Older Adults Services
Please be advised that JFS does not provide emergency or crisis services. If you are experiencing a life threatening or other crisis situation, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For other crisis/emergency resources, please click here.
Care Management and Social Work Services
Concerned about the challenges of aging but not sure where to start or what to ask?
Trying to decide what changes or help is needed to maximize your quality of life?
Need to make decisions but having difficulty navigating options are available and affordable?
Worried about your parents’ ability to manage in their home or current living situation?
Need information, guidance and support in how best to care and help your aging parent?
We provide social work services to older adults and their families with a focus on quality aging to maintain their highest level of independence and dignity while remaining safe. Our social worker provides social services on an affordable sliding scale to meet the needs of older adults in our community. These services include:
Home visits to assess needs and develop a plan to meet identified needs.
Exploring options for older adults and their families.
Consultations with older adults, as well as adult children to provide support, education, guidance, and available resources.
Linking older adults to resources.
The Senior Connections Community Series providing education and information about issues relevant to the older adults and their adult. Learn more here.
We are proud to offer case management services to older adults in both Wake County and in New Bern, NC.
Case Management services are currently offered by phone and/or Telehealth due to covid19. To schedule an appointment with our case managers:
Older adults/Caregivers in Wake County: Email the Senior Services Social Worker, Abby Palmer, MSW or call 919-676-2295 ext. 114.
Older adults/caregivers in New Bern: Email JFS Case Manager, Lauren Primato, MSW or call 919-676-2295 ext 113.
All of our services can also be requested online: Request services online.
The Older Adult Case Management programs are funded (in part) with a grant from Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors along with its commitment to enriching the lives of Jewish adults in North and South Carolina.
Holocaust Survivors Services
Kesher- Creative Arts Groups for Survivors and Caregivers.
Through funding from The Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) Center on Aging and Trauma, JFS is currently offering 2 creative arts groups- for Holocaust Survivors and caregivers. Due to COVID19, these groups are offered virtually starting June 2020. Kesher also provides additional outreach to survivors, including monthly meals, transportation services, weekly outreach calls, and access to all other JFS services, as needed. If you are a Holocaust survivor or a family member to one and would like to learn more about how you can participate in this program, please click here.
Emergency Financial Assistance
JFS is proud to take part in the KAVOD SHEF initiative, providing emergency financial assistance for Holocaust survivors in the Wake County community. To learn more about this initiative, please click here. If you are a Holocaust survivor and need assistance, please click here.
JFSGo Transportation Services
JFS provides two types of transportation services to qualifying members of the Jewish community who are older adults. To learn more and request a transportation service, please click here.
JFSGO is funded (in part) with a grant from Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors along with its commitment to enriching the lives of Jewish adults in North and South Carolina.
Tech For Seniors
We strive to reduce isolation and provide connection to the clients we work with. To aid during covid19, we have a limited amount of devices that we provide to older adults in need. Funding may also be available for internet access. We also utilize Tech Volunteers to provide over-the-phone tech help to older adults. For more information or to request this assistance, please email us or request services online.
Friendly Visiting
Friendly visitors are matched with home-bound, isolated seniors and build relationships through crafts, games and conversation. Visits are typically 45-60 minutes. Seniors interested in being matched with a friendly visitor meet with the volunteer & outreach coordinator and volunteers are carefully screened. Due to COVID19 this service is temporarily offered virtually via video or phone.
To request to be matched with a Friendly Visitor, please click here.
To become a Friendly Visitor or help with other volunteer opportunities with seniors, please fill out the volunteer application.
Shabbat Visiting
Similarly to the Friendly Visiting program, the Shabbat Visiting program matches an older adult with a volunteer who provides an in-home abbreviated Shabbat service. This program is intended for older adults who are not able to leave their homes to attend services at synagogues or their senior community, and provides a connection to the Jewish community, and the friendly company of a JFS volunteer. Due to COVID19 this service is offered virtually in a limited capacity.
To request to be matched with a Shabbat Visitor, please click here.
To become a Shabbat Visitor or help with other volunteer opportunities with seniors, please fill out the volunteer application.
Programs and Services at Senior Living Communities
JFS volunteers lead Shabbat Services in more than 12 local senior living communities and offer a connection to other Jewish residents in the community- Click here to learn more.
To become a Shabbat service leader or help with other volunteer opportunities with seniors, please fill out the volunteer application.
Due to COVID19 this service is offered virtually in a limited capacity. Please check our calendar for virtual programming and services.