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Golden LivingCenters Media Coverage

The media coverage section provides access to recent print, online and video coverage of our Golden LivingCenters. Here you will also find our corporate press releases.

 

  • Dr. Avery appointed Chair of the AHCA Quality Committee

    Nov. 20, 2009

    Fort Smith, AR - James Avery, M.D., Golden Living's Chief Medical Officer, has been appointed Chairman of the American Health Care Association's Quality Improvement Committee. The newly elected AHCA Chairman, Robert Van Dyk, has appointed Dr. Avery to the position, which runs from 2010 through 2011
  • Evansville Association for the Blind receives $500 grant from Golden LivingCenter

    Nov. 18, 2009

    The Evansville Association for the Blind has received a $500 grant from Golden Living Woodbridge, a long-term health care and rehabilitation center. Judy Kerth, Woodbridge admissions coordinator, said the business gives a grant to a local organization every year. She said employees were moved by a "Community comment" column about the association published in the Courier & Press in September.

    The following article is provided courtesy of the Evansville Courier & Press

  • Volunteers have essential role in hospice care

    Nov. 17, 2009

    Jamie Wagner, 56, Exeter Township, got in a comfortable position to push 91-year-old Lena Snyder's wheelchair. Suddenly, there were smiles and laughter as if the duo were off to the races or at a night at the opera or simply up to some monkey business. Jamie Wagner, Exeter Township, is a hospice volunteer who regularly visits Lina Snyder, 91, at Golden Living in Exeter Township. They share a laugh as they make their rounds around the nursing facility.

    The following article is provided courtesy of the Reading Eagle

  • Golden LivingCenter grant helps town buy ID bracelets for Alzheimer's patients

    Nov. 16, 2009

    Some seniors will be safer thanks to a grant made to the town from Golden LivingCenter - Lexington. The $500 grant will be used by the Senior Center to buy Safe Return bracelets for seniors living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The medical response bracelets are coded with a unique number.

    The following article is provided courtesy of Lexington Minuteman:

  • Golden LivingCenter vet: 'We hit Guadacanal'

    Nov. 13, 2009

    Army World War II veteran Al Caliguri of Newton talks about his experience in the service and the photos in his room at Golden Living Center Chetwynde.

    The following article is provided courtesy of The Daily News Tribune:

  • Wish comes true for Golden LivingCenter patient

    Nov. 10, 2009

    Roberta "Bobbi" Stover's wish to spend time with dogs and give each a treat came true recently at the HELP the Animals Shelter in Richmond. Golden Living Center-Golden Rule resident Stover and her roommate, Myrtle Killen, spent part of an afternoon at the shelter as Stover's wish was granted through the Never Too Late Foundation. The Indianapolis foundation focuses on making wishes and dreams come true for people in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice programs and adult day care facilities.

    The following article is provided courtesy of the Palladium-Item:

  • Senior choir starts from a songfest

    Nov. 05, 2009

    The Golden Tones, a choir of Frederick County residents over the age of 50, performs at the Golden Living Center in Frederick. The group has about 25 members and is sponsored by the Frederick County Senior Recreation Council.

    The following article is provided courtesy of The Frederick News Post:
     

  • Golden LivingCenter hosting a 'Candlelight Reflections' Thursday night

    Nov. 05, 2009

    November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month. The Golden LivingCenter is hosting the "Candlelight Reflections" program that begins at 6 p.m. for Alzheimer's families, friends and caregivers.

    The following article is provided courtesy of The Daily Southerner:
     

  • Golden LivingCenter Celebrates Grand Opening In Greenville, North Carolina

    Nov. 01, 2009

    Golden LivingCenters recently celebrated the grand opening of its new location in Greenville, North Carolina that houses over 150  residents with 72,000 square feet.  Aegis Therapies, a Golden Living company, will provide therapy services at the new building.  The new facility replaced the old Golden LivingCenter which housed 152 residents in 45,000 square feet.

    The following article is provided courtesy of Senior Housing News:

  • Golden LivingCenter patient Buddy Gist former "King of New York"

    Oct. 21, 2009

    Buddy Gist doesn’t wear his suit anymore. He rests in a single bed at the Golden Living Center, in a hospital gown, surrounded by posters that remind him of the people he knew when he was the King of New York.

    Comedian Bill Cosby. Actress Diahann Carroll. Jazz man John Coltrane. And, of course, Miles Davis. Miles and Buddy met in 1949 at Birdland, the famous jazz spot in New York City, and over time, they shared a fondness for boxing, business, women, sharp clothes, jazz and the horn.

    The following article is provided courtesy of the Greensboro News & Record:

  • Former Golden LivingCenter nursing assistant becomes African king

    Oct. 19, 2009

    An African man who worked for years as a nurse's aide in the United States, caring for the elderly and sick, is back in his homeland to be crowned king of his people in the mountains of western Uganda.

    He was "very loyal, a very hard worker, a very private person," said Johnna Marx, executive director of the Golden Living Center-Blue Ridge Mountain on the outskirts of Harrisburg.

    The following article is provided courtesy of Time/CNN:

  • Golden LivingCenter residents roll out the runway

    Oct. 09, 2009

    Lexington - For an afternoon last month, staff and residents of Golden LivingCenter of Lexington turned their home into a fashion Mecca. Staff brought their own fashions in, as did residents’ families, for the residents to model in a fashion show.
    Maybe Calvin Klein and Donna Karan didn’t show up themselves, but their industry was well-represented.

    The following story is provided courtesy of the Lexington Minuteman:

  • Kathy Holland named Statewide Administrator of the Year by the South Dakota Health Care Association.

    Oct. 05, 2009

    Fort Smith, AK - Kathy Holland, Executive Director of Golden LivingCenter - Milbank in Milbank, South Dakota, was recently named the Administrator of the Year by the South Dakota Health Care Association. Kathy has been with Golden Living since 2006 when it acquires Beverly Enterprises, Inc., and for 22 years prior to that with Beverly Enterprieses, Inc.  She has served as the Executive Director at Milbank for the past 11 years.

  • Therapy dogs provide 'reason to laugh' for nursing home residents

    Oct. 04, 2009

    The Hollidaysburg resident brings her 11-year-old Shetland sheepdog to visit area nursing home residents and hospice care patients at least once a week, making a difference in people's lives, one smile at a time. Helen Kruise, an 82-year-old hospice patient at Golden Living Center-Hillview in Altoona, is one of the patients who relishes Emmy's company.

    The following story is provided courtesy of The Altoona Mirror:

  • A Walk to Remember attracts nearly 100 walkers

    Oct. 01, 2009

    Despite competition from Vikings and Twins games, nearly 100 people turned out Sept. 20 to join forces to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association as part of the 2009 Walk to Remember. More than $1,100 was collected to benefit local efforts to provide support, education and training related to memory loss.

    Sponsored by Golden Living Center, Gramma Jos and May Creek Senior Living Campus, the event brought together seniors, families, caregivers and friends for a casual one-mile walk and celebration at May Creek Senior Living Campus to honor the work of the Alzheimer’s Association.

    The following article is provided courtesy of The Pilot Independent

  • Lexington nursing home joins walk for cure

    Sep. 28, 2009

    More than 30 residents, staff members and their families from Golden LivingCenter of Lexington participated in the 17th annual Memory Walk benefit for the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts.

    The following article is provided courtesy of the Lexington Minuteman: