ADI Negev - Nahalat Eran

ADI Negev - Nahalat Eran is a rehabilitation village and care campus in southern Israel serving children and adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. It is located near Ofakim within the Merhavim Regional Council and occupies approximately 40 acres. The campus combines long-term residential care with outpatient rehabilitation, education, medical treatment, employment support, and opportunities for social participation. The institution was established by the Aleh organization, an Israeli nonprofit focused on services for people with complex disabilities. Construction began after a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on 12 June 2003, and the village was founded in 2005. Its original name was Aleh Negev. The site was also known as Nahalat Eran in memory of Eran Almog, the severely autistic son of Major General Doron Almog, who founded the Aleh organization. Eran lived at the village until his death from Castleman's disease. ADI Negev is designed especially to support people over the age of 21 with significant physical or intellectual impairments, while also providing care and rehabilitation for children in southern Israel. Its model brings multiple services together in one location rather than limiting support to a single hospital, school, or residential facility. The village accommodates approximately 150 residents and serves around 12,000 outpatients, according to the referenced encyclopedia material. In 2020, Aleh Jerusalem and Aleh Negev were reorganized into a new network using the name ADI. The name, derived from the Hebrew word for a jewel, marked a broader identity for the organization and led to the rehabilitation village being renamed ADI Negev. In 2022, the campus expanded its medical role with the opening of the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center, described as a rehabilitation hospital. The ADI Negev name therefore represents an integrated Israeli disability-support institution rather than a conventional consumer product brand. Its public-facing identity is associated with rehabilitation, inclusion, residential care, specialized medicine, education, and support for families in southern Israel. The organization’s current work is centered on maintaining a multidisciplinary village where residents and outpatients can access care, therapy, learning, work-related activity, and social interaction.

ADI Negev developed from the Aleh organization’s effort to create a comprehensive rehabilitation and residential setting for people with complex disabilities in southern Israel. The project was conceived as a village rather than a narrowly defined clinical facility, allowing residential care, education, medical treatment, employment-related activity, and social interaction to operate together. A major construction milestone occurred on 12 June 2003, when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon participated in the groundbreaking ceremony. The campus was subsequently established in 2005 near Ofakim, in the territory of the Merhavim Regional Council. It covers about 40 acres and became known as Aleh Negev. Its location addressed the need for specialized services in southern Israel, where families could otherwise face long travel distances to obtain intensive disability care and rehabilitation. The village was founded by the Aleh organization, which was established by Doron Almog. The site acquired the additional name Nahalat Eran in memory of Eran Almog, Almog’s severely autistic son. Eran resided in the village until his death from Castleman's disease. This personal connection became part of the institution’s public identity and reflected its focus on dignity, long-term support, and family-centered care. The campus was designed primarily for people over the age of 21 with physical or intellectual disabilities, while also serving children requiring care in the south. Its services include residential accommodation, education, medical and therapeutic care, employment opportunities, and structured social participation. Reference material describes approximately 150 residents and about 12,000 outpatients, indicating that the institution serves both a permanent residential population and a substantially larger group receiving periodic or ambulatory services. In 2020, Aleh Jerusalem and Aleh Negev continued under a new network identity called ADI. The Hebrew name means “jewel,” and the reorganization gave the southern village a new public name: ADI Negev. The renaming represented an organizational and brand transition rather than the creation of a separate commercial product line. The Nahalat Eran name remains associated with the site and its memorial meaning. The campus broadened its clinical infrastructure in 2022 with the opening of the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center. The center added a rehabilitation-hospital function to the village’s existing residential, educational, and support services. This development strengthened ADI Negev’s role as a multidisciplinary rehabilitation campus. Today, ADI Negev is best understood as an Israeli social-care and healthcare institution whose brand covers an integrated village model. Its public mission is expressed through services for children and adults with disabilities, support for families, rehabilitation, education, residential care, vocational activity, and inclusion in community life. It is not a conventional consumer brand, and publicly available reference material does not establish commercial ownership, stock-market listing, or a broad international operating footprint.

• 2022

  Rehabilitation medical center opens

  [1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  The Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center opened at the village, adding a rehabilitation-hospital component.

• 2020

  Transition to the ADI network

  [1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  Aleh Jerusalem and Aleh Negev continued within a new network using the ADI name, and the southern village was renamed ADI Negev.

• 2005

  Aleh Negev founded

  [1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  The Aleh organization established the rehabilitation village near Ofakim in southern Israel.

• 2003

  Groundbreaking ceremony

  [1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  Construction of the rehabilitation village began after a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on 12 June 2003.

An integrated rehabilitation and disability-support campus in southern Israel, combining residential, medical, educational, employment, and social services for children and adults with complex disabilities.

• Integrated disability-support campus · 2005

  ADI Negev rehabilitation village

  The core ADI Negev campus is a multidisciplinary village near Ofakim. It combines residential accommodation, education, medical and therapeutic services, employment-related opportunities, and social activities for children and adults with disabilities. The campus is intended to support both long-term residents and people who attend as outpatients.

• Rehabilitation hospital · 2022

  Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center

  Opened in 2022, the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center expanded ADI Negev’s clinical infrastructure. It forms part of the wider village model, linking medical rehabilitation with residential, educational, and community-based disability services.

• 2022

  Opening of a rehabilitation medical centerProduct launch

  Background

  ADI Negev expanded beyond its existing residential, educational, and support functions by adding a dedicated rehabilitation-hospital facility.

  Action taken

  The Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center opened on the campus.

  Aftermath

  The opening increased the campus’s role as an integrated medical and rehabilitation destination for people with disabilities.

  Source

• 2020

  Adoption of the ADI network identityStrategy

  Background

  Aleh Jerusalem and Aleh Negev were reorganized under a new network identity, creating a shared ADI name for the institutions.

  Action taken

  The southern rehabilitation village was renamed from Aleh Negev to ADI Negev. The name ADI is derived from a Hebrew word meaning “jewel.”

  Aftermath

  The site continued its rehabilitation and disability-support work under the ADI identity while retaining the Nahalat Eran association.

  Source

• 2022

  Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center opens[1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  Product launch · Other

  ADI Negev opened the Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center, expanding the campus’s medical rehabilitation capacity.

• 2020

  Aleh Negev rehabilitation village renamed ADI Negev[1]Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Aleh Jerusalem and Aleh Negev were placed within a new network using the ADI name, and the southern rehabilitation village adopted the name ADI Negev.

1. 1Adi Negeven.wikipedia.org
2. 2ADI Negev official websiteadi-il.org.il