St. John’s Home for an afternoon of games and Valentine’s treats. This event is part of an ongoing partnership…
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Hawthorne Reunion at St. John’s Home
One might think that moving into a higher level of care results in saying goodbye to neighbors and friends. This story of former neighbors keeping in touch across the continuum…
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Happy Festival of Lights from St. John’s
Chag urim sameach! Rabbi David Orange, Reverend Sarah Culp, and Reverend Patrick Crumity led festive Hanukkah celebrations at each of St. John’s communities to mark the end of the eight-day…
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Innovative Guest Speaker Wows at St. John’s Dementia Caregiver Event
Nationally recognized speaker and author Loretta Veney was invited to share information about her innovative style of caregiving with St. John’s guests as part of its celebration of National Caregivers…
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Notes 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…
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