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Caregiver Services Program
For adults who
are caring for their elderly spouses and parents with physical or
cognitive disorders, confusion and memory loss. Avis/South Shore JCC and
the Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC
Caregiver services offers:
• Individual Counseling and Assessment
• Referral for Benefits and Entitlements
• Caregiver Speakers Series and support groups
• Specially designed classes in Yoga, Stress Management and Computers
• Individual Respite (Limited Homecare)
• JCC Social Adult Day Care
Caregiver Services is a unique support program serving the needs of the
CAREGIVER. Trained and caring staff meet with each family to tailor a
long term plan that will reduce the stress of providing 24/7 care. We
receive funding from the City of New York Department for the Aging to
provide respite (limited homecare), social adult day care and
information and support through individual counseling and assessment,
weekly caregiver support group, lecture series on legal, financial and
medical topics, and Yoga/Stress management workshops to increase
vitality and provide support.
Mondays:
Caregiver Support Group,
Avis/South Shore. 1:00pm – 2:00pm
facilitated by Ruth Lieberman, RN
Third Monday: Caring for the Caregiver Speakers Series, Avis/Sputh Shore
.1:00pm – 2:00pm
featuring a variety of local experts on legal, financial and medical
topics focusing on the mind-body connection.
First and third Thursday: Yoga/ Stress Management, Avis/South Shore.
1:00pm – 3:00pm
gentle, chair-based workshop led by Shirley Tepper, Certified Yoga
Instructor.
Fee: Contributions welcome
The Torah of Caregiving - a special presentation by Rabbi Dr. Norman
Linzer, noted scholar and educator
Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC, Sunday, September 9, 10:00am -12:00pm. Glatt
Kosher Brunch will be served.
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