Seniors
Personal playlists help spark memories at Moldaw
Music touches people, says Gena Brigham, lifestyles director at Moldaw Residences in Palo Alto. “It motivates. It inspires,” she says. “It moves people.…
Talking With ...
Q&A: She teaches people with serious diseases how to help themselves
In 1979 Kate Lorig began researching and developing a program at the Stanford School of Medicine that emphasized self-help skills for people with…
Trailblazers
How Jewish Home’s first-rate care begat a first-class donor
Part of Trailblazers, a series of profiles of Jewish men and women who build and sustain our Jewish community, supported by a generous donation from Carol…
TV
Mel Brooks tones down the silly in HBO reminiscence
Mel Brooks’ new HBO special is a departure from the comedian’s typical belly-laugh fare. In place of the slapstick gallows humor — though there’s plenty…
Philanthropy
Moldaw Residences couple's generosity helps staff pursue dreams
Stanley Chen, an immigrant from China, just wanted to do “some little thing” to show his appreciation for the Jewish people he has known since coming to…
Seniors
Lawsuit questions Reutlinger agreement with non-Jewish management group
A group of 13 people associated with the Reutlinger Community has filed a lawsuit to halt an affiliation between the 60-year-old Jewish senior home in…
Local Voice
Fear not — new Reutlinger management deal will protect residents, Jewish character
Earlier this year, our community made the decision to seek an affiliation with Eskaton, a regionally based, multi-site (and nonprofit) provider of senior…
Bay Area
Strong, mixed reaction to Reutlinger plan to hand over operations
Nearly two months after the Reutlinger Community in Danville released details of an agreement to affiliate with an outside nonprofit that manages senior…
Health
Acts of kindness are good for your health
My daughter teaches at a school where a major theme for the students this year is doing acts of kindness. This prompted me to wonder about the health…