Daughters of Miriam Final.pdf · Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute PlATInuM $10,000 A. L. Levine Family Foundation, Inc. The Steiger Family* Lewis Family Trust Larry

Daughters of Miriam Center

The Gallen Institute

AD JournAl

2013

Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to present the 2013 ad journal. This ad journal is proof that we are a community who understands, values and supports this 92-year-young continuum of care senior facility. Despite this challenging economy, the 2013 ad journal raised a total of $210,000.

Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute distinguishes itself by seeking and achieving accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a private nongovernmental agency that establishes guidelines for the operation of health care facilities, conducts accreditation programs and surveys, and encourages the attainment of high standards of institutional medical care in the United States. Of the 314 long-term care facilities in the State, approximately 12% took those extra steps necessary to seek accreditation, a voluntary process. DMC is proud to be included in this elite group. In addition, we proudly note that we are the only Jewish long-term care facility in the entire State of New Jersey to meet the Commission’s high standards of care, far exceeding government guidelines.

DMC achieves such excellence because of its people. From the nurses, staff and administration, to the Board of Trustees and volunteers, the Center is filled with people who create a community of caring, dignity and respect, following Jewish traditions and values. Our parents and grandparents who live here depend on the staff and we, the donors, have many reasons to be proud of our support.

Renovation is ongoing as we strive to remain competitive in this ever-changing healthcare landscape. Naming opportunities still exist which offer a very meaningful opportunity for special donors and/or families. We are available to discuss these and other possibilities with you at any time, and invite you to tour the Center to see all these exciting changes.

We, the Board of Trustees, will continue to work hard to ensure that this facility will always be here to serve our Jewish community, providing these very necessary services for our seniors and fulfilling our responsibility and obligation to future generations.

To those of you who participated, now more than ever, we thank you. We look forward to continued and, possibly, increased support in the years to come. Let us all be proud that in these difficult times of government cutbacks our gifts are making a difference.

Thank you. Avi Safer Ad Journal Chairman

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PlATInuM $10,000

A. L. Levine Family Foundation, Inc. The Steiger Family*

Lewis Family Trust Larry A. Levy, Esq.

*Guardian Club Member

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PlATInuM $10,000

Paul & Steven Reisman

Avi & Sylvia Safer *

Temple Emanuel, Clifton

*Guardian Club Member

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DIAMonD $7,500

Ed Feldman

Robert & Ellen Gutenstein

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gold ring $5,000dmc

Chandler Associates Mrs. Adeline Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Arthur R. Kramer Mr. & Mrs. George Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kramer The Sorkin Family & The Wolff Family

Feldman Brothers Electrical Supply

Gulko Family In Honor of Josephina Goldstein and the DMC Staff for the Excellent Care

Krasna Family

Phil & Barbara Moss

Silvershein Family

Leonard A. & Beth Wilf


SIlVEr CIrClE $3,500Robert Chestnov, Jaclyn, Inc.

Cipora O. Schwartz & Family In Memory of Philip, Esther & Samuel Schwartz and Zvi & Margolit Odentz

Herb & Marilyn Smilowitz In Loving Memory of our Parents, Jacob & Ruth Cohen

Unitex Wishes Daughters of Miriam Continued Success!

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BEnEFACTorS $2,500Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.

Discover Rx

Jeffrey & Doreen Dreifus

Evco Mechanical Corporation Evan Samouhos, President

Go Pro Waste Services, Inc.

Herman and Yetta Geller Foundation Ned & Bernice Feldman

Herbert & Jacqueline Klein

George & Barbara Kramer

New Jersey Physicians, LLC

Patient Care – Home Health Care Serving Passaic, Bergen & Morris Counties Phone: 973-859-2689 Fax: 973-574-7924

Paul & Marcia Abrams Pike Construction Co., LLC

Planned Companies

Bernard & Alice Schwartz

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friends $1,500The Brook Fund

DaSilva Family Frank & Maria, Emily and Samuel

Fox Rothschild, LLP

Hospice of New Jersey

Harry & Robin Mortkowitz

Pharm-Assist Inc.

Philip W. Riskin Charitable Foundation

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PATronS $1,000dmc

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bedrin

Beneflex - Bill Catuzzi

Birnberg Family

Jack & Louise, Michael & Jill,

Jeffrey & Talie and Steven

Lawrence & Brenda Boss

Dr. & Mrs. H. Louis Chodosh

Delta Building Services – David Korn

Driscoll Foods

Gladstone Family

Gurkoff Family

Jay Horwitz

Andrew & Anne Kanter

Robert & Jane Kantor

One More Thank You to

Sylvia and Avi Safer for All They Do

Jay & Elaine Kinder

Miles & Sandy Lazerwitz

Manhattan Energy LLC

Mercy Home Care – Mordy & Bryna Nissel

Richard & Allyn Michaelson

Pat Mucci, Jr. – The Mucci Companies


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For 92 years, Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute has served the senior community of Northern NJ. In this ever-changing healthcare marketplace meeting those senior needs is more challenging than ever before. Changes at the federal and state level, as well as influences much closer to home, are affecting how the Center does business. It is a constant balancing act to effectively respond to the current market while maintaining the long-range vision needed to insure our viability.

The country’s healthcare has experienced a radical shift. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act is sending ripples through the entire system, while its very future is in question as many in Congress seek its repeal. Funding is in question as federal and state lawmakers try to close budget gaps, looking to make cuts and find cost-saving measures. The increased financial pressure from an aging population is taxing an already stressed system. For Daughters of Miriam Center, staying abreast of these changes and finding a way to work within the system is a must.

In response to these changes, the Center joined the Care Associates Network. Founded in 1998, the Network was established to negotiate payer contracts with managed care companies. The Network also provides assistance with clinical development of other business relationships that

may benefit the Network. Each member has the autonomy to decide whether or not to accept the payer agreements or contracts as well as any other business relationships through the Network, which is owned by the members. The advantage for the Center is the ability to obtain higher reimbursement rates, better contract terms and assistance in proper payment of managed care claims.

At the state level, a major change will take place as NJ moves to a managed care system for

Medicaid long-term care. This could have a serious impact on the Center since Medicaid represents 67% of our revenue. This will be an experimental model, which gives the state more flexibility to provide services, improve delivery systems, improve care and reduce costs. In 2014 all new and existing Medicaid long term care residents will be enrolled and processed via managed care organizations. Currently, the Center receives $215/day, a rate set by the State for Medicaid residents. In the near future, insurance companies will establish the rates they pay facilities. What is not clear at this point is whether facilities will be able to negotiate with these managed care companies regarding reimbursement rates. If they are, our inclusion in the Care Associates Network will prove to be a strategic advantage.

One plan which is being considered would have a set reimbursement based on a diagnosis. For example, a hip replacement would be paid a flat rate. Hospitals and rehabilitation facilities would then have to split the reimbursement, knowing that there is finite amount of funding and that any expenses beyond that cap are not reimbursable. It is a shared risk model. If the hospital and rehabilitation facility can keep the expenses under the reimbursement, they will profit, but there is always the risk, especially high with seniors, that expenses will exceed the reimbursement. In this model, the synergies that Daughters of Miriam Center has developed with area hospitals will be critical. The seamless transition from acute to subacute care will be essential to managing any potential complications and keeping expenses in check.

Nursing stations are open and positioned directly opposite the dining rooms to allow for a more efficient operation.

Physical and occupational therapies allow the subacute patient to return home after relearning how to do activities of daily living.


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The Center already has a long-standing, close relationship with St. Mary’s Hospital in Passaic, which is the primary source for referrals into The Gallen Institute for Subacute Care. The sale of this hospital to the California-based company, Prime Healthcare Services, is pending approval at the State level. Prime Healthcare Services is a hospital management company which owns and/or operates 25 acute care hospitals across the country. They are known for transitioning non-profit facilities into for-profit models and, while the purchase contract states that they must maintain St. Mary’s non-profit status for five years, it is likely that they will transition to a for-profit business once the contract expires. The Center has maintained close contact with the hospital leadership during this takeover.

While we must respond quickly to the current changing marketplace, it is still important to take a far seeing approach to ensure our long-term survival. To maintain that balance, the Board of Trustees has re-established the Strategic Planning Committee. This committee, under the chairmanship of Board of Trustee member Len Thaler, is looking to the future of the Center. Their mission is to explore all possibilities and present the Board of Trustees with options. This includes looking at how to best utilize our physical plant as well as ways in which to tailor our

services or create strategic partnerships to meet the needs of the emerging market.

One of the ways the committee is looking to solidify our position in the local market, is by strengthening our relationships with other acute care facilities. We have a great deal to offer in the high quality of services we provide. One of the key factors which both managed care providers and Medicaid monitor for hospitals is the percentage of patients who are readmitted after

release to the community or another facility. There are reimbursement penalties for the hospitals when patients are readmitted within a 30 day time frame. The Center’s low readmission rate is an advantage to acute care facilities which are looking to avoid those penalties. While the penalties are currently low, there is a strong likelihood that they will increase as government and insurance payers look to further contain costs. This increases the value of our services as we move forward in establishing strong relationships.

Government and insurance payers are not the only agencies looking to contain costs. The Center has worked very hard to keep its own expenses in line. The union contracts were up in 2013 and the Center successfully renegotiated the contract with a 2% salary increase, balancing the need to maintain costs with the desire to compensate our employees fairly. A consistently strong census combined with careful monitoring of expenditures has kept the Center on budget for the year, allowing us to maintain our current reserve funding as insurance for the future.

While the times we face are more uncertain than ever, the leadership of the Center continually balances an ability to respond quickly to the current climate with clarity of vision for our future. The Board of Trustees and administration recognize that the services we provide are critical to our community and are committed to the Center’s mission and survival for generations to come.

The Rehabilitation Department is open seven days a week to ensure steady progress in patient recovery.

Private and semi-private accommodations are well-appointed and feature custom closets and comfortable furnishings.

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PATronS $1,000dmc

New Jersey Manufacturers

Insurance Group

Peter & Barbara Norden

Keep the Center Thriving!

Thanks for all the Hard Work!

Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Opper

Passaic United Hebrew Burial Assoc.

Estelle Perry & Family

In Memory of Bella Perlmutter

and Norman Perry

Potack Family

Mark & Donna Rosen

S. Bertram, Inc.

In Memory of Mania Lederman,

Gail Lederman, Samuel Lederman,

Beatrice and David Schlossberg

Marc & Cheryl Slutzky

In Memory of Louis & Laura Slutzky

St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic

Howard & Laurie Taylor

Wallerstein Foundation

for Geriatric Life Improvement

John & Kathie Williams


SPonSorS $500dmc

AGL Inhalation Therapy Antex Knitting Mills In Memory of Steve Wener Norman & Alison Axelrod Howard & Carolyn Baum Lawrence & Rosalie Berman Milton BrownEliot H. Chodosh, M. D. Rani Garfinkle In Loving Memory of Sandy Garfinkle Alva Glaser In Memory of my Parents Bertha and Aaron Edelman and my Husband Alfons Glaser Goldman Realty

Goodman, O’Malley, Rosamilia, Voorman & Fass, LLC Bill & Sybil Graubard Mark & June Jaffe Emanuel Kantro In Memory of my Father, Bernard Kantrowitz Margaret Karcnik, D.O., Physical Medicine and Rehab Katz Family In Memory of Dr. Rabbi Leon Katz “Z.T.L.” Larry Kramer & Catherine BrownPeter & Leslie Levine Richard MarosikEllen Miller – ElderCaid, LLC


SPonSorS $500dmc

Jerry & Beth Rosenblum

Best Wishes

Eugene Rosensweet and Family

In Memory of Debrah Rosensweet

Dr. Solomon F. Rybak, Rabbi

Congregation Adas Israel

Paul & Carole Schwartz

Harvey & Dorothy Starr

Miriam Stern and Michael Chernick

Dr. Irving & Roberta Strauchler

Tru-Vision Communications, LLC

Waldman, Renda & McKinney, PA

Wednesday Film Group

In Memory of Anna Lendman

Naomi, Ivan, and Alan & Karin Wilzig and

Sherry, Jesse and Jonathan Izak

In Loving Memory of

Siggi B. Wilzig, Cherished Husband,

Father and Grandfather

Robert &Susan Yudin

Gary & Marie Zwerling


DonorS $350dmc

Angela Del Russi

Industrial Cooling Corporation

Martin S. Kenwood and Anne Gunar

Robert Laino

In Memory of Winifred Laino

Diane Milrod

In Memory of my Beloved Husband

Irving Milrod

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schneps

Philip and Dominick Zungri

Morris & Gail Yamner

In Honor of Fred Feinstein


ConTrIBuTorS $250dmc

A. Cifelli Paving & Masonry, Inc.

Howard & Maxine Abner

AmPed Foot Health, Inc.

Stuart Mandel

Anonymous

Avishar, LLC

Stanley & Ellen Bernstein

Benson & Marcia Chapman

Mark & Linda Emr

Reid & Ellen Fader

To the Continued Success of DMC

Fred & Jeannine Feinstein

Dr. & Mrs. Marc A. Goldberg

Mark Hammer & Laura Sacks

In Memory of Our Beloved Aunt

Beatrice Hess and In Honor of the

Caring Staff on the 4th Floor

Island Computers – John Chan

Sandy & Francine Kalb

Ita Khodorkovsky

In Honor of Riva Rozenboym and

In Loving Memory of my Father

Samuel Rozenboym

ConTrIBuTorS $250


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S. David Laveton

In Memory of Max & Lillian Laveton

Edward & Joan Lefferman

Barbara L. Potash

Premier Building Services

“For those who care about clean”

President Peter Garbera – Providing

cleaning services to medical offices

and healthcare facilities.

Dr. and Mrs. Najmul Rana

Ronald & Marsha Rickles

Marvin & Marilyn Rogers

In Loving Memory of our Beloved Son

Glenn Rogers

Ronald A. Rosensweig, Amster & Rosensweig

Attorneys at Law

Sid & Mildred Rudolph

Lee Ann Seely

In Memory of Harriet Fletemeyer

Debbie Sullivan

Valley National Bank


STAnDArD MEMBErS $100dmc

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Adelman Caroline Ades In Memory of Zaki Ades Rabbi Yosef and Sheryl Adler Anonymous Anonymous AnonymousSamuel & Gwenne BarrDr. & Mrs. Moshe BernsteinSusan Bingham and Robert Widmer Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bloom Dov & Adele Bodlander Rish Borks In Memory of Bernard Borks and Helen BorksIlya & Ann Brodsky Phylis Burman Denis Cacoliris Susan Canada In Memory of my Parents, Sam and Helen Seigel and In Memory of my Brother, Jerry Seigel Champion PlasticsLeonard & Ruth Cole Colonial Pharmacy Ed & Susan David DMG America – George Wolfe Sandra Ebinger In Loving Memory of Harry & Lillian PittelLeonard & Doris Eis

EOJ Cleaning Service – Kathy Rytelewski Joseph & Hedy FalkensteinFibertex Corporation Stephen FlatowEd & Katie FriedlandDr. Noel & Mrs. Ruth Friedland Roberta FrommeltBennett GenisSol & Dianne Glickman David & Hope Goodman David & Naomi Graber Gladys HalperinShirley Breite Kleinberg Tedd & Randi Kochman Peter & Susan Kolben Hazel KormanKrehel Automotive Repair/Snow Busters Rabbi Ira & Faige Kronenberg In Memory of Nachmun & Anna Roth and Edward & Gertrude Kronenberg Rabbi & Mrs. David Lapp Mark & Eta Levenson Charles LiebermanPincus & Linda Lieberman Gloria Maietta In Memory of My Husband Phil and My Sister Edith Thelma MalkinMid-County Endodontic Group, P.A.

STAnDArD MEMBErS $100


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Stephen & Sharon Morganstern In Loving Memory of Doris Morganstern Manny & Carol MormanMel & Joan Nagler In Memory of Fanny Nagler Michael & Justine Paitchell Robert Perlman Joel & Ann Pogolowitz Larry & Michele Raiken In Memory of Goldie Reiner RAM Communications, LLC Sheldon & Karen ReismanAlan & Nan RothbergKen & Randee Rubenstein In Honor of Debra Berliner

Steve & Mali Schwartz Mr. Donald W. Smitheman Caren Speizer In Loving Memory of my Parents Melvin & FlorenceGary & Norma Statmore In Loving Memory of Rosalind Statmore Ellen SteinHenry & Liesel Stern Dr. Wendy K. StinsonSteven & Gwen Strauss Surick FamilyJames Van Tuyl Eva VogelWeisholtz Family - In Memory of Evelyn

MEMBErS

oTHEr GIFTS

$50


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AnonymousDr. Ree K. ArnoldIrwin & Harriet Aronowitz Atlantic Stewardship Bank Dr. Stephen BaconSheila Barkow Edmund BerkowitzRalph & Honey Cheifetz Mr. and Mrs. James Debiase Gerald & Betty Eisenberg Miriam Manela-Fried In Memory of my Beloved Grandmother, Ida Klajman Herb FriedmanEsther Glass Marcia Goldberg Agnes Goldsmith David Greene John Grish Estelle Grobe

Beatrice Guon In Memory of Harry Guon Barbara HicksElizabeth Horowitz In Loving Memory of Joseph and Rose Shulman Hudson City Savings BankLes & Linda KleinWayne Kruse – Friends of Sue Anne Reiff Burt & Rina LernerSamuel LevinJoel & Anne Levine In Memory of Gertrude Godt Robert & Natalie Lichtman In Honor of Debbie Berliner Ivan & Eva Nelson, Livingston, NJ Gerard & Carol Pecoraro In Memory of Alice StolteDr. & Mrs. Avrohom Shlomo Pomrantz Dr. Sylvia S. Riskin

Rhoda Rosenfeld In Memory of Herbert Rosenfeld Joel & Barbara RothsteinReni Schustermann Margie Semler Frederic & Ann SeplowBoris & Albertina Shnayder Lillian SilvermanBrent T. Sjaardema Howard & Honey Solomon Barbara Sonnenfeld In Loving Memory of my Sister Rosalee Drumm Morris & Marilyn StarrHerbert M. Strulowitz David SufianDavid J. Waks and Sandy Teger Howard & Gail Weber and Family In Memory of Abe and Rose Gordon Wigod Family

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Bednarsh Eleanor BergLillian Berkowitz David & Susan BrownMr. & Mrs. Jerome Cohen Ike & Ada EisenfeldDr. & Mrs. Barry B. Galton Arlene W. Glassman Arlene Goldstein In Memory of My Beloved Husband, Maurice Goldstein – To all the Wonderful People at the Gallen – Thank You for all Your Caring and Kindness to both of us.Judy Greenberg In Memory of My Mother, Herta Edelmuth Dina Greene

Jerry & Phyllis Gutwetter Sophie HallerHoward & Judith Halpern Robert & Leah Isler Suzanne JacobsRuth Jakubovitz Jack & Tamar Joffe Cecelia Kaflowitz Ruth KappEllen G. KaufmanMr. and Mrs. Abe Klein Alan LernerEdward Lewison & Constance J. Hayes, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Herman LiebermanFlorence Nuccio In Memory of Betty Altshuler Dena Paitchell

Pearl Prostick Alex SalitNancy A. Scangarello Marianne Schainholz Dr. and Mrs. Barry ScherDr. & Mrs. Seymour Schlossberg Saul SmithHelga Solesky Ben Solomon Vivian Steinberg Stolarz FamilyStephen & Eleanor Strauss Larry & Terry Waxman For a Good and Sweet Year Irving & Sheila Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Milton Yudkowitz Bernice Zelonka

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BoArD oF TruSTEES 2013-2014


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Howard Baum

Lawrence Berman

Jack Birnberg

Michael I. Birnberg

Lawrence S. Boss

Myron Bregman

Benson J. Chapman

Marcia Chapman

Eliot H. Chodosh

H. Louis Chodosh

Monica Cohen

Stephen G. Cohen

David Feldman

Alexander Fleysher

Lawrence Goldman

Jon Gurkoff

Frank Gurtman

Robert G. Gutenstein

Andrew Kanter

Robert Kantor

Martin S. Kenwood

David Kessler

Sandra Kessler

Morton Klein

Norman Koch

Peter M. Kolben

Arthur R. Kramer

George Kramer

Josh Kramer

Paul Kramer

Leslie Levine

Larry A. Levy

George Liss

Thelma Malkin

Michael Midler

Diane Milrod

Harry Mortkowitz

Philip Moss

Patrick M. Mucci

Jay I. Opper

Howard Phillips

Barbara L. Potash

Marc Rosenkrantz

Rabbi Solomon Rybak

Albert Safer

Sylvia Safer

Helen Sanders

Cipora O. Schwartz

Andrew Silverman

Jeffrey Silvershein

Adam J. Steiger

Leonard Thaler

Peter von Halle

David Waldman

Chaim Wolf

2013 Ad Journal155 Hazel Street Clifton, new Jersey 07011

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Documents

Daughters of Miriam Final.pdf · Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute PlATInuM $10,000 A. L. Levine Family Foundation, Inc. The Steiger Family* Lewis Family Trust Larry