Sinai Residences Boca Raton earns first Gold designation in person-centered long-term care

Toby & Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences Boca Raton has become the first and only senior living community to receive the Gold-level Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care. The recognition highlights the Boca Raton community’s resident-centered model and arrives during the inaugural year of the national program.

Why it matters: - Sinai Residences is now the highest-rated community in a new national program meant to help older adults and families find long-term care that honors individual preferences and values. - The Gold designation signals a level of person-centered care that can be difficult for families to verify from a website or a tour. - The recognition may strengthen Sinai Residences’ standing in a crowded senior living market.

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 Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing runs the designation program. - Sinai Residences became the first and only senior living community to earn Gold. - Other communities received Bronze and Silver designations. - The announcement was made July 23, 2026, in Boca Raton, Florida.

The details: - The designation program is in its inaugural year. - The program evaluates long-term care communities across seven pillars: Personhood; Food and Dining; Resident Care, Choice and Empowerment; Enrichment, Socialization and Community Engagement; Staff Empowerment; Physical Environment; and Family Engagement. - Sinai Residences was among the first assisted living communities selected for the program’s testing phase. - The community helped evaluate the assessment process, website, educational resources and tools. - Sinai Residences completed organizational data reviews, policy and procedure reviews, sample studies, educational programming and one-on-one resident interviews. - The community also reviewed and updated internal processes and procedures based on evidence-based standards. - The Gold designation is valid for three years. - Sinai Residences offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Short-Term Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing. - The community says the full continuum of care supports aging in place with confidence and peace of mind.

Between the lines: - The recognition puts measurable standards behind a care approach that senior living operators often describe in broad terms. - Being selected for the testing phase suggests Sinai Residences had influence on how the program was shaped before launch. - The award also reinforces the value of resident voice, choice and autonomy as differentiators in long-term care.

What's next: - Sinai Residences can use the Gold designation in outreach to prospective residents and families for the next three years. - The national program is likely to expand visibility for communities that can document person-centered practices. - The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation and HIGN may continue refining the designation as more communities participate.

The bottom line: - Sinai Residences Boca Raton now holds the top honor in a new national benchmark for person-centered long-term care, giving the community third-party validation for a resident-first model.