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parker Jewish institute’s indian cultural

Unit partners with radio Zindagi

Neearj DHar we can provide for their loved health care and technology, the
New York ones,” said Michael N. Rosen- Institute is a leader in teaching
blut, Parker’s President and and geriatric research. Parker
arker Jewish Institute is CEO. Jewish Institute features its own
partnering with Radio Parker Jewish Institute for medical department, and is na-
PZindagi to highlight the Health Care and Rehabilitation tionally renowned as a skilled
Institute’s Indian Cultural Unit, is headquartered in New Hyde nursing facility, as well as a
with its focus on healthcare, re- Park, New York. The facility provider of community-based
habilitation and comfort. is a leading provider of Short- health care, encompassing
Parker’s Indian Cultural Term Rehabilitation and Long- Home Health Care, Medical
Unit is the first of its kind serv- Term Care. At the forefront of House Calls, Palliative Care and
ing South Asian and Indo-Ca- innovation in patient-centered Hospice.
ribbean older adults in Nassau tertainment, religious services
and Queens Counties. In this and more. Traditional Indian
digital partnership with Radio vegetarian cuisine is always
Zindagi, Parker is informing served.
the Indian community about This week’s panel on Radio
services available to older Zindagi featured Parker experts
adults at the Institute’s Indian Dr. Saroj Shah, Co-Founder of
Cultural Unit. the Indian Unit; Dr. I C Shah,
Streamed live on Zoom and Co-Founder of the Indian Unit;
Facebook beginning May 17, Lina Scacco, Vice President of
the series comprises a total of Corporate Engagement; Brian
six episodes, each with a differ- Sidiski, Director of Medicine
ent panel of experts. As a radio and Rehabilitation; and Sujata
station with broad reach into the Seth, Public Affairs Associate
South Asian community, Radio for the Indian Cultural Unit.
Zindagi is heard on WBWD Hosted by RJ Vedika, the
540 AM in New York, New Jer- show was promoted by Suni
sey and Connecticut; 96.7 FM Hali, the publisher of Radio
in Edison, NJ, and 1310 AM in Zindagi, bringing a wide audi-
Parsippany, NJ. The stations air ence across various networks.
24/7, with a presence in Califor- Parker’s second episode on
nia, as well as in Maryland, Vir- Radio Zindagi aired on May 31.
ginia and Washington DC. It featured Mary Kate Tusinski,
Parker’s Indian Cultural Parker’s Director of Therapeu-
Unit is staffed by medical team tic Recreation. It also included
members fluent in Hindi, Pun- Mukund Mehta and Rekha To-
jabi, Malayalam, Gujarati and lat, both of whom are Commit-
Bengali. tee members of Parker’s Indian
The unit’s walls are adorned Cultural Unit. “With our part-
with Indian-inspired artwork nership with Radio Zindagi, we
and décor. Here, residents are able to immediately connect
and patients stay connected with New York’s Indian com-
with their traditional lifestyle, munity, so they can learn more
through curated activities, en- about the care and services

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