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well, be on top of his or her needs and
changes and really see the residents as
individuals. If we want to expand in the
future, the building is designed to be
able to easily add a second floor with
an elevator.
STERLING CARE Who is your ideal candidate to
KOSHER ASSISTED LIVING: live at Sterling?
A good candidate would be someone
a Q and A who appreciates a heimishe environ-
W e interviewed Sterling’s co- ment where they feel like they’re part
owner and manager, Mrs. be increasing staff to handle the addi- of a family, not like customers in a
Evelyn Shnier, to learn more tional people. The big difference is that hotel. We work well with seniors who
about the new Sterling Care we’ll have a brand new, beautiful blue need more close supervision and have
and what it will mean to sen- and white building custom-designed for challenging physical and/or psycho-
iors and their families in our our needs with room for 16 residents. logical needs. Someone who likes a
community. big resort or hotel atmosphere proba-
The space is set up differently. bly wouldn’t be happy in a smaller
Why did you change the name Everything is on one level; there are no place like ours. We’re truly like a fam-
from Sterling Hospitality to stairs or elevator. We have a living room ily, and our residents care about each
Sterling Care? area with a separate sunroom and a other.
Sterling Care was actually the original dining room that can also function as a
name that I chose back in 1996 before multipurpose room. Each bedroom is What advice can you give to chil-
the name and ownership changed. It’s carpeted and has a wheel-in shower dren of aging/declining parents
been three years since Mr. Taragin and large enough for an assisting caregiver. who are trying to decide how to
I took over as the sole owners, and We have two kitchens – a fleishig best care for them?
we’ve been planning and waiting to kitchen and a commercial milchig Don’t wait until there’s a crisis. Do
make this move and name change kitchen. Residents can enjoy the beau- your homework beforehand. Do the
since then. We changed the name to tiful deck in the back as well as a groundwork now before the crisis hits
differentiate ourselves from the previ- unique sensory garden. There’s a park- and there’s no time. Talk with people
ous ownership. ing lot in front. Rabbi Goldfeiz’s shul is who have a family member is in a
right next door, and any resident who prospective facility, or talk with peo-
What’s going to be different about wishes to daven there is welcome to ple whose family member is no longer
the new Sterling Care? come for a minyan. there to find out why. Try to look
We’ll be providing the same high level through the eyes of the loved one who
of care that we currently have but will Why just 16 beds? needs the care to focus on what’s
We kept the number small because we most important to them, not what you
want to be able to know each person like.
What about cost?
Sterling Care will still be reasonably
priced. Payment is by the month, and
you are not tied into contracts. All you
need to leave is 30 days’ notice. And
there are no hidden fees.
When will you be moving resi-
dents into the new space?
B’ezras Hashem, we hope to move
everyone over by the end of July. Our
new building is modular, so it will arrive
completely built. There will be a hole in
the ground one day and a fully-built
building the next. Look for our Grand
Opening signs this summer!◆
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changes and really see the residents as
individuals. If we want to expand in the
future, the building is designed to be
able to easily add a second floor with
an elevator.
STERLING CARE Who is your ideal candidate to
KOSHER ASSISTED LIVING: live at Sterling?
A good candidate would be someone
a Q and A who appreciates a heimishe environ-
W e interviewed Sterling’s co- ment where they feel like they’re part
owner and manager, Mrs. be increasing staff to handle the addi- of a family, not like customers in a
Evelyn Shnier, to learn more tional people. The big difference is that hotel. We work well with seniors who
about the new Sterling Care we’ll have a brand new, beautiful blue need more close supervision and have
and what it will mean to sen- and white building custom-designed for challenging physical and/or psycho-
iors and their families in our our needs with room for 16 residents. logical needs. Someone who likes a
community. big resort or hotel atmosphere proba-
The space is set up differently. bly wouldn’t be happy in a smaller
Why did you change the name Everything is on one level; there are no place like ours. We’re truly like a fam-
from Sterling Hospitality to stairs or elevator. We have a living room ily, and our residents care about each
Sterling Care? area with a separate sunroom and a other.
Sterling Care was actually the original dining room that can also function as a
name that I chose back in 1996 before multipurpose room. Each bedroom is What advice can you give to chil-
the name and ownership changed. It’s carpeted and has a wheel-in shower dren of aging/declining parents
been three years since Mr. Taragin and large enough for an assisting caregiver. who are trying to decide how to
I took over as the sole owners, and We have two kitchens – a fleishig best care for them?
we’ve been planning and waiting to kitchen and a commercial milchig Don’t wait until there’s a crisis. Do
make this move and name change kitchen. Residents can enjoy the beau- your homework beforehand. Do the
since then. We changed the name to tiful deck in the back as well as a groundwork now before the crisis hits
differentiate ourselves from the previ- unique sensory garden. There’s a park- and there’s no time. Talk with people
ous ownership. ing lot in front. Rabbi Goldfeiz’s shul is who have a family member is in a
right next door, and any resident who prospective facility, or talk with peo-
What’s going to be different about wishes to daven there is welcome to ple whose family member is no longer
the new Sterling Care? come for a minyan. there to find out why. Try to look
We’ll be providing the same high level through the eyes of the loved one who
of care that we currently have but will Why just 16 beds? needs the care to focus on what’s
We kept the number small because we most important to them, not what you
want to be able to know each person like.
What about cost?
Sterling Care will still be reasonably
priced. Payment is by the month, and
you are not tied into contracts. All you
need to leave is 30 days’ notice. And
there are no hidden fees.
When will you be moving resi-
dents into the new space?
B’ezras Hashem, we hope to move
everyone over by the end of July. Our
new building is modular, so it will arrive
completely built. There will be a hole in
the ground one day and a fully-built
building the next. Look for our Grand
Opening signs this summer!◆
62 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
