Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale

The Greenberg Starr Memory Support Center, established in 2006, has transformed how the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale delivers memory care to residents. Utilizing best practices and national standards, the Center focuses on the whole person and provides meaningful touch points for residents’ journeys. As the needs of memory care residents have evolved, so have the services. Now a virtual Center, the Greenberg Starr Memory Support Center allows residents with mild to moderate memory loss to engage more fully and live more vibrant lives. Programming includes mind-body wellness, pet therapy, and creative arts. The Greenberg Starr Memory Support Center works closely with the National Alzheimer Center, which advances the science of memory care.

The Starr Foundation has provided direct funding toward the Hebrew Home’s Weinberg Center, a leader in multidisciplinary support for victims of elder abuse—whether the abuse is financial, emotional, physical, sexual, or neglect. The Center provides shelter, legal services, counseling, health care, elder justice support groups, and more. It amplifies impact through partnerships with the SPRiNG Alliance (Shelter Partners: Regional, National, Global) and the Brooklyn Law School, whose students provide services through the HELP Clinic (Helping Elders through Litigation and Policy). Through community outreach, the Center has provided tailored training on elder abuse issues to medical professionals, social workers, officers of the court, Hebrew Home staff, and other professionals who serve older adults. This effort has been instrumental in raising awareness of elder abuse and aiding prevention locally, regionally, and internationally.

With support from a Starr Foundation grant, the Hebrew Home acquired 14 acres of adjacent property, expanding its grounds to create the 32-acre Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Campus. The Greenberg Campus is home to the Jacob Reingold Pavilion, a modern assisted-living facility featuring private rooms and accessible outdoor spaces, and the RiverSpring Rehabilitation Center, which provides post-hospital-stay recovery services. Additionally, the Campus will house River’s Edge, New York City’s first continuing care retirement community, with services that allow residents to “age in place,” maintaining their independence while enjoying an excellent quality of life. The Starr Foundation has contributed to numerous other capital campaigns that enhanced the Hebrew Home’s physical infrastructure and improved services to older adults.