East Upper School Students Complete Career Exploration Internships at Jewish Home

(February 3, 2023 – ROCHESTER, NY) On Wednesday, February 8, three students from East Upper School will complete their final presentations as part of the Aging Services Career Exploration Internship Program (CEIP) at Jewish Home. The collaboration with Rochester City School District, which launched in October of last year, provides scholars the opportunity to explore […]

Good Day Rochester – Alliance for Senior Care Urges Increased State Funding

Jewish Home President and CEO, Michael S. King, was interviewed on Good Day Rochester this morning. He and Glen Cooper (President and CEO, Friendly Senior Living) expressed the need for an increased NYS daily Medicaid rate, and explained why this initiative is so important. Click for the full interview.    

Jewish Home’s Technological Innovations Featured in Rochester Business Journal

Chief Information Officer and VP of Information Technology, Travis Masonis, chatted with Andrea Deckert about some of the technological innovations happening at Jewish Home in the Rochester Business Journal on Friday, January 27. Thanks to our collaboration partners at RIT Saunders College of Business and Kate Gleason College of Engineering for helping our residents become more “tech savvy!” Link […]

Advocacy Updates — In the News

Jewish Home has joined hundreds of nursing homes across the state to urge Governor Hochul to prioritize seniors and skilled nursing care in January’s Executive Budget Proposal. We have been advocating for a 20% increase in New York’s outdated nursing home Medicaid rate. Here is why this is so important: Jewish Home resident council president, […]

Jewish Home Presents Arthur & Louise Wasserman Employee Recognition Awards

(December 16, 2022 – ROCHESTER, NY) On Thursday, December 15, Jewish Home presented 9 employees with Arthur & Louise Wasserman Employee Recognition Awards. The awards were founded in 1984 by Arthur Wasserman and his three sisters. Staff are honored at an annual reception hosted at Jewish Home of Rochester, an affiliate of Jewish Home. Nominees […]

Jewish Home Honored with Gold Healthcare Digital Marketing Award

(December 15, 2022 – ROCHESTER, NY) Jewish Home received a Gold award—the highest honor—from the Third Annual Healthcare Digital Marketing Awards (HDMAwards) for its employee recruitment video, “Love What You Do at Jewish Senior Life.” The HDMAwards recognize the best healthcare websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media, and social media. Judges for the HDMAwards […]

Jewish Home’s Travis Masonis Honored as AJAS Young Executive of the Year

 (December 1, 2022 – ROCHESTER, NY) Jewish Home is pleased to announce that Travis Masonis, Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology, was awarded Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS) Young Executive of the Year. The award is given to honor an executive involved in AJAS under age 45 who has demonstrated significant […]