Medford residents Susan Holuber and her husband Aryha are both 63. While they still own the travel business they built together, they don’t do much with it anymore. She is retired and he works at Wal-Mart part time. Their world, however, is about to change. They are selling their house, packing up everything they own…
DAVID FUKS | CEO | CEDAR SINAI PARK Independent, assisted and nursing home care; day care; affordable housing; and in-home care for seniors. The essence of memory is supported by experience and surroundings that provide us with cues. For example, the placement of photographs or familiar objects can help to orient us and remind of…
A 20th anniversary deserves a celebration, and Jane Goldhamer is doing it right. As a founding member of Kol Shalom, she’s planning the party to coincide with this year’s J-West Conference for Cultural, Humanistic and Secular Judaism (j- west.net), which will be held in Portland Aug. 30 through Sept. 1. Hoping to attract supporters throughout…
Home may be where the heart is, but it’s also a place many people are forced to abandon as they grow old or infirm. But if an Oregon group has its way, a concept known as “lifelong housing” will prove that doesn’t have to happen. A Portland Jewish architect is not only helping develop criteria…
“People I know and love have been afflicted with this disease. People I love have died from Alzheimer’s.” I don’t know anybody who doesn’t know somebody who has – or had – Alzheimer’s. My mother had Alzheimer’s and passed away in 2002. In 2010, 1,300 Oregonians died from Alzheimer’s. Today more than 76,000 Oregonians age…
For the past 14 years, Debbi Bodie has devoted her life to the comfort of our community’s eldest residents. She serves as chief development officer at Cedar Sinai Park, a nonprofit organization that provides residential care in an environment that respects Jewish values. Cedar Sinai Park maintains four affordable housing apart- ment buildings in downtown…
Cedar Sinai Park Chief Executive Officer David Fuks recently announced several promotions and additions to the CSP management team. This growth at the executive level reflects the growth in scope and services that began almost 10 years ago and today is moving forward at a significant pace. To long-time Portland residents, the Robison Jewish Health…
