Harvard Medical School Healthcare Leaders Tour Leonard Florence Center

Participants in the Harvard Medical School Global Healthcare Leaders Program capped off their final week with a visit to the Leonard Florence Center for Living. The diverse group of 45 individuals hail from all over the world, including India, China, S. Korea, Brazil and Poland. Participants had the opportunity to tour the Center and meet with the ALS residents and staff members. Residents demonstrated the Center’s revolutionary technology. Barry Berman, CEO of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, the nonprofit that operates the Leonard Florence Center, addressed the group and led a Q & A session.

The Global Health Care Leaders Program is a multi-modular program that aims to bring together the most important topics defining the future of health care industry for the leaders who will lead the charge. The nine month program culminates with three weeks at Harvard, during which time attendees take part in presentations, case studies, breakout discussions and site visits.

About Chelsea Jewish Lifecare and the Leonard Florence Center for Living

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare is redefining senior care and re-envisioning what life should be like for those living with disabling conditions. The eldercare community includes a wide array of skilled and short-term rehab residences, ALS, MS and ventilator dependent specialized care residences, traditional and specialized assisted living options, memory care, independent living, adult day health, and homecare and hospice agencies that deliver customized and compassionate care.

As the country’s first urban model Green House® skilled nursing facility, the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea provides a level of independence not typically found in skilled nursing facilities. Home to individuals living with ALS, MS and on ventilators as well as residents who require long-term skilled nursing and short term rehab care, the Center is operated by nonprofit Chelsea Jewish Lifecare and affiliated with Legacy Lifecare.