Los Angeles Jewish Home

Each year, the Jewish Home holds its annual Sarnat Symposium for Geriatric Care. Social workers and caregivers from across Southern California converge on the Jewish Home to hear experts in various fields relating to senior care. In that past, the only way to obtain the valuable information our experts imparted was to attend the Symposium. This year, those who work in geriatrics can now get hold of our expert lecturers’ presentations online!

In our Resources section, you’ll find a new page: Resources for Social Workers & Geriatric Professionals. Check it out to see the presentations and handouts from the 14th annual Sarnat Symposium!

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Far too often, seniors in need of care confine themselves to their homes—too frail to venture out, and too proud to ask for assistance. Often, finding reliable resources on services for seniors can be difficult. And, while senior care communities have become vibrant places of health and activity, decades-old images of what senior homes used to be make some seniors and their adult children reticent to seek the help they need. Luckily, newspapers are beginning to communicate that, when it comes to senior care, there are a variety of choices. And each option balances the individual’s level of independence and medical needs.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Times’ Bob Young published a story detailing care options for seniors, featuring expert advice and insight from the Jewish Home’s very own Molly Forrest.

From better healthcare access to increased activity and social interaction, seniors who take advantage of the care options best suited to their needs tend to live longer, happier, healthier lives. And, with variety of services ranging from in-home assistance to skilled nursing (and everything in between), seniors often attain an increased level of independence and higher quality of life.

Read the full LA Times article here. And if you know a senior who could benefit from senior care services, check out our community education resources.

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