Friday, June 22, 2012
The admissions director of a Fair Lawn nursing home has been charged with theft, forgery and impersonation of another in connection with alleged looting of an 82-year-old man's bank account.
Credit card purchases allegedly made by a Maple Glen Center nursing home employee whom Maywood Police say conned an elderly nursing home resident after gaining access to his bank account now exceed $100,000, authorities announced Friday. Kye Giacalone, 31, the nursing home’s admissions director, was charged June 15 with theft of entrusted funds, theft by deception and four counts of theft by credit card. Originally estimated at $29,000, the total amount allegedly stolen by Giacalone grew as the investigation proceeded and, as a result, police have tacked on nine additional charges. The new charges, added Friday, include four counts of forgery, four counts of impersonating another and one count of second degree theft. Giacalone, of Lodi, …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The admissions director of a Fair Lawn nursing home has been charged with theft in connection with alleged looting of an 82-year-old man's bank account.
Maywood police Detective Sgt. Mark Gillies said Tuesday that police continue to discover additional credit card purchases allegedly made by a Maple Glen Center employee who they say conned an elderly nursing home resident out of thousands of dollars after gaining access to his bank account. Kye Giacalone, 31, the nursing home’s admissions director, was charged Friday with theft of entrusted funds, theft by deception and four counts of theft by credit card, Maywood police said. Originally estimated at $29,000, the total amount allegedly stolen by Giacalone has grown as the investigation proceeds and additional charges are pending, Gillies said. Giacalone, of Lodi, allegedly befriended the 82-year-old former Maywood resident and gained power…
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Agape Road Show welcomes volunteers for its Saturday performance at Maple Glen Center.
Editor's Note: Wayne Robbins of "Inside Fair Lawn" was at Maple Glen Center for the performance on Saturday. The Agape Road Show, a 15-member group of volunteers who entertain residents in hospitals and nursing homes across northern New Jersey, performed its 50th show in the past five years at Maple Glen Center on Saturday. The Fair Lawn-based Agape troupe regaled the nursing home residents with a St. Patrick's Day program that included sing-along songs, jokes, skits and famous Irish blessings. Soloists Stephanie Zaentz, Louis Milgrom and Irene Slawenski sang “Danny Boy,” “Molly Malone” and “My Wild Irish Rose," and the Agage performers put on an original comedy skit that involved pirates battling leprechauns for their pot of gold. Maple …
Monday, February 13, 2012
The Agape Road Show group seeks volunteers for its Saturday skit involving Abraham Lincoln and Miss Valentine.
- VALENTINE'S DAY GUIDE
- Zak Koeske
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Monday, February 13, 2012
The Agape Road Show, a 12-member non-profit group of musicians, singers, poets, actors, storytellers, acrobats and comedians that offers entertainment to residents in hospitals, hospices and youth facilities, seeks volunteers for its Feb. 18 show at Maple Glen Center. Volunteers of all ages and talent levels are welcome join the group this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. as they entertain the nursing home residents with a Valentine's Day/President's Day program that includes sing-along group songs, jokes, magic and an original comedy skit. Eight-year-old Shayna Gordon will perform magic tricks. The Agape Road Show, which has been performing free shows at nursing homes and hospitals for five years in Northern New Jersey, is composed …
Friday, February 10, 2012
Rating and ranking how well a facility does at caring for its residents
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Friday, February 10, 2012
(Ed. Note: Maple Glen Center, Fair Lawn's lone nursing home, received an overall rating of "4" on a 5-point scale, but scored only "2" for its quality measures.) By Colleen O'Dea, NJ Spotlight Often, the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is difficult and fraught with emotional and financial considerations. A year of nursing home care costs on average $50,000, according to the AARP. For those who can afford to shop around, the biggest question is how well a facility does at caring for the residents. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services attempts to help answer that question with its Nursing Home Compare data. This is a report card of sorts, with the federal agency giving ratings of between 1 and 5 stars to each …
Monday, December 12, 2011
Group seeks volunteers for performance at Maple Glen Center
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Zak Koeske
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Monday, December 12, 2011
The Agape Road Show, an intergenerational group of musicians, singers, poets, actors, storytellers, acrobats and comedians who entertain residents in hospitals and nursing homes across northern New Jersey, are looking for volunteers for their Christmas-Hanukkah show at Maple Glen Center. Volunteers are welcome to join the 12-member Agape troupe Saturday, Dec. 17 from 2 p.m, to 3:30 p.m. as they entertain the nursing home residents with a holiday program of Christmas and Hanukkah sing-along songs. The non-profit troupe, which is composed mostly of volunteeers from church choirs, will also perform an original comedy skit about the night before Christmas with Agape actors playing Santa, Mrs. Clause, Rudolph and Santa’s Elves. All levels of …
Monday, November 21, 2011
Volunteer group seeks volunteers for performance at Maple Glen Center
- HOLIDAY GUIDE
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Monday, November 21, 2011
The Agape Road Show, an intergenerational group of musicians, singers, poets, actors, storytellers, acrobats and comedians who entertain residents in hospitals and nursing homes across northern New Jersey, are looking for volunteers Saturday for their show at Maple Glen Center. On Nov. 26, the 12-member Agape troupe will entertain the nursing home residents from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a Thanksgiving program that includes jokes, magic and sing-along group songs like "We Gather Together," and "Over the River and Through the Woods," Agape director Cornell Christianson said. Soloists Irene Slawenski and Louis Milgrom will sing “Amazing Grace,” and “What a Wonderful World." Seven-year-old Shayna Gordon will perform magic. The group, which is …
Monday, September 19, 2011
Volunteer group seeks volunteers for performance at Maple Glen Center
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Zak Koeske
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Monday, September 19, 2011
The Agape Road Show, an intergenerational group of musicians, singers, poets, actors, storytellers, acrobats and comedians that offers entertainment to residents in hospitals, hospices and youth facilities, seeks volunteers for its show at Maple Glen Center at 2 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers will entertain the nursing home residents with sing-along group songs, jokes, contests and magic. The performance will celebrate National Dog Week and each of the group’s songs will have an animal theme, Agape Director Cornell Christianson said. Soloists Stephanie Zaentz, Irene Slawenski and Louis Milgrom will sing a tribute to all animals with songs like “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “What’s New Pussycat?” Seven-year-old Shayna Gordon will perform magic …
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5:21 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
Kye, where ever you are, where ever you go, you will always be an embarrassment to good Philipinas everywhere. Shame on you el diabla more ›