Health Projects Center

Senior Programs are being offered Temple Beth El, Aptos All programs are curated by seniors and are open to members as well as the wider Santa Cruz community. All programs are free and begin at 2:00 PM. Please check their programs out and the next one coming up is Monday April 12th KAVOD Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors with Amy and John Israel Pregulman

Latino Caregivers who provide support to older family members and report high levels of neighborhood cohesion, have fewer depressive symptoms than those caregivers living in less cohesive neighborhoods, according to one recent study, Neighborhood Cohesion and Caregiver Well-Being Among the Mexican-Origin Population Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas, 2019. The study goes on to highlight the protective role that neighborhood characteristics play in declining health and mortality and the critical role that social support also plays in caregiver well-being.

Please join us as our fellow CRC, Southern Caregiver Resource Center is Co- Sponsoring this event on Dementia with the Center for Jewish Care and Jewish Family Service . This event focuses on finding emotional support and stress management for care partners, staying connected to isolated loved ones, creating a safety plan, and accessing local resources for additional support.

Today there are approximately 12,000 home-care agencies in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jewish human-service agencies are nonprofit organizations, often originally founded by local Jewish federations to serve the Jewish communityalthough they now also serve the general population. However, unlike other agencies that may simply provide home health care aides, these Jewish agencies provide a comprehensive suite of services, including counseling and access to Jewish spiritual support.

It has become so popular that people will call us and say, ‘We have a lot going on, can you come up?’ It’s an expression of care for people who usually always care for others.

Be sure to take care of your own health so that you can be strong enough to take care of your loved one. Check out some of our suggestions here: https://caregiveraction.org/staying-strong-yourself

Take a peep at our community partner MS Monterey who recently launched their new website! https://msmonterey.org/

Planning ahead is a gift for you and your family. Join the upcoming Advance Healthcare Planning Webinar to learn how to complete your Advance Directives, determine your own values when in comes to healthcare, and talk about your wishes with your loved ones. https://hubs.ly/H0Dj9Lk0

Check out the January/February edition of the Del Mar Newsletter!

Testing sites for this week for more information visit www.mtyhd.org/covidtesting