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2017 News and Events
Jewish Home of Rochester Hosts Hanukkah Celebration
13 WHAM – The Jewish Home welcomed adults participating in Rochester’s Jewish Living Program for a celebration of Hanukkah.
Jewish Senior Life’s myPath Program Offers Specialized Care for Stroke Patients
The Jewish Ledger – Jewish Senior Life has expanded its stroke rehabilitation program to provide specialized care following a hospital stay
Jewish Senior Life’s Green House cottages give residents ‘real home’
Rochester Business Journal Online – The first residents moved from the Jewish Home tower last week; another group moved this week, and the final residents will move into the cottages Oct. 2. A total of 108 residents—36 per cottage—will fill the brand new, spacious living spaces.
Jewish Home Cottages Give Residents More Privacy
Democrat and Chronicle – Jewish Senior Life has set up each floor in the Green House Cottages as its own home, complete with cooking and laundry facilities.
Take a look inside $83 million nursing home project
Democrat and Chronicle Online – Ted Donsky still shaking his head in disbelief a week after moving into one of the new Green House homes, part of Jewish Senior Life in Brighton.
Jewish Home cottages put residents’ needs first
Democrat and Chronicle Online – Residents are sleeping later and staggering their mealtimes as they gain more control of their days at Green House homes, part of the Jewish Senior Life.
Jewish Senior Life Moving Seniors into new Green House Cottage Communities
13 WHAM – It’s moving day for some seniors at Jewish Senior Life. The seniors are moving into the new green house cottages. The small households are designed specifically for long-term care residents.
Exclusive Look at Innovative Nursing Home
News 8 – Jewish Senior Life finishing $83 million dollar project. This project included the design of 3 new cottages that are almost complete at Jewish Senior Life off of Winton Road in Brighton.
Jewish Senior Life Opens New Long-Term Care Homes
Jewish Senior Life today announced the opening of nine new long-term care homes on its campus, a key milestone in its ongoing $83 million campus transformation project. The organization has invited residents, their families, community leaders and the media to attend...
Advocates take long walk for Alzheimer’s awareness
The Summer Solstice is considered the longest day of the year, but for folks at Jewish Senior Life it had a deeper meaning.
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Jewish Senior Life honors employees
Brighton Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life honors employees for exceptional service. Jewish Senior Life announced that Mary Pellicane and Nicole Right are the 2016 recipients of the Leon Rosen Award for Exceptional Customer Service.
Notable Names
Brighton-Pittsford Post – The Jewish Senior Life board of directors recently held its elections for the 2016-17 term.
Honey made in backyard of Jewish Senior Life campus
Fox Rochester – Residents at the Jewish Senior Life Summit at Brighton are enjoying a sweet treat made right in their own backyard.
Three Keys To Redefining “Home” In Long-Term Care
Environments for Aging – Less than a year after breaking ground on one of the largest construction projects in the Rochester, N.Y., area, the team at Jewish Senior Life has made tremendous progress toward making our campus transformation a reality.
Local public forum with author Suzanne Braun Levine
WHAM 13 – The Women’s Council at the Jewish Senior Life Foundation is hosting acclaimed author Suzanne Braun Levine for an event on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at the Irondequoit Country Club.
Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov!
Jewish Ledger – BAR/BAT MITZVAHS, GRADUATIONS, AWARDS, PROMOTIONS, EN GAGE MENTS, WEDDINGS, BIRTHS …
Jewish Senior Life Receives $2 Million Gift
Jewish Ledger – Jewish Senior Life is very pleased to announce a transformational gift from the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation.
Job flexibility, not pay, most important to workers
Democrat & Chronicle – Jewish Senior Life offers workers nearly a dozen different types of paid leave time, allowing them time for things like voting and donating blood and bone marrow, or the chance to pull away from work if they witness or are victims of crime.
Keep on Cooking- Residents share their longtime favorite recipes (Chef Gene Trotta & Jan Gustafson)
13WHAM & Fox Rochester – 13WHAM’s Alexis Arnold got together with Gene Trotta, Executive Director of Dining Services at Jewish Senior Life, and Jewish Senior Life resident Jan Gustafson to make Jan’s praline cookies.
Bright Spot – Rochester’s Jewish Senior Life Honors Employees for Work Milestones
Rochester, NY (WHAM) – A big thank you Wednesday for Jewish Senior Life employees. It was the organizations annual service luncheon.
Redefining home
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Heart disease survivor shares her story
WROC TV 8 – Heart disease survivor Jean Phillips and Michele Schirano, the Administrator of the Jewish Home of Rochester, discussed how the Cardiopulmonary Rehab Program at the Jewish Home is helping patients regain their quality of life Thursday on News 8 at Noon.
Jewish Senior Life to offer specialized care
In Good Health – Jewish Senior Life is expanding its cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program, responding to an increasing need for specialized patient care following a hospital stay.
2016 News and Events
Be prepared when Alzheimer’s is part of the holidays
Democrat and Chronicle, Nextpert article featuring Sue Adams-Price – This time of year is filled with family get-togethers, and while family and holidays go together like turkey and stuffing, these gatherings can also be very stressful.
Three considerations when implementing a new model
McKnight’s – This past spring, we at Jewish Senior Life broke ground on a campus transformation project that will redefine home for our elders and revolutionize the way we deliver care.
Jewish Senior Life Foundation elects directors
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life Foundation recently announced the election of two officers and two directors for the Board of the Jewish Senior Life Foundation for the 2016-17 term.
Jewish Senior Life announces new program
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life recently announced the expansion of its cardiovascular rehabilitation program with the myHeart Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program
What is Companion Care?
Jewish Ledger – Few things are more reassuring than having a friend or companion to rely on for help, especially as we age. A caring companion can enrich the lives of our elderly loved ones
Nextpert: Susan Bussey, Jewish Senior Life
Democrat & Chronicle – Music can be another very powerful tool for older adults — connecting our brains to life events and helping us recall various memories. Jewish Senior Life offers the MUSIC & MEMORY program that brings music into the lives of seniors with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive and physical challenges.
Jewish Senior Life celebrates National Grandparents Day
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life residents, families and staff recently celebrated National Grandparents Day with a petting zoo, magician and face painting.
House Calls Not Thing of Past
55 PLUS – She’s a physician who makes house calls, part of the physician house calls program hosted by Jewish Senior Life in Rochester.
OACES: Community leaders want adult learning program funding restored
13WHAM – Community leaders including the Rochester Teachers Association, Action for a Better Community, Roc Acts, Rochester Community of Churches and members of Jewish Senior Life gathered on Tuesday pushing the city school district to restore over a million dollars back into the programs budget.
Herbs for Herb
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Herb was known for growing tomatoes and bringing them to residents who were not able to come outside. Now the tradition continues, as the herbs grown in this new garden will be used in meals at the Summit.
The Summit at Brighton plants herb garden in honor of Herb Ouzer
Brighton-Pittsford Post – On Father’s Day, independent living residence the Summit at Brighton honored Herb Ouzer, a former resident, by planting an herb garden in his name. Herb lived at the Summit at Brighton for four years before passing away in 2014 at age 100.
Family honors father with ‘herb’ garden
TWC News – A special dedication this Father’s Day may be budding a new tradition at a local senior home. “To know him was to love him, that’s all I can say,” friend Charlotte Hillsberg said.
Healthy Around Town, Dr. Brenda Baratta, Physician House Calls
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Jewish Senior Life Breaks Ground on Expansion Project
TWC News Evening – The $83 million project will transform the long-term care housing into a more homelike setting for residents. Jewish Senior Life President Mike King says the new living spaces will off the opportunity to create a higher standard of living.
Jewish Senior Life breaks ground on $83 million housing project
13WHAM ABC at 6:00 p.m. – Brighton, N.Y. – Jewish Senior Life, a senior health and wellness organization, is investing $83 million to transform its long-term care housing.
New, smaller homes to be built at Jewish Home
Democrat & Chronicle – Five years ago, the leadership of Jewish Senior Life started planning for a new model of care on its campus.
Jewish Senior Life Breaks Ground On $83 Million Project
WXXI News – Jewish Senior Life, a local provider of nursing home and other facilities in the Rochester area, broke ground Thursday on a major initiative.
Jewish Senior Life breaks ground on expansion project
News 8 at 5:00 p.m. – A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday for Jewish Senior Life, as they got started on an $83 million project.
$83 million senior care project set to begin
News 8 – A 3-year, $83 million project at Jewish Senior Life in Brighton will break ground next week. Mike King, CEO of Jewish Senior Life, says the project will redefine transitional and long-term care in Upstate New York.
Jewish Senior Life Employees Receive Healthcare Achievement Award
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Carol Maskiell and Mary Fazio, employees at Jewish Senior Life, were honored at the 2016 Rochester Business Health Care Achievement Awards on March 22.
News 10 at noon – Marian’s House
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Notable Names
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Carol Maskiell and Mary Fazio, employees at Jewish Senior Life, were honored at the 2016 Rochester Business Health Care Achievement Awards on March 22.
Mazel Tov
Jewish Ledger – Acclaim to Carol Maskiell and Mary Fazio, RN, who are both Jewish Senior Life employees that were honored at the 2016 Rochester Business Health Care Achievement Awards.
Jewish organizations to administer survey
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life and the Jewish Service of Rochester are administering an online survey to study Jewish poverty in the community, against the backdrop of a larger poverty initiative underway in Rochester until March 31.
Jewish Senior Life hosts Sweetheart Celebration
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life celebrated love and honored for Jewish Home of Rochester couples with a Sweetheart Celebration on Feb. 12. The couples enjoyed a festive afternoon of wine, chocolate and musical entertainment by Uptown Groove.
Jewish Senior Life, Jewish Service of Rochester to administer survey
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life and the Jewish Service of Rochester are administering an online survey to study Jewish poverty in the community, against the backdrop of a larger poverty initiative underway in Rochester until March 31.
New Study of Jewish Poverty
Jewish Ledger – Jewish Senior Life and Jewish Family Service of Rochester are teaming up to undertake a study of Jewish poverty within our community, against the backdrop of a larger poverty initiative underway in Greater Rochester.
Meet Your Provider – Jewish Senior Life
In Good Health – Jewish Senior Life is guided by our values of honoring family and helping seniors age well in the place of their choice.
Seniors downsizing without disaster in today’s market
Brighton-Pittsford Post – To help older adults and their loved ones in our community navigate the downsizing process, The Summit at Brighton held a Downsizing and Moving Seminar on Jan. 26, where experts discussed tips for selling homes in today’s market and how to right-size individual lifestyles.
‘Homelike’ is the new standard for senior living
Rochester Business Journal – Upgrades to local senior living communities as well as new projects are centering on a fresh model of care that strives to create a more home-like atmosphere for residents.
2015 News and Events
What is Companion Care?
Brighton-Pittsford Post- Few things are more reassuring than having a friend or companion to rely on for help, especially as we age.
Students and Elders Celebrate Chanukah Together
Jewish Ledger – It’s important to choose a companion care service that thoroughly screens its employees, and that provides a uniquely matched companion the senior can rely on.
Jewish Senior Life and Hillel Community Day School celebrate Chanukah
Brighton-Pittsford Post – A group of Jewish Senior Life residents and Hillel Community Day School students celebrated Chanukah together Dec. 10 at the Jewish Home of Rochester.
Bright Spot: Remembering Frank Sinatra
13 WHAM TV – Jewish Senior Life hosted a celebration for what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday this week.
Students and elders celebrate Hanukkah
WROC TV 8 – The young and the young at heart got the chance to come together in celebration of Hanukkah Thursday. It was part of a program launched in October that gives students of the Hillel Day School and elders at the Jewish Senior Life Center a chance to interact. both groups benefit from the experience.
Celebrating Centenarians at Jewish Senior Life
Brighton-Pittsford Post – On Nov. 18 at the Summit at Brighton, Jewish Senior Life invited residents who are 100 years of age or older and live in their independent and assisted living communities to do just that — enjoy a lunch together to celebrate their birthdays and exchange stories about how they got to where they are today.
New York Jewish Senior Living Facility Offers Enhanced Palliative Care
Senior Care Helper website – Jewish Senior Life, based in Brighton, New York, recently announced that they will be enhancing their palliative services for their residents and surrounding community seniors .
Jewish Senior Life Enhances its Palliative and End of Life Program
Jewish Ledger – Jewish Senior Life has secured funding for an initiative that will enrich the palliative and end-of-life care services provided to its residents.
Jewish Senior Life elects new directors, earns CARF accreditation
In Good Health – Jewish Senior Life recently announced the election of the following directors to its board
Parkinson’s Therapy Teaches Patients to be ‘Big & Loud’
TWC News – Linda Unger’s early onset Parkinson’s disease was diminishing her ability to walk and talk. That’s when she starting coming to the Jewish Senior Life’s Atkin Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation, where therapists use LSVT Big and Loud treatments to improve communication and movement in Parkinson’s patients.
Jewish Senior Life Earns Quality Accreditation
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life has earned its second consecutive five-year CARF-CCAC accreditation from CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accrediting body of continuing care retirement communities and similar human services organization.
Jewish Senior Life announces promotions
Rochester Business Journal – Jewish Senior Life announces the following promotions: Joel Weiss, senior vice president of advancement; Susan Bussey, senior vice president of housing; and Michele Schirano, senior vice president/administrator of the Jewish Home of Rochester.
2015 Wealth of Health Awards – Special Recognition
Rochester Business Journal – A fair number of the 1,100 people who work at Jewish Senior Life came to Rochester from non-English-speaking countries. So, as a part of its employee wellness program, the agency is lending extra support with English language classes and tutoring to help them adjust to life in a different country.
Jewish Senior Life wins Brighton Chamber of Commerce 2015 Community Service Award
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life was the 2015 recipient of the community Service Award, presented by the Brighton Chamber of Commerce.
Jewish Senior Life wins Brighton Chamber of Commerce 2015 Community Service Award
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life (JSL) was the 2015 recipient of the Community Service Award, presented by the Brighton Chamber of Commerce.
Jewish Senior Life clinical analyst makes Tech Woman of Year finalists
Democrat & Chronicle – Passion, courage to be different, the ability to shift away from their comfort zones. These are among character traits that propelled a dozen leading women to emerge as local leaders in technology.
On the move
The Daily Record – Jewish Senior Life announced that Mike King has been named president and CEO. King has served in a senior leadership role with JSL for 10 years, most recently as chief operating officer.
Jewish Senior Life names King new President, CEO
Democrat & Chronicle – Jewish Senior Life, which employs about 1,000 people, has named Mike King as its new president and CEO.
Jewish Senior Life names CEO
Rochester Business Journal – Jewish Senior Life has named Chief Operating Officer Michael King as president and CEO, officials said Thursday.
Jewish Senior Life names new President and CEO
Jewish Ledger – Jewish Senior Life announced on Wednesday that Mike King has been named President and CEO effective immediately.
For Seniors, Music Brings Back Memories
Time Warner Cable News – For Seniors, Music Brings Back Memories
Jewish Senior Life Launches Music & Memory Program
In Good Health – Jewish Senior Life has launched a new evidence-based program called Music & Memory.
Jewish Senior Life uses media to trigger memories in dementia patients
Brighton-Pittsford Post – Jewish Senior Life recently launched its new Music & Memory program.
Jewish Home moves forward with project
Democrat & Chronicle – Strong, Jewish Home projects move along