Posted 6 years ago
By Lindsay Kant, LGSW • Memory Café Coordinator
Over the years I’ve worked with people with memory loss and their caregivers, I have seen many struggle with social isolation. Many find they are not able t[...] Posted 6 years ago
By Annette Sandler •
JFCS Aging Services Director
After her doctor told her she can no longer drive because of declining vision and slowing reflexes, Sandy called JFCS Senior Services in distress. “Now I f[...] Posted 7 years ago
By Annette Sandler • JFCS Aging Services Director
Do you help your mom grocery shop? Do you help balance your dad’s checkbook? Then you are a family caregiver.
A caregiver is an adult who provide[...] Posted 7 years ago
By Karin Onarheim • Senior Services Intake & Care Coordinator
Recently, Janet had been going through a difficult time. She was feeling down and disconnected, and was also in need of more support at home. Sh[...] Posted 7 years ago
JFCS Senior Services can help mitigate risk of falling for you or a loved one
By Annette Sandler • Aging Services Director
Falls can drastically change a person’s ability to remain inde[...] Posted 7 years ago
By Betsy Snyder • JFCS Senior Services Care Coordinator
Happy Advance Care Planning Awareness Month! Despite the fact that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe it’s important to write dow[...] Posted 7 years ago
The Twin Cities Jewish Community Alzheimer's Task Force presented “Keeping the Spirit Alive”: The Conference for Caregivers and Those Supporting a Loved One with Dementia on April 7 at Beth El Synagogue. &n[...]Posted 7 years ago
By Karin Onarheim, LGSW • Senior Services Intake & Care Coordinator
I recently received an intake call from “Sam,” a caregiver who had many questions and areas where she needed assistance. [...] Posted 7 years ago
One month after Dr. Vic Sandler’s mother died of lung cancer, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Sandler understood the disease; he had cared for hundreds of patients with dementia during his o[...] Posted 8 years ago
Two of the largest conferences that JFCS co-sponsors are the Mental Health Education Conference (held each fall) and Conference for Caregivers (held in spring every other year). Sharon Goldetsky, who was recently [...]