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Live

At JABA, our mission is to ensure that individuals and families live better. We believe that living as part of a community promotes healthy aging, so all JABA owned and run living options promote a sense of community. Whether you are seeking independent living or living with assistance, JABA continues to establish and preserve living communities that increase options for living better.

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Enjoy

Living as an elder should be an enjoyable part of your life. Why not enjoy yourself as part of a community that learns, plays and works together? At JABA, we have designed our Community Centers and our Adult Care Centers to promote fun and fellowship.

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Support

JABA is all about lending support to seniors in need of assistance. Whether that includes basic information, case management, insurance counseling, home delivered meals — or any of the many other available services — we want you to think of JABA as a source of support for you or your loved ones. Most of our support is offered as a gift to those who cannot pay. See individual programs for more details.

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Give

JABA is able to do all that it does because of generous volunteers and donors. We value contributions of time as well as dollars and promise to put your talents and your donations to very good use.

In the past five years, government funding has diminished. Luckily, individual and corporate contributions have begun to rise. Your assistance is greatly appreciated and needed.

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Learn

What’s good for us as we age is good for our entire community — from planning for neighborhood growth, to promoting local foods and collaborating for the best use of resources. This is the philosophy behind JABA’s mission, “to promote, establish and preserve sustainable communities for healthy aging that benefit individuals and families of all ages.”

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Sue Drumm, Long Term Care Ombudsman

As JABA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Sue Drumm is a state-certified advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and for people who receive community-based services at home.


Along with the Volunteer Ombudsman Specialist and Volunteer Ombudsmen, Sue provides information and assistance to help resolve care problems and issues of residents’ rights. Additionally, she provides education on long-term care issues to residents and their families, and nursing home and assisted living facility staff, and organizes JABA’s annual Legislative Forum.


Sue has a law degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining JABA, her primary practice was at the Charlottesville Area Legal Aid Society (now Legal Aid Justice Center).