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Adding Value, Changing Lives
The Jewish Home is a vital resource for people s We gained momentum on Keeping the Vision
across the age spectrum – whether it is providing Expand, Extend, Sustain (our fundraising
services that improve seniors’ lives, offering campaign to sustain quality senior care for
training for expert caregivers dedicated to keeping future generations), reaching more than
seniors well, or giving support for families as they halfway toward our ambitious $215 million
help their loved ones navigate the aging process. goal. Support from the campaign enabled us to
In 2013-14, we touched people throughout our make significant progress in our efforts to build
community, and we earned accolades for our innovative new facilities and to strengthen our
efforts on seniors’ behalf. world-class network of care.
s We expanded our award-winning Annenberg s Jewish Home CEO-President Molly Forrest
School of Nursing, which graduated its was recognized this year for her outstanding
fifth class of vocational nurses. This year, leadership and contribution to innovative
we augmented our programmatic offerings, programming and quality care for seniors.
complementing our vocational and nurse Forrest received an honorary doctorate from
assistant programs with the addition of a home American Jewish University and a Lifetime
health aide class. Achievement Award in healthcare from the Los
Angeles Valley Business Journal. A nationally
s We hosted the 16th annual Sarnat Symposium respected expert in the field of geriatric care,
(“Navigating the New World of Aging”) Forrest received an invitation to the White
bringing together social workers and other House to offer a proposal on reducing hospital
professionals who care for seniors with some readmission rates and lowering costs using
of the most highly regarded thinkers in the funding from the Affordable Care Act.
field of geriatrics.
s We received widespread recognition for our
groundbreaking approach to senior care. The
Jewish Home and its employees were the
stars of the annual California Association of
Health Facilities (CAHF) conference: Four
Home employees received awards for their
dedication to long-term care, and the Joyce
Eisenberg-Keefer Medical Center (JEKMC)
Resident Ambassador program was honored
with the Excellence in Programming Award.
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