January 2021
Featured Member
Hooverwood Living
(Indianapolis, IN)

We are very proud to announce our featured member for January.

To read the featured story, visit our website.
Featured Business Partner

Unidine
(Boston, MA)

Many people wouldn’t correlate senior living and innovation as working in tandem. Yet many senior living communities invest heavily in technology, design and digital automation to build occupancy under best-in-class service. A rapidly growing number of senior living communities can be compared to full-service resorts with an array of amenities to service residents' needs across the continuum of care. 
2021 Conference:
Live Long and Go Virtual

 New this Year!
This year, AJAS communities may pay one price
and have up to 10 staff members participate in the virtual conference.

Click on AJAS Community Registration and follow the prompts.


AJAS 2021 Virtual Conference
March 8-10, 2021

Registration Is Open

Prices Go Up February 12
News from AJAS Communities
AJAS CEOs Take Vaccine
Along with Residents and Staff
CEOs from several AJAS communities last month took the COVID vaccine along with residents and staff.

We want to see your pictures and videos of staff and residents receiving the vaccine.
Send photos to Joni Lucas at joni@ajas.org.
Jewish Senior Services CEO Andrew Banoff, receives first vaccine dose in Bridgeport, CT.
Michael Rosenblut, CEO at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, gets his vaccine in New Hyde Park, NY.
Staff and residents at Menorah Park of Central New York are ready to get vaccinated in Syracuse, NY.
Reingold Appears on CNN
Dan Reingold, CEO of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, appeared on CNN in December as the community began vaccinations of residents and staff.

See the video clip below.
AJAS Community Receives
Prestigious Foundation Award
The Cedars recently received the first Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Care award from the Mayer-Rothschild Foundation.

The award is designed to better define high quality person-centered care and optimal strategies for implementing such care. The Cedars shares the award with the University of Maine.

Wertheimer to Deliver Virtual Conference Keynote Address
AJAS is delighted to welcome noted scholar Dr. Jack Wertheimer as its keynote speaker during the virtual 2021 AJAS conference. 
Wertheimer will speak following opening remarks on Monday, March 8 at 1 p.m. EST on The Changing Landscape of American Jewish Life: Challenges and Opportunities for Our Field.
Wertheimer is professor of American Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. 
He writes about Jewish religious, communal and educational developments since the middle of the 20th century.  
His most recent book is The New American Judaism: How Jews Practice Their Religion Today (2018). 
Additionally, Wertheimer recently completed two reports on the current state of Jewish philanthropy. One is about shifts in giving patterns, and the second is about how grantees perceive working with big funders.
Ludin Announces Retirement
Judy Ludin, chief development and communications officer, retired from her position at the end of 2020 after a 30-year career with Menorah Manor.

Read her farewell letter to the community here.
COVID Vaccinations Begin
Jewish Senior Life in Rochester, NY, began administering COVID vaccines to staff and residents in December.

Read the full article here.
Employee Receives
LeadingAge Honor
Jim Valenson, director of facilities management at Menorah Park of Central New York, recently received LeadingAge New York's 2020 Employee of Distinction award.

Valenson has been with the community for 33 years. He understands the value of connecting with the community as it changes and new generations are introduced. He represents the organization and is committed to ensuring it puts its best foot forward.
Elder Justice Webinar
Coming January 14
In this webinar, hear from Daniel Reingold, president and CEO, RiverSpring Living and Joy Solomon, director and managing attorney of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Justice at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, who will discuss how to create shelters, the various models of shelter, the benefits to your organization in creating shelter and how to become part of a diverse community of shelter services across the country

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