1 million gift will augment a significant Jewish Home program

Fitness center manager Tony Yu keeps an eye on Gloriawhile she goes through her paces on the treadmill.Gloria’s visits with Dr. Oz are the second of her daily stints on the treadmill;the first is at 9 o’clock each morning. “It’s good, I’m building muscle.”stints on the treadmill; the first is at 9 o’clock eachmorning. “It’s good, I’m building muscle. And if Idon’t do it, I get depressed,” she adds.Tony used to work in a gym that was open to thepublic and he contends that the Jewish Home’sfitness center is “no different than the gym you andI would go to. We structure our FAME program soit’s not therapy but a regimen to maintain fitness.”While some residents need his assistance to mountthe machines safely, Gloria does not, he says. “Shecomes in and does her own thing, without helpfrom me.”The fitness center is part of what Jim calls “a triadof rehab services,” beginning with one-to-one/resident-to-therapist work, moving to supervisedexercise in the rehab center, and graduating toexercising independently in the FAME program.Since moving into the Home eight years ago, Gloriahas had a few health issues to contend with,including a stroke and some broken bones. She hasworked through the stages of the triad each time,so that today, she never misses her appointmentwith Dr. Oz.Gloria agrees. “If I need Tony, he’s there for me. He’scareful that I don’t do things I shouldn’t do.”2010/ 2011 Jewish Senior Living29