St. Ann’s Community is proud to announce that the organization is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all new and current team members. This new minimum wage will be fully implemented by the end of 2021.

On June 30, 2021, St. Cabrini Nursing Home held a blessing ceremony to mark the completed renovation of its therapeutic dementia garden. The renovation was made possible thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Field Hall Foundation.

A new Kaiser Health News article spotlights The New Jewish Home’s Geriatrics Career Development Program, an initiative that offers students from underserved New York City schools the opportunity to volunteer and receive free training for entry-level health jobs, career coaching and assistance on college prep.

Construction on The Atrium at Sumner, an all-affordable senior housing building in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and developed by Urban Builders Collaborative, LLC, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Inc. and Selfhelp Realty Group – The Melamid Institute for Affordable Housing, is set to begin in late July.

Christa Picciano-Daniello, vice president of sales at The Osborn, has been appointed president of LeadingAge New York’s Retirement Housing Cabinet and service line representative to the organization’s Board of Directors.

Jewish Senior Life has received funding for a special initiative that will strengthen its nursing workforce. Made possible by a generous donation by Clare and Jerry Rotenberg, the Clare and Jerry Rotenberg Nursing Scholarship Fund will enable qualified Jewish Home employees to attend a New York State Department of Education-approved school to become a licensed practical nurse, all expenses paid.

On Fri., June 11^th, The Manor at Seneca Hill held a ceremony to celebrate the graduation of five new certified nursing assistants from its internal training program: Michelle Bowman, Makayla Jackson, Eryka Bartlett, Alyssa Robinson and Vanna Ellis.

Jewish Senior Life has launched a new multimedia ad campaign with the theme “Life Unmasked.” Featuring staff, residents and family members, the message is simple and powerful: despite the challenges of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the best things about the people at Jewish Senior Life continue to persevere.