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 […]
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Linwood Center ignites new purpose for seniors
Linwood Center ignites new purpose for seniors The wisdom of their years is only amplified by the joy they share at the Linwood Center. After a lifetime of hard work, raising families, fighting and surviving wars, recessions and many hard northern winters, today 30 seniors enjoy their well deserved day in the sun. As an […]
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. […]
Agency calls on NYS for living wage for DSPs
The Rehab Center, along with other NYS-ARC agencies throughout the state, is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to increase DSPs salary to a living wage.
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Caregivers deserve a raise
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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
Wish Trees provide gifts to those in need
Community generosity warms many this winter They are only two of many people who now have warm clothes and gifts for the children for Christmas thanks to the Foundation’s Wish Tree. Brittany Tarr and Tommy Kleever both received Christmas gifts through the Wish Tree which they otherwise would not have received. Brittany’s daughter, Maggie, received […]