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PROGRESS 2008
WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES Sunday,March Day,Month Date,Year 2,2008 29 C5
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Jefferson County Hospice
pursues concept of center
Hospice of Jefferson County
Inc., serving Jefferson and
southern St. Lawrence counties,
was founded in 1986 and provides
care as needed 24 hours a
day, seven days a week: managing
the patient’s pain and symptoms;
assisting the patient with
the emotional and psychological
aspects of dying; providing
needed drugs, medical supplies,
and equipment; coaching the
family on how to take care of the
patient; offering spiritual care;
delivering special services like
speech and physical therapy
when appropriate; making
short-term inpatient care available
when pain or symptoms
become too difficult to manage
at home, or the caregiver needs
respite time; and providing bereavement
care and counseling
to surviving family and friends.
A nationwide Gallup survey
for the National Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization found
that nine of 10 adults would prefer
to be cared for at home if diagnosed
with a terminal illness.
However, the main barrier is the
lack of a primary caregiver.
In July 2005 Hospice of Jefferson
County contracted with the
Center for Community Studies
at Jefferson Community College
to conduct a market analysis for
a proposed hospice community
residence. It revealed that an
overwhelming majority of the
300 individuals polled would
choose to die at home if facing
terminal illness, yet one in three
could not identify an individual
able to provide that care. Ninety-eight
percent of the 110
health professionals surveyed
had seen patients in the past
year who would have been appropriate
for a hospice community
residence and would have
referred those clients to the residence
if it were available.
The study concluded: “…it is
with a high degree of confidence
that the market demand
and probable full capacity utilization
of the Hospice proposed
four- to six-bed residence
is supported by the contracted
research.”
The long-range plan is the development
of a hospice center
combining a hospice residence
with hospice administrative
and foundation headquarters.
The current administrative facility
at 425 Washington St. lacks
space (interior and parking) and
energy efficiency. It is not handicapped
accessible. There is no
room downstairs large enough
to hold bereavement and community
support groups.
An energy audit recently contracted
revealed the cost of work
and upgrades needed exceeds
the worth of the building.
Steven P. Duffany offers
insurance plan guidance
The annual Medicare enrollment
period, Nov. 15 to Dec. 31,
allows recipients to sign up for
an advantage plan with drug
coverage included or a separate
drug plan and separate medical
coverage, notes independent
insurance broker Steven P. Duffany,
who represents “many different
companies with all kinds
of plans” and offers guidance to
clients in making their choices.
Medicare recipients can
change coverage during the
open enrollment period, which
runs from Jan. 1 to March 31.
It is possible to sign up for
drug coverage three months before
or three months after you
turn 65 or if you leave your employer’s
coverage.
Mr. Duffany, who has more
than 26 years’ experience in the
insurance business, notes questions
to ask when selecting a
plan:
Is there an additional fee or a
deductible? What are the copays?
Is a Medicare supplement
better for me? How about local
service? How much medication
am I taking? Will I get to the
doughnut hole? When will the
coverage take effect? How about
if I go south for the winter; will I
still be covered?
Fewer than 10 percent of beneficiaries
ever reach the “doughnut
hole,” he notes.
For more information call Mr.
Duffany at 788-1885.
Bolton’s to provide service
to nursing home residents
Effective April 1, Bolton’s
Pharmacy Inc., West Main
Street, Watertown, will begin
providing the pharmacy services
for the Lewis County General
Nursing Home. As a long-termcare
pharmacy, Bolton’s will provide
the medicines for the 160
residents, along with unit-dose
packaging, medical administration
records, physician order
forms, and drug utilization and
quality management review.
Because of the ability to offer
customized medicine, Bolton’s
will also be able to offer medication
IVs and compounded medicines.
“We have been meeting with
the staff at the nursing home
and hospital, and starting the
transition process,” said Patti
Signor, Bolton’s pharmacist and
co-owner. “We want the families
of the residents to be assured
that we will work with the hospital
and their physicians to provide
the personalized medications
that meet their unique
needs, for the most positive
therapeutic outcomes.”
A locally owned, independent
business established in 1895,
Bolton’s offers a wide range of
services and customized medication
including an expanded
customized compounding program
(for humans and pets),
home IV infusion therapy services,
prescription plans for local
employers and pharmacy services
for nursing homes, and a wide
line of durable medical equipment
and home health aids.
Bolton’s Pharmacy includes a
newly installed, state-of-the-art
computerized prescription system
and has expanded its pharmacy
by more than 400 percent.
Bolton’s is a member of the Professional
Compounding Centers
of America, a training and education
organization accredited
by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education. Bolton’s is
the only PCCA member pharmacy
in the city of Watertown.
“In today’s big chain pharmacy
environment, some people
say a small independent pharmacy
such as Bolton’s is a dinosaur,”
Ms. Signor said. “We
don’t think so. In fact we believe
that our continued commitment
and focus on being the
best pharmacy we can be is ultimately
what people want.”
In March 2007, Bolton’s purchased
Northern New York Infusion
Inc., dba Optioncare, and
became the only local home infusion
service in the Watertown
area. Home infusion services,
such as TPN’s, chemotherapy,
morphine drips and IV antibiotics
are now offered to patients
in all of Northern New York.
For more information on
Bolton’s call 782-5961.
Brookside Senior-Living
to celebrate fifteen years
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LOWVILLE — Brookside Senior-Living
Community, 5701
Brookside Circle, will celebrate
15 years this July. Brookside offers
full-service independent
living to more than 100 residents.
There are now 80 fullservice
independent living units
at Brookside, which consist of 41
congregate apartment units, 38
patio-style duplex home units,
and one cottage home unit. All
congregate units include utilities,
air conditioning and cable.
All Brookside units include
trash, snow removal, lawn and
grounds care and a variety of
services and amenities.
Services and amenities include
transportation, restaurant-style
meal service, housekeeping
and laundry, well-being
checks, clerical services, inhouse
beauty parlor, an inhouse
nurse’s station, a fully
tooled workshop, shuffleboard,
computer/Internet access and
exercise equipment. There is also
a Serenity Garden with flowers,
birds and a pond fountaina
Community Garden with private
areas for residnts to work
in, and a gazebo.
Brookside’s regular activities
and programs include exercise
class, Brookside Book Club,
bingo, walking group, Brookside
Quilters, game night, social
hour, music group, pot luck
suppers, coffee hours, ice
cream socials, shuffleboard
tournaments, and the Grandpals
Program, which involves
residents in various activities
with the neighboring Hand-In-
Hand Day Care Center. Shopping
and day trips to Watertown,
Old Forge, the farmer’s
market and the local ice cream
parlor are on the activity schedule
during the non-winter
months. There are even various
religious services on campus
such as Communion, Rosary
and Bible study.
Throughout a year there are
various speakers on topics such
as health and wellness, medical,
legal issues and senior services/programs.
Each month there
are various entertainers including
instrumentalists, vocalists,
bands, theatrical troupes, comedians
and gospel and religious
groups. Special events
such as the summer concert
and barbecue, the annual pancake
breakfast, resident family
Christmas Party, the annual
craft fair, Gospel Fest, dessert
theater and Apple Fest are held
for the entire local community.
For more information call
Jane Lehman, housing and services
manager, at 376-4333 or visit
www.seniorlivinginny.com.
The Web site features layouts of
the facility and floor plans of
each style of apartment and duplex
home, with interior and exterior
photographs.
Oasis Spa in Sackets is set
to open its doors in March
SACKETS HARBOR — A new
“natural” destination for the
healing of mind, body, and spirit
will soon be available to north
country residents. The Oasis
Wellness Spa, owned and operated
by Dr. Danielle L. Lundy, will
open at Madison Barracks on
March 10 directly adjacent to Dr.
Lundy’s Chiropractic Wellness
Center of Northern New York.
“Being a wellness spa, we believe
that the body is sacred and
we want to help you take care of
yours,” she said. “Many times
the problem is not only what we
are putting into our bodies, but
what we are putting on them.
We have performed a great deal
of research in an effort to offer
the safest, highest quality products
possible. We have eliminated
carcinogens and parabens
which are known to cause cancer
and other conditions. All of
the products used are 100 percent
natural and in most cases,
organic.The nail polish remover
and nail polish are Formaldehyde
and Toluene free, as well as
free of many other toxic chemicals.
Our guests can enjoy our
spa and feel very comfortable
about how we provide the services
and what we use for products.”
Several types of treatments
will be offered at the spa, including
several varieties of massage:
Swedish, deep tissue, sports,
pregnancy, custom, hot stone
and aromatherapy. Body treatments
such as Peppermint Sea
Twist Body Wrap and KÜR moisturizing
body mask will also be
on the menu; plus paraffin wax
treatments,
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pedicures, manicures
and facials. A far infrared
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sauna will also be available.
FINANCING
COTA FLOORING
CARPET • WOOD • TILE • VINYL • CERAMIC
“Your One Stop Floor Covering Store”
915 West Main Street • Watertown, NY
# STORE
782-5467
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HOURS: Mon. Fri. 9AM-6PM, Sat 9AM-3PM
Many different packages and
specials will be offered on a regular
basis. A patron may schedule
as little as one or as many as an
entire day’s worth of treatments.
Dr. Lundy has traveled to many
locations throughout the United
States visiting various spas over
the past few years. Her goal is to
bring the same atmosphere and
service that she has enjoyed at
large, upscale spas to Sackets
Harbor in a smaller package.
The spa will be managed by
Shannon Bogart. It also contracts
with several cosmetologists, and
shares licensed massage therapists
with Dr. Lundy’s chiropractic
practice. Appointments are
now being scheduled and gift
certificates are available by calling
646-3777 or visit the Web site,
www.nnywellness.com, for more
information.
A grand opening is planned
for later in March.
Auto Spa at Caskinette’s
celebrates 1st anniversary
CARTHAGE — The new auto
spa detail center and car wash at
Caskinette’s Lofink Ford & Mercury
is celebrating its first anniversary.
A grand opening was
held Nov. 4, 2006 unveiling the
soft-cloth automobile wash bay
and six detailing bays.
The idea for the auto spa
came about partially as a result
of the feedback from the customers
at Caskinette’s-Lofink.
“We were constantly getting
requests from our customers
and members of the community
to expand these services, and
also make them available to the
general public,” said Lynn
Leonard, general manager of
Caskinette’s-Lofink. “This expansion
and addition to our
business allowed everyone, including
people who have not
purchased their vehicles here, to
see what we can do for their cars
… in a close-by convenient location.”
“The name auto spa came
from the idea that the services
we will offer our customers in
the auto spa is like a person going
to the ‘spa’ for some real
pampering... The deluxe wash
consists of cutting-edge technology
and top-of-the-line
cleaning products, paired with
our signature personal service.
At the end of the wash, after a
thorough and gentle cleansing,
an attendant will even give your
vehicle a ‘Turkish towel rubdown.’”
In the detail center, different
levels of detailing are offered for
whatever the customer wants,
and new specials are being offered
often.
Appointments can be made
including drop-off and pickup
services.
The auto spa has helped
many local organizations, providing
fundraising assistance
equaling thousands of dollars in
the first year of its operation. In
addition to the new services offered
to the community, 15 new
jobs were created at the dealership.
The auto spa manager is
Dave Marsala II. For more information
or to schedule an auto
spa appointment, call 493-1360.
The car wash is open six days
a week; customers can drive
their vehicles in and an attendant
will take it from there. Special
“Internet Only” packages
are offered at the Web site,
www.autospacenter.com.
Rose Hill treatment center
can now extend programs
MASSENA — Can Am Youth
Services, doing business as Rose
Hill, 100 County Route 100, provides
chemical dependency
treatment for adolescents.
The facility recently converted
to new operating regulations
allowing increased ability to
meet clients’ needs by extending
treatment, report company
President Jospeph D. Gray and
Director Tina Russell.
The facility, which treats
clients from all over the state,
was founded in 1988 and has a
staff of 49, up from 40 five years
ago and 30 a decade ago.
Annual business of $2.3 millionisreported.
Herb Phlipson’s sells
‘Great Outdoors’ selection
Herb Philipson’s has been a
part of the Watertown community
since it opened in October
2003 in Price Chopper plaza on
Arsenal Street.
Known as “Outfitters for the
Great Outdoors,” Herb Philipsson’s
has provided north country
customers with name
brands in men’s and ladies’ casual
and work clothing,
footwear, hunting and fishing
gear and sporting goods.
Started in 1951, Herb Philipson’s
today has six stores, in
Rome, New Hartford, Oneida,
Herkimer, Watertown and Liverpool.
It carries Carhartt, Columbia,
Levi, Under Armour, Nike,
Dickies, Timberland, Carolina,
and many other famous name
brands. Gary Philipson is president
of the company.
NOW OPEN
Johnny D’s
Casual Dining
Located In The Paddock Arcade
PIZZA • WINGS
• SANDWICHES
• BREAKFAST • LUNCH
• DINNER
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Take Out or Dine In!!
Come Visit Us At
#1 Public Square Suite 11
315-782-6108
Watertown, NY