Hebrew Home Plans Riverdale Expansion - The New York Times

There is no shortage of amenities offered by New York City apartment buildings, from wine cellars to rock-climbing walls and even private spas for pets. Now, a proposed apartment complex in Riverdale, an affluent enclave in the northern Bronx, plans something just for people 65 and over: guaranteed nursing care for the rest of their days. The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, a nursing home known for an art collection that includes works by Andy Warhol and Peter Max, wants to build 300 of what it calls life-care apartments as part of a proposed $200 million expansion on its 32-acre campus along the Hudson River. Daniel A. Reingold, the chief executive of the Hebrew Home, said he envisioned creating the city’s first “continuing-care retirement community” — a place where baby boomers like him could grow old in comfort without having to relocate to similar complexes in upstate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, among other places. “It will be a model, we hope, for elder care in New York City t

There is no shortage of amenities offered by New York City apartment buildings, from wine cellars to rock-climbing walls and even private spas for pets. Now, a proposed apartment complex in Riverdale, an affluent enclave in the northern Bronx, plans something just for people 65 and over: guaranteed nursing care for the rest of their days. The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, a nursing home known for an art collection that includes works by Andy Warhol and Peter Max, wants to build 300 of what it calls life-care apartments as part of a proposed $200 million expansion on its 32-acre campus along the Hu