Category: Recovery and Resilience
Fae Boczko

Ambiguous terms lead to risk: The importance of IDDSI implementation

The New Jewish Home’s Director of Speech-Language and Swallowing Disorders Fae Boczko, MS,CCC-SLP,BCS-S, shares in McKnight’s how the interdisciplinary teams at our Manhattan facility worked together to successfully implement the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) to benefit our patients and residents with swallowing disorders. Take a look: Ambiguous terms lead to risk: The importance of IDDSI implementation – Guest columns – McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (mcknights.com)

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Tanya Isaacs - Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable Black Leaders And Executives

Tanya Isaacs, The New Jewish Home’s SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, recognized by Crain’s New York Business

Crain’s New York Business recently released its list of Notable Black Leaders and Executives for 2022 and we are delighted to announce that Tanya Isaacs, our SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer, has been included! Since joining The New Jewish Home in 2021, Tanya oversaw the successful renewal of collective bargaining agreements with four separate health care unions, launched a diversity and inclusion initiative, and successfully led efforts to recruit and retain nursing staff during a severe workforce shortage. Please join us in congratulating Tanya on this great achievement!

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From left: Dr. Jeffrey Farber, President & CEO of The New Jewish Home; Karen Flam, Vice-Chair of AJAS Board Of Directors; Freddy Valentin, Associate Systems Administrator at The New Jewish Home and Don Shulman, President & CEO of AJAS.  

Recognizing Our Staff – Freddy Valentin

The Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) has selected our Associate Systems Administrator Freddy Valentin as its 2022 Humanitarian of the Year. Thank you to Karen Flam and Don Shulman of AJAS, for coming to The New Jewish Home to surprise Freddy with the good news! Freddy was chosen for demonstrating compassion and courage while going beyond his regular job duties and volunteering in the nursing home during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. His dedication to our mission inspired many colleagues to follow his path and volunteer as well. Please join us in congratulating Freddy on this well-deserved achievement!

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An older man, possibly recovering from a heart attack, dons a light grey cap and a black t-shirt reading "DAD TO THE BONE." He wears camo shorts and has a grey face mask hanging below his chin while using a mobility aid. The blurred background features cars and people in an outdoor setting.

Helping Patients Thrive after a Heart Attack

Our Westchester heart failure program, which is the only Joint Commission-accredited heart failure program in Westchester, is dedicated to helping patients have the best possible clinical outcomes and quality of life. 

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Stephanie Le

Assistant Medical Director Dr. Stephanie Le Instills Collaboration in our Team of Mount Sinai Physicians and Nurse Practitioners

Stephanie Le always aspired to be a doctor like her father, a radiologist who worked for the U.S. Army. And she quickly found that geriatrics was the specialty for her. She did her residency in internal medicine at Boston University, which has a strong geriatrics program. “I love working with older people,” she said. “They are great to talk to, they tell wonderful stories, and they are grateful for the care. When I applied for fellowships, I focused on New York and I was fortunate to get into Mount Sinai for geriatric and palliative care.”

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Jesus Hernandez

Jesus Hernandez, RN, Takes the Lead and Reflects on Building a New COVID-19 Unit from the Bottom Up

Just a few months after becoming the assistant director of nursing, Jesus was asked to become the clinical lead at The New Jewish Home’s COVID-19 Recovery Unit.

Jesus Hernandez, who joined The New Jewish Home in 2012 as a nurse manager, stepped up in October 2020 to become assistant director of nursing. Just a few months later, while still adjusting to his new role, he was asked to take on another big challenge—to serve as the clinical lead of The New Jewish Home’s COVID-19 Recovery Unit.

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