Posted 4 years ago
By Karin Onarheim, LGSW • Senior Services Intake & Care Coordinator I recently received an intake call from “Sam,” a caregiver who had many questions and areas where she needed assistance. Like most caregivers, Sam was focused on her loved one and her needs. Her mother, “Ab[...]Posted 4 years ago
By Annette Sandler • JFCS Aging Services Director November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month/National Family Caregivers Month. Rosalynn Carter once said there are four kinds of people in the world: Those who are caregivers Those who will be caregivers Those[...]Posted 8 years ago
When people are caring for loved ones with memory loss, often the first person they reach out to are clergy members. They are looking for resources to help them provide care, want to talk about their guilt as caregivers, and sometimes are simply frustrated because of the new behaviors their loved o[...]