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Not enough CNY nursing home workers get Covid-19 shots; 'We are in race against time'

Not enough CNY nursing home workers get Covid-19 shots; ‘We are in race against time’ Updated 10:30 AM; Today 10:30 AM Christopher Bumpus, director of nursing at Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Syracuse, gets a Covid-19 vaccination on Dec. 21, 2020. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | strimble@syra Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. Nearly 40% of Central New York nursing home employees are still not vaccinated against Covid-19, four months after the government made them a top priority in its massive vaccine roll-out. While 87% of Central New York nursing home residents have been vaccinated, only 64% of staffers have gotten shots, according to the state Health Department. Fewer than one-third of staffers at some homes in the region have been vaccinated.

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Alzheimer's Association launches statewide education series | Health Matters

SYRACUSE — The Alzheimer’s Association will launch a series of new virtual statewide Alzheimer’s education programs in an effort to reach more New York families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Each program will feature a special presentation by an expert in their field, as well as a question and answer period where concerns about diagnosis, research, treatment and support may be addressed. Participation is free and registration can take place by phone at 800-272-3900 or alz.org/newyork. “Across the state, we are only reaching a fraction of those who are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia,” said Christopher Smith, New York State regional leader for the Alzheimer’s Association. “Along with creating more awareness about the impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia in New York, we hope this series of virtual programs will allow us to bring people together across the state to learn from experts on a variety

Most Cayuga County nursing homes won't resume visitation right away

While the new state guidance for nursing home visitation takes effect Friday, visitors won t be immediately entering most nursing homes in Cayuga County.  The three nursing homes in Auburn — Auburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Finger Lakes Center for Living and The Commons on St. Anthony — could resume visitation soon. But the facilities are either still dealing with COVID-19 cases or in the midst of planning to allow visitors.  In a Facebook post earlier this week, Auburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center responded to family members who have contacted the facility about visitation. But the nursing home explained that they can t host in-person visitation because of positive COVID-19 cases at the facility. 

Joseph Birdsall Dallett 1929 - 2021

Scholar, humanist, and collector Joseph Birdsall Dallett died Saturday, February 6, 2021 in Auburn, New York. His death, following a short illness, occurred at the Finger Lakes Center for Living where he had been a resident since July 29, 2020. Generous, compassionate, curious, and open-minded, he will be greatly missed by his many friends, family members and colleagues. Joseph was born May 27, 1929 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Francis James Dallett and Christine Louise Newman. He spent his formative years in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where childhood interests in the natural world, music, and languages were early expressions of a lifelong drive to grasp and interpret phenomena as coherent patterns of meaning.