West Islip, NY 11795 – Our Lady of Consolation Nursing & Rehabilitative Care Center is proud to announce that pastoral care associate Peggy Nixdorf, RN, has been recognized by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains for successfully facilitating  “The Healing Circle”, a prayer/scripture group that is held weekly for the facility’s patients and residents. Her account of the group and its healing effects on its participants was published in the January 2004 issue of Vision, the National Association of Catholic Chaplains newsletter.

Ms. Nixdorf has currently completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington. She will be applying for her Chaplaincy certification in October. In addition, she is a Master’s degree candidate at the Seminary studying for her Master’s in Theology.

Our Lady of Consolation is a 450-bed nursing and rehabilitative care center conducted in the tradition of the Sisters of St. Dominic since 1894 and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). As a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, Our Lady of Consolation plays an integral role in the health care delivery system of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and offers expertise in the field of long term care and sub-acute care. In addition to skilled nursing home care including geriatric care, rehabilitative care, respiratory therapy and medically complex care, Consolation offers specialized dementia disease care for individuals with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s and related dementia diseases. In addition, Consolation’s Long Term Home Health Care Program provides nursing care and other services for patients residing in their own homes in the community.  For more information about the services Our Lady of Consolation offers, please call (631) 587-1600 or visit us on the web at http://olc.chsli.org.