Early Thanksgiving Celebration at Gurwin

Residents at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center celebrated Thanksgiving celebration early  with a visit from Tom and Martha, two pardoned Royal Palm Turkeys, courtesy of Suffolk County Farm and Education Center’s Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE). Residents had a meet-and-greet at the 460-bed nursing center. James A. Read More …

Assisted-Living Residents Honor Holocaust Victims

Residents at Gurwin Jewish-Fay J. Lindner Residences assisted living community honored victims of the Nazi Holocaust  with a candle lighting vigil and ceremony on Friday. “International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to honor the 6 million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust and Read More …

Total Huntington Covid-19 Deaths Reach 564

Huntington has recorded 564 Covid-19 deaths since March, according to the office of Town Clerk Andrew Raia. The average age was 81.1 Deaths by month, through Jan. 8: 2020 March: 31 April: 338 May: 123 June: 13 July: 2 August: 3 September: 4 October: 1 Read More …

Nursing Home Staff, Residents Start Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine

The Covid-19 vaccine rolling out to nursing homes in  on Monday. Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Commack said that it began vaccinating about 400 people on Monday, including both staff and residents. They plan another clinic on Jan. 11 for both the second Read More …