Hebrew Hospital Home Inc history

1929 — Ten years later, 51 elderly men and women in need were being cared for in a large two-story frame house surrounded by three park-like acres on Pelham Road in New Rochelle.

1976 — The Lola and Saul Kramer Pavilion, a $5.25 million skilled-nursing facility, was built with the assistance of a mortgage loan from the New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency.

1980 — Low-Savin Residence (Soundview Apartments), a nine-story apartment building for independent seniors, opened its doors adjacent to the nursing home.

1983 — United Home launched a Long-Term Home Health Care Program.

1986 – A 78-space parking lot was added on part of two acres of land bought from the City of New York

1988 — The name United Hebrew Geriatric Center was adopted to reflect the array of senior care services the organization provided.

1989 – The inauguration of the Morris E. Spector Adult Day Health Care Program which features Health Care services, recreational programs, transportation and a meal to those living at home – and who come to our facility for the foregoing mentioned services.

1991 — Westchester Ladies’ Auxiliary dedicated a fountain statute and garden to the residents of United Hebrew Geriatric Center.

1996 – Hebrew Hospital Home opened the Licensed Home Care Services agency.

1998 – Hebrew Hospital Home Continuum of Care opened a Long-Term Managed Health Care Program called Co-op Care.

2002 – Hebrew Hospital Home (Bronx) opened a 4 bed Hospice In-Patient Unit in conjunction with Hospice of New York (HONY).

2004 – Hebrew Hospital Home of Westchester and Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester join to create the first In-Patient Hospice Unit in Westchester

2006 — UHGC holds a historic groundbreaking ceremony for a new nursing and rehabilitation center, the Lucile and Joseph Skalet Pavilion.

2014– United Hebrew of New Rochelle Certified Home Health Agency was launched to provide skilled nursing and rehabilitation therapy services to those who choose to stay in their own home.