Catholic Health Services of Long Island's Three Skilled Nursing Facilities Participate in Golden Games

John Mitty Thursday, May 23, 2013

Melville, NY- On Friday, May 10, 2013, the three skilled nursing facilities of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center, West Islip, Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Sayville and St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center in Smithtown, participated in this year’s Senior Golden Games.  This sporting event is held every year at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue.  Thirteen skilled nursing facilities from Suffolk County participate in five different modified events, such as relay race, volleyball, basketball, distance throw and bowling.  Competitors from each facility vie for gold, silver and bronze medals.

This year residents from St. Catherine of Siena proudly won the silver medal in bowling as residents from Our Lady of Consolation took the silver medal in the volleyball competition.  Frank Bertolino, a resident from Our Lady of Consolation, led his team to be the first place winner of the gold medal in the distance throw competition.  Nine residents from Good Samaritan Nursing Home also competed and proudly came away with a silver medal in the basketball throw. 

This event is a wonderful way for our seniors to participate in a little fun competition and come away feeling good about themselves.  At Catholic Health Services of Long Island we promote the importance of enhancing the quality of our residents’ lives and this is just one small way in which we do. Everyone enjoyed the team spirit of the day and came away winners.

Founded in 1997, Catholic Health Services of Long Island is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes some of the region’s finest health and human service agencies. It is comprised of six hospitals, three nursing homes, a regional home care and hospice network, and a community-based agency for people with special needs. More than 15,200 staff and 2,700 medical professionals work within the system.

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Photo caption: Vanessa Vonseggern, Recreational Therapist & Fran Zingalis, resident of Our Lady of Consolation, Mary Sue Schulz, Director of Therapeutic Recreation & Muriel Kruse, resident of St. Catherine of Siena Nursing & Rehabilitation Care Center, Christine Schomberg, Director of Recreational Therapy & Madeline Rocas, resident of Good Samaritan Nursing Home 

jmitty@longislandyellowpages.com

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