News & Events
Take a Look Tuesday – Positive 2020 Reflections
This Take a Look Tuesday, as January draws to a close, we are taking a moment to reflect back on 2020. We are grateful for all that we have, particularly in the hardest times. The Springbrook Community is made up of kind, thoughtful, compassionate, and dedicated...
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100% COVID Vaccine Participation – Situation Saturday
This Situation Saturday we are proud to announce that our West Oneonta Community has a commitment from 100% of staff and residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes readily available! This extraordinary effort was supported by Jessica Pidgeon, House...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar – Wellness Wednesday
Care Coordination Organization, Southern Tier Connect, a Springbrook subsidiary, is hosting a special webinar on Tues Jan 26 from 3-4p to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine with two local health professionals. It will be an educational discussion in light of all the...
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Braving The Cold In Style – Take a Look Tuesday
This Take a Look Tuesday we want to know if you have ever seen a sled quite this?! It sure looks like these students (and staff!) from The School at Springbrook had an awesome time last week braving the cold in style!
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Local Healthcare Systems on Brink – Situation Saturday
Here’s the situation! Our region of the state is experiencing a drastic increase in COVID-19 infections. The increase in infections has heavily taxed our local healthcare systems. We must take action. To mitigate the risk presented by high infection rates across the...
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COVID-19 Vaccine – Wellness Wednesday
This Wellness Wednesday, we wanted to share that New York State released further guidelines regarding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Please visit the below link to find out if you’re eligible, and if you are to schedule an appointment to get vaccinated. It is...
read morePatty Rocks the Vaccine – Take A Look Tuesday
On this Take a Look Tuesday we wanted to share a short video of Patty—a resident of The Pines—doing her part to protect herself and the people around her from COVID-19. When asked how she felt a few days later, Patty told staff that she was “Feeling well”. Way to go,...
read moreElectronic Visit Verification is here!
What You need to know The New York State Department of Health is now requiring (since January 1) that OPWDD service providers (like Springbrook) implement Electronic Visit Verification [EVV]. What is EVV? EVV is a system that may include multiple point-of-care...
read moreClassroom Christmas Cookies – Take A Look Tuesday
On this Take a Look Tuesday, we wanted to share a bit more holiday happiness! Just before the holiday break, students from Athena Frost’s classroom set to work and decorated the Christmas cookies from their Freestyle Confections decorating kits. Each Springbrook...
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