Jewish Association on Aging

The Jewish Association on Aging (JAA) honors and enhances the lives of older adults through a full-service network of senior lifestyles and services consistent with Jewish values and traditions.

The JAA has two physical locations: the main campus on Browns Hill Road and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Terrace personal care community in Squirrel Hill. The main campus currently features three residences: Waterside Landing Personal Care Residence, AHAVA Memory Care, and The New Riverview Apartments.

We also offer a number of Home and Community Based Services to help seniors maintain a healthy lifestyle beyond the walls of our residences, no matter where they are at in their aging journey. Programs such as Home Health, Care Navigation, PT@JCC, Sivitz Hospice and Palliative Care, Anathan Adult Day Memory Care, and Mollie's Meals all bring the very best of the JAA to seniors in our community who choose to age in place. In FY25 alone, alone, JAA Home Health completed 20,500 patient visits, Mollie's Meals staff and volunteers prepared and delivered 22,600 meals, Sivitz Hospice & Palliative Care completed 4,300 patient visits, 12,900 patient visits and 1,000 new evaluations were performed by PT@JCC, 29,200 days of care were provided at AHAVA and Weinberg Terrace, 1,000 client days were served through Anathan Adult Day, and 2,400 unique clients were served across the JAA continuum. 

Caring for seniors and alleviating barriers to access is at the heart of everything we do at the JAA, and it is a mission we are proud to continue to build upon 120 years after our founding.

#ONEDAY is the perfect opportunity to shine a spotlight on our seniors, as well as on the services that allow us to provide them with high quality care regardless of where they choose to grow older!

Testimonials

"I am so grateful to everyone that helped my mother, from the dietary staff who made her special scrambled eggs, to the activity staff who made her days fulfilling. Thank you for giving my mother the respect and dignity that she deserves."

"Anathan Adult Day makes me feel like my mom is in good hands. That she is being loved up. There are people there who are amazing. She lights up when she recognizes [Anathan employee] Mary even in her late stage of Alzheimer's. She recognizes Mary because she knows love. She feels safe with Mary. She makes her feel safe. I can't believe how lucky I am to feel like I've found a place that's like a family."

"My experience with the Sivitz group was excellent, just top-notch. They're very attentive, communicative, and wise. They were so sweet and such a blessing. I felt like part of the family. Their care was just fantastic."

"Getting Mollie's Meals made a great difference for me as I am struggling with health issues and not able to go to the store. To have one meal a day brought to me is very helpful. The volunteer who delivers could not be nicer or better. She brings the food right to my door and especially now in the winter it's just so special. It's a big help for me."