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The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is internationally recognized as a best-in-class, long-term care community.

The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is nestled on the RiverSpring Living campus, a beautiful 32-acre scenic setting on the Hudson River. The beauty of the place is matched by our reputation for extraordinary care and our progressive approach. For more than 105 years, The Hebrew Home at Riverdale has become the cornerstone that aging New Yorkers can count on at life’s pivotal moments.

Recognized as one of the best long-term care communities in the country with dozens of accolades, we push the boundaries of what’s possible in long-term care. Innovative programs such as vision care, therapeutic activities, college courses, memory care, and exercise programs are underscored by individual attention and commitment to our residents. This dedication to detail and personalization makes a tangible difference in residents’ quality of life.

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Care Highlights

Affiliations with New York City’s major teaching hospitals
Onsite dental, ophthalmology, and audiology
Occupational, physical, and speech therapy
Flu and COVID-19 vaccine administration
Warm-water therapy pool
Therapeutic arts and enrichment programs including art, music, dance, and drama therapies
Palliative and hospice care
Warm, holistic approach to care

Community Amenities

Artful, vibrant community overlooking the Hudson River
Cozy residential neighborhoods, each dedicated to specific care needs
Dynamic recreational and cultural activities
Health and wellness center
Kosher and non-kosher menus and access to a personal dietitian
Renowned art collection and museum
Café, library, and beauty salon/barber shop
Pastoral care and services in chapel and synagogue

Sexual Expression

The Hebrew Home at Riverdale is proud to have written the nation’s first sexual expression policy in long-term care. We deeply believe in every resident’s right to consensual relationships.

Please click here to learn more about our Sexual Expression policy and procedures. Also, many of our team members are SAGECare-certified in LGBTQ Cultural Competency Training.

Special Programs

Passages: Compassion and Choice at End of Life

Passages: Compassion and Choice is a Hebrew Home philosophy created to help empower, guide, educate and support residents and their loved ones through the various stages of their life here at the Hebrew Home. Such stages can include moving into a nursing home, loss of independence or illness. However the ultimate goal is to provide an environment whereby every resident’s final days are marked by peace, dignity, and serenity.

Passages: Compassion and Choice uses a multi-disciplinary approach in providing a framework for staff. We identify various methods to assist our residents and their loved ones through open, honest, and person centered dialogue around death and dying. Through interventions such as proactive communication, education and spirituality, just to name a few, we provide culturally sensitive support and guidance. The Passages team, using their skill, training, and knowledge work together with residents and their loved ones in acknowledging and having those difficult conversations and creating a dignified and meaningful experience as residents approach their final passage.

We hope that this introduction to our Passages philosophy will be the first of many open and ongoing discussions. We invite you to share your thoughts, comments and questions by emailing us at passages2@riverspring.org. A monthly support group is currently offered, as well as future webinars so please check your email for additional information.

Forchheimer Jewish Palliative Care Center

Offering care to residents with serious medical illnesses, our palliative care program provides a pathway that enables them to live their lives to the fullest, for as long as possible, with the greatest amount of dignity.

Greenberg Starr Memory Support Center

The nation’s first residential memory support center for older adults in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, this center pairs holistic and traditional care with new innovations to help older adults challenged by memory loss.

Sonia Jaye and Edward Barsukov Low Vision Center

Designed to preserve the autonomy of older adults challenged by vision loss, this unique center provides a medical, optical, and a holistic program of care to treat eye disease and help those with eye conditions maintain their independence.

It’s Your Call Program™

RiverSpring Living is committed to providing a workplace in which employees who are experiencing domestic or sexual violence have the support they need at work to address the violence in their lives. The It’s Your Call initiative is intended to increase awareness of domestic and sexual violence, assist employees who have experienced such violence, and help ensure that the workplace is a safe environment.

National Alzheimer Center

RiverSpring Living has been at the national forefront for conducting research and creating landmark award-winning programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The National Alzheimer Center, an arm of the Hebrew Home’s Research Division, is committed to improving the quality of life of residents and clients with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.