Handmaker: Tucson's Non-Profit Continuing Care Retirement Community

Handmaker: Tucson's Non-Profit Continuing Care Retirement Community Assisted living. Skilled nursing. Memory care. It is a non-sectarian, non-denominational residential and adult day programs facility.

Handmaker "Jewish Services for the Aging" is the only faith-based, not-for-profit continuum care facility in Tucson, Arizona. Handmaker is supported by many leaders of various religious faiths. Our facility provides a full range of services for seniors and adults with disabilities that include: Post Hospital Skilled Nursing Services, Independent & Assisted Living Residences, Adult Day Programs, and Long Term Memory Care.

When was the last time you got to play with a puppet?Handmaker residents had an opportunity to do so yesterday during a ...
02/27/2026

When was the last time you got to play with a puppet?

Handmaker residents had an opportunity to do so yesterday during a puppet demonstration with puppets and puppeteers from Blind Summit Theatre! The group is in town performing with Arizona Arts Live at the Maronney Theatre this week, and they offered to come by and give residents a sample of the show. It was fantastic. The residents learned about puppetry, how the puppeteers make the puppets come alive, and even got to try it out for themselves.

There are still a few performances of their show coming up this weekend. So, if you are interested, go to https://arizonaartslive.com/events/ to purchase tickets.
From the little taste that we got, it will be a fun one!

Kindergarten through third grade students from the Tucson Torah Center students brought so much joy to Handmaker residen...
02/26/2026

Kindergarten through third grade students from the Tucson Torah Center students brought so much joy to Handmaker residents yesterday as they paraded through the building yesterday in costume for a pre-Purim parade! Some of the children were dressed up as characters in the story of Purim, but there was also a clown, an astronaut, and even a bottle of soda! So much fun!

Many thanks to Rabbi Heisler, the other TTC teachers, and the students for visiting us and bringing smiles to our residents faces. Chag Purim!

Handmaker residents in Rubin and Tynan Assisted Living Neighborhoods had fun baking Hamantashen yesterday! These traditi...
02/25/2026

Handmaker residents in Rubin and Tynan Assisted Living Neighborhoods had fun baking Hamantashen yesterday! These traditional triangular-shaped, filled pocket cookies are served during the Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins on Monday evening.

Thanks to Claire and everyone in the kitchen for getting the dough and all of the fillings together. Residents were excited to have a choice of raspberry, apricot, date, or poppyseed fillings!

Residents look forward to the upcoming holiday of Purim, which will include a Purim Parade, two readings of the Megillah Esther, and plenty more Hamantashen eating!

Handmaker residents had a wonderful visit with students from Tucson Hebrew Academy this afternoon for their monthly Bett...
02/19/2026

Handmaker residents had a wonderful visit with students from Tucson Hebrew Academy this afternoon for their monthly Better Together Intergenerational program meeting. With Purim just around the corner, the teens and residents made Mishloach Manot (Baskets with treats for Purim). It was fun to work together to create the baskets, but the best part was just spending time together.

Thanks so much to Rabbi Jesse Davis for arranging the visit!

We also had a special visitor join the meeting...Minnie, a service dog from Pet Partners!

Look forward to seeing everyone again next month!

Handmaker Rubin AL Residents went Out and About to the African American Museum of Southern Arizona yesterday. We learned...
02/12/2026

Handmaker Rubin AL Residents went Out and About to the African American Museum of Southern Arizona yesterday. We learned so much about the history of African Americans in Tucson and the many important folks who have visited or have connections to Tucson. The museum has an amazing and well-organized collection in a small space, and we felt lucky to have our tour led by the Museum's Director, Nikieia Johnson; Volunteer, Rose Taulton; and Intern, Josh Forte.

If you have not yet been, we suggest that you go!

Thanks to Nikieia, Rose, and Josh for the wonderful tour, to Cynthia and Larry for joining us, and of course to Ramon who got us there and back safely, as always!

The Great Room was filled with the sound of Mozart this morning, as well as many engaged Brandeis members and Handmaker ...
02/06/2026

The Great Room was filled with the sound of Mozart this morning, as well as many engaged Brandeis members and Handmaker residents. Everyone was happy to welcome Harvey Wolfe back to Handmaker this year for his 5-part lecture series that he calls "Mostly Mozart".

Harvey Wolfe is a cellist and was a member of the famed Cleveland Orchestra for 37 years. This is the 13th year that Harvey has led these classical music lectures for Brandeis, and his 5th year leading them at Handmaker. We are happy to host them, and look forward to remaining lectures in the series, and many more years of learning with Harvey and Brandeis!

Congratulations to Handmaker's January 2026 Heroes!Shania Sponaas is a Handmaker Activities Assistant, mainly in the Ass...
02/05/2026

Congratulations to Handmaker's January 2026 Heroes!

Shania Sponaas is a Handmaker Activities Assistant, mainly in the Assisted Living Neighborhoods, but she can be found in most every neighborhood enticing residents to participate in a variety of engaging activities.

Regan Banek, Physical Therapy Assistant, works with Handmaker residents in post hospital rehab to recover from injuries and surgeries, as well as with residents in Long Term Care and Assisted Living. His calm and patient way with residents is noticed and appreciated by everyone that he works with.

We are proud of Shania and Regan, both hardworking and caring members of Handmaker's outstanding staff!

Thanks to Martha for another engaging art class in Handmaker's Rich Long Term Skilled Nursing Neighborhood! And thanks t...
02/05/2026

Thanks to Martha for another engaging art class in Handmaker's Rich Long Term Skilled Nursing Neighborhood!

And thanks to Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona for funding these classes with a community engagement grant. Our residents are so appreciative!

Yesterday afternoon we had a musical double-header at Handmaker. After listening to the beautiful sounds of Sisiki on th...
02/03/2026

Yesterday afternoon we had a musical double-header at Handmaker. After listening to the beautiful sounds of Sisiki on the harp in the Great Room, Ike came by to play some lively classical tunes on the piano.

Ike will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah this Saturday at Kol Ami Synagogue. As part of preparing for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, 12 and 13 year old students typically choose a Mitzvah, or community service project. Ike chose to come to Handmaker to play the piano for residents because his family friend Marcie lived at Handmaker a number of years ago, and he and his family would come to visit her. Marcie would have loved this concert, and would have been very proud. As were his parents and grandparents, who were all in attendance.

Mazel tov on your Bar Mitzvah Ike! And we hope that you come back to Handmaker soon for an encore!

Congratulations to our December Handmaker Heroes!As a member of the Environmental Services Department, Cory Bruggerman i...
02/02/2026

Congratulations to our December Handmaker Heroes!

As a member of the Environmental Services Department, Cory Bruggerman is responsible for helping to keep Handmaker clean. All of the Handmaker Managers agree that he has been working hard, and has been going above and beyond by taking the time to train new staff members while he cleans!

Tess DeVera has been working as a nurse at Handmaker for 5 years, mostly in the Rich Skilled Nursing Neighborhood. We appreciate how well she cares for the residents with warmth and kindness.

Thank you to Cory and Tess for your hard work and care!

For their monthly Better Together Intergenerational program meeting this month, Handmaker residents planted trees in sma...
02/02/2026

For their monthly Better Together Intergenerational program meeting this month, Handmaker residents planted trees in small pots with BBYO Mountain Region teens from the Tucson JCC.

Today is Tu B'shevat, the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is the birthday of trees. A day on which it is traditional to plant trees.

While the tree planting was fun, the real joy was in the teens and residents spending time talking to and getting to know one another. As one of our residents put it, "These kids are just really amazing to talk to. Does everyone know how amazing they are?" She and others look forward to these meetings every month.

Thanks to Davis Hubbel for planning this and all meetings, and to the teens spent some of their Sunday morning at Handmaker!

Monday is Tu B'Shevat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, also known as the birthday of trees.On this holiday i...
01/30/2026

Monday is Tu B'Shevat, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, also known as the birthday of trees.

On this holiday it is customary to plant trees, eat a new fruit, or from the seven species of wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates, and/or participate in a Tu B’Shevat Seder.

Yesterday, Handmaker residents enjoyed this special Seder with students from Tucson Hebrew Academy. At this Seder we learned about Tu B'shevat, tasted a variety of fruits and nuts, and drank four cups of grape juice in varying shades of red as it is mixed with the white wine, representing the four seasons.

We always enjoy having the THA students visit Handmaker each month as part of the Better Together Intergenerational Program. We look forward to seeing them again next month!

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