March 2011
Dr. Janice Schwartz, director of the Jewish Home of San Francisco Center for Research on Aging, moderated a panel titled Healthy Brain Aging: What People of all Ages Need to Know on February 28. Sponsored by the Business Leadership Council of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Federation, the panel addressed genetics, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Attendees learned about the latest research on recognizing the problems associated with one’s aging brain, as well as remedies to treat the symptoms. Speakers included Dr. Adam Boxer, associate professor of neurology at UCSF; Gregory Tranah, a scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute; and Dr. Kristine Yaffe, chief of geriatric psychiatry and director of the Memory Disorders Clinic at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
February 2011
Kevin Potter, chief financial officer, has been invited to continue serving as a member of the advisory board of the newly created California Hospital Association’s Center for Post-Acute Care. Kevin’s appointment for an additional term of three years (continuing through December 2014) is the direct result of the significant contributions he has made during his service on the advisory board of Hospital Services for Continuing Care.
The Center for Post-Acute Care was created to provide improved support and advocacy for CHA membership in the context of healthcare reform and the changing healthcare delivery system. The new Center will foster communication and collaboration among and between levels of care, and will provide representation for providers throughout the post-acute care continuum.
Did you know that one person can save and help up to 60 lives through organ, eye and tissue donation? Or that most health conditions do not prevent organ and tissue donation, and age is not a factor?
Laura Cellini of the California Transplant Donor Network (CTDN) provided these facts and more when she presented an in-service on January 17. CTDN coordinates organ and tissue recovery and distribution, and educates healthcare professionals and the public about the importance of organ and tissue donation, and the success of transplantation.
Registering to become an organ and tissue donor is simple. You can simply check the registration box to be a donor when you apply for or renew your driver’s license or state identification card, or you can register online at https://register.donatelifecalifornia.org/register/
Senior development & gift planning officer Daniel Hoebeke was the keynote presenter at Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council’s event in San Jose on February 1. Addressing attendees on The End of Planned Giving as We Know It (Fundraising in Trying Times), Daniel noted that “charitable estate tax benefits have virtually disappeared from the tax code and murmurs continue about limiting itemized deductions. So what is a gift planner to do? Two things: encourage giving from a different part of the tax return, and recognize that although philanthropy often goes hand in hand with tax savings, the two of them are not in a ‘committed relationship.’”
The Jewish Home was both the site and the source of updates when it hosted a tour and meeting space for Mount Zion Health Fund’s board members on January 25.
Long-standing supporters of the Jewish Home, Mount Zion Health Fund has given grants to, amongst others, help modernize our pharmacy; the funding of Russian/English translators; continuing education for our nursing staff; support the Home’s department of Jewish Life; our 2006/2007 comprehensive campaign; the Rosenberg Family Center’s cardiology clinic; our site master plan initiative; and the renovation of our rehabilitation center.
With the aim of seeing firsthand and learning about the present and future outcomes of their generosity, MZHF’s tour included a meeting with Rabbi Shelly Marder, director of our department of Jewish Life, and Jim Weslow, director of Rehabilitation Services, and concluded with an update by president & CEO Daniel Ruth.
Continuing in the spirit of hosting agencies, we had the pleasure of welcoming board members of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund (likewise long-standing Jewish Home supporters) on January 26, when they, too, held their board meeting on our campus. Their meeting agenda included Daniel Ruth providing an update about the Jewish Home and Jewish Senior Living Group.
