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A VISIT TO ST. JOSEPH’S HOME: AN ADULT CARE FACILITY WITH A DIFFERENCE by Anya Krawczuk St. Joseph’s Home in Sloatsburg, NY is a home away from home: It is a place where senior citizens can live in peace, security, and comfort and have cooking, cleaning, shopping and other chores, which are often difficult for the elderly, taken care of by the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, who own and manage the Home. Last January, on a beautiful spring-like day, when the temperature reached 52°, Mrs. Olha Zaremka, member and this writer, Chairwoman of UNWLA’s Social Service Committee, visited St. Joseph’s Home to personally tour the facility. Conveniently located about one hour’s drive north of the New York City/New Jersey metropolitan area, the Home is situated on beautiful, estate-like grounds, on top of a hill, with a magnificent view. The well-kept grounds feature wide expanses of lawn and tall majestic trees. It was easy to picture the Home in the summer, when flowers are in bloom and the trees filled with greenery. St. Joseph’s Home, or Villa Maria, as it is also sometimes referred to, is a handsome stone mansion, with rooms that are sunny, warm and clean. It can accomodate 24 residents, most of them in private rooms with baths: men on the second floor, and women on the first floor. Sister Ireneja, SMI, who guided us on the tour, explained that St. Joseph’s is an adult care home, not a nursing home. All residents are ambulatory, capable of self-care, and require minimal nursing care. The facilities are not capable of handling senile, bed-ridden, or wheelchair patients. The residents walk to the dining room for their three meals a day, as well as after noon snack. Those residents who can afford a television or private phone in their roon may have them. However, there are two large living rooms with televisions in each, and plenty of con- fortable chairs for residents to enjoy each other’s company. Bingo games are held several times a week, and occasionally a film is screened. Many residents exercise by taking walks on the grounds of the Home, and are treated by Mother Nature to the special beauties of each season. Sister Ireneja graciously invited us to join the residents at lunch in a clean and sunny dining room. The food was very tasty and a resident who sat with us at a table for four informed us that the meals are delicious at all times. Sister Ireneja told us a little about herself. She described the hard times she experienced in post-World War II Ukraine and Poland, and finally, her arrival in the U.S. in 1972. Her cheerful disposition belies the hardships she suffered, and her belief in God and His guidance has sustained her in difficult times. After our tour and lunch, Sister Ireneja guided us to the main office, where we met Sister Consolate, SMI, who is the administrator of the Home and also a Registered Nurse. Soft- spoken and serene, Sister Consolate gave us information re garding admittance, cost and other matters. The cost at the present time, and subject to change is $532 per month. These rates are controlled by the State of New York, and Medicaid is available for those who qualify. Doctor bills and medicine costs, if any, are not included in the fee and must be paid for separately. The sisters are happy to welcome weekend visitors to St. Joseph’s. This is an excellent way for prospective residents to live in the facility, examine the Home and decide if they would like to make a permanent move. A number of people spend vacations in this resort-like rural setting. The all-inclusive daily rates for visitors are $17. At the present time, there are not many Ukrainian residents at St. Joseph’s Home, even though it is run by Ukrainian nuns. However, there are two priests — Father John Chervinsky and Father Fetzko, the chaplain, who reside there. It was obvious that more Ukrainian residents would be desirable. In these times, when city life — with its dangers, pollution, and often, isolation — offers little to the elderly, what could be more enticing than the prospect of living in a safe and cozy atmosphere, surrounded by the beauty of nature, and with all of one’s bodily needs taken care of? Having seen St. Joseph’s Home and how it was managed, we strongly recommend that senior citizens who are making plans for the future look into all that living at St. Joseph’s offers. You will be glad you did! For further information, contact Sister Consolate, SMI, St. Joseph’s Home, Table Rock, Sloatsburg, NY 10974, telephone (914) 753-2555. Докінчення ’’Бери життя, яким воно є” Так починався в них Великдень. — Христос Воскрес! повторила Ася якимсь вже м’ягшим голосом. Тиша, така тиша, що аж глушить. Ася вже сама занесла до їдальні великодній кошик і засвітила біля нього свічку. ’’Бери життя таким, яким воно є .... ” Великдень був погідний, але холодний. Ася з церкви поїхала прямо на цвинтар. Майже біля кож ного гробу авто. Підійшла до гробів своїх найближчих. Її вітали розкішно розцвілі тюльпани. Засвітила свічку, розкраяла свячене яйце і поді лилась ним зі своїми найближчими. (Закопуючи частки в землю). ’’Христос Воскрес!” їй сипались у вічі холодні проміння сонця. ’’Бери життя таким, яким воно є...” Востаннє кинула оком на дорогі могили і скеру вала своє авто до виїзду. Поїхала нести великодню усмішку тим, що ще більше, ніж вона, на неї СЬОГОДНІ чекали.
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