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Friday, October 14, 2011

10/14/11 Sterling Care Press Release About The Closing Of VNHC In Stamford - Greenwich Based Company Offers Assistance To The Byram's Seniors

Thank you again so much for all of your assistance in helping to promote a local business that really cares for the health and welfare of our local residents and is hiring locally as we grow.

With kind regards.

Steven B. Katz

President

Sterling Care LLC

203 532-0500

www.sterlingcare.com


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Press Contact: Steven Katz

Sterling Care: 203-930-7098

E-Mail: steve.katz@sterlingcare.com


Sterling Care Provides An Alternative Local Choice For Medicare Part A and B Clients Who Wish To Transfer Agencies From the Closing Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care in Stamford

Greenwich, Conn.—October 11, 2011— Sterling Care (www.sterlingcare.com), the only full service holistic home health care company based in Greenwich, is providing an alternative choice for people who wish to change their home care provider to a locally owned and operated home health care agency due to the closing of Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Southwestern Connecticut in Stamford.

“With the closing of VNHC in Stamford, their patients have a choice to select their homecare provider and do not have to stay with the large Wallingford based agency that is taking over their client base” said Steve Katz, Sterling Care’s president and founder. Katz noted that “Sterling Care is a Greenwich owned and operated company that is very personable and understands the demanding needs of our local clientele. Our mission is to deliver the highest level of care while respecting the privacy and dignity of our clients and their families. Our services can be requested by calling us directly at 203-532-0500 or by requesting us as your home care provider with your hospital or facility discharge planner.”

“Sterling Care is different than other home health care agencies in three distinct ways.” Katz said, “First we are a one stop shop providing both medical and non-medical care to our clients including Medicare Part A and B and private pay services. This allows our clients to use us for their Medicare case as well as any additional medical or non-medical private pay services that they may need without having to go to another agency. Many of our private pay services are reimbursable by a client’s insurance. Second, we care for all members of a family throughout their health care life cycle events so we see each client and their family not as a single shot episode of care but as a potential long term client who we develop an ongoing relationship with and go the extra mile for in providing services and support. Lastly, our unique holistic approach has us assess and treat a client’s body, mind and spirit to provide the best medical outcomes and the highest quality of life.”

About Sterling Care

Sterling Care is the only locally owned and operated full service licensed home health care agency based in Greenwich, Conn. serving the Town of Greenwich and all of the cities and towns in lower Fairfield County. The agency is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission For Health Care, Inc. Sterling Care provides personalized in-home non-medical care and medical care, including visiting nurse services, for seniors with Medicare Part A and B as well as private pay seniors, adults and children who need assistance while recovering from surgery or an illness and people with special needs. The agency also provides geriatric care management as well as baby attendant care for infants and their moms.

Sterling Care approaches home health care from a holistic mind, body and spirit perspective. Its staff undergoes rigorous initial and ongoing training in patient safety and physical care, communication skills, hospitality, homemaking, meal preparation, feeding and a variety of mental and spiritual activities. Sterling Care offers a free initial assessment in preparation of an individualized Plan of Care.

The Sterling Care office is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more information please telephone 203-532-0500, send e-mail to info@sterlingcare.com or visit www.sterlingcare.com.

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10/12/11 YOU WONT READ THIS IN THE GREENWICH TIME: Town Seniors To Suffer As Visiting Nurse Service Shuts Down


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Thursday, October 13, 2011

10/13/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

News Reports About Byram, CT
BOE hopefuls address test scores, racial balance
Greenwich Time
Michael Bocchino, co-president of the New Lebanon School PTA, moderates the Board of Education candidates forum at the school in Byram Wednesday night, Oct. 12, 2011..... Democratic Board of Education ...
GPS Didn't Help Locate Boulders
Patch.com
According to Greenwich Police Officer Ernest Mulhern, the driver was ticketed for distracted driving - an offense which carries a $125 fine - following the 6:48 pm crash near 37 Caroline Pl. The road, which parallels the Byram River. ...
Patch Picks: Yoga for Locals
Patch.com
Kaia Yoga (328 Pemberwick Rd. at The Mill, Greenwich): Tucked between "the strength of the forest and the flow of the Byram River," Kaia's flagship Greenwich location offers an inviting atmosphere for Savasanas, with dozens of classes and workshops in ...

10/13/11 10/12/11 YOU WONT READ THIS IN THE GREENWICH TIME: Byram Seniors To Suffer As Visiting Nurse Service Shuts Down

The Town Of Greenwich seems to be unaware that the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Southwestern Connecticut plans is shut down and turning over the town patients to a Wallingford Visiting Nurse Service by late November.

Greenwich seniors who need home health care will no longer serviced by the Stamford-based agency that has operated in Fairfield County since 1912.

The Visiting Nurse service provided hundreds town seniors with nursing and home health aide services, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy and social work services.

The Visiting Nurse agency employs more than 130 full-time and per-diem employees, many of whom are dispatched daily to assist Greenwich seniors.

At the very least, the Greenwich Department of Social services should oversee and monitor the transition and transfer of town patients from VNHC's care to Masonicare Home Health of Wallingford,

Or better yet, the Greenwich Department of Social services should locate other local agencies to ensure quality of care is maintained for Greenwich Seniors.

VNHC management and employees seem to be more interested in gaining employment with Wallingford based Masonicare instead of finding Greenwich seniors locally based care.

Some local home health aids have told Greenwich Roundup that Masonicare is a bureaucratic nightmare that employs 2,500 people statewide, including 1,200 in its home care division alone.

A VNHC-Masonicare Advisory Board is being established in the coming weeks to prepare Masonicare for the flood of hundreds of VNHC patients including patients from the Richard C. Rosenthal Hospice for terminally ill patients.

Letters notifying Greenwich patients about the decision were sent out this week.

The letters also provided additional information on making a choice between Masonicare or another health or hospice provider if necessary.

But Greenwich seniors need more information and help in transferring to smaller and more local home health services.

The effect on the great majority of Greenwich VNHC patients who receive home health care and hospice care is expected to be horribly disruptive if they are care for out of Wallingford.

The Town of Greenwich Social Services Department should step in to assist Greenwich seniors in finding a local area health or hospice provider.

Calls from Greenwich Roundup to the state Department of Health regarding the proposed closure were not returned as of press time tonight.

Greenwich VNHC nurses carry a caseload of 20 to 25 patients each week, and are responsible for balancing their group's treatment needs.

Greenwich Roundup believes the arrangement with Masonicare will provide Greenwich seniors less control over the type of care they are given.

Will social workers or family members have to go up to the Wallingford corporate offices to complain?

Just how reliable will home health care be in Greenwich when it is dispatched out of Wallingford?

Greenwich seniors would be served by a local visiting nurse service, but no one in the town seems to be prepared to help them make the transfer.

Greenwich Roundup says, something needs to be done now to help the towns seniors who are being ignored and taken advantage of.

Does the town even maintain a list of local home health agencies?

If anyone knows of a local area home health agency that help Greenwich seniors please send the information to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com

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Friday, October 7, 2011

10/07/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

A News Report About Byram, CT
Ex-wife testifies in attempted murder trial
Greenwich Time
Byram resident Michael Parrotta is facing attempted murder and first-degree assault charges for allegedly stabbing his wife with a screwdriver in April 2009. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT STAMFORD -- The ex-wife of a Greenwich man accused of stabbing ...

Sunday, October 2, 2011

10/02/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

News Reports About Byram, CT
Greenwich Open Houses: 49 Houses from $349K to $16MM Sunday, Oct. 2nd
Patch.com
By Mark Pruner We have 49 open houses in Greenwich, Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside, Glenville, Pemberwick, Byram, mid-country and backcountry Greenwich. There's one high end rental for $17500 a month in mid-country, 11 condominiums and 21 houses ...

Saturday, October 1, 2011

10/01/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

A Recently Updated Web Page About Byram, CT
176 Byram Shore Road
Find Connecticut real estate news, homes for sale, market stats, foreclosures, property taxes, real estate agent reviews, condo, neighborhood & subdivision ...
ct.blockshopper.com/property/04.../176_byram_shore_road/

Thursday, September 29, 2011

9/29/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

News Reports About Byram, CT
Byram man accused of stabbing wife headed to trial
Greenwich Time
STAMFORD -- A Byram man charged with stabbing his estranged wife has rejected a plea deal, electing instead to receive a court trial, according to his lawyer. Michael Parrotta, of 26 Byram Terrace, is facing first-degree assault and attempted murder ...

A Recently Updated Web Page About Byram, CT
Police blotter: Byram man attempts to flee, kicks in police car window ...
A Byram man attempted to flee from police officers and then kicked out the back window of a police vehicle Saturday night after he was allegedly involved in a ...
www.greenwichtime.com/.../Police-blotter-Byram-man-attemp...

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

08/30/11 The Latest News From Greenwich Roundup

HEARST NEWSPAPERS HAVE DESTOYED THE GREENWICH TIME ....

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN GREENWICH YOU GOT TO
READ AN OUT OF TOWN NEWSPAPER OR LOCAL NEWS BLOGS

JUST LOOK AT ALL THE NEWS THE GREENWICH TIME MISSED .....

08/31/11 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed; Where The Hell Is Clueless Greenwich Time Editor David McCumber And His The Third Rate Cub Reporters

08/30/11 Cronyism In Greenwich!

08/30/11 PROGRESS IS BEING MADE: Greenwich Roundup Gets A Second On Time Press Release And Streets Are Being Cleared - August 30 19:30 Response Update

08/30/11 First Greenwich Roundup Is Getting Press Releases ... Then He's Not ... Then He Is .... Then Today He Is Cut Off Again .... Now He Is Back On

08/30/11 Another First Selectman's Office Screw Up: Dustin Anderson Once Again Loses Greenwich Roundup's Press Release And Puts Lives At Risk

08/31/11 School Activities Status for Wednesday, August 31, 2011

08/30/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert ....

08/30/11 Another First Selectman's Office Screw Up: Dustin Anderson Once Again Loses Greenwich Roundup's Press Release And Puts Lives At Risk

08/30/11 QUESTIONS: Where's The Transparancy? - Why Is It So Hard For A Taxpayer To Get Access To Public Documents? - Where Is The Greenwich Time?

08/30/11 Greenwich Recreation Department Press Release: Children's Open House

08/30/11 Dan Warzoha The Greenwich Emergency Management Coordinator That Isn't FEMA Certified Misses Critical Deadline

08/30/11 Greenwich mother of the year award goes to Cos Cob’s Starbucks customer ….

08/30/11 VIDEO: On The Anniversary Of 9/11

08/30/11 Greenwich Received Over 6" Of Rainfall And Had More Than 25% Of Its Roads Blocked By Fallen Trees And Lost Power In 50% Of The Town

08/30/11 Trouble Is Brewing On King Street: Two Nursing Homes On King Street, Are Still Without Power

08/30/11 THE ROADS ARE NOT CLEAR IN GREENWICH: CL&P And Out-Of-State Power Crews Can't Work On Power Lines In The Backcountry And Are On Standby

08/30/11 UPDATE: Connecticut Light And Power Along With Greenwich DWP And Tree Crews Made Some Progress Restoring Power Overnight

08/30/11 The Greenwich Topix New Message Board (10 stories): TOP STORY - Greenwich Ed. Board Posts Meeting Agenda

08/30/11 Social Network's Have Really Filled In The Void During This Disaster: Susie Ponce From The Greenwich Education Zone Checks In

08/31/11 Greenwich Residents Continued To Assess The Damage To Their Homes And Other Personal Property

08/30/11 The Raw Greenwich VIDEO Feed

08/30/11 The Morning Edition Of The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Where Are The Greenwich Time Reporters?

08/30/11 Power Is Back On To All Of Greenwich's Public Schools

08/30/11 Adrienne Coyle Joins Greenwich CT.com

08/30/11 Cleaning Up After Irene and more from Greenwich Patch

08/30/11 Greenwich Roads Reopen In Storm's Aftermath And More News In The Daily Greenwich

08/08/30/11 Tips from the Greenwich Health Department on how to stay safe while cleaning up after a flood

08/30/11 With Hurricane Irene forcing blood drive cancellations across the East Coast, the Red Cross is in dire need of your help

08/29/11 The Raw Overnight Greenwich News Feed

08/30/11 There Are Six CL&P Crews Working With Greenwich DPW And Tree Crews Tonight

08/29/11 Power Was Restored To North Mianus School Tonight!!!!!

08/29/11 TOWN OF GREENWICH: August 29 Irene Update

08/29/11 CL&P Is Making Progress: Current Electric Outages In Greenwich

08/29/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert

08/29/11 Even Though 3 Schools Don’t Have Power, Greenwich Teachers Are Ordered To Report For Work Tomorrow - The First Day Of School Is Thursday

08/29/11 Afternoon Update On The Aftermath Of Irene

08/29/11 CT News Alert: Gov. Malloy Press Conference Expected At 12:15

08/32/11 If You Need To Charge Up Your Phone Or Need Internet Access Go To 32 Field Point Road

08/29/11 BREAKING NEWS: Greenwich Supermarkets Open As Roads...

08/29/11 The Greenwich Metro North Train Station Will Be Up And Running This Afternoon

08/29/11 Hurricane / Tropical Storm / Flood Irene Is Still An Organized Storm Over The Atlantic

08/29/11 Greenwich Point will open at noon, but for boaters only so they can check on their vessels

08/29/11 Co Ed Volleyball Meeting Press Release

08/29/11 Greenwich Emergency Management Officials Are Questioning A Decision By CL&P Not To Deploy Crews After Hurricane Irene Left The Town

08/29/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In ....

08/29/11 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board Over the Banks (12 Stories) - TOP STORY:Byram, Glenville, Pemberwick, the Shoreline [Video]

08/29/11 Ferry Service To Island Beach Is Expected To Resume Tuesday - The General Public Will Be Allowed To Return To Greenwich Point.

08/29/11 The Raw Greenwich Business News Feed

08/29/11 Message At Pemberwick (Greenwich CT) Facebook Page: I hope everyone in the old neighborhood is well...


08/29/11 Greenwich Officials Advise Residents To Stay Put and more news from the Daily Greenwich


08/28/11 The the Hyatt Regency In Old Greenwich Gets Expedited Service



Monday, August 29, 2011

08/29/11 This Just in ....

News Reports About The Byran Section Of Greenwich, CT
Over the Banks: Byram, Glenville, Pemberwick, the Shoreline [Video]
Patch.com
By Barbara Heins The Byram River spilled over its banks, flooding the Glenville and Pemberwick neighborhoods of town. Along Caroline Place and Riverdale Avenue, the river swiftly flowed and flooded backyards and homes on Riverdale. ...

08/29/11 Drunk Byram Woman With A Suspended License Arrested By Greenwich Police

Kimberly King, 49, of Armstrong Court was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on August 26. Police said an officer on patrol observed King’s car cross the double line on Holly Hill Lane at about 12:16 a.m.

Upon stopping the vehicle the officer detected an odor of alcohol on King’s breath and noticed she had slurred speech. King reportedly failed a sobriety test. She reportedly declined a urine test.

She was also charged with driving with a suspended license and failure to maintain lane.

King posted bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 8

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08/29/11 Woman Charged with Assault Following Domestic Dispute

A 23-year-old female resident of North Water Street was arrested and charged with assault, strangulation, breach of peace and disorderly conduct on August 25 after she reportedly strangled her mother and pushed her head into a wall during an argument.

Police said they were called to the residence on a report of an altercation. Police said on arrival they learned that the 23-year-old had gotten into an argument with her mother that had escalated into a fight. The 23 year-old was held on bond and arraigned on Aug. 26.

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08/29/11 The Raw Byram News Feed

News Reports About Byram, CT
Good Night Irene: Port Chester Boards Up
Patch.com
Pictured above is the shuttered Sam's Bar and Grill on Byram's border with Port Chester, complete with a hastily-scribbled message: "Goodnight Irene!" We want your photos too! Readers can send in storm photos from Port Chester, and we'll post them here ...

08/29/11 For Byram Residents In The Dark: At 9am Rabbi Mitch offers kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and Wifi

Hurricane Update From Temple Sholom


Dear Friends:

Temple Sholom is pleased to report that our building will open tomorrow morning at 9:00am, to offer a gathering place for all those without power in our community. We are able to offer kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and WiFi access. We also will have our Teen Lounge open as a place for children and teens to socialize.

Please feel free to invite neighbors and friends and anyone who might be in need of a welcome in the aftermath of the storm.

We hope that you weathered Hurricane Irene in safety and with a minimum of damage. Should you have any questions, please feel free to be in touch via email at info@templesholom.com or call us at (203) 869-7191.

With prayers for blessings and peace --

Rabbi Mitch

and the Staff and Leadership of Temple Sholom


Temple Sholom | 300 East Putnam Avenue | Greenwich | Connecticut | 06830

08/29/11 Greenwich Roundup's "Operation Storm Center" Bunker Is Closed: The Town's Hardest Working Reporter Is Returning To His 32 Field Point Offices

HERE IS THE LATEST GREENWICH NEWS ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF IRENE AND HOW TOWN RESIDENTS WILL BE EFFECTED:

Rampant coastal flooding, rivers and streams throughout Greenwich were well above flood stages, leading to several emergency evacuations.

The number of Greenwich residents without power is close to 14,000.

The eye of the storm passed through Greenwich at high tide, causing a nightmarish situation.

Hurricane Gloria hit during low tide during 1985, resulting in storm surges around 5 to 6 feet. The 1938 hurricane hit during high tide, causing extensive damage.

Hurricane / Tropical Storm Irene is officially "Post Tropical". The last public advisory was just issued by the National Hurricane Center.

But here comes Jose ....

Tropical Storm Jose: 12 AM ET, 40 mph winds, 1008 mb, moving N at 21 mph

There will be quiet weather today-upper 70s under sunshine.

For Those In The Dark: At 9am Rabbi Mitch at Temple Sholom offers kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and WiFi access

Town officials have consolidated the two shelters it operated as Irene rolled in Saturday evening - neither shelter was at capacity.

First Selectman Peter Tesei is sleeping at town hall due to a lack of power at home.

Parking rules will be suspended Monday, but will resume Tuesday.

Byram beach will be closed Monday, with an anticipated reopening Tuesday. The beach experienced moderate erosion, downed trees, a partial seawall collapse and a boat that grounded on the beach.

Byram Park will be open Monday, while Greenwich Point will open to boaters at noon, but only to those who present a boater identification.

Ferry service for Great Captains Island has been canceled for Monday and will be resumed Friday, while ferry service for Island Beach, where a section of the pier dislodged in the storm, is canceled for Monday and Tuesday.

The town Emergency Operations Center will be open Monday, with officials planning to make an announcement about the state of emergency by afternoon.

Public Schools will still start for Greenwich public school students as planned on Thursday, but all activities, mostly athletic practices, have all been cancelled for tomorrow.

MORE NEWS IS AVAILABLE AT THESE LINKS:

08/28/11 Goodnight Irene - I'll See You In My Dreams


08/28/11 CT NEWS ALERT: Body Recovered In Bristol Thought To Be Man From Capsized Canoe

08/28/11 The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwich for the rest of the week

08/28/11 Deputy Police Chief Jim Heavey Reports On Hurricane Aftermath Status

08/28/11 GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION: Schools Are Closed Monday August 29, 2011

08/28/11 "How High is The Water Momma"

08/28/11 Storm Update From Rabbi Mitch At Temple Sholom

08/28/11 "Shelter From The Storm"

08/28/11 Hurricane Irene August 28 16:00 Update

08/28/11 VIDEO: Hurricane Irene hits West Haven

08/28/11 Greenwich Patch Video: Over the Banks: Byram, Glenville, Pemberwick, the Shoreline

08/28/11 Old Greenwich Storm Damage Photos From The "Greenwich Real Time" Blog

08/28/11 Alex Sauerbrunn Put This Video Of Farmington River Overflowing Its Banks Upstate

08/28/11 Bridgeport mayor imposes 8 p.m. curfew as city works to address downtown-wide blackout

08/28/11 Lincolns Log: Hearst Newspaper Senior Vice President Lincoln Millstein Takes Out His Camera To Help Out The MIA Greenwich Time Reporters

08/28/11 CL&P Crews Have Started To Clear Downed Wires

08/28/11 VIDEO: Binney Park In Old Greenwich Under Water

08/28/11 Half Of Greenwich Is In The Dark

08/28/11 UPDATE: Most Homes In The Sheephill Road Area In Riverside Are Still Without Power

08/28/11 The Twits On Twitter Are Still Tweeting About Irene On A Sunday Morning Like No Other In Greenwich

08/28/11 A Hurricane Irene Status Report From Deputy Police Chief Jim Heavey Of The Greenwich Police Department

08/28/11 Emergency Evacuations In Glenville And Pemberwick

08/28/11 The Raw Greenwich Topix News Message Board (8 stories): Approaching Irene Knocks Out Power in Greenwich

08/26/11 Greenwich Resident Jenny Larkin Shot Some Video Of Brothers Brook Flooding Near East Putnam Avenue As Irene Arrives.

08/28/11 Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced at 7 a.m. Sunday that the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways were closed to all traffic, but he conceded that ......


08/28/11 VIDEO: Hurricane Irene Hits New York And Soon She Will Be Here

08/28/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

08/28/11 Emergency Evacuation Of Residents On Monica Road And Other Areas Of Pemberwick

08/28/11 "There's A Storm Coming"

08/28/10 STOP THE PRESSES !!!!

08/28/11 Power Outages On The Rise As Hurricane Irene Moves Into Town - In Greenwich, 7451 Are Without Power

08/28/11 Greenwich Roundup Is Once Again Going To Receive Press Releases About Hurricane Irene

08/28/11 The Tesei Family Takes Shelter At Town Hall

08/28/11 Road Closures In Greenwich

08/28/11 Greenwich Woods Nursing Home Loses Power

08/28/11 Is Dan Warzoha Really Ready For Hurricane Irene?

08/28/11 Who Says You Have to Getaway on Labor Day? and more from Greenwich Patch

08/28/11 60 Roads Closed - Five Houses Hit By Trees - US1 Flooded - Fire Engine Trapped On John Street

08/28/11 "A Hard Rain Is Going To Fall"

08/28/11 The Twits On Twitter Are Tweeting About Irene On A Sunday Morning Like No Other In Greenwich

08/28/11 Irene Knocks Out Power in Greenwich

08/28/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed (10 News Stories) Trees Are Swaying Violently - Serious Flooding - Travel Is Extremely Dangerous

08/28/11 Riding The Storm Out In Greenwich - Goodnight Irene

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