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For Older Adults

It can be an overwhelming challenge to know exactly what to do and where to get help when it comes to aging. JFCS provides information, referrals, counseling, access to services for seniors and more.

AgeWell Pittsburgh, a multi-agency collaborative resource created to help older adults live and age well, offers an information hotline where a knowledgeable specialist will help answer your questions and help you connect with senior-specific services.

How We Help

The AgeWell Pittsburgh information and referral hotline is answered by a real person who is up-to-date on local services and places to find information related to aging services and resources for seniors.

AgeWell Pittsburgh

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JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Our experienced geriatric care managers visit clients in their homes to complete a thorough, multi-dimensional assessment. By evaluating clients in their homes, the care manager is able to make first-hand observations of the living environment and how the client functions in it.

How We Help

Our comprehensive assessment covers the following aspects of a client’s life:
• Health concerns and medication management
• Nutritional intake
• Activities of daily living (such as bathing, getting dressed)
• Mood disorders like depression and anxiety
• Cognitive functioning
• Socialization
• Exercise and physical activity
When this assessment identifies areas of potential concern, the geriatric social worker will educate the client and family members about additional services from either JFCS or other community-based providers that could address any deficits and benefit the client.
Please note that in-home assessments are limited primarily to areas within the boundaries of Allegheny County.

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To learn more about Care Management at JFCS, contact JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Thank you to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for your funding support of our program.

Older adults ages 60+ who no longer drive and qualify can apply to have a friendly volunteer drive them to local appointments, meetings, shopping or events.

How We Help

AgeWell Rides keeps you active and independent, can ease the depression of giving up driving, and allows you to be less dependent on family members for transportation.

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JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Thank you to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for your funding support of our program.

AgeWell Visits helps older adults ages 65+ remain connected to the community by arranging friendly home visits from volunteers.

How We Help

If you live alone or spend hours alone each day, a friendly visit can help alleviate loneliness or depression, and keep you connected to the community.

AgeWell Visits volunteers will chat and listen, help with small household projects like watering houseplants or organizing photo albums, play games like Scrabble or cards, or engage in any number of easily shared activities to help brighten your day.

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JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Aging presents challenges that can feel overwhelming. Whether it be death of a spouse or loved one, loss of independence, or growing infirmities, our professional staff of licensed mental health clinicians and a consulting geriatric psychiatrist are adept at addressing the psychological challenges of aging.

How We Help

After a comprehensive evaluation, we offer a wide range of services including individual and family counseling, services for those unable to come into the office and psychiatric assessment and medication treatment.

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JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Most Holocaust survivors are widows and widowers now in their 80s and 90s. They may feel isolated, depressed, alone and anxious. Their ability to cope with the challenges of illness and aging can be complicated by the suffering, loss and deprivation experienced during the Holocaust.

How We Help

JFCS’s program for Holocaust survivors addresses the unique needs of Jewish victims of Nazi persecution through services including home-based care, counseling and help in filing claims for reparations.

Social services for Nazi victims are supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc.

Claims Conference

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JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Dealing with your family and their opinions on your life choices can be taxing. JFCS’s licensed clinical social workers have extensive experience in working with families to address difficult issues and help put together a well thought out plan that suits you and your family.

How We Help

JFCS staff have extensive experience in working with families to address interpersonal issues, determine future responsibilities, and get everyone working together to develop a plan of care.

We keep the family focused on the objective: ensuring that you are well-cared for in a way that is consistent with your needs and wishes, while helping them understand and evaluate their own values, responsibilities, finances and other factors.

CONTACT US TODAY
JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Care management services at JFCS connects older adults with the resources they need to live as independently as possible. Care management services can also be valuable to support older adults and their family members as they prepare to transition to a facility, such as a personal care home.

How We Help

The care management process begins with an in-home assessment (see in-home assessment, above) by a  care coordinator who has expertise in the unique issues faced by older adults.
After completing the assessment, the care manager will develop a care plan that details the client’s needs and makes recommendations and/or referrals to various providers for appropriate services. The care plan may address issues such as:
• Medication management
• Bill-paying/paperwork
• Medical appointments
• In-home non-medical caregivers
• Transportation
• Assistance with placement in a facility
• Ongoing monitoring of the client’s status
• Communication with family members as needed
Care management can be once a week, once a month, or as needed. The frequency is based on the needs of the client and the family, and can be once a month, once a week, or as needed. The relationship between the care manager and the client/family is the key to successful ongoing services.

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To learn more about Care Management at JFCS, contact JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

Care management services at JFCS connects older adults with the resources they need to live as independently as possible. However at times there may be only a short-term issue or need that arises to be addressed. In those cases, care navigation can be beneficial.  

How We Help

Getting older can often entail applications for various benefits. Long term care insurance claims, medical assistance, and other benefit programs often require use of online portals and documentation that needs to be gathered. These can be time-consuming and overwhelming tasks. Our care navigation service has been designed to assist older adults with accomplishing these tasks and others like them. Care navigation can be used for one hour or many, but is usually focused on helping the older adult or family members resolve a specific issue.

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To learn more about Care Navigation at JFCS, contact JFCS Older Adult Services | 412-422-0400 or 1-877-243-1530 (toll free) | olderadults@jfcspgh.org

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