You
have served as chairs of committees, volunteered for numerous causes and
concerns and have supported your family and community through good and
challenging times. So, you think it is time to sit back and relax? you must be
kidding! The best is yet to come.
Through theater trips, speakers, entertainers, lectures, films and so much
more this is the time to enjoy and embrace your Jewish journey.
The following programs are included in this:
Trained volunteers make weekly visits to elderly Jewish community members to enhance quality of life by diminishing a person’s isolation or loneliness. Friendly Visitors also make outreach visits to elderly Jews who live in various facilities and desire brief visits. Contact Jewish Family Service for more information.
Elderly individuals who need help with housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation and shopping or companion care are matched with private homemakers who have been screened by Jewish Family Service. There is an assessment fee based on a sliding scale. Homemakers can provide over night and up to twenty-four hour care.
The JFS Senior Adult Center, housed in Pelham Manor, is a non-sectarian program that engages seniors in activities that are fun and stimulating with a focus on wellness. Social activities include catered lunches, special day trips, movies, overnight vacation trips, and summer day camp. Wellness and fitness programs include exercise classes, balance class, and Tai Chi. A registered nurse provides weekly blood pressure check-ups, and regular sessions of Yiddish learning, painting class, and Mah Jongg, bingo and card playing are available. Entertainers and educational speakers are featured monthly. The JFS Senior Adult Center is the parent organization of the Jewish Friendship Club, which holds weekly meetings at Pelham.
JFS homemakers provide light housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, errands, transportation to doctors, and respite care to Jewish elderly. Homemakers are trained in caregiving and Jewish customs and are skilled in providing non-personal care on a sliding fee scale.
Clinical services include case management and brief counseling. Case management services assist families in coping with changes that often face older family members and/or those with disabilities. Through meetings with clients and their family members, a Jewish Family Service professional assesses the current situation, develops an individualized plan of care, recommends needed services and available care options, assists the client and family members in accessing needed services, and provides on-going monitoring and assessment. Brief counseling for seniors is provided either where the client lives or in our office and for up to 6 sessions. A caregiver support group is also available.
Pelham Manor is a senior apartment community managed by the United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo for persons age 62 and older. Residents maintain their self-reliance while living in this homey communal atmosphere amongst their contemporaries. They retain the privacy and self-sufficiency they now treasure. The dedicated staff and volunteers are highly trained, and adhere to the high ethical standards of Pelham Manor. The staff is responsive to residents and open communication helps all of our residents stay involved and aware. The apartments are equipped with numerous amenities including refrigerator, central air/heating, garbage disposal, electric stove, private bath, carpeting, smoke alarms and mini blinds.
A forum for seniors and their families. Sunday, May 31 Temple Shomer Emunim, 6453 Sylvania Avenue 10:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m. $8 per person, which includes a delightful lunch and items to assist you in dealing with the challenges of aging.
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