News & Blog

As we celebrate the fall season both indoors and outside, our residents engaged in very creative and entertaining activities. Sukkot, the fall harvest festival, enabled our residents, staff and families…

Susan Kimball Halpern, Vice President of Development & Communications and her husband Richard are thrilled to share news of the birth of their first grandchild, Hannah Taylor Smith! Parents Lauren…

As mom to three active children, local author Christina Tuohey, who works as Director of Marketing and Outreach at Ruth’s House Assisted Living, understands the importance of raising kids to…

Senior Director of Assisted Living Services at JGS Lifecare After talking with Megin Hemmerling for only a few minutes, it becomes obvious she made the right career choice when she…

The Leavitt Family Jewish Home is pleased to announce that we are the recipient of a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the JEF Unrestricted Fund of the Jewish…

Nancy Creed, President of Springfield Regional Chamber, Interviews Our Own Mary-Anne Schelb, Director of Business Development, for their September “Coffee Connection”.   Get to know Mary-Anne, what motivated her to…

We truly appreciate hearing from family members about the care our staff provides to our residents. Take a look at the letter below from Tom Bienkowski. Thank you, Tom, for…

Dear Residents and Families, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is, among other things, a time of reflection of the past year and thinking about what lies ahead.  As an organization…

Our most important asset is our staff and we recently held a Service Employee Recognition Day on all of our campuses. The ceremony, led by Adam Berman, was a heartfelt…

Take a look at the poem Seymour Frankel wrote at our FIRST Summer Classic. Seymour loved writing poems for every occasion, and this one was very special. We featured earlier…

The feedback we receive from our families is so important to us. We truly want to hear about your experiences on our campus, suggestions for future initiatives and how we…

Residents had a wonderful time at the recent “Disney Day” tea party. Amidst delicious tea-inspired treats, creative “Alice in Wonderland” decorations and a live Mickey Mouse who charmed all the…