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Community Updates Blog: Staff

Crane’s Mill News – A Look Back at 2014

Crane’s Mill produced plenty of news-worthy items in 2014. Here’s a look back at some of the stories from Northern New Jersey’s Premier Retirement Community. In 2014, we had some amazing new staff members join our team. Colleen Frankenfield was named the new President and CEO of Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey, our parent organization. Executive Chef Arthur Marston joined Crane’s Mill, bringing a fresh outlook on menu creation and meal preparation and presentation. Crane’s Mill started a Facebook page, and it’s proven to be a fun, informative way to keep up with the community. In spring, duck duplexes …Read More »

Check out the Crane’s Mill YouTube Channel

Have you watched the Crane’s Mill videos and commercials? We have a selection of fun, informative videos on the Crane’s Mill YouTube Channel. Visit the link above to see all sorts of great footage from our community. We are so proud to say that all of our videos include actual Crane’s Mill residents, staff members, and views of our actual community and grounds. No actors, just the happy, fulfilled residents of Northern New Jersey’s Premier Retirement Community. In fact, in our latest round of filming, over 150 residents and staff members participated to make the shoots such a success! Our …Read More »

East Hanover Resident Praises Crane’s Mill Rehab Department

We just received this testimonial from a Crane’s Mill sub-acute rehabilitation patient from East Hanover, New Jersey. “Crane’s Mill Thanked for Rehab Work” As a resident of East Hanover, I wanted to thank the staff at the Crane’s Mill Health Center in West Caldwell for the care I received last month. I went to Crane’s Mill for additional rehab after I was discharged from Kessler in West Orange. I want to say a special thanks to Rose and Folake of the nursing staff, Nino of the rehab department, Rebecca of the speech therapy department, Christina of the admissions department, Laurel, …Read More »

Lutheran Social Ministries and Crane’s Mill Attend LeadingAge Conference

Key team members from Crane’s Mill Retirement Community and our parent organization Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey are in Nashville for the annual LeadingAge convention! LeadingAge, a group consisting of 6,000 not-for-profit organizations whose mission is to expand the possibilities of aging, holds an annual conference to bring together and educate its members on the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges in services for older adults. This year’s convention is titled Redefining Age, with a focus on the changing needs of the individual. As members of Leading Age, the team at LSMNJ and Crane’s Mill are excited to be a …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Welcomes New Executive Chef

Chef Arthur Marston has been named new Executive Chef of Crane’s Mill, a continuing care retirement community in West Caldwell, NJ. A Certified Executive Chef and Certified Culinary Administrator by the American Culinary Federation, Chef Arthur brings with him a wide range of experience and a fresh outlook on menu creation. “I’m thrilled to join the team here at Crane’s Mill. It’s a premier property in the industry,” says Marston, who resides in Pompton Lakes with his wife, Aimee, and their two-year-old son, Noah. “My goal for the Crane’s Mill menu is a balance of homestyle comfort food and modern …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Celebrated Mardi Gras with Food and Fun For All!

Crane’s Mill Retirement Community treated guests to food, games, prizes, and more on Fat Tuesday! What a fun event! Guests and staff came together for an outstanding afternoon filled with food and fun for all. Executive Chef Peter Day offered up crawfish dip, crab cakes, muffuletta sandwiches, cajun shrimp skewers, and more. To wash it down? A virgin “Hurricane” beverage that was a fruity treat. Not to be outdone, our residents enjoyed an elegant Mardi Gras celebration later in the afternoon in the Cherry Blossom Lounge, which served as an aperitif prior to an indulgent dinner in the Candleberry Dining …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Hosted Medical Program on Tremors

Crane’s Mill Retirement Community in West Caldwell, New Jersey, continues its successful series of learning sessions. Dr. Roger Kurlan (second from right), a board-certified neurologist and director of the movement disorders program at Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center, delivered a presentation, Why Do I Shake – The causes, meaning and treatment of tremor, on February 10 at Crane’s Mill. Approximately 70 individuals from the West Essex area attended the event. Pictured with Dr. Kurlan are (left to right) are:  Michael Brophy, Thomas Ragusa and Kristopher Almquist, all from the Marketing Department at Crane’s Mill.         …Read More »

Crane’s Mill Hosted Healthy New Year Event

Crane’s Mill, a continuing care retirement community in West Caldwell, sponsored a kick-off to a healthy New Year on January 15, 2014 for residents in the West Essex area. The program featured a healthy lifestyle theme, with an emphasis on diet and exercise. …Read More »

Happy Halloween from Crane’s Mill

We just finished up our Halloween social here at Crane’s Mill Retirement Community! Staff members handed out candy and yummy baked desserts to residents in Towne Square while fun Halloween music filled the air. Residents got in the spirit, too. Costumes ranged from traditional favorites such as witches and devils to flapper girls and a penguin! Here’s a photo of the ever-dedicated marketing team. They certainly wear many different hats! …Read More »

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