A Help Line and a Lifeline: Adult Day Care Services via Telehealth
The Jewish Home’s Telehealth program is providing much-needed companionship, health assessment and evaluation, and social services for Adult Day Health Care clients unable to attend the program in person during the pandemic.
Read MoreHelping Frail Cardiac Patients Get Well, Go Home and Stay Home
Marlene Konopolsky, who runs the Social Work Transitions program on our Westchester campus, provides expert care from the moment patients arrive for heart rehabilitation to three months after they are discharged home. “I’m essentially their care navigator for the next 12 weeks.”
Read MoreGeriatrics Career Development Featured on CBS 2 News
CBS 2 News featured Francisca Fadairo, a remarkable high school senior in our Geriatrics Career Development Program (GCD). For the past 15 years, The New Jewish Home’s groundbreaking workforce development program has provided underserved high school students with allied health care certifications, college preparation and invaluable experience caring for older adults. Instead of closing GCD when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we actually hired our GCD participants so they could continue to receive hands-on training and gain firsthand experience working on the front lines as health care heroes.
Read MoreMusician and WWII Veteran Celebrates his 100th Birthday
Harold Schachner, a resident in The New Jewish Home, Manhattan, celebrates his 100th birthday by seeing his family for the first time since COVID-19.
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News 12: Mount Vernon woman reunited after 6 months with mom in nursing home
After a six-month wait, Sarah Neuman resident, Dorothy was able to reunite with her daughter during a garden visit. News12 Westchester visited for this special moment.
Read MoreDespite COVID Constraints, GCD Points Toward a Bright Future
When Kayla was a sophomore at Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, her counselor stopped her in the hall. She said to her, “If you’re interested in nursing, you should join GCD.”
And just like that, Kayla’s future became brighter.
She has wanted to be a nurse for as long as she can remember. Before she began Geriatric Career Development (GCD) at The New Jewish Home, that dream seemed out of reach. Now, thanks to GCD, it’s an attainable goal.
Read MoreSafe Rehabilitation in Partnership with Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in the Age of COVID-19
Throughout the global pandemic, the skilled physical, occupational and speech therapists at The New Jewish Home’s Westchester campus, Sarah Neuman delivered excellent rehabilitation care.
Read MoreEnhancing Care Through Deep Knowing
Mrs. L., a resident at Sarah Neuman, The New Jewish Home’s Westchester campus, was visited regularly by her husband. “He came religiously every day to help walk with her and care for her,” according to Miriam Levi, Assistant Administrator. “So it ripped him apart when we closed our doors in March because of COVID-19.” But, thanks to a person-directed care model, adopted six years ago by The New Jewish Home, Mr. L. was able to maintain frequent contact with his wife during the pandemic even though he couldn’t visit like he used to. “The staff worked out a way he could come to a fence in the garden and see her, and he could call every day and be comforted by the fact that he was talking to someone who really knows his wife — her habits, likes and dislikes. That’s a big plus for residents and families.”
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