About Us

Successful Aging

Connections and Community for Seniors

Helping you live life to your fullest, no matter where you are on your journey, is CJE’s number one goal! We are your first and only call for help in developing a plan for successful aging. Our trustworthy network of support, guidance, and resources are second to none. We know what you need even before you do.

Our comprehensive hub for care coordination focuses on the services and programs necessary to help seniors stay active, keep their independence, and find fulfillment. These services include independent housing, assisted living, home-delivered meals, transportation, adult day services, geriatric care management, health and wellness activities, counseling services, and support groups for older adults and caregivers. In addition, we offer an abundance of lifelong learning and social interaction opportunities through My Go-To Place, Cyber Club and CJE Academy—in-person and online.

Since 1972, CJE SeniorLife has been the go-to organization for thousands of older adults and their families in the Chicago area; we provide a continuum of care to nearly 25,000 seniors and their caregivers each year. Read our latest news.

Each of our more than 300 employees are committed to upholding our mission and values:

CJE SeniorLife Mission
The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to enhance the quality of life and facilitate independence of older adults

CJE SeniorLife Vision
Older adults living better every day connected to the community of their choice with access to trusted care and a full range of services, rooted in Jewish values.

CJE SeniorLife Commitment
We champion older adults and families on their unique journeys, cultivate communities build on innovation, tradition, and trust, and help each person in the Jewish and larger community, live life to their fullest abilities with dignity and respect. 

CJE SeniorLife  Values
“The test of a people is how it behaves toward the old.” —Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
At CJE SeniorLife, we fulfill our mission and realize our vision for and on behalf of our Clients, our Clients’ families, our Staff, our Board Members, and our Volunteers by striving for excellence through Respect, Advocacy, Compassion, Intention, Innovation and Accountability.

Respect–Kavod
We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person, for their wisdom, their culture, their background and their unique history.

Advocacy–Timicha
We give voice to our clients’ needs and facilitate positive actions on their behalf. We engage state and federal officials to advocate the adoption, preservation and/or modification of governmental programs and practices which benefit our community and clients.

Compassion–Chesed
We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding and supportive responsiveness.

Intention–Kavanah
We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.

Innovation–Chidushim
Advance our knowledge and strive to develop, evaluate and implement new and advanced programming and models of care to bring benefits to our clients, community and broader older adult/health care environment.

Accountability–Arevut
We are responsible individually and as an agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide quality care with measurable outcomes with fiscal and ethical responsibility.

Advocacy

We stand for the rights of seniors

As part of our unwavering commitment to older adults and their caregivers, CJE is recognized as a powerful advocate for important and essential issues facing seniors, especially health care and safety. Much of our success can be attributed to our development of crucial connections within all levels of government: city, county, state and federal. Through our partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Government Affairs Office, we’ve participated in lobbying efforts in Chicago, Springfield, and Washington, D.C., providing issue briefs and client impact statements for use in legislative meetings. Our goal is to foster purposeful collaborations with elected officials and government administrators to influence policy solutions and decision-making as it relates to the Jewish communities and the vulnerable populations served by CJE and Federation agencies. For more information about our advocacy efforts, please contact us.