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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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"Everyday is Valentine's Day to me," says 99-year-old Sidney Kronish when he refers to the loving relationship he has with his girlfriend, Rozeanne Zweig. The pair has been together for more than ...
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Post acute and rehabilitative care is becoming increasingly important in the health care landscape. In order to provide the best possible rehabilitative care in the New York area, Jewish Home Lifeca...
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When you think of jumping rope, a Manhattan nursing home is probably not the setting that comes to mind.
The ropes were turning, however, on Saturday, February 11, when 29 Double Dutch ...
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Emily Holtzer, 87, is one of the newest tenants at Kittay House Senior Apartments. She’s approaching this new phase of her life with the same indomitable spirit and energy that fueled her career t...
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Jewish Home Lifecare has embarked on a major project to rebuild its skilled nursing facility on the Upper West Side so that it can best provide future services to the elderly in Manhattan.
After re...
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"She was alone. I made her my friend, she made me her friend. We were friends, not just worker and resident." - Certified Nursing Assistant, remarking on a death of a client
"I wanted to tell som...
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January 30, 2012 was Super Sunday for the UJA Federation with more than 800 volunteers making calls to raise funds for the needy.
Among those volunteers were two tenants of Kittay House Senio...
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Beginning in 2012 New York State will require Medicaid recipients needing more than 120 days of continuous care in the community to enroll in a managed long term care program.
This requirement will...
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Kittay House Senior Apartments, as a community of vital, engaged elders, was featured on CBS Evening News on November 17th.
The story discussed the growing number of Americans 90 or older and featu...
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"What used to work is no longer an option," Colin Milner, chief executive of the International Council on Active Aging said to a reporter from The Wall Street Journal in an article published in the pa...
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On November 29th, Jewish Home Lifecare’s Manhattan campus held its first Green ...
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Local elected officials, trustees, project leaders and Jewish Home Lifecare Bronx division staff gathered on October 27th to ceremonially break ground for a new assisted living residence that will be ...
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Ninety-year-old World War II veteran Murray Gittelman, a tenant at Kittay House Senior Apartments is featured in The New York Daily News today.
Gittelman, who marched in 1963 in support of civil ri...
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New York Area seniors are taking control of their health in a new way, thanks to a pilot project from Jewish Home Lifecare and Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. Seniors in two residential hous...
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Dr. Evelyn Granieri will be the keynote speaker in the 14th Annual Stein Lecture to be held at Jewish Home Lifecare’s Sarah Neuman Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Westchester. Dr. Gran...
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With hospitals under new pressure from Medicare to reduce readmissions, and re-hospitalization a major concern for patients with congestive heart failure (“CHF”) three area healthcare groups are c...
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Dr. Myint Si was honored with a 2011 WESTY Award in a ceremony on October 19, 2011. The WESTY (West Side Sprit Thanks You) Awards, bestowed by publisher Manhattan Media, recognize the special contribu...
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Audrey S. Weiner, MPH, DSW President and CEO of Jewish Home Lifecare was installed as the 2012-2014 Chair of the Board at LeadingAge. In her new role, she will oversee the organization’s gover...
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Jewish Home Lifecare’s Manhattan campus recently installed a Shabbat elevator in order to accommodate the religious needs of its Shabbat-observant clients and their families.
Fo...
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On the first Sunday following Labor Day, families and grandchildren of Kittay tenants shared a special afternoon of celebration to honor their bubbys, pop-pops, abuelas, opas , nonnas and yeh yehs on ...
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Enhancing Care Through Communication
You are invited to join us at Jewish Home Lifecare’s 9th Annual Geriatric Palliative Care Conference.
The conference will be held:
Tuesday, November 15th, 8:3...
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Jewish Home Lifecare looks forward to enjoying Grandparent’s Day with your family.
We have exciting, family-oriented activities planned on every campus and hope that you are able to participate.
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ALLEZ CUISINE! (Get Cooking!)
It was the battle of the summer… Jewish Home Lifecare’s Executive Chefs from the Bronx and Manhattan competed for the title of Iron Chef Jewish Home.
The pr...
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WABC-TV's Eyewitness News Steps Aboard
The Biobus made a stop at Jewish Home Lifecare’s Manhattan campus as part of an educational event for the Geriatric Career Development (GCD) students. The B...
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NYU Langone Medical Center and Jewish Home Lifecare, a New York-based long-term care and rehabilitation provider, are partnering to test the benefits of telehealth technology for congestive heart fail...
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He’s been on Oprah and the Food Network; his recipes have appeared in Gourmet and Food & Wine. On August 9, Chef Cary Neff, came to Kittay House Senior Apartments to cook one of his signatur...
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Jewish Home Lifecare is implementing the INTERACT quality improvement program with a goal of reducing rehospitalization rates by 10%. INTERACT, an acronym for "Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Tra...
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With summer heat already in full swing, Jewish Home Lifecare's Manhattan and Bronx divisions are both scooping up a new kind of ice cream especially formulated for individuals with swallowing impairme...
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Thankfully, Jewish Home Lifecare was minimally affected by Hurricane Irene. There were minor water leaks in places, but these have been dealt with and did not affect patient or resident care. The ...
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Jewish Home Lifecare provides healthcare services and assistance for elders. Recognizing each person as a unique individual, our care supports independence
and respects human dignity.
With more t...
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