Jerry Rubin Foundation For Cancer Care

THE JERRY RUBIN FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 2021 TO ASSIST CANCER PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CANCER JOURNEY ADDITIONALLY, IT IS STRUCTURED TO HELP PATIENTS WITH END-OF-LIFE CARE.THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A $20,000 DONATION FROM A GRATEFUL PATIENT WHO FELT STRONGLY ABOUT OUR MISSION AND WHO HAD DR. JERRY RUBIN AS HER PHYSICIAN AT ONE POINT DURING HER CARE. WE ALSO RECEIVED A $200,000 GRANT FROM THE HOSPICE GIVING FOUNDATION TO BE USED TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL HOSPICE CARE FACILITY.THE HOSPICE FACILITY WE'VE DEVELOPED IS CALLED JERRY'S PLACE. WE RENT 2 PRIVATE ROOMS AND A SHARED BATH FROM MARIPOSA ASSISTED LIVING IN SEASIDE. THESE ROOMS WILL BE USED FOR PATIENTS WHO DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIE IN PEACE AND COMFORT. WE ADMITTED OUR FIRST PATIENT ON DECEMBER 21, 2022, A 95 YEAR OLD WHO WAS AT END OF LIFE WITH NO PLACE TO GO. HE DIED PEACEFULLY THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY. HE WAS ABLE TO SPEND THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WITH HIS WIFE AND GRANDSON BY HIS SIDE, IN JERRY'S PLACE. WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING ADDITIONAL PATIENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO STAY AT JERRY'S PLACE. THIS IS THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS TYPE IN MONTEREY COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO DR. JERRY RUBIN'S WORK AND HIS LEGACY. DR. RUBIN WORKED WITH LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES AND POLITICIANS TO CONVINCE MEDICARE TO RECOGNIZE HOSPICE CARE AS A PAID BENEFIT ON A NATIONAL BASIS. IT IS TRULY FITTING THAT THIS FACILITY, AND THIS FOUNDATION, BE NAMED IN HIS HONOR.THE FOUNDATION HAS ALSO HIRED 2 EMPLOYEES TO OVERSEE THE OPERATIONS OF JERRY'S PLACE. THE EMPLOYEES ARE BOTH PARTTIME (10 HOURS PER WEEK). WE HAVE A PROGRAM COORDINATOR WHO MEETS WITH ALL THE HOSPICE AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS REGARDING OUR SERVICES. THIS POSITION ALSO HANDLES THE INCOMING PATIENT REFERRALS. THE SECOND POSITION IS A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. THIS POSITION RECRUITS, TRAINS AND DEPLOYS VOLUNTEERS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR OUR PATIENTS./RESIDENTS. BOTH POSITIONS ALSO SPEND TIME AT JERRY'S PLACE WITH THE PATIENTS ANDTHEIR FAMILIES.WE WILL BE GROWING JERRY'S PLACE OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS WELL AS DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION. THERE WILL BE A CONCERTED FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN DURING 2023 TO ENSURE OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND SUCCESS FOR THE FUTURE.