Insights from Onsite

Reflecting on Possibilities

Over the past few weeks, board and staff members at JCHE have had the pleasure of hearing folks from outside organizations talk about their own growth trajectories. In one case, the organization grew from caring for one segment of the population (Holocaust survivors) to broadly serving the seniors of New York City with senior centers, internet technology and home care services. In the other case, the organization tore down traditional nursing homes (declaring them “islands of misery”) and built apartments-for-life which support a very broad range of elders (from those needing no support at all to those requiring nursing home-level care).

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How Housing like JCHE’s Can Help Reduce Health Care Costs

It is abundantly clear that housing like JCHE’s can reduce health care use and costs. The primary concerns to the Medicare/Medicaid budgets are the costs associated with hospitalization, rehospitalization, and premature nursing home placement. More than a few health care dollars are wasted when patients (a.k.a. people) transfer from one setting to another, such as hospital to home or rehab, and then get readmitted to the hospital. Rehospitalizations are very common and in many cases can be reduced or avoided by putting systems in place and including all the players in the plan to support someone in the community: physicians, discharge planners, visiting nurses, home health care, social workers…. and yes, housing staff like JCHEs’!

NERSC: A conference that was well worth attending!

If my colleagues Gaye Freed and Laura Isenberg hadn’t gone ahead and volunteered me as a presenter at the 15th annual New England Resident Services, Inc. Conference (NERSC) I would never have given this organization a second thought. In my mind it was a conference that our RSC’s attended every year with consistently glowing reports.

Onsite nurse offers health information and personal reassurance

It is Tuesday morning at Coleman House and a line is beginning to form. Residents are patiently waiting to meet with Leslie Rosenblatt, R.N. They know that when the door to her office is opened and Leslie steps out to invite them in one at a time, all will be better.

“Yes” Opens the Windows to Our Best Ideas

Dr. Becker spoke to JCHE's Board and to leaders in the housing and senior services sphere.

As you saw in Amy’s latest “Insights from Onsite” post, JCHE was very lucky to host Dr. Hans Becker, CEO of the Humanitas Foundation in Rotterdam, this last week. Dr. Becker is an inspirational leader and thinker who has transformed a system of un-inspired nursing homes into developments of “apartments for life.” Humanitas buildings are vibrant communities targeted to seniors where anyone can live and flourish as they age.

Why 24 hour coverage is important when choosing senior housing

Families want the peace of mind that comes with knowing that someone is looking after their loved one, regardless of the time of day or the type of situation.

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What's New at JCHE?

JCHE is featured in publications by LeadingAge and NEAHMA as a winner of the prestigious LeadingAge Innovation Grant! So pleased to be one of only four organizations selected this inagural award year. We are eager to proceed with our extensive plans to offer Memory Support training for staff assisting residents who require assistance.

Francine Godfrey, JCHE's Director of Fitness and Wellness, is AJAS' 2013 Humanitarian. In addition to her innovative work developing programs at JCHE, Francine has played an instrumental role in the rebirth of the Jewish community in Denpropetrovsk, Ukraine. This is a special honor -- and it's so well deserved!

Golda Meir House's Laura Isenberg,Resident Service Administrator, and Richard Lally, Maintenance Supervisor presented at the American Society on Aging (ASA) national conference in Chicago on March 13. Laura and Richard have been part of a team that developed an innovative approach to managing senior housing residents who are at risk.

Check out our new JCHE brochure.

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JCHE's 2011 Annual Report is now available.

Tips and Techniques for Supporting Residents with Mental Illness: A Guide for Staff in Housing for Older Adults

JCHE created this practical guide together with Jewish Family & Children's Services with funds from CJP-Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund. It's available at no charge at jche.org/guide.

Shillman House is certified as an Enterprise Green Community!