The Leah Abramowitz Fund was established in 2008 when this founder of Melabev was designated "Yekirat Yerushalayim" ("Worthy of Jerusalem"), the capital's highest civilian honor. Mrs. Abramowitz received this distinction for her many contributions to life in Jerusalem, but especially for her work with the elderly through a long career as geriatric social worker. She developed, and passed on to others the motivation to develop innovative approaches to eldercare, with a focus on dementia care. Leah Abramowitz is director of the Institute for Studies in Aging (formerly the Geriatric Institute) at Shaare Zedek, along with her on-going work for Melabev, among her other accomplishments.
In 2010, Prof. Arnold Rosin joined her, and was also received the prestigous Yakir Yerushalayim award, for his years of service to Jerusalem's elders espcially those with Alzheimer's.
The fund, created at the suggestions of Motti Zelikovitch, makes it possible for families of the elderly with Alzheimer's symptoms to provide the day care needed by their loved ones . The fund will now be called the Leah Abramowitz and Prof. Rosin Fund. The need to repleinish the fund is particularly acute now due to the economic crises.
You can pay for a day, a week, a month or a year of day care.
One day of care, currently, to meet minimal government standards, is priced at NIS 127 ($32). But at Melabev we offer professionally led therapeutic activities at a higher standard than is required. This raises the actual cost to Melabev for one day of care to NIS 150 (or nearly $40) and Melabev is not reimubursed for the difference.
One week of care actually costs us NIS 750 ($200). One month is NIS 3,000 ($800).
These sums are more than we charge our families and far more than many could pay. Your assistance would be gratefully appreciated by the families whom we serve. For more information, please click here, or contact melabev-org@bezeqint.net
