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.

Jefferson’s Ferry was named #1 in New York State and #28 nationally in Newsweek’s 2026 America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities rankings. The community was also recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Nursing Home for 2026, earning a 5-out-of-5 Overall Rating and High Performing distinctions in both Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care.

Newsweek has ranked Jewish Home number two in New York State on the 2026 list of “America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities.”

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing & Rehabilitation Center hosted its annual ‘Adopt-A-Resident for the Holidays’ Pre-Thanksgiving celebration dedicated to bringing holiday spirit into the lives of its residents.