Adi Negev - Nahalat Eran

Founded in 2005, the 40-acre ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village was named to honor the memory of Eran Almog, the late son and guiding light of founders Didi and Major General (Res.) Doron Almog. Fueled by his love for Eran, who was born with severe autism and cognitive disabilities, Doron Almog led the creation of the one-of-a-kind rehabilitation village in Israel’s south, a community where people from diverse backgrounds and all levels of ability can live, heal and grow together. As Chairman of ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, Doron Almog continues to lead and guide the village’s progress and advancement as a model of true inclusion and an example of what’s possible when we lead with our hearts. A celebrated IDF hero and Israel Prize Laureate, Doron stands as a symbol of disability care and inclusion who advances a crucial social message: “The strength of the human chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”In addition to caring for and empowering more than 300 residents and special education students with severe disabilities, the expansive and progressive village pioneers cutting-edge therapeutic and recovery services for anyone touched by disability, cultivates empathy and acceptance through education, and provides individuals with disabilities with a framework for personal advancement, social integration and gainful employment. Day after day, the village’s innovative kindergarten integrates children born with disabilities and their non-disabled peers to promote empathy and acceptance. Residents with severe disabilities, local students, politicians, and high-tech entrepreneurs swim and receive therapy together in the same hydrotherapy pool, and tens of adults with disabilities have found real and meaningful employment as the village’s gardening staff. Unlike anything that came before it, ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran is an innovative social center and the exemplar for a truly inclusive community.ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran features fully accessible residential villas for people with multiple disabilities and complex medical conditions, an intensive care hospital wing, special education school, green care farm, hydrotherapy and sports therapy complexes, therapeutic horse stable and petting zoo, and The Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center – the first-ever rehabilitation hospital in Israel’s south. The Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center is improving the care of Israel’s older adults and highly dependent patients by implementing revolutionary rehabilitation techniques, employing international experts in various fields to train its medical residents, and offering services not available anywhere else in Israel, including an Oncological Rehabilitation Clinic to help rehabilitation patients successfully reintegrate into their communities. The Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center is also creating more housing and jobs in the Negev, establishing a model of community-based inclusive health services, and disseminating rehabilitative best practices via Israel’s first translational research lab.