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Older
adults are very special people. They enrich our lives with
their knowledge and experience. JF&CS truly values the senior
adults in our community.
Our
mission at JF&CS is to assist senior adults to live as independent
and fulfilling a life as possible.
JF&CS
provides a comprehensive and unique range of services that
is available to the entire community.
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Our
Senior Adult Staff are licensed clinical social workers with extensive
experience and background in the field of aging. Our comprehensive
services provide a wealth of resources and options for older adults
and their families.
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OVERVIEW
OF SERVICES
Care
Management Services
Growing older is another part of
our life's process. These years can be very satisfying,
but they may also bring many challenges and problems. Stress,
illness, loneliness and loss are but a few of these.
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With
so many people living longer and many families both near and far
seeking support, geriatric care management provides advice and assistance
to families in planning care for aging family members. Families
turn to care management to define the needs of the elderly and find
support services both in the home and in the community. JF&CS
provides care management in part through participation in New Jersey
EASE programs. Additional funding from the Jewish Federation and
foundations help support many of our services for seniors.
Caring
Connections is a care management service of JF&CS. It
is most useful for families who live far away and are seeking hands-on
assistance for elderly family members within the JF&CS service area.
A JF&CS care manager will develop a care plan with the family
and oversee the provision of services on a continuing basis, addressing
changes in needs as they arise.
Care
management services has several components:
- Assessment:
Assessment, education and consultation may be conducted with an
adult child alone, or as a comprehensive evaluation with the older
adult in his home, often with an adult child present. The needs
of the older adult are considered along with the concerns of the
family.
- Plan
of Care: The care manager will develop a plan of care, which
identifies the needs of the old adult and what services are needed.
This may include a home health attendant to assist with specific
needs, social or medical day programs in the community, transportation,
meals or other services.
- Recommendations:
As a result of the identified needs of the individual and
the plan of care, the care manager will discuss recommendations
with the older adult and the family. Information and education
about applicable entitlement services, financial, and legal
issues may be discussed as part of the recommendations. Referrals
and resources are provided. Needs and care plans are reviewed
regularly.
- Counseling:
The loss of loved ones, of productive lives, of good health
along with diminishing independence often lead to depression,
a common disorder among older adults. JF&CS Senior Adult Staff
provide supportive counseling and treatment to seniors, both
in our offices or in the home for those who cannot get out.
Adult children often seek counseling services to balance the
conflicting demands of both older and younger generations.
Group
Services
It is often helpful to discuss with others specific challenges that
are shared by others. Participants benefit from knowing they are
not alone. Group members help each other in coping and moving forward.
JF&CS offers a variety of groups, including:
- Caregivers
Support Group:
Adult children and relatives who care for aging persons have many
concerns. The group helps them learn how to care for themselves
and their families as they face the demands of caregiving.
- Bereavement
Groups for Widows and Widowers: JF&CS addresses the needs
of senior adults in their own groups. Seniors are happy to know
that other participants share similar life concerns as they deal
with loss.
- How
to be a Successful Mother-in-law: A support group to learn
how to get along with your adult children and their spouses. These
relationships are often challenging.
Information
and Referral Services: JF&CS provides helpful and important
information over the phone. Call for any of our services, speak
with a social worker. Referrals for private and agency home health
and homemaker services, information about housing, assisted living
and nursing home facilities. Need a geriatrician? An attorney? Looking
for financial services and entitlements? We can provide helpful
information.
Kosher Meals on Wheels: Low cost hot lunch meals are available
for seniors living in Fair Lawn and Elmwood Park, supported through
Bergen County Division of Senior Services and Jewish Federation
of North Jersey.
Transportation: JF&CS operates a 12 passenger van, provided
by the state of New Jersey, to transport senior adults to a Federation
sponsored kosher nutrition site, to grocery and mall shopping, and
to agency functions and community events.
For
further information, or to make an appointment, please call us at
(973)595-011 (Wayne) or (201) 796-5151 (Fair Lawn) or email at info@jfcsnj.org.
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