Harley Tabak, President & CEO, Jewish HomeLife In 2017, the Atlanta Regional Commission projected that the 60 and overpopulation would double by 2030. In a related story, the Atlanta Business Chronicle pointed out that Atlanta was named as the number six city in...
Harley Tabak, President & CEO Jewish HomeLife Over the summer, I had the privilege of visiting the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh with some of my colleagues at Jewish HomeLife, along with other Jewish senior care executives as part of a regional meeting of our...
Harley Tabak, President & CEO, Jewish HomeLife I just spent a week in Hawaii with my son and his young family, truly appreciating the adage that the greatest gift in life is having grandchildren. I’m fortunate to work in an organization that doesn’t fear aging but...
Every second of every day an older adult falls. One out of five of these falls has serious repercussions such as broken bones or a head injury. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults age 65 and older. These statistics from the Center...
Are you sitting down? I’ve got some bad news. We’re all going to die. Yes, we all know we’re mortal. Yet somehow, most of us would rather talk about almost anything aside from death and dying – especially the more emotional aspects of the topic. “We seem to be okay...
[Originally published in the Atlanta Jewish Times] Rebbe Eliezar famously said in the Talmud to “Repent One Day Before Your Death.” I often think about this idea in my work at Jewish HomeLife (JHLC), where many of the people we serve are nearing the end of their days....
