Hebrew SeniorLife Receives Innovation Igniter Award for Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Program

Hebrew SeniorLife has received the Association of Jewish Aging Services Innovation Igniter Award for its nationally recognized Right Care, Right Place, Right Time (R3) Program. 

R3 supports residents living in senior housing to proactively manage their health by linking housing and health care. Its goal is to improve lives, reduce costs, and help older adults stay independent and at home longer. The R3 model includes a nurse care manager, wellness coordinator, and fitness specialist working on-site with the existing housing team to provide supportive services to residents.

Staff reach out regularly to individual residents to engage them around their health and wellness. Through these conversations, they work to understand the barriers residents might face in remaining healthy, then follow up to address needs and connect them to resources. The wellness team also provides individualized case management and support, all centered around the resident’s choice and preferences. 

The program received the Pioneer Institute 2017 Better Government Competition and the John A. Hartford Foundation 2021 Business Innovation Award. 

AJAS was founded in 1960 as the North American Association of Jewish Homes and Housing for the Aging. It was created and continues to serve as the central coordinator for homes and residential facilities for Jewish elderly in North America.

AJAS's award program offers national recognition to outstanding programming in Jewish aging services. Innovation Igniters are awarded through a highly competitive process. Jewish providers across the United States and Canada frequently look to replicate award-winning innovations.

About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across seven campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.