Organization: JEWISH APARTMENTS AND SERVICES INC
Mission: JEWISH SENIOR LIFE OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OLDER ADULTS OF THE METROPOLITAN DETROIT JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PERSONALIZED HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE AGING WITH DIGNITY AND CHOICE, TO MAXIMIZE INDEPENDENCE AND EMBRACE JEWISH VALUES.
Activities: PROVIDES 136 AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS TO ELDERLY PERSONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MEALS, ACTIVITIES AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
RESIDENT SERVICE COORDINATOR - SERVICE COORDINATORS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES THAT HOUSE FAMILIES, ELDERS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. THEY LINK RESIDENTS WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN SELF SUFFICIENCY IN THEIR HOMES. SOME OF THE TYPICAL SERVICES ARRANGED ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS INCLUDE: MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH CARE AND HOMEMAKING AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SERVICE COORDINATORS ALSO PROVIDE GROUP SUPPORTIVE INTERVENTIONS, ONGOING GRIEF COUNSELING AND CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR RESIDENTS, FAMILIES AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building