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What is Companion Care?

Jewish Ledger – Few things are more reassuring than having a friend or companion to rely on for help, especially as we age. A caring companion can enrich the lives of our elderly loved ones

What is Companion Care?

Jewish Ledger – https://jewishhomeroc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/JewishLedger-What-is-Companion-Care_10.13.16.pdf

Nextpert: Susan Bussey, Jewish Home

Democrat & Chronicle – Music can be another very powerful tool for older adults — connecting our brains to life events and helping us recall various memories. Jewish Home offers the MUSIC & MEMORY program that brings music into the lives of seniors with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive and physical challenges.

House Calls Not Thing of Past

55 PLUS – She’s a physician who makes house calls, part of the physician house calls program hosted by Jewish Home in Rochester.

OACES: Community leaders want adult learning program funding restored

13WHAM – Community leaders including the Rochester Teachers Association, Action for a Better Community, Roc Acts, Rochester Community of Churches and members of Jewish Home gathered on Tuesday pushing the city school district to restore over a million dollars back into the programs budget.

Herbs for Herb

Brighton-Pittsford Post – Herb was known for growing tomatoes and bringing them to residents who were not able to come outside. Now the tradition continues, as the herbs grown in this new garden will be used in meals at the Summit.

The Summit at Brighton plants herb garden in honor of Herb Ouzer

Brighton-Pittsford Post – On Father’s Day, independent living residence the Summit at Brighton honored Herb Ouzer, a former resident, by planting an herb garden in his name. Herb lived at the Summit at Brighton for four years before passing away in 2014 at age 100.