CANANDAIGUA – Ferris Hills at West Lake will host Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service’s 17th annual Caring for the Caregiver Conference on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.
This conference is designed to give both family and professional caregivers a break from daily routines, with information and suggestions about providing care and support.
With a theme of “Empowered Aging,” the conference...
- CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is hosting “Harvest of Health” for area women on
Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Finger Lakes Community College, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive in Canandaigua.
The featured guest for the event is Brenda Elsagher, an author, comedian, cancer survivor and motivational speaker who will present “Courageous Conversations on Humor, Health & Happiness.”
In addition to dinner,...
CANANDAIGUA – The Diagnostic Imaging Department at UR Medicine’s Thompson Hospital, 350 Parrish St., will hold free varicose vein consultations on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
These consultations, conducted by one of Thompson’s vein specialists, will be held by appointment only, with a limited number of appointments available. To schedule a free screening, call the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Thompson at (585) 396-6701.
Through advanced...
CANANDAIGUA – The 15th annual Crosswinds 5K, hosted by Crosswinds Wesleyan Church in Canandaigua on Sept. 5, raised $10,300 for Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Sands Cancer Center at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health.
Since the 5K’s inception, nearly $60,000 has been raised for the Sands Cancer Center. This year, through sponsors and registrations, the event raised $5,150. A matching grant from Dr. Daniel Alexander and Gail Alexander made for a grand total of $10,300...
CANANDAIGUA – In conjunction with National Diabetes Month, UR Medicine’s Thompson Health is offering a series of classes for those who are at risk of developing diabetes or want to learn more about managing this condition.
Held at the M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, 350 Parrish St. in Canandaigua, the classes will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. on three consecutive Wednesdays, Nov. 2 through Nov. 16, and are designed to help participants gather the tools to build a healthy...
- CANANDAIGUA – Ten years into her journey as a caregiver for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease, local artist Elaine Verstraete relies on her creativity daily as she finds ways to keep her mother stimulated and bring a smile to her face.
Now, Verstraete is using her creativity to help others who are living with Alzheimer’s, as well.
With a studio in Middlesex, Verstraete has illustrated more than a dozen children’s books and has done...
CANANDAIGUA – UR Medicine’s Thompson Health announces a call for applications for the 2016 fall cycle of the Mary Clark Thompson Health Grants. All local not-for-profit organizations whose programs improve the health and wellness of the community within the Thompson Health’s service area are encouraged to apply no later than Oct. 1 for funding through this opportunity offered by the F.F. Thompson Foundation.
Mary Clark Thompson’s spirit of community-minded...
CANANDAIGUA – “Healing Pathways,” a program offered by UR Medicine’s Thompson Health for those with ongoing illnesses or other sources of chronic stress, will begin soon, with the option of a Tuesday evening series or a Thursday afternoon series.
Tuesday sessions will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Sept. 27 through Dec. 6, in the Community Room at Ferris Hills at West Lake, 1 Ferris Hills in Canandaigua. The Thursday sessions will take place from 1 to...
CANANDAIGUA – “Clucks for Bucks,” a chicken barbecue benefitting palliative care, will be held Thursday, Sept. 22, in the parking lot of Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3360 Middle Cheshire Road in Canandaigua.
The event will begin at 3 p.m. and continue until the chicken is sold out. The meals, by Grove Boys Catering of Naples, will include a marinated half chicken, salt potatoes, coleslaw and a dinner roll. They cost $10 per person, with proceeds benefitting the Palliative...
CANANDAIGUA - The Service Excellence Team (SET) at UR Medicine’s Thompson Health recently announced the third quarter recipients of the health system’s Service Excellence Awards:
- Pam Granger of Hemlock, Assistant Nurse Manager, Lakeview in M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center
- Amy Quait-Swift of Canandaigua, Clinical Service Technician, Lab
- Valerie Roeland of Clifton Springs, Clinical Secretary, Associate...