Montefiore awarded grants for In-Home Memory Support program auren B. Rock, president and CEO, is thrilled to announce that Montefiore has received two grants (totaling $45,000) from LeadingAge and the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation to introduce an In-Home Memory Support program to the community. Montefiore was one of four senior service organizations chosen, out of 110 applications from across the country, to be awarded $20,000 from the LeadingAge Innovation Fund. Montefiore was also delighted to receive a $25,000 grant from the O’Neill Foundation after a site visit to its Beachwood campus. Both grants align directly with Montefiore’s strategic plan priority to be positioned as a center of excellence in memory care. The establishment of the In-Home Memory Support program will benefit individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, their fam- L ilies and the general community. These two grants provide funding to pilot this innovative initiative in early 2015. The In-Home Memory Support program will fill a much needed community service gap for persons with early-to-midstage dementia and their families by offering a unique tool kit to the community. This program will provide care navigation support to help community members with memory impairment age in place and live independently as long as they are able, while also easing the burden and stress of decision-making on families by providing social work and nursing support. Rock commented, “We are thrilled to be awarded these grants from LeadingAge and the O’Neill Foundation to help us fill a much-needed service in our community. With the expansion of The Willensky Residence, a memory care community on our Beachwood campus, building The David and Freda Robinson Residence memory care pavilion on our Weils campus in Chagrin Falls and now using our expertise in memory care to launch an InHome Memory Support program, Montefiore will continue to be a leader in dementia care, services and residential housing through purposeful planning and thoughtful programming.” The program is based on the successes of The Maximizing Independence at Home (MIND) project, piloted by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University with a personalized “care navigator” guiding families throughout their journey. By combining successful aspects of this program with caregiver support and Montefiore’s unique position as an area leader in memory care and a comprehensive line of health and wellness services, this program will offer an expand- ed range of services to the community throughout the continuum of dementia care. Montefiore’s expertise in dementia care and dementia residential housing is evident by the success of The Willensky Residence, Montefiore’s assisted living memory care community on its Beachwood campus. Due to community needs for quality memory care services, both Montefiore and The Weils, a Montefiore senior community in Chagrin Falls, are expanding their campuses. The Willensky Residence at Montefiore is now in phase III of an expansion, adding five studios and two suites for a total of 25 studios/suites for individuals with memory loss. Completion is scheduled for this month. The Weils is building a new memory care pavilion, The David and Freda Robinson Residence, with an opening planned for spring 2015. NOW THROUGH MARCH 1 201 5, 5 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, Ohio “Propaganda is a truly terrible weapon in the hands of an expert,” wrote Adolf Hitler in 1924. This thought-provoking exploration of Nazi propaganda challenges us all to think critically about the messages we receive today. This exhibition was underwritten in part by grants from Katharine M. and Leo S. Ullman and The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, with additional support from the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund established in 1990. This installation of State of Deception is generously sponsored by John P. Murphy Foundation; Ratner Family; Wolf Family Foundation; Stanley G. Blum; and Donna Yanowitz. PRODUCED BY PRESENTED BY signature optical One Chagrin Highlands 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 140 Beachwood, OH 44122 Phone: (216) 831-6299 • Fax: (216) 292-3486 Image: From a poster for the film S.A. Mann Brand, 1933. Kunstbibliothek Berlin/BPK, Berlin/Art Resource, New York 216.593.0575 | @maltzmuseum | maltzmuseum.org February 2015 n Beachwood Buzz 41