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Causes: Human Services, Seniors, Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Mission: The organization's purpose is to provide skilled nursing, long-term care, residential and community based services to the elderly and others who would benefit from such services. In addition, research and educational programs are conducted to enhance the ability of the elderly to remain independent and active in the community.
Programs: Healthcare - miami jewish health systems, inc. Is a 494-bed facility providing a full range of healthcare services to the elderly. These include its 462-bed nursing home, which provides long-term residential care and skilled nursing care for older adults with chronic illnesses. The facility also provides short-term rehabilitation services for medicare beneficiaries recovering from surgery, stroke, etc. And a 32-bed geriatric medical specialty hospital, which provides acute care for the elderly. In addition, the facility's ambulatory health centers provide outpatient health services and sub-specialty services delivered by physicians and health practitioners specializing in geriatric healthcare, mental health, pain management and psychiatry.
residential care - miami jewish health systems, inc. Provides two levels of adult living facilities. The first is a licensed 98-apartment adult congregate living facility, which provides moderate housing designed for the frail, but independent elderly. Its tenants are offered transportation and cultural/social amenities. The other facility is a licensed 92-apartment assisted living facility, which provides physical, mental and social activities, as well as, direct care assistance and nursing supervision.
case management/day care - miami jewish health systems, inc. Operates a state sponsored program in which case managers coordinate in-home assistance such as personal care, meals, adult day care, and medical supplies. The program serves people living in miami-dade or broward counties, age 60 or older, who are eligible for care in a nursing home as required by medicaid. Miami jewish health systems operates the project on behalf of the state of florida's agency for healthcare administration and the department of elder affairs.