Categories for Press Releases
July 3, 2020
Leavitt Family Jewish Home – Outdoor Visits by Family and Friends Bring Great Joy
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – “It is wonderful to see my children, they are the love of my life!” exclaimed Sandy Novitch, a resident at the Leavitt Family Jewish Home. Debbie and…
June 1, 2020
Letters of Love – Beautiful Expressions of Compassion and Care
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Like all families, Leigh McGrale Vengco and her three daughters, Lily, Grace and Teia were home socially distancing and trying to adjust to the new reality forced…
May 4, 2020
Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare, Supporting JGS Staff during Unprecedented Times
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at JGS Lifecare, has witnessed a great deal of suffering, stress and loss in the past six weeks,…
March 30, 2020
JGS Lifecare: Caleb Poirier, LPN – Healthcare Hero (Press Release)
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2020 Contact: Susan Kimball Halpern VP of Development and Communications (413) 567-3949, ext. 1612 shalpern@jgslifecare.org JGS Lifecare Caleb Poirier, LPN – Healthcare Hero…
March 5, 2020
Free Lunch and Learn at Ruth’s House: Spirituality and Aging – Finding Meaning and Purpose as we Age on April 1
Download Event Flyer Wednesday, April 1st, Spirituality and Aging – Finding Meaning and Purpose as we Age Presented by Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life at JGS…
February 13, 2020
Free Lunch and Learn at Ruth’s House: Beyond the Blues – Aging & Depression on March 13th
Download Event Flyer Friday, March 13th, 2020: Beyond the Blues – Aging & Depression. Presenter Dr. Stuart Anfang, Medical Director of the Memory Disorder Program at Baystate Medical Center …
January 6, 2020
Volunteers support JGS Lifecare residents and staff on Christmas day Continuing the ‘Honorable Menschen Day’ tradition
View Story on WWLP Website LONGMEADOW, Mass. – On Christmas Day, December 25, 20 community volunteers continued the annual tradition of supporting residents and staff of the Julian J. Leavitt…
October 30, 2019
Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence to offer Free Lunch and Learn with Dr. Neil Epstein, SHINE Counselor
LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Ruth’s House, an assisted living residence at JGS Lifecare, is kicking off a new monthly Lunch and Learn program on November 15th, by hosting Dr. Neil Epstein,…
September 24, 2019
Help at a Crossroads – Panel Offers Advice, Resources for Dementia Caregivers
LONGMEADOW, Mass. –Dementia is a growing issue in America – one that causes plenty of anxiety among caregivers in need of resources. “As people are living longer they are at…
