Wartburg Appoints New Homecare Administrator as Its Community-Based Services Grow

Wartburg, a senior service provider in Westchester County, NY, has appointed Mary Queally, RN, to the position of Homecare Administrator. Ms. Queally comes to Wartburg from Isabella Visiting Care, Inc. in Manhattan where she has worked as Director since early 2010. “This appointment reaffirms Wartburg’s ongoing strategic emphasis on expanding home and community-based services,” said David Gentner, president and CEO of Wartburg. “Ms. Queally brings a fresh vision, decades of experience, and passion for community-based health care to our organization,” he said. In the role of administrator, Ms. Queally will manage both Wartburg’s Licensed Home Health Agency and the evolving Long-Term Home Health Program, and Certified Home Health Agency, which collectively serve approximately 350 patients in the region. She will also be part of Wartburg’s Managed Care initiatives. “I am excited to join the prestigious staff at Wartburg and look forward to contributing to the excellent care that the Wartburg has been able to provide to the community,” said Queally. “It is our goal to allow our clients to choose to remain in their own homes for as long as they wish. Our mission to provide compassionate quality care will continue as we expand our offered services.”

Ms. Queally earned her MBA Degree from Fordham and BSN from Hunter College Bellevue School of Nursing. Mary brings over 30 years of nursing experience in a community setting and is also a Certified Professional Geriatric Care Manager. “Ms. Queally will be instrumental as we work to operationalize our Certified Home Health Agency and prepare for Managed Care changes in this region, both as a player and as a provider,” said Gentner.

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Recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Best Nursing Homes in New York State,” Wartburg (www.wartburg.org) is a not-for-profit Lutheran ministry, serving people of all faiths with a full range of residential options and health-related services for older area adults and their families. Wartburg offers skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, assisted and independent living, adult day services, home care, pastoral care and monthly caregiver support groups. Wartburg is a member organization of the National Center for Creative Aging. Over the past few years, Wartburg has launched an ambitious building expansion program, including the recently opened Friedrichs Residence, with 61 independent living apartments, and a new rehabilitation and adult day services center, opening in September 2013.