Insights from Onsite

Florida

It’s hard to find much to cheer about with the Florida primaries--or any primaries going on at the moment. However, the one thing that Florida does is bring a focus on seniors. Florida has an abundance of people over 65 and candidates campaigning there must pay attention to the concerns of older Americans.

Stories from JCHE

No question about it: conductorcize is fun!

Residents at Golda and in Brighton had the chance this week to imagine themselves as conductors rehearsing at Symphony Hall.

Spotlight: Toby Kumin and her young sons create a special friendship at JCHE

Toby Kumin, along with Noah and Jesse, have forged a special friendship with Bella. The relationship is valued by all. According to Toby it is especially wonderful for her sons... “to see how people can age gracefully and with joy with lots of friends around.”

What's New at JCHE?

Many thanks to Framingham Cooperative Bank for supporting JCHE's new intergenerational program that brings together Shillman House residents with students from MetroWet Jewish Day School.

Kudos to New England Eye Institute for offering stat-of-the-art vision screenings in your mobile van in the parking lot of our Brighton Campus

Welcome aboard to our newest staff members: Karen Edlund, Chief Financial Officer; Richard Walter, Executive Chef for Shillman House; Yim Wong, part-time Tri-Lingual Resident Service Coordinator at Golda Meir House (Cantonese and Mandarin/English); Elena Souvorova, Bi-Lingual Resident Service Coordinator at Golda Meir House (Russian/English); Barbara Zolit, Generations Together Assistant.We are pleased that you have joined JCHE!

Recent survey highlights the quality of JCHE's CaringChoices services: Residents who participate in JCHE's CaringChoices program responded with a confirming 96% that 1) they were extremely or very satisfied with the services and 2)the program plays a pivotal role in helping them remain independent. CaringChoices, currently provided at our Brighton and Coleman House communities, offers affordable and reliable in-home support to enable residents to remain at JCHE as their needs change.

To learn more about the CaringChoices program: for Brighton, contact Barbara Zoob at 617-912-8451; for Coleman House, contact Ally Lasky at 617-244-7600.

JCHE buildings are now completely smoke-free!

Shillman House is certified as an Enterprise Green Community!