Busy, driven Georgetown resident is Penacook’s new administrator in training

Committed to pursuing a career in skilled nursing and long-term care, Moskevitz, 24, puts in 40 hours-a-week completing her internship at Penacook, then in her “spare time” works for the U.S. Census Bureau and as a waitress. Moskevitz, who graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, Penn., where she majored in business administration and minored in gerontology, was planning to attend graduate school, but put off those plans when she landed the internship at Penacook.

Georgetown resident Bethany Moskevitz, the new administrator in training at Penacook Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, might just be the hardest working person in the Merrimack Valley.

“I’ve always had a passion for working with older people,” said Moskevitz, the daughter of Paul and Jane Moskevitz, both instructors at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. “I grew up in a church community and respecting your elders was a big thing for me.”

Her mother, whose health occupations students complete clinical hours at Penacook, introduced her daughter to Penacook President & CEO Julian Rich. Eventually, she accepted an offer from Rich to be an administrator in training at Penacook. After she completes the six month, 1,040 hour program, Moskevitz will sit for the state Nursing Administrator Boards in October.

“Driven and dedicated are the two words that best describe Bethany,” said Rich. “Given her abilities and work ethic, I’m sure she will have a long and successful career path in this field. The work Bethany is doing here will certainly benefit Penacook now and in the future.”

Moskevitz is working on several projects at Penacook. She spends a lot of time in the dementia unit. Incorporating a project she did as part of her gerontology studies in college, she developed an activities calendar for the unit and is working on ways to gear activities to these residents and their special needs.

“Dementia residents do very well with structure and routine,” said Moskevitz. “This specialized programming helps keep them focused with the added benefit of reducing their anxiety.”

She also plans to spend the next few months helping Penacook utilize social media for promotional and fundraising purposes and maximize its use of technology for the benefit of current and future residents.

“With baby boomers approaching the need for long-term care, residents of the future will have a much greater need for computer access. We need to be ahead of the game to accommodate them. I’d also like to see Penacook get wireless access for the short-term rehab residents who might want to bring their computers with them,” she said.

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