EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Miriam Loren earned her B.A. from Barnard College and her Master’s in Early Childhood and Special Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She dedicated more than 20 years to the field of special education, developing a strong foundation in compassionate, individualized care, while raising her five sons.

After the passing of her husband, Ari Loren, in July, Miriam stepped into her current role leading Bronx Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York, a facility founded by her father-in-law in 1972. Building on her husband’s vision of treating each facility as a true family, she works closely with management and staff to provide attentive, personalized care to every resident.

In 2023, Ari expanded this mission with the acquisition of Elon Manor in Tampa, Florida. His belief in creating environments grounded in dignity, compassion, and a sense of family continues to guide the culture of both facilities. Today, Miriam carries that vision forward, remaining deeply committed to ensuring that every resident receives thoughtful, individualized care.

ADMINISTRATOR

Steven is chief operating officer at Elon and administrator and chief operating officer at Bronx Park

Steven Freifeld was born in the Bronx, New York, and has dedicated nearly three decades to the long-term care profession. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Baruch College and a Master of Health Administration from Iona College. With a family background in long-term care, Steven developed a passion early on for serving older adults and improving the quality of care within skilled nursing communities.

Throughout his career, Steven has served as a consultant to more than 50 skilled nursing facilities and has held the role of Administrator of Record for four long-term care centers. His extensive operational expertise, strategic leadership, and commitment to excellence have made him a respected leader in the industry.

As Chief Operating Officer for both Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center and Elon Manor, Steven works closely with ownership and each facility's leadership team to foster a culture of compassion, accountability, and continuous improvement. He is committed to ensuring that every resident receives exceptional care in a warm, welcoming environment while supporting staff in delivering the highest standards of clinical and personal service.

Steven's vision is to help Elon Manor continue to grow as a trusted provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, where residents and families feel supported, respected, and truly at home.

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Adel Busante is our Director of Nursing/Assistant Administrator with over twenty-five years of experience working at Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. Adel’s career began in 1994 as a Unit Charge Nurse. Adel’s passion to help others allowed her to advance in her career, quickly working her way up from Charge Nurse to Nursing Supervisor to Assistant Director of Nursing. In 2000, Adel moved further into her career to become the Director of Nursing, and in 2020, she added the role of Assistant Administrator. Adel is a powerful force in the workplace and uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. Adel believes that resident care should be a nurse’s priority.

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

A graduate of Columbia University with a Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice, Jaclyn has a nursing background with many years of experience in the Social Work commerce, working with various populations throughout the years with an emphasis on the geriatric population. Jaclyn is highly knowledgeable, diligent, and compassionate in the work that she does.
She works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team on the micro and macro levels to ensure the needs of clients and their families are met. As a director, she strives to make a difference in the overall psychological well-being of each client from admission to discharge planning. With her collaborative work efforts and evidence-based practice approach, she focuses on understanding clients' comorbidities as well as the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional challenges clients face daily. Jaclyn fosters an environment promoting and enhancing the quality of life and the highest practical level of mental, physical, and psychosocial well-being of each client. She maintains an open-door policy and remains readily available to assist clients and their families throughout their stay. “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
Saint Teresa of Calcutta

SOCIAL WORKER

With many years of experience in the nursing home industry, working previously in various sectors from nursing secretary, administrative assistant, and clinical/staffing coordinator to assisting with HR and Admissions, Rose has gained her experience as a Social Worker at Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She has a passion for aiding individuals with their needs. She is full of compassion and dedicated to creating a safe, positive, and caring environment while showing outstanding commitment to the residents and families. Rose is a team player who focuses on building a solid team that residents and families can rely on. She connects with other departments to help coordinate care and provide needed resources and ultimately smoothing their successful stay, whether in their Long-Term Care at the facility or when they return to the community to maintain a better quality of life.

Favorite Quote: “Do what you love and love what you do.”

DIRECTOR OF DIETARY

Bronx-born and raised, Melissa has been in the food service industry locally for almost four decades. For 25 years, Melissa has been a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and has enjoyed serving the community and striving to provide healthy meals in the tastiest way possible.

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR

Michelle Ortega is the Activity Director at Bronx Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She has 10 -11 years of experience working in nursing facilities and providing care for the elderly. She strives to implement activity programs designed to ensure the well-being of the residents. Her duties are identifying the needs and developing activity programs according to the past and present interests of all residents. Michelle strives to provide recreational programs that all residents can attend and participate to the best of their abilities.
Fun fact: Michelle loves to sing and dance with the residents.

RN, BSN, RAC-CT

Romana is the MDS Assessor/Coordinator at Bronx Park, involved in Residential Assessment, Facility Reimbursement, and improvement in the quality of life for our residents. She has been an MDS Coordinator for over 15 years and a PRI Assessor in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the Bronx and Yonkers, NY. Romana’s goal is to understand the needs of our residents through assessment and facilitate their care. Romana perceives this opportunity to improve the lives of our residents as a great privilege.

DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE

Michael works at Bronx Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center as their Director of Maintenance. His responsibility is to make sure everything's in good functioning order. Michael is always available to assist if there is a problem at any time. At Bronx Park, the team is warm and friendly; they take their jobs very seriously and perform their duties to the highest. Michael's goal is to continue to grow at Bronx Park.