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Welcome to JHEP
Founded in 1916, the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania's warm and inviting senior community has earned a reputation as the region’s premier provider of short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing care, and Alzheimer’s care.
We welcome people of all faiths to our Scranton, Pennsylvania, community that has an engaging social activities, entertainment, full-service dining, a family room for private celebrations, beauty salon, and landscaped patio with gorgeous views of the downtown area.
To talk to our admissions team about care for your loved one, call 570-344-6177. Complete an online Admission Referral Form to schedule an appointment or download an application.
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The premier local lifestyle magazine for seniors, elders, their families, and caregivers. Senior Living Magazine NEPA delivers the latest information, resources, and tools for senior living. We pride ourselves on delivering informative articles that are relevant to our readers. The editorial and creative staff strive to provide fresh, trending, and worthy information for seniors. Our magazine is a “must read” for senior content and community information. Subscribe today and start reading!
Elan Gardens
A new stage of life is blossoming at Elan Gardens, Pennsylvania’s premiere senior living community. Here, we bridge the gap between Independent Living and Skilled Nursing — offering Personal Care and Memory Care in a supportive environment that can enrich and enhance your lifestyle.
A new stage of life is blossoming at Elan Gardens, Pennsylvania’s premiere senior living community. Here, we bridge the gap between Independent Living and Skilled Nursing — offering Personal Care and Memory Care in a supportive environment that can enrich and enhance your lifestyle.
If you are considering a move to a safe, affordable and stylish senior living community that offers numerous activities and personal amenities, you have found it at Webster Towers. We invite you to make an appointment for a personal tour. We are sure you’ll be impressed!
The premier local lifestyle magazine for seniors, elders, their families, and caregivers. Senior Living Magazine NEPA delivers the latest information, resources, and tools for senior living. We pride ourselves on delivering informative articles that are relevant to our readers. Subscribe today and start reading!
Whats New at The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania
The federal government’s sweeping plan to mandate vaccines for health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid facilities is intended to curb the surging Delta variant and to address the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a similar rule requiring vaccinations for workers in most healthcare facilities that receive reimbursement,…
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our masking and social distancing protocols for our facility. Important news! As discussed in our letter last week, the positivity rate in our county is increasing. As of this week CDC as listed the community transmission rate at a high or red level. Please see https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view As a result we have made changes…
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our masking and social distancing protocols for our facility. Please remember to keep your mask on at all times during visits inside and outdoors, even if you are vaccinated. Please come to our first floor location if do not want to stay in your loved one’s room for the visit. Our visitation guidelines…
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our masking and social distancing protocols for our facility. Please remember to keep your mask on at all times during visits inside and outdoors, even if you are vaccinated. Please come to our first floor location if do not want to stay in your loved one’s room for the visit. Our visitation guidelines…
As always, we appreciate that you entrust us with the care of your loved ones. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our recent implementation of masking and social distancing protocols for our facility. In the past couple of weeks, there has been a lot of activity on the vaccine front. We are anticipating regulatory and guidance changes in the…
We appreciate that you are entrusting us with the care of your loved ones. We also appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our recent implementation of masking and social distancing protocols for our facility. Our heightened concerns have been enacted due to concerns about the Delta variant of COVID-19. We will continue to monitor the variant and update our practices…
A Place of Belonging
At the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, it's like you're coming home, you're a part of our community, it's a place of belonging. From friendly neighbors to social gatherings to favorite meals, we incorporate all of life’s pleasures into our day-to-day programs and offerings – so that every resident can enjoy life to the fullest.
From friendly neighbors to social gatherings to favorite meals, we incorporate all of life’s pleasures into our day-to-day programs
Finding Time for Friends and Fun Staying active is so beneficial for the mind and body.
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Memory Care Resources
A memory loss diagnosis is hard on everyone. Below are videos from our previous educational events that can help those diagnosed with memory loss, and their families learn the next steps to take for the future. We hope you find these videos informative and enlightening. Please reach out to our staff members with questions about caring for loved ones with dementia.
The Cognitive Center of Excellence designation recognizes organizations who are committed to integration of the BCAT® Approach as the standard of care to meet the cognitive needs of the aging adult. Organizations with this level of recognition have a shared philosophy with BCAT® that it is imperative to utilize evidence-based assessments, treatment interventions, and patient engagement activities that are administered by trained staff in order to care manage and maximize functional abilities for those with age related cognitive changes and cognitive decline.
Available Employment Opportunities
Get Paid to Train to Be a CNA! The Jewish Home of Eastern PA , 1101 Vine St., Scranton is now accepting applications for kind, compassionate, reliable people who want to make a difference in the lives of our elderly by becoming Certified Nursing Assistants. How does it Work? You are hired as our employee, where you will work a…
Job description The Jewish Home of Eastern PA, a long term care leader, is seeking the right individual to join our Dietary Team. This is a supervisory position, our ideal candidate has experience in dietary service in a long term care setting. Directly responsible for supervising all employees in the dietary Department. Directly responsible for all aspects of the operations…
We are looking for a part time Life Enrichment Assistant to enrich the lives of our residents. The candidate will run recreational/group activities that include social, sensory, spiritual and therapeutic activity programs. The position is a part time position that requires both day and evening hours. Alternating holidays and weekends required. The candidate must be 18 years old and have…