Funding for Glen Cove Hospital’s Geriatric Center of Excellence would allow for more advanced and compassionate care for seniors, said Kerri Anne Scanlon, the hospital’s executive director. It’s needed now more than ever because in the last decade, there has been a 20 percent increase of adults over the age of 65 in Nassau County, reports Herald Community Newespapers. And nursing homes and facilities represent 20 percent of all facilities in the county. But funding is needed.
U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi’s announcement that $2 million in federal funding has been secured for the center was cause for celebration at GCH.
“This is allowing us to continue to fortify an infrastructure in place for the care of the elderly,” Scanlon explained. Read more.
