“We are all ‘Mother.’ We are the stewards of our planet and we are working together to resolve these intersecting issues.” – Kim Baker, Lifeskills Manager Μotherhood is an idyllic, radiant ray of humanity’s most beautiful primal drive. It is the expression of unconditional love while nurturing the vulnerable and […]
Category: Features
14th Annual Seafood Fest – A Success!
Seafood Fest ’17 exceeds fundraising goals THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS DONORS! As the annual Seafood Fest auction sailed through the Old Library Event Center on Friday, March 24th, attendees from Olean and beyond outdid themselves this year in support of The Rehabilitation Foundation. Prizes were won and gourmet food was served including a bountiful buffet […]
GOV. CUOMO SUPPORTS DSP WAGE INCREASE, CALLS FOR $55 MILLION ALLOCATION IN BUDGET
NYS LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR AGREE TO MAKE INITIAL INVESTMENT IN DISABILITY PROVIDER WORKFORCE The following is reprinted from a news bulletin by the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY: Yesterday, in the State Capitol, Governor Cuomo and the leaders of both Houses, along with the mental hygiene committee chairs, promised a group of bFair2DirectCare demonstrators that they […]
Supported employment makes a perfect blend at Union Tea Cafe
Supported Employment makes a perfect blend at Union Tea Cafe A portrait of the Queen’s coronation, crystal chandeliers and a fireplace displaying items from the Victorian era might seem out of place in an Olean cafe. Quite the contrary. The city’s newest business, the Union Tea Cafe and Tea Shop, is a hit with the locals. […]
Nursing is a joy for residential LPN
Nursing is a joy for residential LPN Carolyn Lawson worked for Olean General Hospital for 19 years before coming to the ReHab Center four years ago. She thought she loved her job at the hospital until she met the people she cares for at the three residences where she’s an LPN. “I love my job,” […]
Family Care, a gift from the heart
Family Care, a gift from the heart It’s hard to imagine the historic old house, now a beehive of activity as a home and family care residence, was once the site where Verne Cummins ran the Cummins Cider Mill. The former cider mill was artfully redesigned with a vaulted cathedral ceiling and winding stairway to […]
Salamanca, Olean rank high in diversity
Rehab Wish Tree brings single mom holiday hope
Rehab Wish Tree brings single mom holiday hope The season may be bright with the excitement of children’s “sugar plum dancing in their heads,” or of dasher and dancer and lonely little Rudolph. But, for mothers and fathers of less abundant means, the holiday tugs at their hearts. Do they pay their bills late to […]
2017 Seafood Fest
Presented by Our Admiral Sponsors: Bryans & Gramuglia CPA’s│Univera Healthcare│Iroquois Group, Inc. Relph Benefit Advisors AN ALERA GROUP COMPANY │ Kinley Corp of NY 14th Annual Seafood Fest: Friday, March 24th Thanks to overwhelming community support, the 2017 Event is sold out! Please e-mail or call us to be notified of next years event! The Rehabilitation Foundation’s 14th […]
Anxiety-The New “Common-Cold” of Mental Health?
By Tony Sowers, LMSW Tony is a clinician in the Article 16 Clinic. He wrote the following article for the ReHab Center’s health and wellness monthly newsletter. Paying bills. Our health. The economy. Common, everyday worry and anxiety can take many forms and everyone has things they are concerned about from time to […]
