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:
- The National Group Respite Program supports community-based efforts to develop and sustain social model group respite and early memory loss programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.
- The Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) promotes the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting.
- The Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program encourages and supports emerging leaders in the field of aging. We seek applications from a broad range of disciplines including, but not limited to, the medical, biological, and basic sciences, nursing, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
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
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine to support the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development and the National Palliative Care Research Center and the Center to Advance Palliative Care. ($10,000,000)
- Naples Community Hospital to create a Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging ($2,500,000).
- NYC-based food banks, pantries, and community organizations to provide emergency services to low-income clients ($215,000).
- The International Longevity Center to research and produce a report identifying solutions recommended by family caregivers to ameliorate the emotional, physical, and other effects of caregiving ($210,000).
- Prostate Cancer Foundation to sponsor a "Young Investigator Award" ($225,000).