Categories for COVID-19
January 11, 2021
JGS Holds 2-Day COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Residents and Staff
JGS Lifecare recently held a 2-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic for residents and staff across its family of services. “This was an emotional and historic two days for JGS,” commented Rob…
January 4, 2021
JGS Lifecare Kicks Off “Superheroes Saving Lives” Campaign
Nonprofit Thanks Employees For Their Extraordinary Dedication During Pandemic LONGMEADOW, MA (January 4, 2021) — JGS Lifecare, one of New England’s leading nonprofit healthcare systems serving seniors and their families,…
December 24, 2020
Wolf Swamp Elementary School’s Brownie Troop 65110 Visits Ruth’s House
On December 23rd, Longmeadow’s Wolf Swamp Elementary School’s Brownie Troop 65110 delivering hand-made holiday greeting cards to the residents at Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence. The troop also stood outdoors…
November 30, 2020
JGS Lifecare Volunteer, Janice Lawrence, Found a Special Way of Giving!
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – People are smiling as they visit Sosin Center for Rehabilitation at JGS Lifecare in Longmeadow, MA. Carefully placed in the stone beds lining the walkway into the…
October 30, 2020
Family Update from Adam Berman, President
Dear Residents and Families, With the summer gone and fall well under way, we wanted to provide you with an update on our organization and our continued response to the…
October 14, 2020
Sam Baah, Care Manager at Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence
Sam was born in Ghana and came to the US in Dec. 1999. There was an immigration lottery at the time and he won the lottery and was able to…
October 6, 2020
Donnette Barnett, CNA at Wernick Adult Day Health Care
Donnette was born and raised in Springfield, along with her sister Kim. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1983 and gave birth to her son Warren Jr. in 1984….
September 29, 2020
Ava Wills, RN at Spectrum Home Health & Hospice
Ava was born and raised in the 16 Acres Neighborhood of Springfield along with her 2 brothers Michael and John. She graduated from Classical High School, and then, following her…
September 22, 2020
Christine Lunsford, RN, BSN, Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator, Leavitt Family Jewish Home
Christine was born and raised in Springfield along with her older brother Michael. She graduated from Central High School in 1996 and then pursued an education to become a nurse….
September 10, 2020
Deana Carnegie, Dietary Aid, Leavitt Family Jewish Home
Deana was born and raised in Jamaica to a large family. She was one of 9 children, with 3 brothers and 5 sisters. She graduated from Newell High School and…