Jewish Home Lifecare News
Jewish Home Lifecare: A proud tradition. A bold future.
Jewish Home Lifecare has been leading the way in elder care, research, and education for 150 years. Read the news here to learn what we’ve been accomplishing most recently.
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Dora Meighan, Jewish Home Lifecare Home Health Aide:
Here’s what a Homecare client has to say about Home Health Aide Dora Meighan, who has worked for her for the past year and a half.
“Ms. Dora ...
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Jewish Home Lifecare debuted their newest HUD Section 202 apartment building for low income seniors at its Bronx campus during a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception held on Thursday, June 3.
The ...
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Friends and fellow residents at the Bronx Division of Jewish Home Lifecare recently attended a joyous and meaningful Bat Mitzvah of 60-year-old Jill Axelrod, who said her “spiritual awakening” and...
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Friday, June 4, 9:30 to 11 AM
RSVP to Lucy Mash at 914-864-5166
A panel discussion and book signing with Francine Russo, author of “They’re Your Parents Too! How Siblings Can Survive Their...
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Managing Pain in Elders: Challenges and Choices
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When:
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Breakfast available at 8:30 ...
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Trustee Jeff Rothschild and his wife Debra are hosting their seventh annual concert to benefit Manhattan’s Resident Recreations Programs on Sunday, May 16 at the Manhattan Campus at 120 West 106th ...
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Ruth Kornblum, a volunteer at Jewish Home Lifecare received a Congressional Medal of Honor for her service as a pilot in World War II.
Jewish Home Lifecare Sarah Neuman Center proudly salutes Mrs. ...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s Bronx Division on West Kingsbridge Road announces the opening of a state of the art 15-station Hemodialysis Special Therapy Center that provides for stretcher dialysis, as w...
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Please join us for the first in a series of Livable Communities: Safety for Seniors Summit, Tuesday, March 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Jewish Home Lifecare/Sarah Neuman Center, 845 Palmer Avenue, Mamaron...
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Featured in The New York Times, March 13, 2010
Limbo King Finds a New Home and an Old, Familiar Face
by Corey Kilgannon
“Limbo King” Mike Quashie was reunited with and old friend and dance ...
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Every morning when Beatrice Rodriguez, a Jewish Home Lifecare Telehealth client, wakes up, she is asked several questions:
Did you take your medicine today?
Are you short of breath?
...
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Tuesday, March 2nd at 9:00 a.m.Please join us for breakfast and a panel discussion wit...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s campuses in the Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester and our Home Healthcare programs proudly fullfill the rigorus standards required for accrediation by The Joint Commission o...
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Jewish Home Lifecare held its fifth annual "Stay-at-Home" gala on Monday, November, 2, 2009.
Elder gala events included “Dancing with the Stars”- including members of the Br...
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Manhattan Campus staff of Jewish Home Lifecare participated in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign. Each year Toys for Tots collects holiday gifts for needy children from generous donors s...
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Jewish Home Lifecare/Sarah Neuman residents Hortense Gutmann, 102, and Louise Bryant, 90, met with New York State Assemblyman George Latimer to speak on behalf of all residents and patients at the 300...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s Professional Education Center will hold its 7th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference:
On -- Wednesday, November 4, 2009, from 9:00am to 5:00pm
At -- the UJA-Fede...
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For the last 20 years, Ramon Villar’s only contact with the outside world was a rare visit to a hospital emergency room.
Now, thanks to the intervention of Cynthia McDaniel, a registered nurse wi...
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Jewish Home Lifecare announces proposal to re-build it’s Upper West Side campus
Jewish Home Lifecare recently announced our plan to replace the existing West 106th Street long-term care/rehabilitat...
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The Short Stay/Subacute Rehabilitation program at Jewish Home Lifecare/Sarah Neuman Center in Mamaroneck has been extended from five days a week of individual physical, occupational and speech the...
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As part of its mission to foster a healthy and safe environment, Jewish Home Lifecare celebrated Earth Day at all three divisions in Manhattan, the Bronx and Sarah Neuman Center in Westchester.
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A free health education program, Striking Back Against Stroke, sponsored by White Plains Hospital Center and Jewish Home Lifecare/Sarah Neuman Center, will be held on:
Wednesday, May 7, from 8:30 to ...
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Sarah Neuman Resident graduates from James Madison High School
Benjamin Parmet, a 100-year-old resident at Jewish Home Lifecare Sarah Neuman Center, was recently awarded an honorary high school...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s Fourth Annual Stay-at-Home Gala took place on November 3, 2008.
While our guests were invited to Stay At Home and support the Home, elders of every division of th...
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Stay at Home Gala at Kittay House
The Kittay House auditorium was transformed for the 2008 Stay at Home Gala Our "Night at the Copa" was a resounding success.
While sipping pina colada...
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Please join us for the Eleventh Annual Stein Lecture on Alzheimer’s Disease:
Imaging the Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Lecture: 3:30 p.m.
Cocktail Recep...
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Jewish Home Lifecare offers Preventive Measures to reduce the Chance of Unintentional Falls during any season!
A slip and fall is a threat to the lives, independence and health of elders. Every...
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Save money and help save the planet by leaving your car at home. Avoid the stress of the morning drive and avoid gas costs – find a new way to work!
LEAVE YOUR CAR AT HOME DAY takes place...
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Oliver Ford, Manhattan Day Center client, has won this year's NYAHSA Art Competition. The title of his Merit Award winning painting is "Me and My Daughters Trying to Get Along". (Mr. Ford and ...
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Pat Mulvey, the Director of Jewish Home Lifecare's Solutions at Home program, discusses the role of geriatric care management in an interview with Jane Gross, in Gross's New Yo...
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Laura Radensky has worked at Jewish Home Lifecare for 19 years. She began almost two decades ago as a social work intern. Her title today is Community Relations and Legislative Liaison for Communi...
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Based upon her demonstration of “exemplary professionalism, hard work and continuing education,” Jewish Home Lifecare's Cara Unowsky, senior project manager of strategic planning, has been sel...
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May this season of reflection bring you a sweet New Year filled with Health, Happiness and Peace.
On the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Simchat Torah there will be religi...
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2008 marked the 30th anniversary of National Grandparents Day.
The Day's purpose is to honor grandparents and to encourage bonds between grandchildren and grandparents. The holiday draws ...
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Amidst all the events at Jewish Home Lifecare this summer, visits from the Israeli Scouts to all three of our campuses had a special significance.
During their uplifting and inspirational...
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"My first two weeks at Sarah Neuman have been so rewarding. I honestly never thought I would feel like a better person when I started working," says Sunu Mathew, a participant in Sarah Neuman’s ...
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The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System is changing it’s name to Jewish Home Lifecare.
In 1848 the organization began assisting elder women in their homes. From this beginning we evo...
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“Even in their eighties, people have the potential to grow,” explains Paul Padial, a Community Coordinator at our Manhattan nursing home.
Thanks to a popular new activity taking place a...
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To celebrate all the hard work contributed by the participants in the Bronx Intergenerational Youth and Geriatric Career Development programs, JHL threw the students an unusual party.
A pro...
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A good walk, a good time, and a good deed all rolled into one.
These were the sentiments expressed by Sarah Neuman Center’s 50 participants in the annual “Walk for What Matters” on ...
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Jewish Home Lifecare is pleased to announce that Alaine Marx has joined us in the position of Environmental Responsibility Coordinator. This position was made possible through a grant from the Bre...
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Decorations glittered, balloons cascaded and the crowd cheered, tapped and clapped to the beat of old-time favorites and even some great rock ‘n roll.
On Thursday, June 19, Jewish Home ...
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Trustee Randolph Guggenheimer, Jr. and his wife Jane (right) recently hosted an evening’s presentation and discussion on the topic of Palliative Care. Jewish Home Lifecare Trustees and their...
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Phyllis Erlbaum-Zur was recognized with the 2008 Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) Professional Award on March 23rd. Erlbaum-Zur is the Director of Admissions and Discharge Services at t...
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The portraits of eight Sarah Neuman residents who are centenarians were unveiled at a recent dedication ceremony held on our Westchester campus.
The portraits are on permanent display in ...
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Success Stories
Fred Greenblatt: Director of Therapeutic Recreation
Bridget Gallagher: Two decades helping shape the future of long-term care
Fred Greenblatt
Surrounded by family, friend...
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Dedicated to the well-being of Bronx elders, Jewish Home Lifecare is ensuring low-income seniors have more opportunities for affordable housing and health services. With inclement weather conditio...
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If You’re a Physician
If You’re a Nurse
If You’re a Physician
One of the greatest gaps in healthcare today is the shortage of experienced geriatricians.
Jewish Home Lifecare esta...
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Jewish Home Lifecare was proud to be among those honored at a reception hosted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion, in honor of the hundreds of organizations that partner with City age...
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Jewish Home Lifecare was recognized by UJA-Federation of New York for our Trustees’ 100% participation in UJA’s annual fundraising campaign.
Jewish Home was one of only seven agenci...
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Green Initiative at Jewish Home Lifecare
It’s on the news, discussed on talk shows and forums, Al Gore received a Nobel Prize for his work with it and it’s the focus of a system-wide in...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s Geriatric Career Development Program gives high school students a head start by providing training and first-hand experience in the health care industry, and offers th...
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Bill Ferrer hadn’t set foot in a bowling alley for years. But with the help of a video game remote control, Ferrer was not only rolling a ball but hitting a spare.
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Culture Change and Communities of Caring: Jewish Home Lifecare’s Ongoing Journey
The test of a people is how it behaves towards the old.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
The goal of creating co...
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Jewish Home Lifecare and the Jewish Guild for the Blind have partnered to create The Guild Institute for Vision & Aging.
The Guild Institute is a long term skilled nursing residen...
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Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) is a non-profit organization that provides computer training designed specifically for elders. OATS partners with Jewish Home Lifecare to give our clients v...
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Audrey S. Weiner, DSW, MPH, president and CEO of Jewish Home Lifecare, has been appointed to the board of directors of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (ASHSA).
AAHS...
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Jewish Home to Re-develop 106th Street Campus
The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System has announced plans to re-develop the Home’s 106th street campus in Manhattan. Construction is expec...
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Elizabeth (Liz) Weingast who is presently the Associate Director of Nursing at the Sarah Neuman Westchester campus of Jewish Home Lifecare, has been promoted to the position of Director of C...
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Live broadcasts of lectures held at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y are available to residents, families, friends, and members of the community thanks to the generous support of Joan Jacobson of New Y...
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