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Providing Connection For Older Adults
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Providing Connection For Older Adults

Miriam Arond2025-01-30T14:42:49-05:00January 25th, 2025|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal, General|Tags: isolation to connection, senior support, jccmw, jewish community center of mid-westchester, cheryl brandwein, senior programs, senior services, aging safely, older adults, Nonprofit, Westchester|

Almost 40% of people living in Westchester who are age 65 and older live alone. In recognizing that many seniors face physical, emotional, and practical challenges, the Jewish Community Center Mid-Westchester (JCCMW) and Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) are proud to announce the continuation of their Isolation to Connection program, a free program that is open to all. Knowing what senior services are available and accessing then can be confusing. The Isolation to Connection program, which is funded through a grant from UJA-Federation of NY, assists isolated older adults in Westchester by providing a caring professional who offers support ...

WJCS Awarded $35,000 Grant from Aging in America
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WJCS Awarded $35,000 Grant from Aging in America

Miriam Arond2024-07-03T11:17:30-04:00July 11th, 2024|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage, Featured Internal|Tags: aging in america, 65+, geriatric care management, senior services, senior care, Elderly, Seniors, Westchester|

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) is proud to announce it has been awarded a $35,000 grant from Aging in America to support Geriatric Care Management. The grant will support Geriatric Care Management services to low-income, frail elderly individuals throughout Westchester County to maintain and enhance their physical and emotional quality of life. “For many seniors, especially those who live alone, life can become progressively more challenging and isolating, compromising their ability to age well and safely in place,” said WJCS CEO Seth Diamond. “Stressors, such as chronic medical conditions, the loss of a spouse, lack of connection to family or ...

Now What? 6 Steps After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
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Now What? 6 Steps After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Grace Oshin2023-11-15T13:09:18-05:00November 5th, 2023|Categories: Feature, Featured Homepage|Tags: senior services, aging safely, dementia, addressing alzheimer's, alzheimer's association, older adults, senior care, Caregiver Support, Alzheimer, aging adults, Mental Health, Westchester|

Has your loved one been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia? If so, all of a sudden, you probably have a lot on your plate…. Maybe you have been putting off making financial and legal plans for the future. Perhaps you are rethinking your living situation. Here are first steps you may want to take after a diagnosis: Contact an elder care attorney to discuss your financial planning and need for a power of attorney, will, and advanced directives. Connect your loved one to proper medical care, including a gerontologist and a neurological team. Evaluate your home environment to ensure ...