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Exercise is Powerful Medicine

Research, including studies conducted at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, show that you can increase strength and endurance at any age. For that reason, exercise programs are an important part of our long-term chronic care services.

Supervised Gym-Based Exercises

Circle of Fitness is a supervised gym-based program for our long-term chronic care patients who are ambulatory. Experienced Circle of Fitness exercise therapists prescribe programs that combine progressive muscle strengthening with cardiovascular endurance exercises tailored to your needs and ability

Seated Muscle-Strengthening Exercises

Rubinstein Unit-Based Exercise (RUBEX) is a seated progressive muscle-strengthening exercise program designed to help restore and preserve functional strength and reduce the risk of falls. The program is delivered in a group setting right in the patient household.

Cardiovascular Exercises

The NuStepR program provides cardiovascular exercise using recumbent cross-training equipment. Patients are eligible for the NuStep program if they are able to tolerate up to 15 minutes of exercise.

Walking Groups

For patients able to walk independently who may still need encouragement to increase their level of activity, we offer a walking program. Patients who are able to walk short distances with staff supervision, using contact guard assistance as needed, one-to-two times per day are eligible.

Retalic Named Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services

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BOSTON — Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL), the largest provider of senior health care and communities in New England, and an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, announced the appointment of Tammy Retalic, M.S., R.N., to the senior leadership position of Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services.

Retalic, who began her career with HSL as a part-time clinical nurse educator in 2004, has subsequently held several progressively responsible positions with the non-profit organization. She most recently served as Chief Nursing Officer for Hebrew Rehabilitation Center located in Boston and Dedham, Mass. and prior to that role she was HSL’s Director of Professional Development. In her new role, Retalic will set strategic priorities for nursing and clinical services that support the care and quality-of-life for residents and patients across HSL.

“Tammy is an exceptional clinical leader who will continue to champion a spirit of partnership between our residents, patients, their families and care teams, while strategically providing oversight of nursing and clinical services leadership,” said Mary Moscato, President of HSL Health Care Services and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center.

Prior to joining HSL, Retalic held nursing positions at Marlborough Hospital, UMass Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital. She holds a Master of Science degree from Boston College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Vermont.

“I am honored to continue my career journey at Hebrew SeniorLife where I have the privilege to work with an amazing team of dedicated senior care professionals each and every day,” Retalic said. “Together we care for a vulnerable population of seniors and are committed to serving them well into the future.”

About Hebrew SeniorLife

Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching and redefining the possibilities of aging. Based in Boston, the non-profit, non-sectarian organization has provided communities and health care for seniors, research into aging, and education for geriatric care providers since 1903. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, visit https://www.hebrewseniorlife.org, follow us on Twitter @H_SeniorLife, like us on Facebook, or read our blog.

Samelson Named Advisor for Harvard Catalyst Grant Review and Support Program

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BOSTON — Elizabeth Samelson, Ph.D., Associate Scientist at Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research, was recently selected to join the GRASP leadership team as an Advisor. In this role, Dr. Samelson will support junior faculty in their efforts to obtain independent research funding through educational programs, project management techniques, and small group and individual grant writing guidance.

Harvard Catalyst works with Harvard schools and academic healthcare centers (hospitals) to build and grow an environment where discoveries are rapidly and efficiently translated to improve human health. They catalyze research across all clinical and translational domains by providing investigators with opportunities such as pilot funding, free resources, educational programs, over a dozen courses, and a range of web tools that assist in data collection and team collaboration efforts.

Dr. Samelson received an MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D. in Epidemiology from Columbia University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in musculoskeletal epidemiology at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Samelson’s major areas of research include the natural history, mechanisms, and clinical implications of excessive curvature of the thoracic spine (hyperkyphosis), the use of quantitative computed tomography (QCT) to measure features of skeletal fragility, the epidemiology of osteoporosis and related fractures, and the links between bone and vascular calcification. Dr. Samelson co-directs the Advanced Aging Research Training Seminar Series (AARTSS) in the Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program at Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research.

About the Institute for Aging Research

Scientists at the Institute for Aging Research seek to transform the human experience of aging by conducting research that will ensure a life of health, dignity and productivity into advanced age. The Institute carries out rigorous studies that discover the mechanisms of age-related disease and disability; lead to the prevention, treatment and cure of disease; advance the standard of care for older people; and inform public decision-making. The Aging Brain Center within IFAR studies cognitive aging and conditions affecting brain health.

About Hebrew SeniorLife

Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching and redefining the possibilities of aging. Founded in Boston in 1903, the nonprofit, non-sectarian organization today provides communities and health care for seniors, research into aging, and education for geriatric care providers. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, visit http://www.hebrewseniorlife.org, follow us on Twitter @H_SeniorLife, like us on Facebook or read our blog.

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