Our History
Care coordination for chronic illness and dementia for the evolving needs of today’s senior population.
SINCE 1866, we have served as a safety net for the frailest and most vulnerable seniors in our community. Over time, we have modified our services to meet the evolving needs of seniors in an ever-changing healthcare landscape.
Our Enduring Mission.
Deeply rooted in the Jewish value of honoring our mothers and fathers, Abramson Senior Care’s mission ensures our older loved ones have the opportunity to age with dignity, independence and choice.
As trends in senior healthcare have changed, our expertise in managing chronic illness and dementia has endured. A trusted partner for seniors, families and other providers, our commitment to exceptional care has been steadfast throughout the decades.
While we have evolved, our core commitment to provide a safety net to seniors in need has never wavered.
A Timeline of Caring.
The early days of our caring journey are forever stitched into the fabric of our history. Until recently, we served our mission predominantly within a nursing home. From the Home for the Aged and Infirm Israelites to the Madlyn & Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, we provided individualized care to the most at-risk seniors in our community. And though our names and physical locations changed over this past century and a half, our reputation for quality, innovation and compassion did not.
As government funding and consumer preferences shifted away from residential care toward “aging in place,” Abramson adapted to meet the changing needs of seniors. We have always cared for seniors wherever and however they have needed us, always staying true to our historical mission.
Today, with our unique Care Management model, we identify a senior’s needs through comprehensive in-home evaluations, create individualized care plans, and coordinate services. This process helps ensure that seniors and their family caregivers never have to experience the challenges of aging alone – just as we have done since 1866.
This is what has endured. THIS is Abramson Senior Care.
For more information about Abramson Senior Care's services, call 215.371.3400.
The History of Abramson Senior Care
1866
Our very first residents move into the Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites of the Jewish Hospital Association at 56th and Haverford Avenues.
1973
Organization becomes the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC).
2001
The Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life officially accepts its first residents in October.
2007
Our Abramson Hospice program begins serving residents on the Horsham campus and expands to the community at large in 2008.
2008
We open the first phase of Birnhak Transitional Care.
2010
Abramson Home Care begins providing healthcare and homemaker services to seniors in the comfort of their own homes.
2011
Abramson Care Advisors begins, offering seniors a free, 24/7 telephonic senior care information and referral source.
2012
We open the second phase of Birnhak Transitional Care.
2013
Abramson Dialysis Center, an eight-chair joint venture with Fresenius Medical Care and Delaware Valley Nephrology & Hypertension Associates, opens to serve both residents and community patients.
2013
Abramson Medical Adult Day Services opens in Northeast Philadelphia. It provides seniors with daytime medical, therapeutic, and recreational programming in a safe, cheerful environment.
2017
As the first and only such facility in the Greater Philadelphia area to focus on geriatric care management, the Edna Young Gordon Healthy Brain and Memory Center opens in Bryn Mawr. As an extension of our focus on personalized, community-based care, the Center supports the needs of individuals suffering from memory loss and provides guidance for their families and caregivers.
