Monday, December 10th at 11 a.m. Louise Slaughter will present a flag to veteran and St. John’s Day Break participant, Thomas Stewart. Mr. Stewart requested the flag from Congresswoman Slaughter and was pleased to get a positive response. A flag that was flown over the United States Capitol Building will now replace St. John’s present flag. Ms. Slaughter, who was instrumental in getting the flag will participate in the flag dedication. A Color Guard of Veterans will raise the flag.

Currently there are 52 veterans who reside at St. John’s Home and 6 veterans who are staff members. Thomas Stewart along with many of St. John’s residents and staff who are veterans will gather to watch and participate in the flag ceremony and a reception to follow. The flag ceremony will be especially meaningful to Mr. Stewart, who will celebrate his 41st anniversary of his first day in the U.S. Army on December 7.

St. John’s Home is a not-for-profit residential health care facility, providing a continuum of care for the elderly in Rochester since 1899. Residential specialty programs include Comfort Care, Rehabilitation, and Alzheimer’s/dementia care, as well as long term care, serving a total of 475 residents. St. John’s Home also provides services for people who continue to live in their own homes, including Day Break medical and social adult day service programs, and Traditions in Caring, a licensed home health care agency owned in part by St. John’s. Affiliated with St. John’s Home as part of St. John’s Senior Communities are St. John’s Meadows and St. John’s Foundation.