March 2020
Featured Member
Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab
(Cordova, TN)
We are very proud to announce our featured member for March.

To read the featured story,
Visit their website here .

Featured Business Partner
Deffet Group
(Ostrander, OH)
With the wave of new leadership transitions occurring across the not-for-profit industry currently (approximately 50 percent of C-level executives will retire over the next five years), moving from stereotypical on-boarding into a robust plan that actively integrates new leaders is more important than ever.

An executive transition affects everyone in the organization, and successful on-boarding can help not only ensure your new leadership team member's success, but also have a positive impact on employee retention.

The attached video gives some advice directly from current leaders to new leaders, and in addition, we'd like to offer some specific advice for the full team regarding how to effectively integrate a new leader.

Click here for the video
 
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Register Now for the 2020 Conference
 Leadership is Key to Success: AJAS Small Community Task Team Results

In 2019, a study conducted by an AJAS task team attempted to better understand the reasons behind closure, sale, downsizing or merger and came to  
a thought-provoking perspective:  
it's not size but organizational strength and leadership that indicates whether a community will thrive or collapse.
 
Mark Weiner, CEO of the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania and chair of the AJAS task team, will share findings and recommendations from this study during a conference double breakout session on Monday, April 27.
 
 
 


McKnight Honors Three AJAS Members 

AJAS Represented in McKnight's Hall of Honor
 
Twenty-two women will be inducted into the McKnight's Women of Distinction Hall of Honor on May 7 in Chicago as part of the second annual class.
 
The Hall of Honor recognizes executive-level women who have made significant contributions to the senior living and skilled nursing fields.
 
AJAS is pleased to have 3 of those honorees amongst this year's class.  
 
Mary "Molly" Forrest , CEO - President, Los Angeles Jewish Home, Reseda, CA
 
Rita Mabli , President and CEO, United Hebrew of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. 
 
Tammy Retalic
, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA 
 


 

Rep. Joe Kennedy III Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony 
2Life Communities
(Newton, MA)
 
Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) posted congratulations on his Facebook page on February 20, 2020, to AJAS member 2Life Communities. 2Life Communities received $4 million in federal Section 202 funding for the Golda Meir House to expand and offer additional housing options
 
 

Community Wears Red to Highlight Heart Health Awareness
Jewish Home Family
(Rockleigh, NJ)

Both campuses of the Jewish Home Family - the Jewish Home at Rockleigh and River Vale's Jewish Home Assisted Living wore red for heart health awareness last month.
 
The annual custom spreads awareness among staff and elders about healthy eating and lifestyle decisions that contribute to long-term cardiac health. For more information on the Jewish Home's heart health programs, email info@jewishhomefamily.org 

 
 


Sholom Staffer Receives Influential Award from AAPACN

Sholom Community Alliance
(St. Louis Park, MN)

Tracey Robinson, LPN, Certified Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC-CT) and Clinical Reimbursement Supervisor at Sholom Community Alliance, received an Influential award from the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN). The award cites Robinson for "actions that advocate for or affect change, either internally or externally, for the long-term and post-acute field."
 
"Tracey embodies the culture of Sholom and works every day to improve the quality of care we provide those who use our services," said Barbara Klick, Sholom chief executive officer. "We are fortunate to have her as part of our team."
 
She will receive her award at the AAPACN annual conference, April 15-17 in Atlanta.
 
 



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