At The Helm
failure to report abuse, mistreatment
or neglect of a patient. She is sched-
uled to stand trial on Jan. 24 in 48th
District Court in Bloomfield
Township. The maximum penalty
upon conviction is 90 days in jail and
a $100 fine.
ngie Szumlinski has officially
Szumlinski said the center now is
been appointed the administrator
on the right track. "We're involving
at Marvin and Betty Danto Family
families with focus meetings and it's
Health Care Center in West
just a whole process of involving the
Bloomfield by HCR ManorCare, the
community and having them feel
center's owner and operator.
comfortable with the building and the
"The feeling is that the general
people giving care," she said.
public doesn't know that
A state inspection occurred
I'm here and that there's
two weeks ago; results are not
been a change with the
yet available. Szumlinski said
Federation's involvement,"
HCR is working on issues in
she said.
the building raised by the
Located on the Eugene
inspection.
and Marcia Applebaum
"HCR has programs in
Jewish Community
other buildings that monitor
Campus at Maple and
levels of care and basic main-
Drake roads, the Danto
tenance of the building," she
Center is a preferred
said. "We're monitoring
provider of the Jewish
what's in place (at Danto)
Federation of Metropolitan Angie Szumlinski
and finding out where we're
Detroit. Although owned
at in implementing systems
and operated by HCR ManorCare, a
that are weak in certain areas."
nationwide provider of long-term care
Szumlinski was praised by Margot
based in Toledo, the Danto Center
Parr, executive director of the
works with Federation to meet the
Federation-supported Jewish Home
religious and cultural needs of its
and Aging Services, who has worked
Jewish residents.
with her for the past decade. Parr
Szumlinski, a consultant to
serves as a liaison between the
Menorah House in Southfield,
Federation and Danto Center.
replaces Linda Funds. Funds, 50, of
Szumlinski's "clinical background
Huntington Woods was released as
and her understanding of the special
Danto administrator after allegedly
requirements of older patients make
failing to report that an Alzheimer's
her a uniquely qualified administra-
patient had wandered outside for 30
tor," Parr said. ❑
minutes last January. Funds pleaded
— Harry Kirsbaum
not guilty to a misdemeanor count of
Staff Writer
Danto Center names
new administrator.
A
ation of their temple's worship
• Each synagogue evaluation team
visit at least four other Reform con-
gregations to see what they do in their
services
• A Reform movement-wide dia-
logue on the topic of worship be
started online, to involve thousands of
participants
• All the arms of the movement
cooperate in sponsoring retreats for
Reform rabbis and cantors devoted to
worship reform ),
• All synagogues undertake a seri-
ous effort to improve Hebrew literacy
among their congregants.
Amid all the talk of transforming the
synagogue is the fact that in many con-
gregations that have already embarked
on such a process, the differing needs of
congregants has provoked resentment as
the temple tries to please everyone.
"
Cantor Fran Goldman, from
Congregation Beth Ahabah in
Richmond, Va., helps run a differ-
ent kind of Sabbath service every
Friday night of the month — a fam-
ily service with a children's choir, a
more classical Reform service with a
vocal quartet, a more participatory
service with a volunteer choir and a
service in which Goldman sings by
herself.
On top of the competing inter-
ests is the fact that some 40 to 50
percent of her congregants are part
of interfaith families, she said.
"It means that I have to try to
appeal to many constituencies. I
have to offer a smorgasbord so peo-
ple are comfortable," she said, not-
ing that one result is that families
often go to just the monthly service
that appeals to them. ❑
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