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New Year, New Recreation Calendar!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019! Sprain Brook Manor’s recreation team has put together a fantasic program for our patients and residents. Whether they’re here for short term cardiac rehab or long memory care, there’s always something fun to do at our centrally located westchester rehab facility. Our creative staff has come up with a boatload of interactive and stimulating activities for our patients and residents to participate in. You can always find the main activities calendar on our website but because we have different needs on each of the floors, JC and his team create a separate program for each level.

We hope you and your loved ones have a blessed, peaceful and healthy 2019!

Director of Social Work: Almethia Middleton

Tell us a bit about your background and where you received your degree? I earned my first Master’s Degree from Yeshiva University 2007 and my second Master’s Degree in Public Administration from The College of New Rochelle in 2014.
What made you want to work in the social work field? My passion is helping others as well as ensuring their safety and well being. I began my career as a social worker in the field of Child Welfare. I was employed as a CPS Worker for the Administration of Children’s Services. I have worked in various entities such as a Intake Social Worker at various foster care agency within the boroughs, as well as worked my way up to Social Worker Supervisor in Foster Care. I then worked as a social worker with families of abuse and neglected children, Medical Foster Care, Adoption, Therapeutic Foster Care, etc. In 2013 I begin my career in the Nursing Home Arena as a Discharge Social Worker.
What do you like about best about working in the healthcare field? I love working in the Health Care Setting, I received my Certified Nurses Aid Certificate in 1998 and currently have an active Certification. I enjoy the hands on experiences. My passion is to one day become a Nurse Practitioner.
What made you decide to work with a senior population? I remember as a child prior to my aunt leaving this world, she told me I have a caring heart, warm hands and a healing smile. Since then I have been working with both children and seniors. I never gave up on my passion.
A little bird tells us that after you finish your day as Director of Social Work at Sprain Brook Manor, there are days when you put on your scrubs and pitch in as CNA. Is this true? Yes, it is. I love the patients and the families and it’s important to me to help wherever I can. I love being a part of the team here at Sprain Brook Manor.
Tell us one Fun Fact about you. I love to learn, travel, dance, cook and most of all spend quality time with my family…….

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.

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