Meet Adira’s Dynamic Dietary Head
1. Hello, Myles. Can you each tell us a bit about your background? Where were you before you joined the Adira team? Myles:I grew up in Norfolk, Virginia with my grandmother …
Adira is an Eli Pick Facility Leadership Finalist!
Adira at Riverside, and our sister facility, Sprain Brook Manor, are both FINALISTS for the 2022 Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award. This is a huge honor, as only 7% of facilities …
Rehab Rockstars
Each month, we will be putting the spotlight on a team or team member here at Adira. We want the community get to know some of the outstanding people we …
Yonkers Firefighters Light Up Adira with Holiday Cheer
Firefighters Fa-la-la-la-la…. This week our residents and patients were treated to an afternoon of Christmas caroling by the Yonkers Fire Department Holy Name Society. Approximately forty of Yonker’s finest, wearing their handsome dress …
Team Adira Rocks the JDRF One Walk
This weekend Team Adira participated in the JDRF One Walk at the Yonkers Raceway. In addition to being a Gold Sponsor with our sister facility, Sprain Brook Manor Rehab, our …
Our Director of Social Work: Christin Martinez
This week as part of our Getting to Know You series, we introduce you to our Director of Social Work, Christin Martinez. 1. Tell us a bit about your background and …
A Friendly Reminder for Visitors to Adira
Adira at Riverside takes great pride in providing our residents with effective and appropriate infection control and infection prevention! Our staff has been educated on disease transmission and appropriate interventions to …
Director of Client Services: Tiffany Jenkins
This month as part of our Getting-to-Know-You series, we introduce you to Tiffany Jenkins, our Director of Client Services. One of our primary goals at Adira is to provide personalized, …
Employee of the Month
Congratulations to our Employee of the Month, Chelsea! Adira at Riverside is a special place because of the people who work here day in and day out. We are a …
Director of Human Resources: Deshaun Collins
This week as part of our Getting-to-Know-You series, we would like you to meet our Director of Human Resources, Deshaun Collins. As you may know, Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation and …
Director or Respiratory Therapy: Jean Labidou, RRT/NPS
This week as part of our Getting-to-Know-You series, we would like to introduce you to Jean Labidou, RRT/NPS, Adira’s Director of Respiratory Therapy. Jean is the lead clinician on our …
#TEAMADIRA is Walking for T1D Cure
We are so excited to announce that both of our facilities, Sprain Brook Manor and Adira at Riverside, will be participating in the JDRF One Walk to end Type 1 …
Resident Testimonial: Eleanore W.
What’s life like as a resident at Adira at Riverside? One of our lovely residents, Eleanore W., shares her experience at Adira.
Director of Rehabilitation: Phillip Rallis
In this week’s installment of our Getting to Know You Series, we would like you to meet our Director of Rehabilitation, Phillip Rallis. Phillip received his B.S. in Occupational Therapy …
Director of Maintenance: John Borelli
This week, as part of our Getting to Know You series, we would like you to meet our Director of Maintenance, John Borelli. As a lifelong resident of Yonkers, John …
Local Yonkers Students Brighten the Halls of Adira
Thanks to our Director of Activities, Helen O’Brien, we have a rich activities program at Adira. She keeps our residents and patients engaged with a diverse array of options. Perhaps …
Rina Thaper: Director of Admissions
This week, as part of our Getting-to-Know-You series, we would like you to meet our Director of Admissions, Rina Thaper. After a 15-year career on the administrative side of the …
Play Ball!
It may be snowing outside today but over the weekend we celebrated the official opening of major league baseball season. Our residents and patients love to watch a good ball …
Happy Passover!
Throughout the year, we celebrate various holidays with our residents and patients. In most cases, we try to hold our official parties a day or two before the actual holiday, …
Adira at Riverside is Awarded a 5 STAR RATING from CMS.GOV!
All of us at Adira at Riverside are thrilled to announce that our facility has been awarded a 5 STAR RATING from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS.GOV). After …
March Employee of the Month: Dan Maloney
Each month at Adira, we select one of our hard working individuals to be recognized as Employee of the Month. We are lucky in that all of our staff is …
Our Director of Activities, Helen O’Brien
If you’ve been following the Adira Facebook page recently, you’ve seen photos and videos from any number of activities and events that we provide for our residents and patients. Whether it’s …
A Heartfelt Thank You
Everyone at Adira works around the clock to assure the happiness, health and well-being of our patients and residents. Our facility, however, isn’t limited to the patients and we do …
100 Years and Counting
We have a plethora of activities that take place every week here at Adira at Riverside but our favorite events are those that celebrate our residents. Residents like Gladys Ricketts …
Retirement Outside the Box
If you were to walk the halls of Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation on any given Tuesday, you would likely see the smiling face of Tony Martelli. Given the pep in …