Sinai Residences earns top person-centered care designation

Sinai Residences Boca Raton has become the first and only long-term care community to receive the Gold-level Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care. The inaugural national recognition highlights the community’s approach to resident choice, values and individualized care across its full continuum of services.

Why it matters: - The Gold designation gives families a national benchmark for finding long-term care communities that prioritize resident choice and individualized care. - Sinai Residences is the only community to receive the highest level of recognition in the program’s inaugural year. - The award may strengthen the Boca Raton community’s profile among assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing providers.

What happened: - Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences Boca Raton received the Gold-level Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care. - The honor came from the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. - The recognition was announced July 23, 2026. - Other participating communities received Bronze and Silver designations. - Sinai Residences was among the first assisted living communities selected for the program’s testing phase.

The details: - The national designation evaluates long-term care communities on seven pillars of person-centered care. - Those pillars are Personhood; Food and Dining; Resident Care, Choice and Empowerment; Enrichment, Socialization and Community Engagement; Staff Empowerment; Physical Environment; and Family Engagement. - Sinai Residences went through an assessment that included organizational data, policy and procedure reviews, sample studies, educational programming and one-on-one resident interviews. - The Sinai Residences team also updated internal processes and procedures using the program’s evidence-based standards. - The Gold designation is valid for three years. - Sinai Residences offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Short-Term Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing. - The community is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community on the 100-acre Federation campus in Boca Raton. - Sinai Residences has restricted gated access and serves people of all faiths, beliefs and cultures. - More information is available in the company's announcement and the program details.

Between the lines: - The designation is meant to help older adults and families spot communities that genuinely center residents’ preferences, not just market that message. - The program’s testing phase suggests Sinai Residences helped shape the assessment framework before the first awards were issued. - The recognition reflects a broader push in senior living toward measurable, resident-led care standards.

What's next: - Sinai Residences will hold the Gold designation for three years unless renewed. - The community is likely to use the award in future outreach to residents and families. - The national program is expected to continue expanding as more communities seek Bronze, Silver and Gold recognition.

The bottom line: - Sinai Residences Boca Raton now holds the highest person-centered care distinction in a new national program, giving it a rare credential in the long-term care market.