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s life expectancy increases,
the number of families
with four or more genera-
tions also increases.
Having great-grandparents and
grandparents at bar mitzvahs and
weddings is wonderful. The implica-
tions, on the other hand, are enor-
mous, especially for adult children.
Caring for one's aging parents is no
longer a problem confined to a few
middle years. It may extend over
decades.
For most adult children, caring for
elderly parents means juggling full-
time careers and multiple responsibil-
ities.
Fortunately, there is a system in
place in the Detroit area. ElderLink is
provided by the member agencies of
the Commission on Jewish Eldercare
Services (COJES), a partnership of
the Jewish Federation of

Metropolitan Detroit and its agencies
which provide services for older adults.
COJES serves as the central plan-
ning and coordinating authority for
older adult services. Initiated in 1996,
the commission consists of the execu-
tives and presidents of the following
agencies in addition to community
members-at-large: Jewish Apartments
and Services, Jewish Community
Center, Jewish Family Service, Jewish
Home and Aging Service, and Jewish
Vocational Service.
COJES has developed a nationally
recognized model for coordinating
services for the elderly.
Carolyn Leeds recently led a small
task force from the Indianapolis area
to observe COJES. "Even though our
Indianapolis Jewish population is only
10,000, we recognize we still need to
coordinate our services for the elderly,"
says Leeds. "Our hope was to extrapo-
late three or four good ideas and bring
back a scaled-down version to our
community.
"We were blown away by what you

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