Seniors At Home Team

Alana

Seniors Thrive Thanks to Her Magic for Making Connections

Meet Alana Goldscheid, Director of Older Adult Social Programming Alana Goldscheid, Director of Older Adult Social Programming for Seniors At Home, is on a mission to connect others. With experience working within many different social programs here at Jewish Family and Children’s Services she’s had plenty of opportunities to create and nurture connections within our […]

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New Innovations for the Future of Dementia Care

A Drive to Help People with Dementia Leads Design Student to Inventive Thesis How can innovative design improve the lives of people living with dementia? Industrial design student, Andi An, set out to explore this question with the help of Seniors At Home. When Andi, a student at California College of the Arts, began work

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Caregivers Step into the Shoes of Someone with Dementia at a Recent Staff Training

What is it like to navigate the world as an older adult with dementia? How much more difficult are tasks like walking or taking your medication when you’re faced with changes in your sensory capabilities such as decreased vision, hearing loss, or arthritis pain? At Seniors At Home, we believe that in order to provide

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Seniors At Home Wins ‘Outstanding Nonprofit’ Award

On Wednesday, October 26, JFCS’ Seniors At Home was honored to receive the prestigious Nancy Martin Outstanding Nonprofit Award at the annual Marin Senior Information Fair. This year’s theme for the fair was “Steppin thru the Looking Glass.” Exhibitors dressed up as different characters from Alice in Wonderland – including Seniors At Home’s Intake and

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people at palliative care training

Caregivers Talk about the End of Life

At Seniors At Home, we believe that caregivers who feel supported are happier, more confident, and able to provide superior care to the seniors they work with. One of the many ways in which we support our valued caregivers is through ongoing and specialized training. We offer caregivers training on Alzheimer’s and dementia care, as

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Senior couple with Doctor

Seniors At Home’s Bioethics Forum Celebrates 15 Years of Tackling Ethical Issues

Who can help isolated seniors with dementia or cognitive impairments to make decisions about their care? What are the complicated ethical issues that doctors face in aiding their patients to die? When it comes to medical treatment what does “do no harm” mean? These are just some of the thorny questions that have been raised

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