May 2021
Featured Member
Menorah Park of Central New York
(Syracuse, NY)

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

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

NEXDINE
(Mansfield, MA)

AJAS welcomes new business partner NEXDINE to the association. Read about NEXDINE's services and partnership with RiverSpring Living.
2022 AJAS Conference

Join us in person
April 3-6, 2022
Beverly Hills, CA.

Stay tuned for more information to come.


AJAS Housing Webinar

Negotiating the Grant Application Process
with the
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
and
Housing Development "101"

Presenters
Amy Schectman,
President and CEO
2Life Communities

Lizbeth Heyer,
Chief of Real Estate and Innovation
2Life Communities

Monday, May 10
1-2 pm EDT
News from AJAS Communities
Project Under Way to Expand Memory Care
United Hebrew of New Rochelle is expanding its memory care facility in New Rochelle, NY. The project includes 16 new apartments to be built on the garden level at Willow Gardens - The Patricia and Malcolm H. Lazarus Pavilion, nationally recognized for its commitment to quality care. Construction is expected to be completed by January 2022. The expanded facility will be able to accommodate up to 69 residents. 

In related news, Rita Mabli, president and CEO of United Hebrew, will receive a Westchester Magazine Healthcare Hero! award for her leadership during the pandemic during a live stream ceremony on May 13.


Jewish Home Family Launches
Post-COVID Recovery Program
For a number of individuals who contracted the COVID-19 virus, recovery from initial symptoms has been followed by other lingering medical issues. There is a great deal now being researched and written about “long haul” COVID. Even those who may not be “long haulers” who still feel ongoing effects.
Mauri Mizrahi Named New CEO
At River Garden’s 75th Anniversary Day celebration and annual meeting in March, River Garden Senior Services announced Mauri Witten Mizrahi as River Garden’s fourth chief executive officer.
 
Mauri is a Jacksonville native who believes in building community through helping others and taking action. She has been involved in many organizations such as the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida as a board member and Young Leadership Division chairperson. 
For job posting information, go the AJAS career page at https://www.ajas.org/about-us/careers.

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