The Scribe
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Deadline for article submission:
October 11, 2011
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Shana Tova
from the AJAS Staff and Board of Directors
Reminders:
Join AJAS Listservs
AJAS hosts several active listservs which are a great way to connect with colleagues across North America. Current listservs include: CEOs, Marketing and Development, CFOs, and the newly created Chaplains listserv. If you or a coworker would like to join, please contact Heather Gordon at heather@ajas.org.
The Scribe - Call for Articles We are currently collecting articles for the fall edition of The Scribe. If you would like to see your facility's program or project featured, please send in your submissions. Some topic ideas include philanthropic programs, building projects, or celebrations. If you would like to submit an article, please contact Heather Gordon at heather@ajas.org.
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Upcoming Events
IAHSA and LeadingAge Pre-Conference forum on Elder Abuse Prevention: Global Models in Washington, DC on October 15, 2011. AJAS members receive complimentary registration. Follow links to find more information and view the invitation. _________________________ AJAS Reception in the Sukkah in Washington, DC on October 17, 2011. To view the full invitation, click here.
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AJAS Members in the News!
Tulsa Jewish Retirement and Healthcare Center partnered with the OU School of Community Medicine to open a new geriatric clinic. Read and watch the story at:
http://www.newson6.com/story/15327488/new-geriatric-clinic-opens-doors-in-tulsa _______________________________ Los Angeles Jewish Home, conngratulations to the for turning 100! Read more about this great milestone and their plans for the future at www.jewishjournal.com. |
Transportation Grant for The Jewish Home
Fairfield, CT
The Jewish Home for the Elderly, is pleased to announce the receipt of a $24,000 challenge grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation. The grant is for the Transportation Program for Bridgeport area seniors who attend Grasmere by the Sea Adult Day Services.
"In today's difficult economic environment this generosity is deeply appreciated and assures clients will have accessible transportation to the comprehensive health, social and rehabilitative services we provide," said Michael Hebert, Director of Grasmere by the Sea Adult Day Services. Read more...
From left to right: Pictured are Grasmere by the Sea participants Annie Mills, Alice Henriques, Modesta Gonzalez, Carmen Fuentes, all of Bridgeport, and Roberta Kendricks of Trumbull.
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Village Shalom Hosts its First Wedding
Overland Park, KS
Like other Jewish-sponsored retirement communities, Village Shalom has celebrated many life-cycle events through the years - bar mitzvahs, brit milah (ritual circumcision) ceremonies, memorial and shiva (mourning period) services. Now it has added "wedding" to the list.
Roberta Pollack and Sam Goller were married recently in a traditional Jewish ceremony in Village Shalom's Appleman Synagogue, with nearly 100 family members and friends attending from across the country. The couple chose Village Shalom not only for the synagogue's beautiful setting, but to enable the groom's grandmother, Rose Stolowy, to attend with ease. Rose, a Village Shalom Assisted Living resident, is 100 years of age. Read more...
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Cedar Village Honored for Artistic Program
Mason, OH
LeadingAge Ohio presented Cedar Village with its Excellence in Service for Nursing Facilities Award. The award recognizes Cedar Village's Opening Minds through Art program, which Cedar Village runs in partnership with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University. The honor is given to an organization displaying outstanding initiative, motivation and leadership in quality skilled nursing services.
Cedar Village's Opening Minds through Art program is based on the principle that individuals with dementia are capable of expressing themselves creatively. The program relies on strengths-based psychology, capitalizing on what people with dementia can do. The approach was developed by Dr. Like Lokon, who works at the Scripps center. Read more...
From left, John Alfano, Like Lokon, Marcia Westcott, Carol Silver Elliott, Adrienne Walsh, Marcia Hauer.
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AQESS Director General Award
Quebec, Canada
Congratulations to Barbra Gold, Executive Director of Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre and Jewish Eldercare Centre, on receiving a prestigious award from the Quebec association of health and social service establishments (AQESSS). Ms. Gold received the award given to an Executive Director demonstrating exceptional leadership. She was recognized for being the architect behind a geriatric center of excellence and for her role in shaping the way geriatric care is provided on a local, national and international level. The award was announced on Ms. Gold's 20-year anniversary as Executive Director.
AQESSS (Association Québécoise d'Etablissements de Santé et des Services Sociaux) is an organization made up of the key stakeholders at over 135 Quebec health facilities including hospitals, CSSSs and university teaching hospitals. The mission of AQESSS is to bring together, represent and support its members in order to ensure high quality services in Quebec's health and social services network.
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