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Caregiver
Team Update
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Brooklyn Caregivers
Resource Guide
announced at Brooklyn Borough Hall
September 2003
Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz, (second from left) hosted a
press conference in September 2003, to announce the publication
of “What Do I Do Now? A Resource Guide
for Caregivers of Elders in Brooklyn,” published by PSGDC
and the Brooklyn Caregivers Resource Committee. Also pictured
are PSGDC member Bernard D. (left), Edwin Méndez-Santiago,
Commissioner, NYC Department for the Aging, and Joan Millman,
NY State Assemblywoman.
At
the press conference.
33rd
District City Council member David Yassky speaking at the event,
with NY
State
Assemblywoman Joan Millman.
Department
for the Aging Commissioner
Edwin-Méndez Santiago.
PSGDC
Board President John Walsh (seated center); members
of the Brooklyn Caregivers Resource Committee
(standing
l - r): Jeanne Ross, Brooklyn Alzheimer's Disease Assistance
Center, Joe Hoenig, Dept. for the Aging, and Carol Kamine-Brown,
COHME; along with caregivers and PSGDC staff.
NY
State Assemblywoman Joan Millman.
Photos by Evelyn Vasquez
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The
Family Caregiver Project continues to grow and reach out to caregivers
in Brooklyn CD’s 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12. Your Caregiver Team consists
of: Lisa Bohmart, Social Worker; Caregiver Associates Betina Guichard
and Evelyn Vasquez; and, Bethany Joseph, Director of Client Services.
Remember, we are here to answer your questions, provide emotional
support through individual and group counseling, and make purchases
for you, such as adult diapers, transportation assistance, or even
respite, so that you can get out of the house. PSGDC has Social
Adult Day Services available for seniors 60 and over who are either
physically frail or cognitively impaired (dementia, Alzheimer’s).
Please call and speak to one of our Caregiver Team members to arrange
for a site tour and intake assessment.
We are still offering assistance with Benefits and Entitlements,
and encourage you to take a moment to look at your expenses each
month. If you are spending large sums on medications, you may be
eligible for EPIC, a state-sponsored prescription plan that could
save you hundreds of dollars. This is only one of hundreds of programs
available to seniors in New York City. Please call for an appointment
to look into which benefits and entitlements programs you may be
eligible for this year!
The Caregiver Project is partnered with SAGE (Senior Action in a
Gay Environment) to offer caregiver services to LGBT seniors through
a special grant awarded to SAGE in collaboration with PSGDC by the
NYC Department for the Aging. Outreach efforts will begin immediately,
but if you know someone caring for an LGBT senior, or if you know
and LGBT senior who is a caregiver, please pass along our information
to them and let them know we are ready, willing and able to assist
them!
As tax season approaches, please take the time to sort through your
receipts and paperwork and begin to get ready for April 15. Do not
wait until the last minute! We will be sending out information about
where to go for assistance with your tax returns and those that
you are doing for your loved ones.
Stay warm, stay safe, and call us whenever you need us, afterall,
that is why we are here—for you!
—Bethany
Joseph
Director of Client Services
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