“It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.” – Confucius Setbacks, failures, and tragedies are a part of life. We all can relate to someone…

From a young age, Jean York had a compassionate heart and a yearning to help others. The youngest of three girls, she spent a great deal of time traveling with…

Alida Meyer gently dips her brush in green paint and then in water before making smooth strokes on a clean, white sheet of paper. As she continues, the colors come…

“Be kind to one another and respect your parents.” That is the motto that Theda Hayes, a resident of St. John’s Home, has lived by her entire life – 102…

Work is a stress reliever for Terry Neilon. As the community life specialist at Brickstone by St. John’s, Terry arranges social, recreational events, and programs for the residents at Brickstone.…

Being a caregiver has become second nature for Cassandra Titus.  She is always taking care of people she loves, whether she is caring for a resident at the Hawthorne at…

“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.”  –author/philanthropist Steve Maraboli Sometimes we all just need somebody to…

“This isn’t your typical memoir. These stories are snapshots of my life and they don’t always flow from one to the next. But the whole thing gives you a picture…

Towards the end of his career Professor Richard Gollin was asked by a member of the University of Rochester’s Interdepartmental Studies Committee to define his subject matter. By that time,…

Connective. Lively. Purposeful. Meaningful. These are some of the words that may come to mind when thinking of therapeutic recreation. For the team at St. John’s Home, recreation and social…