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30 Friday,' February 18, 1983
- THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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Sam Scotella
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Day Program Dispells
Loneliness for Elderly
By SHARON LEOPOLD
Jewish Welfare Federation
When her daughter and
son-in-law went to work,
Anna Klein was left to her
own devices day after day.
Because of her failing
eyesight, it was difficult to
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The Michigan Department of Transportation has entered into an
agreement designating Rabbi Eliezer Kaplan as the Orthodox
Community Advocate for the construction of the proposed 1-696
Freeway in Oakland County.
The Advocate's responsibilities are broadly defined as serving as
an intermediary between the Michigan Department of Transpor-
tation and the Orthodox Jewish Community to identify and help
minimize impacts of the freeway upon the community's residents,
businesses and religious institutions.
Specific duties of the Community Advocate are as follows:
1. Serve as an intermediary between the Michigan Department of
Transportation and the Orthodox Jewish Community within the 1-696
corridor.
2. Review and comment upon plans, drawings and related documents
pertaining to the construction of 1-696.
3. Represent the Orthodox Jewish Community at meetings relating to
1-696.
4. Attend Departmental meetings at the Department's request.
5. Bring to the Department's attention problems that he or other mem-
bers of the Community perceive to exist.
6. Assure that special construction contact provisions, relating to cessa-
tion of activities on the Jewish Sabbath and religious holidays, are
observed.
7. Work closely with Departmental Right-of-Way personnel to assist in
the relocation of community residents to appropriate replacement
housing.
8. Other duties that may be assigned from time to time with the goal to
minimize the adverse impacts of 1-696 project on the Orthodox Jewish
Community.
Persons with interests or problems relating to the freeway are
invited to contact Rabbi Kaplan at the following location:
25900 Greenfield Rd, Suite 138
Oak Park, MI 48237
Telephone: (313) 967-1258
9:30-1:30 open to general public
1:30-4:30 call for appt.
paid for by Mich. Dept. of Transportation
get around. She became iso-
lated and withdrawn.
Anna's family, concerned
about her deepening loneli-
ness, tried to find a solution.
It came from a Jewish Home
for Aged day program de-
signed for people in the
community whose frailty or
handicap prevent their
leaving home to socialize.
Now, as a "daytimer,"
Anna (not her real name) is
a regular at the Borman
Hall sewing tables.
"I used to love to sew," she
said. "I can't do as much now
but I like sitting here with
my friends and enjoying
myself."
The Jewish Home for
Aged, a member agency
of Jewish Welfare Feder-
ation which receives
funding from the Allied
Jewish Campaign,
launched the day pro-
gram in December 1975.
It brings participants to
the Home two to five
times a week to take part
in activities in a pleasant
and supportive environ-
ment.
Along with social, educa-
tional and cultural activi-
ties, the program includes
door-to-door transportation,
continental breakfast, full
lunch and dinner, trips and
religious services.
The daytimers are a
"group within a group" said
day program director Heidi
Baruch. "Although the par-
ticipants are fully inte-
grated into the Home's ac-
tivities, they like doing
things together as their own
little circle."
Communication with the
22 members' families is an
important element of the
program, Ms. Baruch said.
The combined information
of staff and relatives helps
in measuring the program's
continued involvement.
Families meet twice a
year for the annual Day-
timers' Family Dinner.
The event has become a
meaningful way for chil-
dren, grandchildren and
spouses to talk with staff
and share with their
older relatives.
During the past year, par-
ticipants have worked on a
number of volunteer proj-
ects for the Allied Jewish
Campaign and the Jewish
National Fund. The mem-
bers of the group have taken
trips to concerts, museums,
synagogues, the Jewish
Community Center, movies
and theater. They meet
weekly with the day pro-
gram director and the
Home's social workers to
discuss everything from
their next day trip to deal-
ing with death.
The staff works with the
groups members to keep
them aware of their sur-
roundings. Reality orienta-
tion, which gives the date,
time, weather and other
topics of information, are
conducted during lunch.
Through the Home's shel-
The only infallible rule I
know is, that the man who is
always talking about being
a gentleman, never is one.
—R.S. Surtees
Day Program participants Arthur Engel, left, and
John Frazier assist program director Heidi Baruch in
the Borman Hall greenhouse.
tered workshop, which has a
contract with a local medi-
cal supply company,
supplies are brought for
packaging to the Home.
Daytimers and residents
alike are reimbursed for
their work, and the pack-
ages are sent to area hospi-
tals for distribution.
When not involved in
planned activities, par-
ticipants are free to
socialize. Many close
friendships have de-
veloped, and it has
helped group members
feel more comfortable at
the JHA facility.
The program differs from
the Jewish Community
Center drop-in program (at
the Jimmy Prentis Morris
branch). Ms. Baruch said
JHA programming is more
structured for people who
require additional atten-
tion.
"It's a beautiful pro-
gram," Ms. Baruch said.
"People who have been iso-
lated are now provided with
companionship. They look
out for each other and feel
more secure."
The cost of the five-day-
week program without
transportation is $12.50 per
day. With transportation it
is $20 per day, two to five
days a week.
Charles S. Wolfe, JHA
executive vice president,
says that plans are under
way to "start a new pro-
gram at the agency's
Prentis Manor in South-
field. The program at
Prentis will begin on a
smaller scale sometime
this spring, he said. It will
involve more in-depth
programming geared to
the more physically and
mentally impaired el-
derly.
For more information on
the day program, contact
Heidi Baruch, day program
director, at Borman Hall,
532-7112.
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