Tag Archives: senior care

Medicare Open Enrollment and JFS Senior Services

Join Jewish Family Service and New Orleans JCC for a delicious, catered luncheon sponsored by the New Orleans Council on Aging (NOCOA) and the opportunity to learn about the many services offered in our area for the senior population. Carmelita Williams from the NOCOA will provide information on the Council’s Aging and Disability Resource CenterRead More

Bikur Chaverim is a unique “Visiting Friends” program

Fran Dinehart, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Case Manager One way JFS serves adults who are homebound or semi-homebound, is to provide social visits from volunteers in the Bikur Chaverim, or Visiting Friends program.  The focus is on creating positive relationships.  Both the volunteer visitor and the person receiving visits gain enjoyment and companionship – likeRead More