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Senior Housing

Our residences are designed exclusively for you.

Over one thousand low and moderate-income seniors enjoy life in our six owned and operated residences, designed exclusively for older tenants. They live securely and independently, participate in enriching community activities and have access to Selfhelp’s extensive services. To accommodate the growing number of older New Yorkers who want to enjoy independent living, we are developing new, affordable housing modeled on our current award-winning senior housing campuses.

Our buildings are designed with aesthetics and safety in mind and feature:

  • Medical alert and security systems including emergency pull cords
  • Leading edge sensor and telehealth technologies
  • Closed-circuit TV surveillance
  • On-Site Social Workers for counseling and referral to community services
  • Bright, open and air-conditioned layouts
  • Disabled accessibility and ease of navigation
  • Spacious common rooms for socializing and community activities
  • Beautiful exterior landscapes and gardens
  • Convenient to neighborhood shopping and houses of worship
  • On-Site or nearby to Selfhelp Senior Centers

Senior volunteers who run classes and assist with programming at our senior centers complement our professional staff. Working together, professionals and volunteers coordinate special events and pastimes for all to enjoy.

Ground Breaking
Daily News, 4/7/2011

 
 
 

New Telehealth Monitoring thanks to Enterprise Community Partners

 
Message from the CEO
 
Dear Friends,
 
We are delighted to announce that Enterprise Community Partners has awarded Selfhelp a $50,000 grant to install telehealth kiosks at our Martin Lande House (Flushing) and Scheuer House of Bayside residences. The grant will enable Selfhelp to demonstrate how telehealth kiosks can be used in congregate settings to improve health literacy and wellness among the residents.
 
Program participants will be able to self-monitor their vital information such as blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, and weight and then securely transmit their bio-metrics electronically for review.  These kiosks will be an especially important addition for those suffering from chronic conditions such as respiratory problems, hypertension, arrhythmia, and congestive heart failure.
 
Partnering with Selfhelp in this new venture is Jewish Home Lifecare, who will monitor the information.  When an alert is triggered the individual, as well as our community nurse and social worker, will be notified.  The telehealth nurse will also call the resident to discuss the alert and offer a health education consult.  When needed, a Summary Sheet and Trend Report can be printed to enhance a visit to the doctor.
 
Community Nurse Brenda Gaines (right) assists
Ceil Lifton in learning how to use one of the new
telehealth kiosks.
 
In a telehealth pilot program Selfhelp conducted a few years ago in cooperation with New York State Department of Health, we quickly saw the health benefits that such a program could offer.  Thanks to the telehealth monitoring system, and superior coordinated teamwork, we routinely averted medical crises and visits to Emergency Rooms.
 
"We are delighted to partner with Jewish Home Lifecare on this initiative.  Their experience and success in health literacy, wellness promotion and reduced hospitalization are in line with our key goals of developing innovative, supportive senior housing initiatives,"  said Leo Asen, Vice President, Senior Communities.  "We sincerely thank Enterprise for their confidence in us and their investment to develop yet another model to support seniors to live safely, comfortably, independently and with dignity in their homes."

Sincerely,
Stuart C. Kaplan
CEO
Selfhelp Community Services