Wartburg proudly celebrated its most recent Staff Service Awards reception on Wed., Dec. 10, 2025, honoring 144 employees whose combined 2,350 years of service reflect an extraordinary legacy of dedication, compassion, and excellence.

Michael S. King, president and CEO of Jewish Home, has been named a 2026 McKnight’s Pinnacle Award winner in the Agent of Change category.

There was something especially meaningful about Zachary Stern’s ninth birthday this year. Instead of focusing on gifts for himself, Zachary chose to give joy to others, sharing his love of teddy bears with older adults and asking a simple, heartfelt question: If teddy bears bring me comfort and happiness, could they do the same for someone else? That question sparked a beautiful act of generosity that culminated in Wartburg’s Beary Merry Holiday, a campus-wide celebration filled with smiles, hugs, and holiday cheer.

A new piece in The New York Times features the story of 75-year-old Deborah Otts, who found a new rhythm to life through Selfhelp Community Services' Virtual Senior Center.

Josefina Fanduiz, a volunteer at The New Jewish Home, has been named NY1’s New Yorker of the Week for the week of Dec. 15^th.

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation has launched bedside blood transfusions for residents and chronic care patients, offering a safer, more comfortable alternative to hospital-based transfusions.

Kathleen Biggs, CTRS, assistant director of therapeutic recreation in Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s Memory Care Unit, provides suggestions to help families with loved ones with dementia make the most of their holiday celebrations in a new blog post on Answers 4 Care.

The Martin Lande House Senior Residence, an affordable senior home in Flushing developed and maintained by Selfhelp Realty Group, recently received $850,000 in federal Community Project Funding for capital improvements to the building.