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LIVING WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE

August 30, 2024 No Comments

LIVING WITH COGNITIVE DECLINE At JSL, there is a concerted effort in focusing on healthy aging activities. Resident Service Coordinators on each campus strive to work closely with residents and their families helping them combat signs of dementia which require a holistic approach including lifestyle adjustments, cognitive activities, and sometimes medical intervention. The Alzheimer’s Association alz.org and The National Institutes of Health nih.gov provide helpful information on their websites. Yesterday I attended part one of a free educational series ‘Living

TRAVELING LIGHTLY

March 14, 2024 2 Comments

TRAVELING LIGHTLY Terry the painter sent me a text. He says he’s ready to come to the house and begin our home beautification, but I’m distracted by all the things we must remove from the walls and the closets for him to begin. The closets… if I add closets to the list of things to paint, they must be emptied, items sorted, donated and the things I “need” must put somewhere until the paint is dry…So I’m thinking… nah… the

JSL ON CBS DETROIT

August 16, 2023 No Comments

JSL ON CBS DETROIT Tracey Proghovnick, Director of Residential Marketing and Community Relations for the Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit, talks with CBS Detroit’s Kris about the “Age in Motion” program taking place during ‘The Way to Wellness’ event, coming up August 22 in West Bloomfield. https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/way-to-wellness-event-aims-to-help-keep-older-people-safe/

CHOICE

August 10, 2023 No Comments

CHOICE By Jo Strausz Rosen I recently read The Choice, Embrace the Possible, a memoir by 95-year-old Dr. Edith Eva Eger, who earned her doctorate in clinical psychology in 1978 and has treated patients for over 50 years. She’s a mother, grandmother, great grandmother and an Auschwitz Survivor. She documents her Holocaust survival and teaches us how she learned to heal. “On the surface I was doing well putting my trauma behind me and moving on.” But she acknowledges that

JSL ANNUAL MEETING SPEECH, CEO NANCY HEINRICH: THE POWER OF PURPOSE

July 20, 2023 No Comments

JSL ANNUAL MEETING SPEECH, CEO NANCY HEINRICH: THE POWER OF PURPOSE JSL is so proud of our CEO, Nancy Heinrich. Here is a copy of her important address at the Annual Meeting, June 27, 2023. Good afternoon, everybody. And thank you Mark Kowalsky for your commitment and dedication to JSL and those we serve. I’m really happy to be together with you all: Board Members, staff, community members and agency partners, at our beautiful Teitel Apartments in Oak Park. For

POETRY IN AGING

March 10, 2023 No Comments

POETRY IN AGING By Jo Strausz Rosen Older adults sometimes find themselves feeling invisible, or irrelevant, or insecure. Some of us whisper to our mirrors that we get fewer approving glances when we walk down the street than we used to. Some of us are relieved. Some feel the pang of loss. Adjusting to new circumstances can be challenging. We find ourselves searching for a new sense of identity and purpose. Thinking of moving into retirement? It may feel strange.

MAKING THE CHOICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

March 3, 2023 No Comments

MAKING THE CHOICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE By Jo Strausz Rosen Last year, Rabbi Polter, JSL community chaplain came to me to tell me he met someone special during his chaplaincy visits, someone he thought would consider leaving a bequest to the JSL Foundation. I immediately contacted the donor and left a message. When I didn’t hear back, I called again and asked Rabbi Polter to remind the gentleman I wanted to meet with him. I wrote him a letter,

Make The Plan

July 21, 2022 No Comments

Make The Plan By Jo Strausz Rosen I’m staying focused in the present but find myself thinking about the future. I speak of it with our residents. We reflect on the past and wonder about what lies ahead. Some anticipate greatly the weddings and mitzvahs of their grandchildren. Others share memories of their lives, trips with spouses and friends. Some of us don’t think about the future – yet doing so provides opportunity for action. I am reminded of American

Happily, Ever After

July 7, 2022 No Comments

Happily, Ever After By Jo Strausz Rosen Sometimes when I remember my father, I think about how he painstakingly planned his exit strategy. When he was sixty, he invited my brother and me into his office, opened his desk drawer files and shared with us his important documents, labeled, and organized alphabetically. Even going so far as to tell us about our future monetary gains upon his passing. Of course, at the time, my brother and I didn’t want

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