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September Activities Calendars

At Sprain Brook Manor, we provide personalized service and do our best to keep life at Sprain as engaging and interesting as possible. That includes our activities program. JC, our Director of Recreation, and his team, provide a rich program that differs from floor to floor. Our 121 bed facility is filled with a diverse population who hail from various cultures, religions and backgrounds, therefore we offer programs that have a wide range of appeal. JC and his team put together a different calendar of activities for each of our patient and resident floors. Our second floor, which offers 40 beds, is for our short-term rehab patients. Many of these activities take place in our main dining room on the first floor of the facility but will sometimes take place in the 2nd floor day room. Our third floor, which holds 41 beds, is a locked unit for our dementia and Alzheimers patients. This calendar is specifically designed for memory impaired adults. Our 4th floor is our long-term, nursing care population and these full-time residents call Sprain Brook Manor home.

Resident Council President: Joan McCarthy

This week as part of our Getting-to-Know-You-series we would like to introduce you to our new Resident Council President, Joan McCarthy. Joan is a NYC girl, born and raised. After she graduated high school, Joan went to work for Con Edison and spent the majority of her 42 years there as a computer operator. Her extended family, a network of nieces and nephews, keeps her spirit young. Joan is 87 years old and this feisty woman has been resident of Sprain Brook Manor for almost fourteen years. She initially served as Vice President and when the top spot opened up, Joan stepped into the challenge. The Resident Council plays an important role here at Sprain Brook Manor and advocates for our patients and residents. Over the past several years, she’s seen many people come and go and has witnessed multiple changes. One of the benefits of serving on the council is that she can assure that her voice is heard. “I have a very good life here. I don’t have to worry about the doctor, dentist or the foot doc. Everything is here that I need. If it’s not here…I get very good help to get out there.” We love you, Joan and look forward to the next 14 years!

Celebrating 20+ Years of Service: Elsada Bonnick

One comment you’ll consistently hear about Sprain Brook Manor Rehab is that we are a family and it is our great pleasure to take care of your family as if they were our own. We are only able to do that because of the people who work here day in and day out, many for years at a time.This week we celebrated one of the most dedicated and loyal members of the Sprain Brook Manor family, Elsada Bonnick. Described by friends as a loving, church-going woman who loves everyone, you can be sure that we will miss having her here with us. Elsada provided over 20 years of loving care and service to the patients and residents here at Sprain. While we were sorry to see her time here come to a close, we are excited for her as well. We love you, Elsada! We hope you have a blessed and happy retirement. You deserve it.

Director of Human Resources: Deshaun Collins

This week as part of our Getting-to-Know-You series, we would like you to meet our Director of Human Resources, Deshaun Collins. As you may know, Sprain Brook Manor Rehabilitation and Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation are sister facilities and part of the same company. Deshuan is one of the lucky employees who gets to work with both teams. Having a strong HR Director is key to building and maintaining cohesive relationships within any corporation and we are lucky to have someone as talented as Deshaun heading our Human Resources department. 1. Tell us a bit about your background and where you received your degree? I started working in the nursing home field when I was 22 years old. I got my first Payroll/HR assistant job at East Haven nursing home. I worked at East Haven for 5 years, during my time there I decided I wanted to focus my career in HR, so I enrolled in Monroe College BA program majoring in Business with a minor in HR. After my first semester, my professors convinced me to major in Accounting in which I graduated with my BA in Accounting. Shortly after receiving my BA degree, I accepted an HR assistant position at Providence Rest Nursing home and I stayed there for 3 years before accepting a position at Sprain Brook Manor. 2. What made you want to work in the Human Resources field? I love helping people, I have a passion for it. I love helping people find positions that suit them and make choices that benefit them and their family 3. How long have you worked for Sprain and Adira? This year will make 4 years since I’ve been a part of the Sprain/Adira family 4. What do you like about best about working in the healthcare field? In healthcare, we are here to help people, heal them and rehab them. I fell like it’s a warm environment and family oriented. 5. It must be interesting working for both facilities. Can you tell us what you enjoy best about your dual role? It’s never a dull moment working at both facilities! What I enjoy most is interacting with the employees at both facilities. I am always greeted with a warm embrace since I am shared between both locations, everyone isn’t able to see me daily so when they do, its always a pleasure 6. Tell us one Fun Fact about you. I love theme parks, roller coasters, roller skating, bike riding and I’m quite silly…

Milano Family Testimonial

We are lucky to care for many wonderful people here at Sprain Brook Manor. Some of our patients stay for just a few weeks, while others live with us for months and some for years. During that time, we often have the opportunity to get to know several of their family members as well. Caring for people is what we do and while thanks are not necessary, it always feel good to hear from a happy family. *Shared with permission.*

Walking to Help End Type 1 Diabetes

We are so excited to announce that both of our facilities, Sprain Brook Manor and Adira at Riverside, will be participating in the JDRF One Walk to end Type 1 Diabetes at the Yonkers Raceway on October 21st.While this illness is referred to as Juvenile Diabetes, it affects millions of children and adults around the world. Right now, there is no cure but the JDRF is working tirelessly to change that.
In addition to being Gold Sponsors for the walk, the teams from Sprain and Adira are hoping to raise at least $1000 per team. We have a friendly competition going with #TEAMADIRA to see which facility can fundraise the most. Right now, #TEAMSPRAIN is only $170 away from our goal. Let’s be honest, we are hoping to blow it out of the water!    If you’d like to help our team beat the fundraising goal you can DONATE to #TEAMSPRAIN HERELet’s help create a world without T1D!

Joni Campbell: Client Services & So Much More

If there’s one quality at Sprain Brook Manor that we have an abundance of, it’s personality! One of those vibrant personalities belongs to Joni Campbell and if you’ve been to Sprain, then you must have met Joni. She is a feisty ball of energy who juggles multiple tasks and when you get to know her, it’s evident that hers is a labor of love.

Joni has been with Sprain Brook Manor for eight years. She arrived in healthcare after several years in retail. When she first came on board at Sprain, Joni started as a receptionist but quickly began taking on other responsibilities from the front desk. Whether it was helping residents with a special food order or aiding a family as they adjusted to their new reality, Joni was always willing to jump in and help. As she told me, “They couldn’t keep me in my seat any longer. So Ari came to me and said, ‘You will be client services now!’”

Her official title may be Client Services but she also helps plan many of our events, is the purchasing director for all non-clinical supplies for both Sprain and our sister facility, Adira at Riverside. As if that isn’t enough hats to wear, Joni also serves as the Administrative Assistant for the company CEO, Allen “Ari” Stein.

Nowadays, many people change jobs the way others change their socks, and eight years is a long time to remain at one company. So, I asked Joni what she loves so much about working at Sprain Brook.

“Our staff treats our residents as family and friends…We offer food to the visitors, this way they can have lunch or dinner with their family or friends. Plus, we have the best recreation here, and bring in entertainment all the time.”

To say that Joni loves her job would be an understatement but the job loves her too. We call her the ‘Google’ of Sprain Brook because if there is anything that you need to know about Sprain Brook Manor, then Joni probably has the answer and if she doesn’t, you can be sure she won’t rest until she gets it.

I asked Joni to give me three words that she feels are best to describe Sprain Brook Manor and she said, “Warm. Family. Outstanding.”

That warm family feeling, the one that many visitors attribute to our facility, comes directly from the people who work here and Joni is certainly at the heart of it. We are a 5 -star facility because of the outstanding people who work here, people like Joni!

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