Category Archives: Living Legend

Congratulations to our friend and receptionist, Lee Ann Femenella, here at Taconic at Beacon on being our September Employee of the Month! Thank you for all you do to help make our facility Legendary

Congratulations to Travis Lind of our Dietary department here at Aurora Park on being one of our October Employees of the Month! Thank you for helping make our facility Legendary!

Congratulations to our friend Justin Plunkett for being one of our October Employees of the Month here at Aurora Park! Thank you for all you do to help our facility as a CNA, you are a Living Legend!

Congratulations to our friend Kim Cleny here at Susquehanna on being our Employee of the Month!

Here’s some fun facts about Kim:
💚 Starting Position: Nursing Office Coordinator/Scheduling
💚 Current Position: MDS Coordinator
💚 Years at Susquehanna: 18
💚 Best memory working at Susquehanna: Halloween years again. Every department had a theme. We had a parade for the Residents, and everyone dressed up.
💚 What is an important characteristic of a Living Legend? Reliability
💚 What is something people don’t know about you? Love my Heavy Metal Music
💚 What is your hobby or something you enjoy doing outside of work? Yoga/Riding Quads
💚 Favorite quote: Better to be safe than sorry!

Thanks for helping make our facility Legendary!

Congratulations to our friend Allison Goldstein here at Brookhaven for being our Employee of the Month for October! She is a valuable member of our housekeeping and CNA teams, thank you for helping make our facility Legendary!

Congratulations to our friend Sylvia McManamon, LPN, here at Susquehanna for being our Employee of the Month! Always willing to help working on the Memory Care floor, with skill and expertise, she is an all-around great nurse. Thank you for helping make our facility Legendary!

How was your summer? The residents here at Chautauqua have had a blast!

A HUGE shout out to our own Alexandra Villafrank, who took no haste upon her return as the Director of Activities, leaping right into providing our residents with outstanding, memorable moments!

Residents and staff alike have appreciated all the great times Alex has brought to the Facility, kicking off summer with a delicious picnic for all during the hot days of summer, making ice cream in a bag, and drinking lemonade on the porch, “Great Times and Tan Lines” party where drinks were served from the new bar, don’t get us started on the weekly socials with decadent food and great trivia fun and lest not forget the many National Days celebrated, an endless list of splendid good times!

Alex, you’ve brought much light and love to all at Chautauqua, and we couldn’t be more honored to have you a part of our Living Legends family! 💚😎🏆

Congratulations to our friend and Director of Rehab here at Chautauqua, Chris Maloney, on passing her exam to become Wound Care Certified! Great work becoming even more Legendary 💚😎🏆

We’re recognizing our Legend of the Month here at Susquehanna, Tina Starchok! Thank you for all you do to make our facility a great place to live and work! 💚

Check Out These Deets:

💠 Starting position: Hairdresser

💠 Current Position: Hairdresser

💠 Years at Susquehanna 42!

💠 Best memory from working at Susquehanna : The way everyone pulled together when we had a flood, we were all here through the night doing whatever had to be done.

💠 What is an important characteristic of a Living Legend? You need to be patient and show respect for the residents you care for.

💠 What is something people don’t know about you? I danced on the March of Dime telethon when I was five years old.

💠 What is your hobby or something you enjoy doing outside of work? Spending time with my grandkids and Flea Markets.

💠 Favorite quote…. “Life is not measured by the breaths we take… But by the moments that take our breath away.