Andrew D. Richardson
Comptroller
Andrew D. Richardson comes to the Wayne County Nursing Home with over 10 years of experience in the private sector, most recently as the Controller of a high-end office furniture manufacturer in Geneva. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Institute of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is a 1994 graduate of Lyons Jr./Sr. High School and is currently pursuing a BS/MBA from Empire State College. Andrew resides in Lyons with his wife Jaime and daughters Morgan and Taylor and is very active in the community.
He currently serves as the Vice President of the Lyons School Board and President of the Jr. Lyons Lions Youth Football and Cheerleading League.
Andrew is eager to apply his experience and education in the public sector and is excited to be a member of the Wayne County Nursing Home team.
Margaret T. Haroff
Wayne County Nursing Home Administrator
Margaret T. Haroff, L.N.H.A., Administrator, actively
endorses the Pioneer Movement on aging with other professionals in the
Western New York region, and was instrumental in bringing the Household
Model in design and philosophy to the new Wayne County Nursing Home and
Rehab Center. In 2007, she was awarded the Rochester Business Journal’s
2007 Health Care Achievement Award in the non-physician category for her
work and vision.
Ms.Haroff has been a licensed Nursing Home Administrator since 1974. A
native of Long Island, she has over 30 years experience in hospital, hospital-based
nursing home, voluntary and governmental nursing homes. She joined the
Wayne County Nursing Home as Administrator in 1990 and resides in Macedon
with her grandson, Andrew.
“Growing up in a three-generation home gave me the appreciation of our
elders at an early age,” says Marge. Ms. Haroff has an AAS degree in Business
Administration and a BS in Public Administration with emphasis in Health
Care Administration from Russell Sage College. She completed her Community
Health Administration training at CW Post Center at Long Island University.
Ms. Haroff is a member of the New York Association of Long Term Care Administrators
and has served as a Board Member and its Treasurer. In her “spare” time
she enjoys camping with her grandson and the Boy Scouts, bringing him
to the nursing home to give mini piano recitals to the residents, and
she volunteers at the local food pantry.
Cheryl Morrow, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Cheryl Morrow has over 30 years of experience in health care administration, including positions with the New York State Department of Health, as a hospital Vice President and most recently, in Nursing Home Medical Direction. Dr. Morrow is Director of Operations for Elder Medical Services, Central NY Division. Elder Medical Services, established in 1991, is a physician group practice specializing in Geriatric and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Dr. Morrow is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care, and has a Masters Degree in Business Administration. As Medical Director of Wayne County Nursing Home, Dr. Morrow coordinates the medical care of all the residents, and monitors the care provided by all the nursing home providers. Dr. Morrow’s clinical and administrative credentials and experience ensures that all medical care at Wayne County Nursing Home exceeds the standards of federal, state and local oversight agencies, as well as the professional standards for Geriatrics and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Morrow, along with Assistant Medical Director Karen Nickell, M.D., was appointed Medical Director for the Wayne County Nursing Home in March of 2006. In her “spare time” Dr. Morrow is taking Christian Seminary courses with her husband and will soon be credentialed as a Nursing Home Chaplain. “The ultimate measure of any society”, says Dr. Morrow, “is how that society cares for its parents in their twilight years”.
Catherine Chabrier, MPH, LNHA
Integrity Officer
Mrs. Chabrier has over 20 years experience in the management of congregate care settings licensed by NYSDOH including group homes, adolescent residential treatment, assisted living, and nursing homes. She has implemented and managed Quality Improvement systems, led staff development and directed residential services in these settings. Mrs. Chabrier holds a BA from the University of Rochester and a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University. She is a New York state licensed nursing home administrator.
Mrs. Chabrier grew up in Wayne County. She completed her Administrator in Training internship at Wayne County Nursing Home in 1999. She returns to Wayne County from Howd Nursing Home in Moravia where she was the Administrator. “I am pleased to be in a place I think of as home and use my skills in team leadership, program development, and quality improvement,” says Cathie. She currently lives in Geneva with her husband, Norberto, and two sons, Louis and Tony.
As the Integrity Officer, Mrs. Chabrier oversees our efforts to ensure compliance with regulations and other legal requirements and to improve the quality of care to our residents. She was also successful in getting grant funding this year from the Long Term Care Quality Improvement Initiative for the Nursing Home. This is a broad scope that reaches all departments in the nursing home, all levels of staff and our residents and their families.
Elizabeth M. Kanauer, RN, MSN
Director of Nursing
Elizabeth Kanauer comes to the Wayne County
Nursing Home and Rehab Center with 22 years of experience as a registered
nurse. Those years were spent in a variety of settings: in hospitals,
home care and most recently, at the Episcopal Church Nursing Home in
Rochester, NY. She especially enjoys working with people who have memory
impairment and dementia. Liz completed her Masters degree in Nursing
at St. John Fisher College in 2001. The focus for this degree was Management
of High Risk Populations. She
attended SUNY Morrisville for her Associates degree, and SUNY Utica for
her Bachelors degree in Nursing.
As the Director of Nursing at WCNH, Liz coordinates the nursing care
team provided to your residents. Her goal is to ensure every resident
receives excellent, individualized care that meets their physical, emotional
and spiritual needs. Liz lives in Macedon with her husband Bill, daughter
Alicia, son Nicholas, and an assortment of pets and farm animals.
