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Thelma Rides In

An audience favorite at Sundance earlier this year, the touching action-comedy Thelma from Magnolia Pictures rode its now-iconic scooter into theaters on June 21, 2024 and has proven to be a box office smash as well. The...

Time To Celebrate

MPTF’s mission of taking care of our own means treating each other with dignity, empathy and understanding. While our Activities and Recreation Department has long held celebrations of holidays for our residents, and our Spiritual Care department has offered...

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJnxJX58liw&feature=youtu.be On May 13, we were flying high on campus with a special Q&A and screening of the acclaimed Apple TV+ miniseries Masters of the Air. A companion to the World War II dramatic productions Band of...

Staging with Heart

Staging with Heart

Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...

Our Incredible Nurses

Our Incredible Nurses

“A nurse does a lot of juggling, doing at least 5 to 10 things at a time.” That’s how Donna Marks, LVN, describes her essential work as part of the nursing staff here at MPTF. On May 6, we started celebrating National Nurses Week, an annual appreciation for America’s...

Your Lasting Legacy

Your Lasting Legacy

Supporting industry members in need can take many forms, and one you might not think about is your will or trust. Almost 50% of adults between 50-64 years old don’t have an estate plan in place, and MPTF is here to help take that first or even last step in creating...

A Time for Joy

A Time for Joy

On the MPTF campus, we celebrate and mark time with residents, staff, and supporters with our Celebrations of Culture Series. The programs offer opportunities for lifelong learning and recognize that our campus, our staff, and the industry at large are increasingly...

Teaming Up

Teaming Up

For over a decade, IATSE has fostered Young Workers committees for any of its union members and leaders under the age of 35. The dedication of the Young Workers to giving back has been truly impressive over the years, including volunteering, food banks, and education...

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Blazing a Trail

Blazing a Trail

For over two decades, GSWEC (the Southern California Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium) has been at the forefront of bridging geriatric social work, classroom education, and field training for students pursuing a Master’s degree. The first of its kind, GSWEC...

Angels for the Holidays

Angels for the Holidays

“All of a sudden they showed up with gifts and things for my daughter, and it literally made my Christmas.”

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

Navigating FEMA for the Entertainment Industry

On January 29, 2025, entertainment industry members could have their questions answered about FEMA applications, learn troubleshooting tips, and understand common myths at a special webinar sponsored by a partnership of entertainment industry unions, guilds,...

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Just Between Us

Just Between Us

There’s a place on The Wasserman Campus where adults 55 and older with mental health needs can seek compassionate, professional care. Patients are treated in a secure and private setting that offers a sun-roof covered patio near a peaceful rose garden. A gift from the...

Delicate Care

We’d like you to meet two people instrumental to our outpatient Palliative Care program: Anne Front, LMFT, APHSW‑C, a Palliative Care social worker, and Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg, Palliative Care Chaplain.

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With Open Arms

With Open Arms

At the end of 2022, you hopefully read all about filmmaker Victoria Bullock and her longtime support of MPTF including The Grey Quill Society. This year her wife, Maria C. Rodriguez, a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, played her part for MPTF by asking her firm...

The Wave of the Future

The Wave of the Future

Archival article published September 2022. At MPTF, offering tech support to residents is one way we foster living and aging well, with dignity and purpose. As a gerontologist, Carly Roman, PhD provides residents with hands-on support to get more comfortable using...

Staging with Heart

Staging with Heart

Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...