A highlight of the 50th-anniversary community celebration was Bill Pond’s announcement that the Noble Horizons Volunteer of the Year Award had been renamed the Mary Barton Volunteer of the Year Award. Even more exciting was that Mary was honored as the first winner! “Mary Barton has redefined dedication, devotion, commitment, and love, and it is […]
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Stress is a normal part of life, and genetically our bodies are geared up to handle it. We’ve all heard of the “Flight or Fight Response” – when are bodies sense danger, we go into defense mode. Having this response is a good thing unless it’s chronic. Chronic stress has been shown to negatively affect
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Are there secrets to healthy aging in men? Genetics does play a part in how we age, and what diseases we may be prone to but for most men, their health is determined by their lifestyle choices, how early they address problematic symptoms and how they handle stress. Most men will age better, and by
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After 15+ years in a business-driven fast-paced environment, Danielle Mastrocola was looking for a change. When the opportunity arose to join the Noble Horizons’ Social Work team she quickly said “Yes!”. “I really wanted to be in a smaller scaled environment, where I could spend more time and be more involved with residents and family
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Ronica Doyen has always been a caregiver. Prior to joining the nursing team here at Noble Horizons, Ronica was an early childhood educator and for many years serving others in the capacity of a certified nursing assistant. “My goal has always been to become a nurse. After being a CNA for many years, I decided
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“I wanted to be a nurse since I was a little girl – I never had an idea of being anything else,” says RuthAnn Wright, Noble Charge Nurse & Supervisor. RuthAnn began her nursing career at Noble Horizons working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) while attending nursing school full time. After nursing school graduation,
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We all know that volunteering benefits others, but did you know that volunteering has a personal advantage as well? By helping others, we also help ourselves! Volunteering Addresses loneliness and isolation. Social isolation and loneliness can contribute to a decline in health, especially among older adults. Volunteering not only gives people purpose, a crucial contributor
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I really liked the nursing uniform. That was my romantic introduction to wanting to be a nurse. To be honest, when it might have been time to go to nursing school, I was working in Manhattan as a secretary. At night I’d take the subway up to 138th street and City College. I was more
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Sadly, Type 2 Diabetes is quite common in the United States and the numbers of individuals who suffer from the disease are expected to rise over the next decade. We gathered some statistics from the National Diabetes Statistic Report, here are some key findings: 37.3 million Americans—about 1 in 10—have diabetes. About 1 in 5
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