News Releases
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Posted on: 7/7/2010
(RESEDA, CA) The Los Angeles Jewish Home, the largest single-source provider of senior housing in Los Angeles, has selected Home board member Michael Heslov as its new board of directors' chair effective July 1. Newly elected to the board was Sheldon Asher. Read more...
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Posted on: 6/2/2010 2:16:52 PM
(RESEDA, CA) In an ongoing effort to provide life-enhancing programs for the neediest elderly, the Lisa and Ernest Auerbach Geriatric Psychiatry Unit of the Los Angeles Jewish Home has been designated by Los Angeles County as an LPS facility. With this designation, short for the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, or LPS, the Unit can immediately begin accepting involuntary admissions. Read more...
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Posted on: 3/19/2010 11:44:24 AM
(RESEDA, CA – March 15, 2010) – The Los Angeles Jewish Home will once again open its doors to the people of Los Angeles this Passover when it hosts the city's longest running and largest community Seder on March 30. The Jewish Home was founded at Passover in 1912 to give five Jewish men a place to celebrate the holiday, and this marks the 98th consecutive year the Jewish Home has been sponsoring this event. Read more...
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Posted on: 1/14/2010
(Reseda, CA) Molly Forrest, Chief Executive Officer-President of the Los Angeles Jewish Home in Reseda, CA, has been selected by Aging Services of California to serve as its Delegate to AAHSA, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. AAHSA delegates represent the Aging Services membership at the AAHSA House of Delegates Read more...
Fountainview at Eisenberg Village Opens Its Doors to the Future of Dynamic Senior Living
Posted on: 1/6/2010
(Reseda, CA) Fountainview at Eisenberg Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), will officially open its doors for Charter Members to begin moving in on Monday, February 15, 2010. The public is invited to learn about the independent lifestyle available at Read more...
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Posted on: 11/24/2009
(Reseda, CA) For many seniors the holidays are a time that can create feelings of sadness and loneliness. These feelings may evolve into serious depression if not properly addressed. "The sad reality is that for seniors loved ones may no longer be there, or they are separated from the Read more...
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Posted on: 11/16/2009
(Encino, CA) Skirball Hospice, a program of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, is marking November's National Hospice Awareness Month by encouraging everyone to learn more about how hospice services can help care for a loved one with compassion and dignity at end of life. Read more...
Leading U.S. Expert Offers Ten Warning Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Problems in Elderly
Posted on: 7/10/2009
(Reseda, CA) As people age, the potential exists for those years to be the most rewarding and fulfilling time of their lives. However, major illness, retirement, the death of a spouse, and a shrinking circle of friends all may, in some cases, contribute to increased levels of stress and Read more...
Medical Director of Renowned Los Angeles Jewish Home Offers Advice to Seniors on Avoiding Swine Flu
Posted on: 5/4/2009
(Reseda, CA) The medical director for the Los Angeles Jewish Home, the largest single-source provider of senior residential housing in the western United States, today shared the Home's recommendations for symptoms seniors should be on the lookout for and precautions to take Read more...
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Posted on: 2/17/2009
(Reseda,CA) At the Los Angeles Jewish Home, one of the largest groups of 90-year-olds living together under one roof in the U.S. all agree on two things: they would like to live to 100, and they believe they have the best ideas on just how to accomplish that goal. Read more...