BOSTON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ — A US$5 million individual gift from businessman and philanthropist Sheldon G. Adelson and his world-renowned researcher/physician wife Dr. Miriam Adelson has boosted Hebrew SeniorLife’s fundraising campaign to over US$68 million. Hebrew SeniorLife is an integrated system of senior health care, housing, research and teaching. The gift from the Adelsons (he is recognized by Forbes Magazine as the 3rd richest man in America) is in addition to a previous pledge of US$15 million. The couple made the announcement on June 20th at a Hebrew SeniorLife event at Boston’s Symphony Hall to thank donors. The US$5 million will honor the memory of Adelson’s sister, Gloria Adelson Field, who died this year.
“The Adelsons’ gift reflects their honor and respect for their family as well as Sheldon Adelson’s fondness for his hometown of Boston,” said Hebrew SeniorLife President and CEO Len Fishman.
In recognition for their support of Hebrew SeniorLife, the 162 wooded acres along the Charles River in Dedham, MA, now being developed into a continuing care community for seniors, will be known as the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Campus of NewBridge on the Charles. This development includes senior supportive housing, assisted living, long term care, short term post acute care, and a full service community center with a fitness center, pool, spa, restaurants, and cultural, spiritual and educational activities as well as the K-8 Rashi School. Seniors and children will share nature trails, outdoor spaces and a myriad multigenerational programs.
Hebrew SeniorLife is a more than 100-year-old organization that provides a continuum of care to seniors in the Greater Boston area. Its Institute for Aging Research has earned worldwide recognition for its work in geriatric medicine and applied geriatric research. The largest provider-based, geriatric research facility in the country, the Institute is committed to finding ways to improve the quality of life for adults as they age. The Institute’s faculty work includes delirium, dementia, osteoporosis, falls and fainting, cardiovascular disease and quality health care standards. Hebrew SeniorLife trains more than 400 caregivers annually, and is a major site of the Harvard Medical School’s Geriatric Fellowship Program.
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CONTACT: Marsha Slotnick, Hebrew SeniorLife, +1-617-363-8667,[email protected]
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