Family Tree: Summer 2021 Newsletter

Dear Family & Friends,  Bear Hill Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center would like to take this opportunity to recognize our incredible team of Certified Nursing Assistants. The past year has introduced challenges unlike any other in healthcare history, and our frontline workers have faced tremendous obstacles with courage and heart. In an era of fear and […]

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From Our Activity Director’s Perspective

Being an activity director during this pandemic has not been an easy task. Some of the ways my staff and I have adjusted to what is the New Normal has been a task. When you have a strong department, and an active monthly calendar life can be great for our community. However, when you are […]

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Family Tree: Winter 2021 Newsletter

Dear Family & Friends,  As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to take the opportunity to reflect on this year. We acknowledge the loss, the sadness, the isolation and the incredible difficulties our residents, staff, families and all in the community have experienced. We understand the hardship you face each day in being […]

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Bear Hill Hosts Discussion on Issues Facing Seniors

By Caroline Colarusso Stoneham Selectwoman Issues Facing Seniors The fastest growing population in the nation is the elderly. According to Census Bureau data, by 2050 the elder population is expected to double from approximately 41 million to 87 million. Recently I visited Stoneham’s Bear Hill Rehability and Nursing Center and the Arnold House to discuss […]

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Bear Hill Honored for Stroke Care

The Post-acute Collaborative Participation Award from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recognizes post-acute facilities that participate in the Collaborative and have shown dedication in improving the care stroke patients receive in a post-hospital setting. STONEHAM, MA — Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been recognized […]

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Making a Difference in a Family’s Life

By Rich Tenorio for The Stoneham Sun rtenorio@wickedlocal.com STONEHAM, Ma. — Three years ago this October, when Everett resident Doreen Odian’s mother, Bette Dudley, began suffering from dementia, Odian made the tough decision to place her mother in a nursing home. After a brief stay in that facility, though, Dudley was unhappy. “She cried for a […]

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Senior Issues Summit Held at Bear Hill

Bear Hill was the place to be when over 60 people gathered for breakfast and a discussion of senior care issues. Hosted by Bill Ring Jr., Administrator of Bear Hill and a Mass Senior Care ambassador, the event was attended by several area nursing center administrators and associate members, as well as residents and staff of Bear Hill […]

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Candidate Day Makes Campaign Stop at Bear Hill

Candidate Mike Day (back left) visits with Bear Hill’s Administrator Bill Ring Jr., visitor Linda Sciarratta (front left) and resident Elinor Roden (front right) during a campaign stop at the facility. Our residents comprise an active voice when it comes to speaking out about their representation in local government. Healthy discourse with would-be representatives is […]

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Boston Newspaper Reports on Bear Hill’s Successes

BOSTON, Ma. —  The Boston Herald reported in a story about nursing home performance that Bear Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was one of the top-performing nursing homes in Massachusetts, based on its repeated history of top scores during evaluations by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The article wrote that “Administrator William E. Ring Jr. […]

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Bear Hill Helps Drive Legislator Education on Care Issues

BOSTON, Ma.— Mass Senior Care members continued their focus on building relationships with legislators by attending meetings at the State House on Beacon Hill. The meetings are an essential component of Mass Senior Care’s “Respect & Protect” Campaign, an ongoing effort to educate legislators on senior care issues and cultivate legislative support for funding quality […]

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