Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital is passionate about providing the best medical and emotional care for our residents and patients. Quality of life for the people who stay at and work at Levindale is the top priority.
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital was founded in 1890 as the Hebrew Friendly Inn. Later, it was renamed Levindale for Louis H. Levin. He was a former executive director of the Associated Jewish Charities. Levindale is an agency of THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.
In July 1996, Levindale joined with Sinai Hospital to form the Sinai Health System. Then in 1998, Sinai Health merged with Northwest Hospital Center to become part of LifeBridge Health. This distinctive system brings a full continuum of health care services to the community.
Today, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital is
a 292-licensed-bed center. Levindale's geriatric center includes 172
comprehensive care (long-term care) beds, 20 sub-acute beds and 26 dementia care
beds.
Levindale's
120-bed specialty hospital consists of 20 gero-psychiatric beds, 80 complex medical beds-some with ventilator capacity-and 20 acute rehabilitation beds. In addition, Levindale operates a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and two adult day care centers. Levindale and Jewish Convalescent & Nursing Home merged in 1999.
A rarity for long-term care centers, Levindale has six
doctors on staff. The medical team also includes 600 nurses and nursing
assistants. Our support team has professionals who are second to none when it
comes to ensuring continuous care for our residents and patients.
Levindale provides the following medical services:
- Dentistry
- Ears, Nose and Throat
- Gynecology
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Ophthalmology
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- Podiatry
- Pulmonology
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Urology
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Levindale provides full-time chaplaincy of all religions. However, Levindale
is a Jewish center and Jewish laws are followed. These include strictly kosher
meals, as well as the celebrations and observances of Jewish holidays and
customs.
Eden Alternative and Neighborhood Model
Levindale was the first long-term care center in Maryland to become a
registered Eden Alternative facility in 2000. The Eden Alternative philosophy
continuously focuses on the joys of life for the elders who live here and the
employees who work here. The goals are to eliminate loneliness, helplessness and
boredom. The staff does this with plants, pets and frequent contact with
children, as well as listening to the individual wishes of residents and
patients.
In 2007, Levindale continued our path of culture change by adopting the
Neighborhood Model. Units have become 'neighborhoods' to target
resident-directed care. The goal is to train all Levindale employees in Person
First techniques, which emphasize the individual needs of residents and
patients.
Pain and Palliative Program
Easing the physical and emotional pain of residents
and patients is extremely important at Levindale. A program was especially
designed to fulfill the wishes of people who are in pain, who are chronically
ill or at the end of their lives.
Accreditations
- The Joint Commission
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Medical Education Programs and Affiliations
Levindale
serves as a training site for medical students and health care professionals who
seek to acquire the skills necessary to care for an aging population.
Levindale as a Training Site
- Electives for students from medical schools around
the country
- Geriatric nurse practitioner program for the University of Maryland School
of Medicine
- Geriatric training for pharmacy students of the University of Maryland
School of Medicine and Sinai Hospital
- Geriatric training for dental students of the University of Maryland at
Baltimore School of Dentistry
- Geriatric training for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses of
the Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore City Community College,
Howard Community College and Sojourner-Douglas College
- Inpatient geriatric clinical experience for nursing students
- Training experience for physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational
therapy and respiratory therapy students and baccalaureate nursing students
- Graduate social work internship program with the University of Maryland at
Baltimore
- Supervised clinical education experience for medical records students of
the Community College of Baltimore County
- Supervised clinical education experience for physician assistant
students from Essex
Community College
