Posted 11 months ago
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
I'm a wife, sister, daughter, aunt, caregiver, friend, and community member. I cared for my mom during her 10-year adventure with Alzheimer's disease, until [...] Posted 1 year ago
I’ve heard it mentioned that if you want to know how well a community functions, observe how it takes care of and addresses the needs of its aging population. Relatedly, many of us are familiar with the strong [...] Posted 2 years ago
“Keeping the Spirit Alive,” the conference for caregivers supporting a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at Beth El Synagogue. The keynote speaker at[...] Posted 2 years ago
Can you tell us about yourself and your background?
I'm in my second career, working in the non-profit sector as director of advocacy for Loaves and Fishes, a free meal program. Previously, I spent many years [...] Posted 4 years ago
Two of the largest conferences that JFCS co-sponsors are the Annual Conference on Mental Health (held each fall – which will be virtual this year) and Conference for Caregivers (held in spring every other year)[...] Posted 5 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 6 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 [...] Posted 7 years ago
The Twin Cities Jewish Community Alzheimer's Task Force held the 4th Conference for Caregivers,” Keeping the Spirit Alive,” on Sunday, April 30, at Adath Jeshurun Congregation. This year's conference focused o[...] 