Jess Coleman has been named executive director of the Simon C. Fireman and Leyland Communities of Hebrew SeniorLife.
Coleman takes the position after serving as associate executive director of NewBridge on the Charles and project manager at Fireman.
Coleman joined Hebrew SeniorLife in 2016 as director of nursing in assisted living at NewBridge in Dedham. There, she worked to create community, motivate staff, prioritize the well-being of residents, and build relationships with family members. In 2019, the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association recognized her with its Employee Leadership Excellence Award.
In 2023, Coleman took the associate executive director position at NewBridge and started supporting Fireman in Randolph. Since then, she has provided key operational and team leadership to both communities.
“Jess Coleman is the perfect person to take on the executive director job and oversee Fireman, Leyland, and the South Shore Right Care, Right Place, Right Time initiative contracts. She exemplifies what it means to ‘grow professionally’ at Hebrew SeniorLife,” said Hebrew SeniorLife EVP of Senior Living Kim Brooks.
Located in the heart of Randolph, the Simon C. Fireman Community offers independent, low-income apartment living with on-site services, now enhanced by its 2023 expansion.
Leyland Community in Dorchester offers 41 one-bedroom apartments as well as two two-bedroom apartments, each with a full kitchen, handrails in the bathrooms, energy-efficient heat and air conditioning controls, laminate flooring, and a 24-hour emergency call as well as resident wellness checks.
About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham ; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham ; Orchard Cove, Canton ; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph ; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline ; Jack Satter House, Revere ; and Leyland Community, Dorchester . Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research , which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog , Facebook , Instagram , Threads , and LinkedIn .