Categories for Benefits of Senior Living
August 12, 2016
Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare
By Andrew Tripp, Director, Chelsea Jewish Personal Care, and Member of the CJF Ethics Committee Healthcare is fraught with ethical decisions with difficult questions and harder answers. How do I…
August 4, 2016
Keeping Kosher in Healthcare
By Kim O’Connor, Communications Manager, Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Many families and staff members have questions about “keeping kosher.” Here are a few guidelines that will hopefully clarify these age-old dietary…
August 2, 2016
At this Community, Residents Blink to Control Just About Everything
Written by Mary Kate Nelson “At the Leonard Florence Center for Living, residents can control just about everything around them through a series of blinks. The community is located in…
July 28, 2016
Preparing for Admission to Long-term Care in a Skilled Nursing Facility
By Veronica Cabral, Admissions Coordinator, Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Making the decision to place your loved one in a long-term care facility can be difficult. Many people wish to take…
July 22, 2016
Memory Loss and Assisted Living
By Tammy Naugler, Nurse Manager, Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates Memory Support What exactly is assisted living in terms of memory care? The term “Assisted Living” is often synonymous with…
July 13, 2016
Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Chelsea Record • Thursday, June 30, 2016 • Page 5 Story and photos by Kate Anslinger Leonard Florence Center Opens the Dapper McDonald ALS Residence The Leonard Florence Center…
July 8, 2016
ALS Patient Designs a Residence He Can Control With Just Blinks
Architect with ALS designs a residence he can control with just blinks
July 1, 2016
CJF Celebrates Grand Opening of Dapper McDonald ALS Residence
The Leonard Florence Center for Living, the only urban model skilled nursing Green House® in the world caring for individuals with ALS, recently celebrated the opening of its second ALS…
June 29, 2016
EVS: We Are Building A Home
By Bill Rich, Director of Environmental Services, Leonard Florence Center for Living Working in the Health Care industry for the past 25 years, I have acquired many extremely valuable skills….
June 14, 2016
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: One of the Most Important Considerations When Touring Assisted Living Facilities
By Megin Hemmerling, Executive Director, Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates When touring Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) the safety and emergency preparedness practices of the community should be a top consideration….
May 18, 2016
Bill Needleman Wins Coveted Mass-ALFA Resident Spirit Excellence Award
Bill Needleman, a 101 year-old resident at the Harriett and Ralph Kaplan Estates Assisted Living, which is part of the Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, won the Resident Spirit Excellence Award at…
May 6, 2016
‘Lefty’ Needleman, 100, throws out first ball at Peabody Little League opening day
By Alan Burke, Staff Writer for the Salem News – May 1, 2016 PEABODY — When Bill Needleman was a kid everyone played baseball. “I was a lefty,” he recalled….