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Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Jewish HomeLife
UPDATED 3/17/2020 POLICY CLARIFICATIONS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Dear Residents, Family Members, Team Members and Visitors, Now that we are getting used to this new normal, we want to reassure you that thanks to everyone’s cooperation on visitation and infection...
Weinstein Hospice Receives Grant from Community Foundation to Help Provide End of Life Care for Cancer Patients
Jewish HomeLife is pleased to announce its at-home end of life care program, Weinstein Hospice, has received a $118,437 two year grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta. Out of almost 200 hospice organizations in Georgia, Weinstein Hospice is one of...
New AgeWell Atlanta Collaborative Partnership Helps Older Adults and Caregivers Navigate the Aging Process
Jennifer L. Curry, MPH named Information & Referral Concierge/Manager ATLANTA (November 2019) - Jewish Atlanta announces AgeWell Atlanta, a new collaborative partnership among: Jewish Family & Career Services (JF&CS) Atlanta, Jewish HomeLife (JHL), the...
Berman Commons and The Cohen Home Earn National Quality Awards
Jewish HomeLife’s two assisted living communities, Berman Commons and The Cohen Home, have each earned the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) 2019 Bronze National Quality Award. The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award has...
New Website Coming Soon
Jewish HomeLife is completing an organization-wide rebranding to make it easier for families to access our full network of at-home care services and residential communities. Look out for our new, simplified name, Jewish HomeLife, and a new, robust website in October....
Watch Jewish HomeLife’s Live Stream
In honor of Assisted Living Week on September 13th, JHL’s Facebook page hosted an interactive live stream presented by JHL's Nurse Practitioner Patty Brennen, GNP-BC. Learn about how to deliver the best care possible to your aging loved one. Click here to watch the...
Medical Marijuana Panel: Presentation will be Recorded
Medical Marijauna Panel Discussion This event has reached capacity. We will record the presentation and post it here at JewishHomeLife.org in October. To be added to the waiting list, please click here Learn the impact medical cannabis products can have on chronic...
Shinshinim Join Jewish HomeLife
Jewish HomeLife is thrilled to partner for the first time with the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Jewish Agency for Israel’s 2019-2020 Shinshinim Atlanta program. This year ten amazing Shinshinim (young educators) began living with Atlanta families in...
Jewish HomeLife Shortens Name, Adds Services
Click here to read the Atlanta Jewish Time article about our new name and other organization news.
Annual Meeting to Honor Three Outstanding Volunteers
On Sunday, October 6th Jewish HomeLife will hold its annual community meeting to recognize new leadership, thank outgoing Board Members, and honor three community volunteers who have contributed so much of their time and effort to the organization. The Frank Garson...
Watch JHLC and Weinstein Hospice’s first ever Live Stream
In honor of the longest day on June 21st, JHLC's Facebook page hosted an interactive live stream presented by Jenny Buckley, RN, BSN, CHPN. The content focused on why and how to start The Conversation with loved ones about how they want to live at the end of their...
Jewish HomeLife Adds The Jewish Tower to its Family of Services
President & CEO Harley Tabak with Jewish Tower team members (L-R) Gal Fonseca, Lee Pratt, Marianna Fuller and Marla Feld. After 40 years of sharing the same campus but operating independently, The Jewish Home...
Stephanie Wyatt to Succeed Carole Shovers as Chief Development Officer
President & CEO Harley Tabak has named Stephanie Wyatt as the new Chief Development Officer upon the retirement of longtime Development Vice President, Carole Shovers. Wyatt will work alongside the current team beginning October 1st to ensure a smooth hand-off...
Watch the London Family AgeSmart Lecture with Dr. John Zeisel Here
The April 2018 London Family AgeSmart Lecture featured memory care expert, Dr. John Zeisel, Ph.D., author of I'm Still Here: A New Philosophy of Alzheimer's Care and founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care. Watch the Q&A with Dr. Zeisel that followed the Lecture by...
Individual Engagement Brings HOPE to Dementia
Jewish HomeLife institutes the successful I’m Still Here program [Atlanta Jewish Times - 05/03/2018] - "Hope” and “dementia” are rarely used together, but memory care expert and Hearthstone Institute co-founder and CEO John Zeisel has shown it is possible. In an April...
Israel@70 Celebration in Piedmont Park
An Atlanta Jewish Community Celebration on Sunday, April 29 from 10:30am - 4pm Join JHLC for this all-day festival, including special activities for older adults from 10:30-noon. Live music from Israeli version of American Idol winner Taking the Time, family favorite...
The London Family AgeSmart Lectures-Medicare 101
With the enrollment period in full swing, it is important to know how to make Medicare work best for you. Whether you are a new enrollee or already familiar and looking to switch things around a bit, our September AgeSmart panel featuring Anita Richards from Piedmont...
Medicaid: Joint Impact Statement from JHLC and JF&CS
If you don’t think the Medicaid debate impacts you, think again. Many Americans think Medicaid is only for low-income adults and their children — for people who aren’t “like them.” But Medicaid is insurance for many of our mothers and fathers and, eventually, for...
JHLC Implements the I’m Still Here® Approach to Dementia Care
JHLC's two assisted living and memory care communities, Berman Commons and The Cohen Home, have begun working toward certification as I’m Still Here® Dementia Care Centers of Excellence. Thanks to a generous donation by longtime Friends of The Home, Candy and Steve...
JHLC Opens Clinic on WBJH Campus
In an effort to help meet the medical needs of patients and residents on our campus, in the neighborhood and throughout the organization, JHLC recently opened a walk-in clinic as part of JHLC Medical Services, LLC, a new service of Jewish HomeLife. Led by Patricia G....