INDIANAPOLIS JEWISH HOME INC

ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS THE JEWISH SHELTER HOUSE IN 1902 AND LATER THE BORINSTEIN HOME IN 1929, HOOVERWOOD HAS BEEN OFFERING CARE AND SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. HOOVERWOOD'S TRADITION OF HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE CONTINUES TODAY WITH AN ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION THAT EMPHASIZES: DIGNITY, SPIRITUALITY, COMMUNITY AND VISION. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED BY MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, HOOVERWOOD SPECIALIZES IN SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION FOLLOWING A HOSPITALIZATION, SKILLED NURSING CARE, LONG-TERM CARE, MEMORY AND DEMENTIA CARE, AND MEDICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDING GERIATRICS, AND GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. HOOVERWOOD'S DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES PROVIDES PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPIES ON AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS. HOOVERWOOD'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF NURSES, NURSING ASSISTANTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DIETITIANS, ACTIVITY STAFF AND THERAPISTS WORK TOGETHER TO COORDINATE RESIDENTS' OVERALL CARE AND PROVIDE SKILLED CARE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT IN ORDER FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. THE HOOVERWOOD TEAM TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM THEIR REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND RETURN HOME TO THEIR PRIOR LEVEL OF FUNCTION AND INDEPENDENCE. HOOVERWOOD'S GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIST PROVIDES EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF A VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ASSISTS THE RESIDENTS AS THEY COPE WITH CHANGES AND CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES. HOOVERWOOD IS PROUD TO HAVE SERVED 271 RESIDENTS IN 2024. OUR SHALOM SANCTUARY CENTER FOR ELDER ABUSE WORKS WITH LOCAL ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, POLICE, AND EMERGENCY ROOMS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM LIKE IT IN INDIANA AND IS FILLING A MUCH-NEEDED SERVICE IN CARING FOR THE ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT SERVED 9 RESIDENTS IN 2024.

AARON-RUBEN-NELSON HOSPICE OPENED IN LATE 2021. THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES HOOVERWOOD AND KRAFT COMMONS RESIDENTS IN THE LAST STAGES OF THEIR LIVES AND PROVIDES COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT ONE OF THEIR MOST DIFFICULT TIMES. AS THE ONLY JEWISH HOSPICE IN INDIANAPOLIS, OUR VALUES GUIDE US IN SERVING ALL FAITHS IN CENTRAL INDIANA. AARON-RUBEN-NELSON HOSPICE IS PROUD TO HAVE SERVED 41 RESIDENTS IN 2024.