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emergency cords, but these
people are part of the corn-
munity structure."
Mrs. Levine sees the agen-
cy providing some services
in the future "that will
enable the more frail elderly
to stay with us as long as
they are able to make in-
dependent decisions." JFA
already has started a service
for those who can't carry
their own tray at the re-
quired daily meal.
"But should we bring in
someone to cook and clean,
or assist residents in their
apartments five days a
week?" Mrs. Levine asks.
"We don't want the nursing
home atmosphere to take
over and the licensing laws
are very rigid. We cannot
bathe or administer medica-
tion. Our residents have to
do that for themselves, and
our well-elderly rally to help
the more frail or the disabl-
ed."
The apartments are not a
nursing home. According to
the agency's criteria,
residents must be able to
"maintain one's personal ac-
tivities of daily living
without assistance, handle
the responsibility of taking
prescribed medications,
maintain housekeeping on a
daily basis alone or with oc-
casional assistance, plan and
prepare meals of adequate
nutrition, be oriented to
time, day and place, have
the ability to make
judgments and to follow in-
structions, relate ap-
propriately to other people,
and participate appropriate-
ly in a congregate meal pro-
gram with no other assis-
tance necessary other than
having a tray carried."
With "aging in place,"
JFA board members, admin-
istrators and residents are
concerned about forcing

long-time residents to move
out.
"We have a re-evaluation
process," Mrs. Naimark
says. "We set standards and
consult with a resident's
family. Maybe the family
sends someone in to help
clean the apartment. But we
have to maintain indepen-
dent living; we can't slip into
another mode."
In the three-year 1987-
1989 period, the two Prentis
units, with a total of 277
apartments, had 118
residents leave. Thirty-four
died, 55 moved to nursing
homes and 29 moved to other
accommodations or were
evicted.
Mrs. Naimark says that in
her 131/2 years at JFA, fewer
than 10 persons have moved
out voluntarily.
One resident, who asked
not be identified, claimed
fear of eviction scares
residents into not complain-
ing about food or conditions
at JFA. While the resident
insisted that some residents
have been evicted for com-
plaining, she could not name
anyone.
Belle Freedman, president
of the residents' council at
Hechtman, doesn't believe
"that any resident of this
building fears being put out.
Nobody is punished for com-
plaining too much.
"This is a good place, a
Jewish place. There's always
friction. People are never
satisfied and will say some-
thing. But we are secure
here. God forbid, if some-
thing happens help is here
before you know it."
Bertha Billet, age 78 and
president of the residents'
council at Prentis, agrees.
"There are people who com-
plain," she says. "But the
staff tries in every way to