Geriatric Services

Strong Health Geriatrics Group

The Strong Health Geriatrics Group brings integrated care programs to patients at partner assisted living facilities and nursing home throughout the area.

The highly trained geriatric specialists that are part of this group practice provide a complete spectrum of geriatric medical services, including on-call acute care, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Strong Health Geriatrics Group also offers:

  • Administrative services, including medical directorship for senior facilities
  • Quality assurance programs to help senior facilities adopt leading-edge ideas in care giving
  • Infection control and how to manage infections in senior living facilities
  • Inpatient care—residents who require hospitalization are treated at the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit at Highland Hospital

Our Providers & Staff

Assisted Living Office Staff

  • Nicole Babbar, P.A., Office Manager
  • Tifeny Thorpe, R.N., Lead RN
  • Margaret Mary (Meg) Crisafulli, L.P.N., and Nancy Maher, L.P.N., Traveling Nurses
  • Rosanna Grasta and Kelly Wegman, Medical Secretaries
  • John Salter, Medical Records Clerk

Physicians and NPPs for Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living Facilities

  • Nicolyn Babbar, P.A.
  • June Helberg, N.P.
  • Erin Howe, N.P.
  • Jean Bohomey, N.P.
  • Randi LaRussa, P.A.
  • Megan Ciocca, P.A.
  • Christina Corl, P.A.
  • Nirmala Nicholas, M.D.
  • Michelle Cotton, P.A.
  • Irina Novozhenets, P.A.
  • Kathleen Pleninger, N.P.
  • Adrienne Dykeman, P.A.
  • Murli Raghavan, M.D.
  • Irina Elner, P.A.
  • Karyn Felice, N.P.
  • Erin Ressman, P.A.
  • William Fuhrmann, P.A.
  • Marylu Gleeson, M.D.
  • Rebecca Simchik, N.P.
  • Alyson Handy, P.A.