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Jun 29, 2018, 6:41 AM

Achievement at Any Age

I never cease to be amazed by the elders with whom we work. I am amazed by their stories, by their wisdom, by their energy and by the way they face challenges, both physical and emotional. Of course, not everyone ages in a way that...

Jun 14, 2018, 5:27 AM

Combating elder abuse

Friday June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It’s a day when we work to get the larger community to focus on issues of elder abuse, to be not just aware of the problem but also to be tuned in to recognizing signs of...

Jun 1, 2018, 8:25 AM

A few years ago, an artist named Candy Chang began something to help her work through her own grief after losing someone close to her. She found a crumbling house in her neighborhood In New Orleans, covered it in chalkboard paint and stenciled the words...

May 3, 2018, 9:13 AM

For Mother’s Day

Maybe Mother’s Day is really a “made up” holiday, one of those days that some call a “Hallmark holiday,” as in an excuse to sell cards and all the other things that go along with it. Of course, as a mother, I refuse to see...

Apr 19, 2018, 7:38 PM

Someone once told me that different people are meant to come into our life journeys at different times. They walk with us along the path, sometimes they hold our hands and they may stay connected to us or after that part of our journey may...

Apr 4, 2018, 8:58 AM

Not My Father’s Seder

Passover is my favorite holiday. In truth it always has been. I’ve been thinking about not just why that is the case, but what makes it so special. I would guess that many of us have Passover memories that go back throughout our childhood. I...

Mar 23, 2018, 7:02 AM

All Kinds of Courage

As Passover approaches, we prepare not only for kitchen transitions and family gatherings, we also get ready to tell the story of the exodus from Egypt. It’s a story of courage, of faith, of the few being brave enough to take on the many. I’ve...

Mar 7, 2018, 9:58 PM

There can be few more challenging situations in a family than when a loved one’s health is deteriorating and it becomes clear that, while the end may not be in sight, it is definitely approaching. Working in the long term care industry, we see that,...

Feb 23, 2018, 8:09 AM

Caring Organizations

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the annual conference of the Association of Jewish Aging Services, an organization that brings together nonprofit senior living and senior care providers across North America. As you might guess, there is not a huge number of these...

Feb 8, 2018, 6:21 PM

This week was my father’s birthday and, as always, it made me realize how many years he has been gone and what a loss it is that most of his grandchildren never had the chance to even meet him. Those who did were very young...

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About Me

Carol Silver Elliott is President and CEO of The Jewish Home Family, which runs NJ's Jewish Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home Assisted Living, Jewish Home Foundation and Jewish Home at Home. She joined The Jewish Home Family in 2014. Previously, she served as President and CEO of Cedar Village Retirement Community in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a member of the boards of LeadingAge and the Association of Jewish Aging Services.