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The Brookdale Foundation Group

950 Third Ave.

19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

 

Phone:

212-308-7355

 

Fax:

212-750-0132

 

Welcome

Our Mission

The Brookdale Foundation Group consists of the Brookdale Foundation, Glendale Foundation, and Ramapo Trust. All three were endowed by the Schwartz family and all share a common outlook and purpose: to enhance the quality of life of America’s elderly.

Major Initiatives

We issue requests for proposals (RFPs) three times a year for our major initiatives:

News and Updates

Brookdale announces 2009 Leadership in Aging Fellows

The Brookdale Foundation is pleased to welcome the 2009 Fellows:

Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
“Emergency Department-Based Palliative Care for Older Adults”

Rita A. Jablonski, PhD, CRNP
The Pennsylvania State University
“Empowering Nurses and Nursing Assistants to Provide Optimal Mouth Care to Persons with Dementia who Resist Care”

Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
“Determinants of Care Intensity and Decision Making at the End of Life”

Ilhem Messaoudi, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University
“The Modulation of Immune Senescence by Menopause and Estrogen Replacement Therapy”

Congratulations to all our new Fellows!

Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Denver, receives Janet Sainer RAPP Award

Congratulations to Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Denver, the recipient of the first Janet Sainer RAPP Award! This award honors Catholic Charities' leadership, collaboration, and commitment to excellence in creating supportive services for relative caregivers.

The award was presented on May 1, 2009, at the Relatives as Parents Program National Orientation and Training Conference in Denver, CO.

Recent Grants