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Retirement News : Seniors : Assisted living a good alternative for seniors
Assisted living a good alternative for seniors
Date Added: 01-08-2005
Here is a look at the three local Jewish assisted living centers in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
Tower One Tower East
18 Tower Lane
New Haven 06519
(203) 772-1816
Fax (203) 785-8280.
Website: www.towerone.org
President: Dorothy Giannini-Meyers
Chairman of the board: Richard Weiss
Year founded: The Towers has offered its residents assisted living services through an agreement with Utopia Assisted Living Services since 1996.
No. of assisted living apartments: 60 dedicated assisted living apartments. Assisted living services are available in to residents living in all 355 apartments of the Towers.
No. of assisted living residents: 132 residents
Median age: 81
Cost range of apartments: $875 to $1,665 (HUD Section 8 rent subsidies are available to all residents living in Tower East. Tower One has a limited number of subsidies)
Assisted living services offered: assessment, activities of daily living (assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, meal preparation, personal care, medication management; also light homemaking, escort, etc.)
Medical services offered: On-site primary care is offered by the Hospital of St. Raphael's ElderCare Program.
Affiliated with a nursing home: No affiliation. The Towers maintain relationships with several nursing homes throughout the state.
Activities offered: Intergenerational programs, arts & crafts, cultural programs, concerts, book club, Yiddish club, exercise classes, tai chi, yoga for seniors, bingo, movies, knitting club, sing-a-longs, choir, spirituality group, scheduled excursions, etc.
Jewish programming: Weekly Shabbat services, programs and services for all holidays, soul-stretching, spirituality discussion group, intergenerational programs with Jewish day schools, regularly scheduled discussion groups with local rabbis.
Transportation services: The Towers does not have its own vehicles. Our social service staff arrange for individual transportation as needed. Shopping buses sponsored by local supermarkets operate four days each week. Residents may utilize the city's "My Ride" system.
Summerwood at University Park
160 Simsbury Road, West Hartford
06117
(860) 523-3808
Website: www.hebrewhealthcare.org
Executive director: Joan Jackson
Chairman of the board: Richard Robinson
Year founded: 2001
No. of assisted living apartments: 66
No. of assisted living residents: 74
Median age: 86
Cost range of apartments: $3100-$4800
Assisted living services offered: daily wellness checks, weekly housekeeping, 24/7 personal emergency response system
Medical services offered: On-site registered nurse and health aides, visits in apartments by licensed nurses, aides, or therapists from Hebrew Community Services Home Health Agency; on-site appointments in exam room with medical director, a Hebrew Home and Hospital physician, and coordination of health services by members services staff
Affiliated with a nursing home: Hebrew Home and Hospital
Activities: group exercise classes, computer classes, movies, lectures, music programs, book club, arts and crafts, bingo and volunteer projects
Jewish programming: Kosher cuisine, Judaism classes, transportation to religious services
Transportation services: Scheduled transportation for medical and shopping needs, and to community services and religious services
For More Information:http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2005/07/28/news/news04.txt
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