Pocket Guide CJE Programs & Services
Life Enrichment Supportive Resources Healthcare Research & Education
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CJ E S enior Li f e CJE SeniorLife is a comprehensive, non-profit network of wide-ranging programs and services for older adults and their loved ones across metropolitan Chicago. This Guide highlights our programs and services. More information can be found on our website at www.cje.net, or by calling 773.508.1000. Information, Referrals, Who-to-Call
CJE’s expert Resource Specialists answer your eldercare questions and direct you to appropriate CJE and community-wide services. They can be reached by calling CJE’s Main Number: 773.508.1000.
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Information, Referrals, Who-to-Call..........................1 Programs and Services...................................... 3-17 Adult Day Services.....................................................3 Benefits, Resources and Advocacy.............................4 Center for Healthy Living............................................4 Community-Based Care (CCTP).............................. 4-5 Counseling.................................................................5 Culture BusTM.............................................................5 Food Services........................................................ 6-7 Gentle Home Services (GHS)......................................7 Holocaust Community Services..................................7 Home Safety Assessments.........................................8 Leonard Schanfield Research Institute................................8 Lieberman Center for Health & Rehabilitation......... 8-9 Linkages .................................................................10 Managed Community Care Program (MCCP)............10 Parkinson’s Care......................................................10 Personal Care..........................................................11 Religious Life...........................................................11 Residences........................................................ 12-13 Transportation .................................................. 13-14 Volunteer Services...................................................14 Weinberg Community for Senior Living.........................15 Your Eldercare Consultants .....................................16 Mission and Values.................................................17 How to Donate & Quick Facts........................... 18-19 Index................................................................. 20-22
4 Adult Day Services (ADS)
ADS provides older adults with structured, stimulating programs in a supportive group setting, integrating memory support, physical activities and creative arts. Provides family caregivers a much needed respite. Private Pay, subsidies and some scholarships. ADS locations:
Adult Day Services, Evanston
Five-day-a-week program that considers the special needs of the individual. Programs are designed for persons who are frail, isolated or have memory loss. 847.492.1400
Adult Day Services, Deerfield
Seven-day-a-week, 23 hour-a-day program for persons with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. 847.374.0500
CJE at Sinai Downtown, Chicago For persons with early-stage memory loss. 847.492.1400
Benefits, Resources and Advocacy
Resource Specialists provide free information, referral and advocacy on benefits, services and community resources. SHIP-certified staff assess Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, Medicaid. Chicago north/ northwest suburbs. 773.508.1000
Center for Healthy Living (CHL)
Helps older adults remain independent, avoid disease and engage in society through health screenings, technology programs, lectures, activities and fitness programs. Encourages socialization, forging new relationships, and a healthy lifestyle. Fees can apply. 773.508.1073
Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP) Federal Demonstration Project
Provides patients discharged from CJE partner hospitals with nursing coaches at no cost to help them manage their recovery and symptoms to avoid hospital readmissions. 773.508.1144
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Food Services
Care Management
Home-Delivered Meals
Provides at-risk CCTP patients who have recently returned home from the hospital with care management and links to community resources. 773.508.1088
All meals are kosher (cRc approved). Five-course fresh or frozen meal. Includes a half pint of 2% milk, wheat bread and a piece of fresh fruit. Private Pay or subsidized for eligible seniors. 773.508.1000
Counseling
CJE’s licensed clinical social workers provide individual mental health counseling and facilitate support groups for older adults and family caregivers who are experiencing aging issues like depression and isolation. Available in Chicago, Deerfield and in one’s home, if homebound. Medicare, some insurance and private pay. Subsidized assistance available.
Kosher to Go TM
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CJE delivers a delicious selection of freshly frozen cRc approved kosher entrees, breakfasts and soups directly to the door. Satisfying and nutritious, our chef-prepared meals are affordable and easy to serve. Kosher to Go is a meal provider for many area hospitals and organizations. Private Pay only.
Culture Bus™
CJE’s Culture Bus offers individuals with early-stage memory loss an opportunity to participate in day trips to various cultural sites and events in metropolitan Chicago and nearby suburbs. Provides caregivers a much-needed respite. Departs from Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Feinberg Pavilion. Private Pay. 847.492.1400 5
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8 Food Services (continued) Kosher Catering
Delicious salads, party platters, sandwiches, wraps, dinner selections, vegetables, sides and desserts. For cRc kosher, order from Lieberman Center. 847.929.3200
Rabbinically-supervised kosher, Weinberg Community. 847.236.7859
Gentle Home Services, Inc. (GHS)
We have a relationship with Gentle Home Services, and GHS provides CJE clients with hourly and live-in personal care services on a fee-for-service basis. 847.282.3883
Geriatric Care Management
Home Safety Assessments
CJE refers clients to a preferred provider for one-hour home safety assessments to identify possible safety hazards and discuss changes that may help people remain in their home longer. Private Pay. 773.508.1000
Leonard Schanfield Research Institute
Stimulates, fosters, and communicates new knowledge about aging. Its applied research has led to development of CJE programs, services and program models adopted by government and community agencies. 773.508.1076
Lieberman Center for Health and Rehabilitation
A free program for survivors and their families provides some financial assistance, socialization programs, support groups and assistance with reparations. Joint program of JF, JCFS and CJE.
240 private rooms in Skokie, IL. Skilled nursing and specialized care for Parkinson’s, cardiac disease, neurological and respiratory disorders. Specialized treatments: Dialysis, Infusion, Wound Care, Pain Management and Cancer Treatment. Planned activities, 3 kosher meals and snacks. Art therapists, social workers, wound specialist, dentist, rabbi/chaplain on staff. Private Pay. Medicare, Medicaid, some insurances.
847.568.5151
847.929.3320
See Your Eldercare Consultants (page 16.)
Holocaust Community Services
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144 private rooms for residents with complex medical needs who want personal attention and positive outcomes in a warm home-like setting. Respite care gives family caregivers a break. Palliative and hospice care also available. 847.929.3320
Haag Pavilion for Short-Term Rehabilitation
48 private rooms with physiatrist on staff. Rehabilitation therapy and medical care is available 7 days a week. Center for Heart Health provides cardiologist-guided after-hospital heart care. 847.929.3320
Alzheimer’s Special Care Unit
Linkages
Addresses the issues, needs and concerns of older adults and their family members with a disability. 773.508.1694
Managed Community Care Program (MCCP)
A program funded by the Illinois Department on Aging, provides home care for low-income elderly who otherwise would not be able to live independently. 773.508.1000
Parkinson’s Care
CJE provides persons with Parkinson’s disease research- and methods-based care. Most of our directcare staff at Weinberg Community, Adult Day Services, Lieberman Center and Haag Pavilion are trained in the management of Parkinson’s-related issues. 773.508.1000
48 private rooms for persons with moderate to severe dementia. Secured environment specially designed for persons with dementia. 847.929.3320
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For persons who are home from a hospital stay, recovering from an illness or frail and unable to live alone, CJE refers clients to Gentle Home Services (page 7), a privately owned personal care agency with whom we have a relationship. Government subsidized and private pay.
Residential Options
CJE Service Coordinator is at almost all locations.
Assisted Living
See Weinberg Community for Senior Living (pages 15-16.)
Group Living
847.282.3883
Religious Life
Offers spiritual and religious care and cultural programs in CJE’s residential settings, including pastoral care provided by a full time certified chaplain, Sabbath and holiday services, and cultural and educational opportunities. Religious Life Services works closely with community clergy to provide religious and spiritual care to our non-Jewish residents. 773.508.1695
Robineau Residence in Skokie has 24 recentlyrenovated furnished rooms with a private bedroom and bath. Kitchen and living room are shared among four residents. Housing Choice voucher accepted. 847.675.8580
Independent Subsidized Apartment Living
CJE SeniorLife operates five apartment buildings with subsidized rent. The residences, containing studio and one-bedroom units are: Farwell, Jarvis and Swartzberg House in Chicago and Krasnow Residence and Village Center in Skokie. CJE services are available to qualified residents. 773.508.1000
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Levy House in Chicago is a renovated building in a desirable location near public transportation and the lake. Housing Choice voucher accepted. CJE services are available. 773.508.1000
Shalom Bus
Provides scheduled group trips to stores and other destinations in paratransit vehicles. Riders must reside in Evanston, Lincolnwood, Skokie or Chicago within strict boundaries. Affordable fees apply. 773.508.1000
Volunteer Services
Transportation Medicar
Non-emergency, medical transport to and from appointments: physicians, dentists, chemotherapy, dialysis, or physical therapy. Also provides rides to social events and adult day centers, airports, assisted living, synagogues, hospitals, nursing homes or rehab centers. Serves north side of Chicago and north and northwest suburbs. Private Pay. Medicaid (for healthcare visit only.)
Vital services are provided to clients of CJE by hundreds of volunteers. A wide variety of opportunities exist for volunteers to make a difference in the lives of others. 847.929.3040 | volunteers@cje.net
773.508.1300
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16 Weinberg Community for Senior Living
Located in Deerfield, with dining and living space to promote socialization. Provides enriching programs, personal care services, laundry, fitness classes, health club, kosher dining and beauty shop. Respite care available. Private Pay and scholarships available. 847.374.0500
Gidwitz Place for Assisted Living
125 apartments located at the Weinberg Community for Senior Living in Deerfield for older adults who may need help with activities of daily living. Monthly rent includes three kosher meals/day, weekly housekeeping, some personal care, etc. Other services available for a fee.
Your Eldercare Consultants
Certified geriatric care managers, with advanced degrees in social work and special training in gerontology, provide advice, referrals and support for older adults and their families. They work to create a customized care plan and assist with future planning. They can evaluate a person’s ability to live independently and recommend short/long-term residential options. Services, on a fee-for-service basis, can include accompaniment to medical appointments, help with bill-paying and records, coordinating in-home services, emergencies and more. New Clutter Management and Organization Service now available. Private Pay. 773.508.1015 | www.YourEldercareConsultants.com
847.374.0500
Friend Center for Memory Care
Licensed 40-room assisted-living special care for people with early- to mid-stage Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Monthly rental includes daily housekeeping, three meals plus snacks daily. 24-hour supervision and secured exit doors. 847.374.0500
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M iss ion & Value s Mission
The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to facilitate independence of older adults and to enhance quality of life by advocating on their behalf and by offering programs and services throughout the continuum of care for individuals, families and the community.
How t o Don at e Individuals, family foundations and corporate sponsorships help sustain our programs and services. CJE also holds an annual fundraising event called “Celebrate CJE.”
Ways to Give
Values
At CJE SeniorLife, we fulfill our mission and realize our vision for and on behalf of our clients, our clients’ families, our staff, our board members, and our volunteers by striving for excellence through these values: Respect - Kavod Advocacy - Timicha Compassion - Chesed Intention - Kavanah Innovation – Chidushim Accountability - Arevut
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Individual Donations Honor and Memorial Tributes Gifts of Stock Matching Gifts Create a Jewish Legacy Endowment Program Planned Giving Circle of Life Monthly Giving Program 773.508.1321
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Q uic k Fac t s
In de x
In 2014, CJE provided almost 89,016 Home Delivered Meals to over 527 clients. This year, our Consumer Assistance specialists assisted 818 individuals in applying for public benefits, saving them an average annual total of $2,033 per household. 1,608 community members of all ages volunteered their time in 2014, for a total of 62,119 hours of volunteer service. 23,274 hours of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy were provided at Lieberman in 2014. This year, CJE’s Transportation Program provided over 48,817 trips for over 1,812 individuals.
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Adult Day Services.....................................................3 After-Hospital Care....................................................9 Alzheimer’s Care.............................................3,5,9,16 Assisted Living.........................................................15 Benefits, Resources, Advocacy...................................4 Bill Paying................................................................16 Cardiac Disease.........................................................9 Caregiver Help......................................................3,15 Center for Healthy Living............................................4 Congestive Heart Failure............................................9 Counseling.................................................................5 Culture Bus™............................................................5 Dementia Care................................................3,5,9,16 Development ..........................................................19 Disabilities, Adults with........................................... 10 Emergencies, Eldercare...........................................16 Enrichment, Life...................................................3,4,5 Information, Referrals, Who-to-Call............................2 Food Services............................................................7 Friend Center...........................................................15 Fundraising..............................................................18 Geriatric Care Management.....................................16 Gidwitz Place...........................................................15
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I ndex Group Living (Robineau)...........................................12 Haag Pavilion.............................................................9 Heart Care.................................................................9 Healthy Living............................................................4 Home-Delivered Meals..............................................6 Home Safety Assessments.........................................8 Hospice Care.............................................................9 Housing............................................................. 12-13 How to Donate ........................................................18 Independent Living............................................ 12-13 Jewish Holidays.......................................................11 Kosher to Go............................................................. 6 Leonard Schanfield Research Institute.......................8 Lieberman Center.................................................. 8-9 Linkages..................................................................10 Live-In Care...............................................................7 Long-Term Care.........................................................9 Managed Community Care Program.........................10 Medicar...................................................................13 Memory Care..................................................3,5,9,16 Mental Health Therapy...............................................5 Nursing Home........................................................ 8-9 Parkinson’s Care..................................................... 10 Pastoral Care...........................................................11 Personal Care............................................................7
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Physical Therapy...................................................9,15 Planning Ahead........................................................16 Rehabilitation, Physical..............................................9 Religious Life...........................................................11 Research...................................................................8 Residences........................................................ 12-13 Resources.................................................................4 Respite Care..................................................... 3, 9,15 Screenings, Health.....................................................4 Shalom Bus............................................................ 14 Short-Term Care....................................................... 9 Skilled Nursing..........................................................9 Spiritual Care...........................................................11 Subsidized Housing.................................................12 Support Groups..........................................................5 Therapy, Mental Health..............................................5 Therapy, Physical..................................................9,15 Transportation................................................... 13-14 Volunteer Services...................................................14 Weinberg Community .............................................15 Wound Care...............................................................9 Your Eldercare Consultants......................................16 773.508.1000 | www.cje.net
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Who We Are CJE SeniorLife is a nonprofit, diversified and innovative eldercare provider and service organization that serves 19,000 older adults and their family members through life enrichment, supportive resources, healthcare, research and education.
CJE SeniorLife™ is a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
773.508.1000 | www.cje.net