Thelma Steinman Seniors Support Services
Allowing Jewish seniors to live in their communities with dignity, respect and independence for as long as they are able.
Suporting Jewish Seniors
The Thelma Steinman Seniors Support Services, at Jewish Family Services of Ottawa, offers comprehensive services to assist Jewish seniors and their families to identify and access needed supports, resources and programs to successfully manage life transitions and changing circumstances. Our professional staff work with you to enhance independent living, safely and meaningfully.
For intake please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
For information about our services please contact Ranit Braun, Manager, Thelma Steinman Seniors Unit at 613-722-2225 ext. 411.
Programs
- SENIORS CORNER
- ADULT DAY PROGRAM
- Social Work Services for Jewish Seniors
- J-CART
- Teleshalom
- Friendly Visiting
- Kosher Meals on Wheels (KMOW)
- Transportation Services
- Holocaust Survivors
- Russian Speaking Seniors
- Chaplaincy
Here you can find some fun and accessible activities to keep your mind, body and spirit active!
Let Ryan from the Soloway JCC work with you from the comfort of your own chair!
Click on the image to a see this video on You Tube.
Adult Day Program
Our Adult Day Program (ADP) supports Jewish seniors dealing with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. The program provides participants with one-on-one opportunities to work with staff on skill development and social interaction. Our qualified ADP staff take an individualized approach, focusing on the strengths of participants and drawing on their needs, interests, and experiences.
Program takes place at JFS Offices, 2255 Carling Ave, Suite 300
Cost: Monday $100 Wednesday $150
Program times:
- Mondays: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, includes Kosher snacks and refreshments
- Wednesdays 10:30am – 3:00, includes a Kosher Lunch, snacks & refreshments
For more information please contact George Sladowski, glasdowski@jfsottawa.com Program Coordinator at: 613-668-1987.
Social Work Services for Jewish Seniors
A comprehensive service available to Jewish seniors and their families that includes:
- In-home assessments, individualized care plans, and on-going case-management.
- Coordination of care with government agencies, health professionals and service providers.
- Navigation of Jewish communal and general Ottawa programs and services for seniors.
- Dementia consultations for family caregivers.
- Facilitating seniors and their families to engage in often difficult conversations around Power of Attorney, personal care, and/or finances, etc.
- Short term individual and family counselling.
- Assistance with the application process and transition into retirement homes, or long-term care facilities.
- Information and referral
- Long distance caregiving
This is a fee-for-service program. A sliding scale is available.
Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
J-CART
Groceries to Your Door
JFS is excited to announce a new grocery shopping and delivery program, J-CART. This grocery shopping program is aimed at helping JFS clients get their groceries and other essential items.
JCART a variety of shopping options:
- pick up and drop off to your preferred grocery store
- Shopping with assistance
- Shopping Delivery Service. Please note, delivery service is only available for the store listed below:
- Loblaws
- Real Canadian Super Store
- Your Independent Grocer
J-Cart costs start at $18
For more information please contact our Transportation Coordinator at transpo@jfsottawa.com 613-722-2225 ext.411
Teleshalom
This program gives Jewish seniors the opportunity to stay connected and feel safe by having a volunteer call at a pre-arranged time each weekday. Where a client fails to answer the call, an individualized emergency plan is put into action, notifying the right people and ensuring the appropriate help arrives in a timely fashion.
To access this service, an intake with a social worker is necessary. Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Friendly Visiting
Friends are critical to the maintenance of good health. They break up isolation, ensure appropriate socialization, and reinforce one’s value.
Jewish Family Services can help arrange for a volunteer to virtually visit you in your home on a regular or occasional basis visits. Available by phone and by video.
To access this service, an intake with a social worker is necessary. Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
Our Kosher Meals on Wheels program offers a wide variety of fresh and frozen Kosher food options. KMOW delivers meals on Wednesdays and Fridays that can be tailored to accommodate most special dietary needs, such as no-salt added or diabetic-friendly. Friday meals include Soup, Challah and Dessert.
Ordering can be done weekly or monthly, our menu changes seasonally to offer a change in the food options.
Vegetarian, Dairy and Meat meals are available weekly.
Meals are available in individual or family size portions.
Our food is prepared at Hillel Lodge under the OTTAWA VAAD HAKASHRUT SUPERVISION.
Prices are subject to change.
Delivery dates are subject to change to accommodate STAT and Jewish Holidays. Advance notice of these changes is given.
Please contact Gilda Cohen, gchoen@jfsottawa.com Kosher Meals on Wheels Coordinator at 613-608-9891 with any questions, including pricing.
We proudly deliver Kosher meals to community hospitals including:
Our Kosher meals are proudly provided to us by Hillel Lodge.
Transportation Services
Transportation is available to medical appointments and non-medical appointments such as adult day programs and banking appointments.
JFS has a medical van and a Jewish Community Van. Our Community Van is available to organizations looking to book group visiting or for transporting participants to weekly programs.
Our catchment area is Orleans -Barrhaven-Kanata. Appointments outside of these areas are subject to higher costs and lowered driver availability.
Cost of transportation is based on distance from your home to appointment and back, costs start at $14.
Appointments are booked with our Transportation Coordinator, a week’s notice is preferred to ensure drive is met. Last-minute drives are subject to driver availability.
JFS offers bookings through UBER on behalf of the client. Clients are required to pay the total cost of the UBER. It us strongly advised that clients have a cell phone when accessing our UBER program.
Clients are billed monthly.
A short intake with the Transportation coordinator is necessary to access this service.
Contact: transpo@jfsottawa.com or at: 613-716-5759 for more information.
We gladly support AJA 50+
Transportation program proudly supported by:
Holocaust Survivors
The objective of The Holocaust Assistance Program at Jewish Family Services is to assist eligible Jewish victims of Nazi Germany to receive the best possible care that enables them to stay in their own homes, and age with dignity.
JFS is able to provide an array of services due to the generous funding of The Conference of Material Claims Against Germany (The Claims Conference), The Azrieli Foundation and The Alfred Landecker Foundation, Inc.
“We can’t change their past…, but we can try to improve their present.”
Services include:
- Assistance with the application process for compensation programs
For information on the various compensation programs please visit the Claims Conference website: http://www.claimscon.org/what-we-do/compensation/
- Social work services provided in both English and Russian.
- Home Care: Personal Support Workers, housekeeping and assistance with personal errands.
- Assistance to access and pay for needed material goods such as: food, rent, dental care, hearing aids, safety equipment etc.
Please note there are eligibility criteria to access certain programs. There are no fees to access any of the programs. Russian speaking social workers are available.
Contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Russian Speaking Seniors
Jewish Family Services offers a wide variety of virtual programs for Russian-speaking seniors, including
- English as a Second Language courses
- Dance, Yoga or Aerobics classes
- Guest presenters and performers
- Jewish, Russian and Canadian holidays celebration activities
- On-line Interactive Magazine “Есть контакт!” (including its hard copy)
For more information, please, contact Gohar Vardanyan at 613-722-2225 ext. 425.
Jewish Family Services предлагает широкий выбор виртуальных программ для русскоговорящих пожилых людей:
- Уроки английского языка
- Уроки танцев, йоги или аэробики
- Презентации приглашенных лекторов и исполнителей
- Мероприятия по празднованию еврейских, русских и канадских праздников
- Интерактивный онлайн-журнал “Есть контакт!” (включая eго печатный вариант)
За дополнительной информацией обращайтесь к Гоар Варданян 613-722-2225 ext. 425.
Chaplaincy
Our Jewish Community Chaplain, George Sladowski, visits Jewish residents in non-Jewish long-term care and hospice facilities.
Contact George Sladowski, 613-668-1987.
Here you can find some fun and accessible activities to keep your mind, body and spirit active!
Let Ryan from the Soloway JCC work with you from the comfort of your own chair!
Click on the image to a see this video on You Tube.
Adult Day Program
Our Adult Day Program (ADP) supports Jewish seniors dealing with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. The program provides participants with one-on-one opportunities to work with staff on skill development and social interaction. Our qualified ADP staff take an individualized approach, focusing on the strengths of participants and drawing on their needs, interests, and experiences.
Program takes place at JFS Offices, 2255 Carling Ave, Suite 300
Cost: Monday $100 Wednesday $150
Program times:
- Mondays: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, includes Kosher snacks and refreshments
- Wednesdays 10:30am – 3:00, includes a Kosher Lunch, snacks & refreshments
For more information please contact George Sladowski, glasdowski@jfsottawa.com Program Coordinator at: 613-668-1987.
Social Work Services for Jewish Seniors
A comprehensive service available to Jewish seniors and their families that includes:
- In-home assessments, individualized care plans, and on-going case-management.
- Coordination of care with government agencies, health professionals and service providers.
- Navigation of Jewish communal and general Ottawa programs and services for seniors.
- Dementia consultations for family caregivers.
- Facilitating seniors and their families to engage in often difficult conversations around Power of Attorney, personal care, and/or finances, etc.
- Short term individual and family counselling.
- Assistance with the application process and transition into retirement homes, or long-term care facilities.
- Information and referral
- Long distance caregiving
This is a fee-for-service program. A sliding scale is available.
Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
J-CART
Groceries to Your Door
JFS is excited to announce a new grocery shopping and delivery program, J-CART. This grocery shopping program is aimed at helping JFS clients get their groceries and other essential items.
JCART a variety of shopping options:
- pick up and drop off to your preferred grocery store
- Shopping with assistance
- Shopping Delivery Service. Please note, delivery service is only available for the store listed below:
- Loblaws
- Real Canadian Super Store
- Your Independent Grocer
J-Cart costs start at $18
For more information please contact our Transportation Coordinator at transpo@jfsottawa.com 613-722-2225 ext.411
Teleshalom
This program gives Jewish seniors the opportunity to stay connected and feel safe by having a volunteer call at a pre-arranged time each weekday. Where a client fails to answer the call, an individualized emergency plan is put into action, notifying the right people and ensuring the appropriate help arrives in a timely fashion.
To access this service, an intake with a social worker is necessary. Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Friendly Visiting
Friends are critical to the maintenance of good health. They break up isolation, ensure appropriate socialization, and reinforce one’s value.
Jewish Family Services can help arrange for a volunteer to virtually visit you in your home on a regular or occasional basis visits. Available by phone and by video.
To access this service, an intake with a social worker is necessary. Please contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Kosher Meals on Wheels
Our Kosher Meals on Wheels program offers a wide variety of fresh and frozen Kosher food options. KMOW delivers meals on Wednesdays and Fridays that can be tailored to accommodate most special dietary needs, such as no-salt added or diabetic-friendly. Friday meals include Soup, Challah and Dessert.
Ordering can be done weekly or monthly, our menu changes seasonally to offer a change in the food options.
Vegetarian, Dairy and Meat meals are available weekly.
Meals are available in individual or family size portions.
Our food is prepared at Hillel Lodge under the OTTAWA VAAD HAKASHRUT SUPERVISION.
Prices are subject to change.
Delivery dates are subject to change to accommodate STAT and Jewish Holidays. Advance notice of these changes is given.
Please contact Gilda Cohen, gchoen@jfsottawa.com Kosher Meals on Wheels Coordinator at 613-608-9891 with any questions, including pricing.
We proudly deliver Kosher meals to community hospitals including:
Our Kosher meals are proudly provided to us by Hillel Lodge.
Transportation Services
Transportation is available to medical appointments and non-medical appointments such as adult day programs and banking appointments.
JFS has a medical van and a Jewish Community Van. Our Community Van is available to organizations looking to book group visiting or for transporting participants to weekly programs.
Our catchment area is Orleans -Barrhaven-Kanata. Appointments outside of these areas are subject to higher costs and lowered driver availability.
Cost of transportation is based on distance from your home to appointment and back, costs start at $14.
Appointments are booked with our Transportation Coordinator, a week’s notice is preferred to ensure drive is met. Last-minute drives are subject to driver availability.
JFS offers bookings through UBER on behalf of the client. Clients are required to pay the total cost of the UBER. It us strongly advised that clients have a cell phone when accessing our UBER program.
Clients are billed monthly.
A short intake with the Transportation coordinator is necessary to access this service.
Contact: transpo@jfsottawa.com or at: 613-716-5759 for more information.
We gladly support AJA 50+
Transportation program proudly supported by:
Holocaust Survivors
The objective of The Holocaust Assistance Program at Jewish Family Services is to assist eligible Jewish victims of Nazi Germany to receive the best possible care that enables them to stay in their own homes, and age with dignity.
JFS is able to provide an array of services due to the generous funding of The Conference of Material Claims Against Germany (The Claims Conference), The Azrieli Foundation and The Alfred Landecker Foundation, Inc.
“We can’t change their past…, but we can try to improve their present.”
Services include:
- Assistance with the application process for compensation programs
For information on the various compensation programs please visit the Claims Conference website: http://www.claimscon.org/what-we-do/compensation/
- Social work services provided in both English and Russian.
- Home Care: Personal Support Workers, housekeeping and assistance with personal errands.
- Assistance to access and pay for needed material goods such as: food, rent, dental care, hearing aids, safety equipment etc.
Please note there are eligibility criteria to access certain programs. There are no fees to access any of the programs. Russian speaking social workers are available.
Contact Iris Beer, Clinical Manager, Senior Services & Manager, Services for Holocaust Survivors at 613-722-2225 ext. 311 or by email: ibeer@jfsottawa.com.
Russian Speaking Seniors
Jewish Family Services offers a wide variety of virtual programs for Russian-speaking seniors, including
- English as a Second Language courses
- Dance, Yoga or Aerobics classes
- Guest presenters and performers
- Jewish, Russian and Canadian holidays celebration activities
- On-line Interactive Magazine “Есть контакт!” (including its hard copy)
For more information, please, contact Gohar Vardanyan at 613-722-2225 ext. 425.
Jewish Family Services предлагает широкий выбор виртуальных программ для русскоговорящих пожилых людей:
- Уроки английского языка
- Уроки танцев, йоги или аэробики
- Презентации приглашенных лекторов и исполнителей
- Мероприятия по празднованию еврейских, русских и канадских праздников
- Интерактивный онлайн-журнал “Есть контакт!” (включая eго печатный вариант)
За дополнительной информацией обращайтесь к Гоар Варданян 613-722-2225 ext. 425.
Chaplaincy
Our Jewish Community Chaplain, George Sladowski, visits Jewish residents in non-Jewish long-term care and hospice facilities.
Contact George Sladowski, 613-668-1987.