Medicaid Cuts on the Line
Earlier this year, the New York State Health Department announced it would pursue a change in Medicaid reimbursements that would effectively cut nearly a quarter billion dollars in funding to hundreds of nonprofit nursing homes. As a mission-focused provider that has been proudly serving the community since 1848, we faced a choice: stand up to these cuts and fight for thousands of nursing home residents in New York State, or do nothing and jeopardize the quality of care they depend on. We chose to fight.
Read MoreTraining Chaplains to “Be Present”
By Rabbi Jonathan Malamy, Director of Spiritual Care and Religious Life
“Are you ready to die?”
It was a simple but jarring question and one that the seminarian was really not prepared for. As he sat with a terminal patient near the koi pond on our Manhattan campus, he knew he needed to answer. But how? The student quickly replied that in his religious tradition, he was taught to live every day as if it were his last.
Read MoreSolutions at Home® Complete In-Home Care
Making the right decisions when it comes to you or your loved one’s health care can be challenging. Managing doctor appointments, medication, and nutrition staying on top of bills and dealing with insurance providers is often overwhelming for older adults. The New Jewish Home, Solutions At Home® in-home care is a program that helps you or your loved one navigate health care resources and maintain the best quality of life.
Read MoreSummer Jobs Lead to Careers
Nearly 50 New York City high school and college students successfully completed the NYC Summer Youth Employment Program hosted by The New Jewish Home on our Manhattan campus. The number marked an all-time high for participation in the program designed to engage career-oriented youth with paid internships each summer.
Well Rooted Living and Horticultural Therapy
There’s an interesting bond shared by residents at The New Jewish Home. They just love getting their hands dirty.
Bringing Families Together
Generations of families gathered to celebrate National Grandparents Day this past September at The New Jewish Home’s Sarah Neuman campus in Westchester, Kittay Senior Apartments in the Bronx and on our Manhattan campus.
RAIN’S HEALTH PULSE NY: “Westchester providers ink long-term rehabilitation partnership”
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and the New Jewish Home, Sarah Neuman have formed a long-term strategic partnership focused on rehabilitation services.
Read MoreGet Well – Go Home! Gold Seal of Approval for Sarah Neuman’s Heart Failure Program
Sarah Neuman Heart Failure Program providing the highest standards of health care
According to the American College of Cardiology, heart disease is the most prevalent condition among older adults. No one knows this better than our dedicated health care professionals who work at Sarah Neuman’s Heart Failure Program in Westchester. Every day, our care team strives to ensure that heart patients can get well, go home safely and are able to manage their care more effectively.