St. Peter’s by the Sea Community Sharing Committee members donate $1,700 to 纽约医院’s Center for Older Adults. Left to Right: 波比海狸, Karl 桑福德, 纽约医院 President & 首席执行官博士. Patrick Taylor, 黛安·桑福德, and Carol Kane Leonhard.
纽约医院 is pleased to announce that it recently received a generous $1,700 grant from the St. Peter’s by the Sea Community Sharing Committee to help expand the lending library for 病人 and their caregivers at the Center for Older Adults in 南伯威克.
When the 冰球突破 pandemic arrived, the 纽约医院 Center for Older Adults launched a virtual book club to provide resources to 病人, 家庭成员, and caregivers to help navigate new diagnoses from the comfort of home. During the six-month-long program, 病人, 供应商, and caregivers all read the same books and then joined virtual discussions moderated by a facilitator to share insights. Based on the success of the initial book club, the Center for Older Adults started a lending library in 2022 so that 病人 and their families could benefit from borrowing books about topics of interest, including new diagnoses (e.g. Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS) and caregiving topics (e.g. nutrition, hygiene, home safety, and self-care). The books have been very popular with 病人 and their families, and the Center for Older Adults is grateful for this grant support to expand the variety of books and subjects offered.
The 纽约医院 Center for Older Adults, located at 波特兰街57号reet in 南伯威克, offers programs and services to better serve 病人 who are 65 years of age or older. 病人 and their caregivers learn about the lending library at their appointments and can request books at the front desk. There is a sign-out sheet and staff follows up to ensure books are returned. Titles in the current collection range from medical information on aging and cognition to memoirs and personal patient narratives. This generous grant from St. Peter’s by the Sea will help expand selections to include other important concerns for older adults, such as nutrition, 饮食, 锻炼, and sleep hygiene.
St. Peter’s by the Sea Community SharingCommittee members Karl 桑福德, 波比海狸, 黛安·桑福德, and Carol Kane Leonhard with selections from the Center for Older Adults lending library.
纽约医院 President & 首席执行官,博士. Patrick Taylor thanked the Committee saying, “As an independent, nonprofit community hospital, we strive to not only meet the medical needs of the 病人 and families we serve – we also aim to promote improvements in mind, body, and spirit in pursuit of well-being. We are grateful to the St. Peter’s Charitable Grants Committee for supporting and sharing this mission with us throughout our Seacoast communities.”
For more information about the 纽约医院 Center for Older Adults, visit http://sacx.chinafotoe.com/services/older-adult-care/older-adult-care-services/.
To learn more about the St. Peter’s by the Sea Charitable Grants Committee, visit http://st-peters-by-the-sea.org/.