1980’s HIGHLIGHTS

1986-1987

Selection of group living site in Wilmette
CJE receives approval from HUD for construction of a 48-unit apartment building
CJE/Lieberman develop a training program for RNs on baccalaureate level with University of Illinois School of Nursing
CJE/Lieberman develop an internal advanced nurses aides’ training program
Opening of office at 565 Howard Street, Evanston, to house Living-at-Home, In-Home Companion and Housing Resource programs, as well as Friends of CJE
Groundbreaking for Klafter Group Living Residence in Wilmette
Dedication of 20-passenger bus from Friends of CJE
CJE/Lieberman develop a program and relationship with Chicago Medical School
Development and construction of Zelda Anixter Park at Lieberman

Closing of Weinfeld Group Living Residence
Establishment of Helen and Norman Asher Alzheimer’s Adult Day Services
CJE Headquarters moves to Bernard Horwich Building, 3003 W. Touhy Avenue, Chicago
Groundbreaking for Krasnow Apartments in Skokie
Traditional and Asher Alzheimer’s Adult Day Program moves to remodeled, state-of-the-art building at 1015 Howard Street, Evanston
Opening of the Theodore J. Krasnow Residence, 8901 Gross Point Road, Skokie

Purchase of Village Center, a 154-unit apartment building at 5140 Galitz Street, Skokie
Lieberman Centre’s fifth floor converted into a specialized Alzheimer’s Unit
CJE Board of Directors and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago approve a 3.5 year test of the Independence network

Board and staff engage in an examination of management via the Deming Theory of Management
CJE enters into a Managed Community Care Demonstration Program with the State of Illinois
Groundbreaking at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Community for Senior Living in Deerfield
Naming of the Leonard Schanfield Research Institute
Independence Network expands to the northern suburbs and Hyde Park/Kenwood
Construction begins at Weinberg Campus in Deerfield
Morse Avenue Neighborhood Center closes
Renovation of Lieberman Centre is completed
Klafter adopts an assisted living environment to suit a frailer population
Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living and The Friend Center for Early Alzheimer’s Care open at Weinberg Community for Senior Living in Deerfield
CJE and Drexel Home Boards of Directors merge
Lieberman Geriatric Health Centre opens an 8-bed Medicare Unit
Agency mobilizes resources to minimize negative impact of Welfare Reform on older Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union

CJE’s Geriatric Institute is created
CJE Home Health agency opens
The Managed Community Care Demonstration Program successfully concludes and CJE continues serving community care clients for the State of Illinois through the tested managed care model

CJE’s Home Health Agency receives state licensure and Medicare certification
Adult Day Services North opens at The Friend Center
Inception of Holocaust Community Services, a partnership of CJE, JCFS and Jewish Federation to identify and provide a wide range of services to survivors in Chicago and its suburbs

Partners in Care, an initiative to better serve the elderly by integrating social and medical services into the primary care arena, expands to four sites with a research evaluation component
CJE begins service expansion to the suburbs