After a hospitalization or surgery, especially when rehabilitation is prescribed, there is often a decision to make: should you be admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation program, or return …
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By Joseph D’Ambrosio, PT
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7/14/16
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A: Some signs of age are easily noticed in the passersby. Gray or white hair is a sign of aging, as the body’s ability to produce melanin to color hair strands dwindles. Wrinkles in the skin is …
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By Nancy Rocks, RPh, CGP
Director of the on-site Pharmacy at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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6/7/16
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The East Meadow Jewish Center recently commemorated Yom H’Shoah — or Holocaust Memorial Day — with a somber service on May 4. The program allowed living Jews to reflect and say …
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By Jordan Silver and Julie Mansmann
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5/19/16
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It is always better to prepare before you are in a crisis, collecting paperwork, assigning a Power of Attorney and choosing an agent for your Health Care Proxy before a health emergency strikes.
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By Dorian Froelich, LMSW
Director of Social Work and Admissions/Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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4/18/16
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Witnessing a routine activity at an Israel Defense Forces base just north of Be’er Sheva left East Meadowite Neal H. Zuckerman verklempt, he said. Zuckerman and seven other East Meadow …
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By Julie Mansmann
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4/1/16
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A cast of tiny characters sang, ran jumped and paraded around the East Meadow Jewish Center on Sunday to celebrate a holiday and raise money for worthy causes. Costume-clad kids and their families …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/24/16
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The planning of a weekend full of celebrations of community and faith at Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow all started with a few drops of rain. Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum explained that several months …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/17/16
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A: Whether you’re one of the growing number of seniors in America (those over 85 are the fastest growing segment of the population!), or charged with the sometimes daunting task of caring …
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By Nancy Geiger, Gurwin Home Care Agency
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3/12/16
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Rabbi Daniel Bar-Nahum says that while his congregants at Temple Emanu-El recognize that there are many ways to practice their faith, they might not realize that fellow Reform Jews living in Israel …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/18/16
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East Meadow Jewish Center congregants and community members were wowed by a performance by renowned pianist, recording artist, composer and arranger, Jeffrey Biegel, last week. EMJC leaders hosted …
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/18/15
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