Amid the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Phase 1B priority group, residents and staff at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation received their second round of shots on Jan. 11^th.

Wartburg has announced the appointment of Rose Cappa-Rotunno, a professional fundraiser with over 30 years of experience, as its new executive leader for the office of Institutional Advancement.

Sixty-one staff members and 63 residents at Seneca Hill Manor received their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 20^th. An additional 20 staff members and 18 residents received their first dose. In addition, a vaccine clinic was held at Springside at Seneca Hill Retirement Community, and 52 residents signed up for their first dose.

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has awarded a $197,000 demonstration project grant to a coalition of agencies in Onondaga and Erie counties to devise and test innovative approaches to assist family caregivers of older adults. Project SECURE (Supporting the Experience of Caregivers to Upstate Region Elders) is spearheaded by Syracuse Jewish Family Service at Menorah Park and co-led by Buffalo’s Erie County Senior Services.

In the fight against COVID-19, Wartburg has reached another milestone: its first independent living resident vaccination. Azilda Sauls, a resident of the Friedrichs Residence, received her first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 20^th.

Jefferson’s Ferry has named Director of Nursing Richelle Rugolo as its 2020 Manager of the Year and Certified Nursing Assistant Debbie Loggia as its Employee of the Year.

A new article from The Associated Press spotlights Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and The New Jewish Home's efforts to convince staff to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jewish Senior Life is pleased to announce that it has won a Jewish Programming Award from the Association for Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) for its Jewish Life & Learning Coordinator Initiative. This award recognizes Jewish programs developed and implemented by AJAS organizations that are “innovative, creative and specifically designed to enhance the spiritual well-being of the older adults they serve.”