Annual Report2018

Excellence in our Home and YoursDear Friends,

It is hard to believe that we have been living and working at The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus on Park Avenue for two full years now, as we continue to strive to meet the needs of our Jewish Senior Services’ Residents, clients, families, volunteers and staff. We are privileged to serve more people each year, and Fiscal Year 2018 certainly brought us closer to our mission to assure seniors the health care, housing and geriatric services required to achieve the highest possible quality of life reasonably attainable for them.

This Annual Report reflects upon the many accomplishments we achieved this year, but more importantly the people who make this possible. Our workforce is the heart and soul of our organization – approximately 900 people that dedicate themselves to caring for our loved ones. 250 have been working at Jewish Senior Services for over 10 years! We try to recognize our staff throughout the year, and on pages 12 and 13, you can see some of the awards that were given for outstanding performance and service in 2018. 

We are always grateful to our donor community, and to the leadership of our Board of Directors, Women’s Auxiliary and Men’s Club. There are many events throughout the year, and countless opportunities to participate and support our work. Funding from the governmental payers does not meet the cost of our excellent care, and we are only able to achieve the level of service that we all expect of each other through your generous support. There are still ways to participate in The Journey to Home Capital Campaign, event and Annual Campaign support, and anything that resonates with your connection to our community.

As we look forward to the coming year, we know that there is still much more to do. We continue to grow our Home Care and Community Services programs (see full list of services on the following page). As the demographics of our community continues to age, more and more people are in need of our Rehabilitation services. There is an oppor-tunity for us to develop Independent Living that we are actively pursuing in Fairfield, which we hope will be another offering to those who would want to live in a vibrant senior community.

Our mission drives all that we do, and we continue to strive to be the best possible resource for those that we are privileged to serve.

Thank you.

Kenneth I. Wirfel Andrew H. Banoff Dayna HaydenChairperson, Jewish Senior Services President & CEO Director, Development

Jewish Senior ServicesBoard of Directors2018-2019OFFICERSKenneth I. WirfelChairperson

Alan PhillipsVice Chairperson

Eric HendlinTreasurer

Jon AugustSecretary

Andrew H. BanoffPresident & CEO

Debby HillerBarbara KaudersCo-Presidents, Women’s Auxiliary

Brian MilesPresident, Men’s Club

PAST CHAIRPERSONSJeffrey RadlerWilliam SimsMilton J. Schubin*Michael MarcusCarl GlickmanEliot Black*Alan S. BerkDorothy N. FreedmanMark A. LapineMartin F. WolfRichard J. DubowRobert H. TemkinRobert J. AshkinsWilliam E. KanterJerome Siebert*Julius B. Kuriansky*George Lipton*Maurice Kaufman*Louis Lotstein*David Goldstein*

HONORARY DIRECTORS FOR LIFERoy FriedmanRoslyn GoldsteinMark A. LapineMartin F. WolfMilton SutinCarl Bennett

* remembered

Jewish Senior Services has committed its resources and its energies to becoming the senior care experts of choice in our community. We are here, if and when you need us.

SERVICES SUMMARY

The Jewish Home Nursing home providing long term care including Alzheimer’s and dementia care

Goldstein Rehabilitation Center Short term care post hospitalization

Friedman Home Care Agency Skilled nursing services, licensed nurses, therapists, companions and aides; hourly and live-in

Chaifetz Family Hospice Palliative care, pain management, emotional, spiritual and bereavement support

Outpatient Therapy Physical, occupational, and speech therapy; exercise programs

Grasmere on Park Adult Day Program Supervised nursing, social activities, recreation, meals, personal care; transportation available

Institute on Aging Geriatric assessment, care management, the Center for Elder Abuse Prevention

Private Physician Practice Geriatric primary care medical services

Senior Choice at Home® Membership based program delivers full range of in-home and nursing home care plus care navigation

The J Fitness Center Full service health club with pool, cardio, yoga, spinning, etc.

Home Together® Adult family living and foster homes; arranges caregiver support in your home

Assisted Living Residences 1-bedroom apartments and memory care studios for individuals and couples.Meals, fitness center membership and access to campus activities.

OUR SERVICES

THE FINANCIALS

The Jewish Home for the ElderlyAudited Statements of Revenue and Expense for the Year Ending September 30, 2018

REVENUES

Resident Revenue $42,670,811

Contributions (including Women’s Auxiliary and Men’s Club) 1,956,341

Salaries and Benefits $37,854,315

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expense (before extraordinary items) $618,670

Occupancy and Insurance 2,162,484

Depreciation and Amortization 3,886,972

TOTAL REVENUE $58,161,938

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE $57,543,268

EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER (UNDER) EXPENSE $608,821

Outpatient Revenue 11,403,639

Interest and Investment Income 726,532

Food, Medical Supplies and other Resident Services 4,958,220

Loss on Disposal of Equipment (9,849)

Other Administrative 6,034,607

Interest 2,646,670

Other Operating Revenue 1,404,615

Resident Service Revenues

Non-Operating Income

Expenses

2018 AuditedJewish Senior Services

THANK YOU

Jewish Senior Services gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their extraordinarysupport of our Endowment and Special Funds.

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher FoundationAnonymousEstate of Donald A. BerkowitzLouis BerkowitzSteve BilligThe Brookdale Foundation GroupDavid and Edith ChaifetzDennis Schuman Charitable FoundationFirst County Bank FoundationFuchs Family FoundationRoslyn Goldstein Estate of Irene HandlemanHenry E. Niles FoundationHersher Family Foundation

Hoffman Werner Memorial FundHorizon Foundation, Inc.Michael and Bunny KasperLil & Julie Rosenberg FoundationLouis J. Kuriansky FoundationsMarsh & McLennan Agency, LLCMorrison Community LivingNational Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut ChapterNear and Far Aid Association, Inc.Robert and Martha NegeleNewman’s Own FoundationPeople’s United Community FoundationR.C. Bigelow, Inc.Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging, Inc.

Jewish Senior Services is a recipient agency of the following community organizations.We thank them for their ongoing support.

Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield CountyUJA-JCC Greenwich

United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan, Darien

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - THANK YOU

Benefactors - $10,000+Roy and Aline FriedmanJohn HerzogLeon N. Lapine Charitable Residuary TrustRobert and Martha NegeleScott and Robie Spector

Patrons - $5,000 - $9,999Jeffrey DworkenMyron DworkenGladys Jacoby Lunin FundMarsh and McLennan Agency, LLCMorrison Community LivingRonald WeinerErnest and Lauren Williams

Pillars - $1,000 - $4,999Alan and Pam BaderAndrew H. BanoffHarvey BixonSanford BuchsbaumWilliam Cohen and Diane Mangano-CohenHarry K. Cohn, Louise W. Linsky and Robert Weintraub Joel and Lois ColemanJoseph and Carol Crespo

Nicholas DeAngelisMarianne FarrellPeter and Myra FetzerSidney FialkPhilip and Suzan GaynesJoseph and Caryn GoldenDavid Golub and Kathryn EmmettMichael and Judith GuthmanThe Hollander FoundationErnest and Alicia JonesJoan JonesHarvey and Frederica KaddenAlan and Adrienne KayeMichael KlingherSteven and Claudette KunkesMort and Eleanor LowenthalMichael and Nancy MarcusStephen and Ellen MendellLawrence and Sheila MerriamEmil and Toby MeshbergJerold and Norma PerlmanHoward and Wilma PerskySaul and Anne PollackJames PopperJeffrey and Loretta RadlerRobert and Sophia Mitchell Memorial Fund

Len and Linda RussDennis and Eileen SchaneyDavid and Amanda ShapiroWilliam and Diane SimsRoslyn SteinGary StibelSunday Morning Breakfast ClubAnthony and Eileen ValentiRobert Wechsler and Emily AberStephen and Grace WeitzerThe Winston Foundation, Inc.Michael and Ellen WolfsonCharles and Mary Zwecker

Guardians - $500 - $999Henry and Marilyn BanachRichard and Shirley BeckerFredric and Renee BeitmanPaul and Dina BergerBlondies Holiday House, LLCJean BradleyMartin and Alayne BurgerRichard and Anna Jo DubowHenry ElsteinSaul EpsteinFrederick and Dorothy FreedmanSamuel and Cheryl Green

Stewart and Constance GreenfieldSheldon Hearst and Erika SteffanWallace and Muriel HirschbergLinda JacobsonLawrence and Clara KahnAllan and Eileen KlebanAvrom Kopelman and Megan OwenMarta LawrenceMuriel LefsetzJonathan LooninBrian and Sharon MilesPaul and Kathleen MillerBarbara PanischLawrence and Agnes RobertsMichael and Carol RosenJoseph and Irma SchachterRobert ScullionRichard and Rita SeclowArthur and Betsey SelkowitzWilliam and Diane SerlinLawrence and Marcy ShinbaumChristopher York and Marilyn Puder-YorkFredric and Ronni ZinnWallace and Deborah Zuckerman

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - THANK YOU

Supporters - $100 - $499Leslie AllaireAllan and Helaine AlperBarry and Hollie AlperJudith AndersonAnonymousMark and Paula ArgoshKenneth and Gwenda AsherRobert and Marion AshkinsDavid and Gwen BakerMervyn and Marion BalsamSteven BarbinDonna BarkonNathan and Carol BarskyJeffrey and Wendy BenderHarold and Pam BerensonWilliam BerkowitzJan and Judy BermanRobert and Barbara BernsteinPaul and Wilma BielerJohn and Evelyn BisackRobert and Carol BlackmanVictoria BlankMark and Ann BlockEdward and Eleanor BloomIra BloomPhyllis BloomLanny and Debbie BolesAllen and Judy BrandRonald and Roberta BrandtErnest BreinerAndree Brooks

David BrothersAlan and Roberta BruggThomas and Karen BucciRichard and Joan BurmanGregg and Claire BurnettConstance BurrMichael and Rita ButtermanAlan and Lynn CadanHerbert and Marilyn CantorStanley and Joan CarpRobert and Susan CasertaBarry and Eileen CassNaomi CharlipPriscilla and Daniel ChristiansonBarbara CogswellAlan CohenMarion CohenSelma CohenLarry and Patricia CondonLilla CooperPaul and Roberta CooperStephen and Ellen DanielsEdward and Anke DewGabriella DoberHarvey DorfsmanMichael and Beth DorfsmanDonald and Nancy DworkenRuth EffronJack and Laurie EhrenfeldMurray and Roberta EngelAlvin and Susan EpsteinMarvin Epstein

Hannelore EstelleMatthew EvansRalph and Jean FalkensteinStephanie FeinlandGary and Gail FelberbaumJudith FieldRobert and Carol FinkLeonard and Margery FisherNeal and Adrienne FishmanLawrence and Marilyn FoxEmil FrankelArthur and Geraldine FreemanBruce and Katherine FreemanDavid and Roberta FrielHarvey and Barbara GabermanMildred GarrellJoseph and Miriam GelbMarvin and Joann GelfandRobert and Diana GelmanBarbara GeorgeSteven and Jane GerardHugo and Edith GhironAlan GillAnnette GladsteinCarl and Eileen GlickmanTheodore GodlinJudith GoldbergHarvey GoldsteinWilliam GombergDavid and Meryl GordonLarry and Mindy GottliebAlan and Pat Gould

Sandra GrazynskiEdward and Madeleine GrossmanEleanor GussTerry and Sandra HaydenMargarett Ruscito HeadHarvey and Barbara HennesHerbert HermeleRobert and Paula HerzlingerArthur and Deborah HillerBernard and Lorraine HillmanHenry HofflichAbraham and Jayne HoffmannMelvin and Phyllis HolsonMarc and Jill IsaacsRobert JackoDorothy and Leon JaivenAndrew and Karen KacheleMichael and Sandra KamenDena KaplanDeborah KasselSylvia KayeWallace KirschnerDavid and Judy KiselsteinLarisa KlaymanAndrew and Sara KleinAlfred and Mary Jane KlesMichael and Sally KliegmanJudith KoffskyShari KornBarry and Judith KramerJane KramerShelley Kreiger

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - THANK YOU

Supporters - $100 - $499(continued)Ruth KuninWilliam Kupinse, Jr.William KupinseRubin KutnoLeona LambersonAlvan and Carol LampkeRosalind LanderMichael LazarusSamuel and Linda LazingerUrsula LeeNorman and Merril LefermanPenelope LehmanHoward and Rita LernerRobert and Ruth LesserRobert and Debbie LesslerOrry LevDaniel and Corinne LeVineStanley and Judith LevineStuart and Kathy LevinsonMarc and Joan LevyMichael Liebowitz and Adele Jacobs Michael and Monica LightmanLawrence LiptonNathan and Barbara LiskovAnne-Marie LoganLillian LondonRichard and Gail LopatinSteven and Andrea LoweAndrew and Carol LubinJordan and Ronni Lustig

Stuart MadisonHoward and Susan MagerJeffrey and Annette MarcusSamuel and Dina MarkindHortense MartinFrank and Sandra MassoMelvyn and Nancy MazerJames and Barbara McAreeJames and Johanna McInerneyWilliam MiklosPhyllis MikosAnthony and Helen MilanoSamuel MillerJoseph MittelJames Morley, Jr.Frank and Nina MorseStephen and Isabel MoskowitzMoshe and Ahuva MunzerNeal and Aletha MyerbergFred and Marcie NaftolinRobert NaparstekJim and Valerie NearyEdith NeidleMerritt and Roslyn NesinMarc and Ruth NewbergJeffrey and Lisa NewmanRobert and Marcia NishballDavid and Sandra OberhandPhilip and Emily OppenheimerFranklin and Roberta PackDavid and Valerie PagarAndrea Patten

John and Michele PerkinsAdele Liskov PerlmanBruce and Laurie PerlsteinBeverly PetermanMark and Susan PlotzkyBarbara PolkMichael and Risa PollackRita PollackPeter and Caryl PoserKenneth and Adrianne PovodatorJohn PrattRobert and Carol RabinowitzPhyliss RakowitzAlan and Sonya RichErwin and Carol RivenBradd and Syrene RobbinsDaniel and Betty RobertsBarbara RosenMarc and Sharon RosenSteven and Sande RosenJoan RosenbaumMarvin RosenbaumWendy RosenblumMargo RosenfeldStuart and Stephanie RossLawrence and Michelle RothbardBarnett and Myra RothenbergSteven and Sandra RothenbergAllen and Helene RothmanJoan RotmanMuriel and Stephen RozenKaren Rubin

Kathleen RyanSandra SamuelsRichard and Ellen SansoneJanet SantaCamille SarnoLawrence SaxAbe and Phyllis SchachterRony and Linda SchlapferStephen and Susan SchnitzerJames SchokeEdith SchperoDiane SchwartzStephen and Marsha ScottPaul and Lauren SeplowitzMarvin and Gertrude ShapiroLester and Elaine SharlachLillian SheldonSteven and Alison ShermanLawrence and Lisa SiebertHarriet SilberRichard SilverJonathan and Natalie SilversteinDavid and Judith SingerRichard SirkinRoger and Annemarie SlibyMorton and Paula SollosyGreta SolomonMartin SolowayJudy SonickMark and Sherry SopinArt and Carol SpinnerTom and Tanya Srdanovic

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - THANK YOU

Supporters - $100 - $499(continued)Barbara SrebnickSheldon and Paula StarrThomas and Rita StartupMichael and Gloria StashowerStephen and Linda SteinEvan SteinbergJeffry and Barbie SteinbergSamuel SternElaine StibelCarolyn StraussElaine StuppBurton StuttmanJames and Laura SugarmanMilton SutinMichael and Roberta TagerRich and Mariana TehraniJay TelRavRobert and Ellen TemkinMitchell and Carole TilkinJay TittmanJoan TrefzAlfred and Ann TreidelKathleen TresslerHenry and Susan TritterRandy VidalAmy VischioRobert and Alison WachsteinJoel and Ellen WassermanMurray and Genevieve WeingradRichard and Phyllis Weisberg

Jesse WeissAlice WeissmanBruce and Alicia WettensteinArthur and Anne WichmanEvelyn WohlAlan and Dolly WolfAustin and Ellen WolfMartin and Hinda WolfWilliam WolperWayne YoungMichael and Linda ZbrigerRobert and Judy ZeislerSteve and Yvonne ZeislerBernard and Joyce ZimmermanGeorge ZitnayCraig and Teresa Zuckerman

Friends - up to $100Perry AdatoLeona AndersonJeffrey Ash and Vivian EpsteinFred BarrEugene and Roberta BauchnerAnthony BeneficoJames and Amy BenjaminSteven BeresnerJerome and Louise BerkmanDuane and Stacey BerlinGloria BermanSusan BielickiLawrence and Florence BlumAnnie Breiner

Arthur and Michele BrownSamuel and Susan BursteinYolanda Caldera-DurantSusan CazaryPhilip and Virginia CerroneArthur CornellRuth DaileyDavid and Edith DavidsonNorman and Bonnie DickEleanor DinitzWilliam and Barbara DoberJoan DonahueEileen DubinskyBrian and Lynn DuchanMarcel DutwinLaura DwinellsRobert EisenstadtLawrence and Dorothy EngelMichael EnsonJoseph and Bette EpsteinElizabeth FarengaSharon FeingoldBarry and Lorraine FitelsonBen and Susan FrankEileen FrankelLeslie FrankelDiane FriedGerald and Irene FriedmanArthur and Ellen GangJohn and Marcia GellRobert and Marion GellerGertrude Ginsberg

Kim GintoliMichael GlaubermanHarold GodlinLeo and Sondra GoldLeonard GoldRobert and Janet GoldAlvin and Esther GoldmanLeon and Judith GouldRobert and Maureen GrahamRichard GraneseHenry and Diane GreenJody GreenGladys GressBennett and Nancy HerschHenry and Barbara HigginsRalph and Molly HoaglandWilliam and Susan HoffmanKristine IannacchinoPaul and Jean IngrahamDavid and Liz IsenbergSteven and Sheila IsraelEstelle Clausen JonesPaul and Susan JosephsonLeona and Arthur KaplanMarie KassayGary and Cindy KatzWilliam and Carol KaufmanKate KellyLloyd and Annette KirbanSara KleinSteven and Susan KleinHerman Kleine

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - THANK YOU

Friends - up to $100(continued)Carl and Frances KlormanRaymond KotchAbraham and Marilyn KurtzRobert and Dorothy LandressLawrence and Gloria LannaEdward LaskaBelinda LaskyHelen Le VineRaymond LejaMark LigasPaul and Yael LipofJames and Ilene LockerNorma MacDanielPatricia MacDougallErnest MaleckiNora Mayerson

Arthur and Margaret McCainDrew McDermott and Judy NugentAlvin and Charlotte MillerJacqueline MinfieldJoseph and Sarah NamerElaine NessimSamuel and Dolores NewmanArnold and Maxine NickelsbergMichael NielsenTeresa NoccioliJoe OdoardiDiane OlinDavid and Penney ParkesRose PattavinaEllen Hyde PhillipsMargaret PiatakElaine PollackDavid and Judith PresslerStephen and Barbara Raffel

Elliott RanardMiriam RaubvogelKaren ReissEdgar and Joan RonaNita RosenbergVirginia RyszEleanor SapersteinBurt and Myra SaxonLeopold and Ruth SchnitzerJonathan and Linda SchulmanTheodore and Judith SemmelStanley SilversteinRichard and Patti SlavinDiane SorecaBob and Sandra SouleRuth SpigaroloEric Stein and Dyann RossLola StephanicJanet Stephen

Robert and Judith StromRichard and Francee SviridoffKathleen TatnallGeraldine TessitoreAmy TorresoCarmela ToscanoStephen and Ellen TowerVirginia TroySolomon TurielUnited Way of Coastal Fairfield CountyHorton and Barbara WassermanRobert and Cecile WeilJack and Gail WeintraubNorman and Barbara WinnermanDavid and Robyn WinogradMichael and Meryll WolfmanDaniel and Ruth WolinskyJoseph and Margaret Yearsley

Matching Gift ProgramJewish Senior Services thanks the following companies for matching gifts of their employees in 2018,in many cases doubling their impact:

GE FoundationGoldman, Sachs & Co.HighTower

IBM International FoundationPfizer Foundation

THANK YOU

Men’s Club and Women’s AuxiliaryA special thank you to the Men’s Club and Women’s Auxiliary whose efforts in 2018 raised funds to support many vital programs, services, and capital projects at Jewish Senior Services.

Under the leadership of Debby Hiller and Barbara Kauders, the Women’s Auxiliary has made a differencethrough their support of the following:

Art TherapyBetter Together Program with MerkazCenter for Elder Abuse PreventionMusic TherapyOneg and Kiddush Shabbat Celebrations (Three) Oral History ProgramPet Therapy

Resident Activity SuppliesResident EntertainmentResident Gifts - Calendar, Chanukah, Mother’s DayResident OutingsResident Summer BBQs (12)TransporterWeekly Flowers for Shabbat for 23 Households

Under the leadership of Jerry Minsky, the Men’s Club has made a differencethrough their support of the following:

EquipmentFamily DayGeorge Lipton Resident Life Endowment FundResident Men’s Club Monthly Lunch

Resident Men’s Club OutingResident New Year’s Eve CelebrationWork Activity Center Resident Salaries

EMPLOYEE AWARDS CELEBRATION

Annually, employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service are recognized for their dedicated years of commitment. On September 20, 2018, we honored 89 employees for their dedication at the 40th Annual Reception. We also honored the following employees for their outstanding service.

Chairperson’s AwardMaureen ArszylaJean Robert OcceanAdele Reddick

Jacqueline Purcell Nursing Award*Esther Thomas

Mary Williams Nursing Assistant Award*Elizabeth Williams

Charney Family AwardVeronica Molina

Marie Cayo Humanitarian Award*Lourdes Medina

Community Service AwardHeather Powell

Elaine “Laney” Pollack Award*Jacqueline Wake

Sadie Freeman Award*Linda Biancardi

President’s Leadership AwardLaurie VanCleft

*Award in memory of a dedicated employee

EMPLOYEE CUSTOMER SERVICE

Jewish Senior Services’ “Together We Make the Difference” Customer Service Recognition and Award Program has been created to acknowledge and reward employees for demonstrating outstanding examples of Customer Service consistent with our Core Values.

We are proud of our recipients in Fiscal Year 2018, who were selected from over 67 nominations:Jason SantiagoEnvironmental Services

Jennifer Gordon, CNANursing

Lovenda CruickshankFriedman Home Care

Teresa GouveiaNursing

Vaddana Sam, CNANursing

Wendy DayDining Services

Lucy Maldonado de MilfortNursing

Georgia McLaughlinFriedman Home Care

Christopher De Castro, RNNursing

Andrew GriffithsDining Services

Haneika Letford, CNANursing

Sabrina SettlesChild Development Center

RESIDENT LIFE

Serving Southern ConnecticutAssisted Living and Memory Care Residences • Long Term Care • Rehabilitation Services

Day Services • Home Care • Hospice • Advocacy and Education • Senior Choice at Home®

Home Together® • Child Development Center • Fitness Center

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus4200 Park Avenue • Bridgeport, CT 06604203-365-6400 • www.jseniors.org

Photo Credit: Regina Madwed, Capitol PhotoInteractive and Jewish Senior Services staff.