People
Almost 600 active volunteers and more than 700 employees serve the Home's 420 residents.
From Generation to Generation
- A growing number of residents are third generation – whose parents
or family members once received services at the Jewish Home
- Today, the Jewish Home serves individuals who are frailer and older,
with more complex and diverse needs than ever before
Residents and Clients
- More than 420 residents, whose average age is 87
- Three-to-one ratio of women to men
- Over 80% of residents use wheelchairs or walkers
Staff and Volunteers
- More than 700 employees, ranging from nurses to facilities maintenance staff
- Over 60% of staff provide direct medical and healthcare services
- Full-time medical director / 24-hour physician on call / Physician’s assistant / Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner
- Nurse practitioners
- Nursing staff – ranging from chief nursing executive, to psychiatric and registered nurses, to certified nursing assistants
- Operating from the Home’s licensed pharmacy, on-site pharmacists provide clinical pharmacy services to ensure residents receive optimal drug therapy
- Full-time rabbi works with diverse volunteers and staff to make traditions and rituals come alive
- Certified dietary manager supervises more than 500,000 meals served annually; Food and Nutritional Services staff are available to discuss residents’ special dietary needs
- Professional Social Services staff attend to the psychosocial needs of residents and families
- Almost 600 active volunteers contribute approximately 30,000 hours annually, varying from visiting with residents to fundraising
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