Family caregivers have a hard job. Nobody knows that better than Millie*, who took care of her husband with dementia for 16 years. “We were married 56 years,” she says. “What else do you do?” Millie’s story is one of highs and lows. She watched her husband grow weaker; he…Read More
Category: AgeWell
AgeWell Visits scores again!
Volunteers continue to cheer up and make friends with area seniors who might need a light helping hand or just a friendly visit. One new match was made between Shulamit Bastacky and Lissa Guttman and her family. Shulamit is a Holocaust survivor who still maintains a busy schedule speaking about…Read More
Pirates CARE-avan visits Agewell Pittsburgh
About 150 seniors having lunch at AgeWell Pittsburgh’s JCC JCafe in late January enjoyed a visit by the Pittsburgh Pirates CARE-avan. Agewell Pittsburgh is the collaboration between JFCS, JCC and JAA.* Players Nick Kingham, Kevin Kramer and Kevin Newman, along with coaches Tom Prince and Kimera Bartee handed out winter…Read More
Our wonderful AgeWell Rides volunteer – Dan Stein
When JFCS first introduced AgeWell Rides in April 2014, I started recruiting and training volunteer drivers, fervently hoping that the new program would be a success. One of the first people to join us as a volunteer was Dan Stein, a newly retired substitute high school teacher, who made it…Read More