It was a day of celebration at Maple Pointe at Rockville Centre on May 13 as Theresa Laterza celebrated her 100th birthday. more

After about a month of trying to secure a date for the Covid-19 vaccination, residents and staff at Maple Pointe Assisted Living in Rockville Centre were finally inoculated on Monday. A clinic was set up at the facility by CVS Pharmacy, which administered the vaccine. more

Kara Constantine has been caring for residents at Maple Pointe Assisted Living in Rockville Centre for the past two years, but her job became distinctly more challenging this spring. Despite the physical and mental exhaustion of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, Constantine, a registered nurse and the center’s program director, has continued to do her job as she always has, and her efforts have not gone unnoticed: She was named Nurse of the Year by the New York State Center for Assisted Living, an industry group supporting long-term-care and assisted-living facilities across the state. more

Workers on the front lines – those who show up daily for jobs where they are potentially exposed to the coronavirus – are being seen as heroes for the work that they do, and many people in the Rockville Centre community are doing more than simply just thanking people for the work they do. more

Nicole Sorace noticed that the residents of the Maple Pointe assisted living facility in Rockville Centre were lonely, as Long Islanders continue to self-isolate to stop the spread of Covid-19, and … more

They came, they ate, they voted. Maple Pointe Assisted Living of Rockville Centre held its annual Wing-Off on Thursday, Oct. 10, supporting Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s Center for Women’s Imaging. more

Local law enforcement officials and emergency rescue workers had a chance to unwind and enjoy the summer weather while socializing and enjoying a meal. more

Erica Shillingford, a medication aide at Maple Pointe Assisted Living in Rockville Centre, has been named Noble Caregiver of the Year by the New York State Center for Assisted Living for her day-to-day dedication to the residents and her fellow employees. more

More than 100 people took part in Maple Pointe Assisted Living’s seventh annual Wing-Off on Oct. 18, as they buzzed from table to table trying local businesses’ tasty creations. The event raised about $3,000 for South Nassau Communities Hospital’s breast cancer program. more

When Scott Schnee blew into the shofar at Maple Pointe Assisted Living’s Rosh Hashanah service on Sept. 22, the crowd of seniors oohed and aahed as he held a note longer than expected, his face growing redder by the second. more