Working Together to Promote Healthy Aging
As leaders in the field of aging services, we work hand in hand with many organizations in the Greater Boston area to provide critical services to older people in our community. From our Harvard Medical School affiliation, to our preferred provider partnerships with acute care hospitals, to leadership positions with professional organizations, to support of community advocacy and aging services initiatives, we are working to promote healthy aging in Massachusetts and beyond.
If you work with older people, whether in a health care or social services setting, community organization, or some other capacity, and would like to receive updates for professionals about Hebrew SeniorLife’s programs and services, sign up for our quarterly e-newsletter.
Hospital Partnerships
Through preferred provider partnerships with area hospitals, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston and at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham work to provide the highest standards of clinical care for our mutual patients.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center works with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, along with Harvard Medical Faculty at BIDMC to provide the highest quality, cost-effective hospital and post-hospital care, including ensuring seamless transition between institutions.
New England Baptist Hospital
Patients who come to Hebrew Rehabilitation Center from New England Baptist Hospital following an inpatient surgical procedure can be assured that their transition will be handled seamlessly, preserving continuity of care and providing the best possible outcomes.
Mass General Brigham
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center works with Mass General Brigham to provide high-quality post-hospital care to patients in our Rehabilitation Services Units, including ensuring a seamless transition between the hospital and rehabilitation.
Community Health Needs Assessment
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, regularly conducts a community health needs assessment and develops an implementation strategy to support the needs of our community. We serve older people in several neighborhoods within the city of Boston and in the towns of Brookline, Dedham, Needham, Newton, Wellesley, and Westwood. As a chronic care hospital primarily serving older adults, we prioritize keeping older people healthy and safe in their homes and communities. We are committed to meeting the needs of residents and have prioritized addressing economic stability and basic needs, chronic/complex conditions and behavioral health, access to care and health system navigation, and community environment and social connectedness.
If you have any questions regarding the community health needs assessment or implementation strategy or would like to request it in a different format, please contact Amanda Bernardo at AmandaBernardo@hsl.harvard.edu.
Read Our Community Health Needs Assessment/Implementation Strategy
Delivering Services Where People Live
Our R3 Initiative – “Right Care, Right Place, Right Time” – aims to effectively integrate health care and affordable senior housing, and create a sustainable model that can be replicated nationally. Embedded wellness teams partner with community organizations to support residents’ independence with a goal of reducing unnecessary transfers to hospitals and long-term care. In addition to selected Hebrew SeniorLife senior living communities, the demonstration project is being conducted in The Village in Brookline and two senior living communities in Milton, MA – Milton Residences for the Elderly’s Ubiquity House and Winter Valley.
Promoting the Well-Being of LGBTQIA + Older Adults
We partner with the following community organizations that are dedicated to promoting the rights and well-being of LGBTQIA older adults:
- Fenway Health LGBTQIA+ Aging Project
- Keshet a national organization that works for full LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion in Jewish life
- SAGE advocacy and services for LGBTQIA+ older people
In recognition of our service to LGBTQIA+ older people, the History Project awarded Hebrew SeniorLife the Lavender Rhino Award, which is awarded annually to an emerging LGBTQIA+ activist or organization in the Boston area.
Community Group Partnerships
Hebrew SeniorLife is committed to being an active partner in the communities where we have campuses. We regularly welcome community groups and members of the community into our campuses for events, meetings, and congregate meals, as well as sponsor community events. We would love to hear from you if you represent a community group and believe we could work together.
