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SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News
ler
Awards. "We're using the media to
make an impact, and we've prepared
caregiver kits as part of the outreach."
arry Wiland, a Los
Angeles producer, recalls
Jewish Caregivers
one of his toughest
responsibilities as looking
The documentary describes the expe-
after the interests of his late father, an riences of Joni Rabinowitz, a Jewish
Alzheimer's patient living in Miami.
long-distance caregiver with responsi-
Although Wiland could share the
bilities similar to those of Wiland.
burden over many years with a broth-
Rabinowitz, living in Pittsburgh,
er based in New York, the filmmaker
and her brother, who lives in upstate
felt he wasn't prepared for the tasks at
New York, look after their 90-year-
hand.
old mother, a New York City resi-
Wiland, whose television projects
dent. The difficulties encountered by
have included music specials and doc- Rabinowitz's mother involved some
umentaries, has long
memory loss and
thought about others
repeated episodes of
having to cope with
falling.
similar situations. He
"At first, my mother
decided to use his pro-
- refused help, and I
fession as a means of
consulted a gerontol-
addressing the subject.
ogy expert,"
Wiland's company
Rabinowitz recalls.
recently came up with
"We found one
And Thou Shalt
woman to stay with
Honor..., a two-hour
her, but that didn't
TV special that tells
work out. Now, she
the stories of grown
has two people who
Award-winning actor Joe
children, spouses and
divide the care, and
Mantegna hosts 'And Thou
siblings facing their
the last year hasn't
Shalt Honor: Caring for .
roles as caregivers.
been too bad."
our
Aging Parents, Spouses
The goals of the pro-
Rabinowitz says being
and Friends."
gram, which airs 9
part of the documen-
p.m. Wednesday, Oct.
tary gave perspective to
9, on Detroit Public Television, go
her own circumstances and made her
beyond storytelling. While relating
explore options regarding her future
actual situations, the documentary
needs. Although she and her husband
also suggests ways for caregivers to
have decided to invest in long-term
plan, seek help and carry out the
care insurance, they are not convinced •
physically and emotionally exhausting the coverage will be adequate.
tasks that have been thrust upon
Another Jewish caregiver, Jerry
them.
Cohen, talks about the expenses of
Narrator for the program is Joe
keeping his wife at home. With no
Mantegna, a Tony Award-winning
government assistance available, he is
actor for his role in the play
watching his life savings dwindle. If
Glengarry Glen Ross and a recent cast
he placed his wife in a nursing home,
member of the CBS series First
he says, Medicaid would cover much
Mondays.
of the expense.
Filming was done across the coun-
"It just doesn't make any sense,"
try, with one stop in Grand Rapids to
Cohen says in the film. "Any rational
show how office furniture manufac-
person can realize a home environ-
turer Steelcase provides elder care
ment with a caregiver is best."
counselors for its employees.
The film also introduces three
"A film like this would have made
brothers who care for an elderly
our situation much easier," says
mother, a husband caring for a wife
Wiland, 58, whose TV productions
with multiple sclerosis and a woman
Showdown at the Palace and Bridge
caring for both parents and a sister
Over Troubled Waters won Emmy
with differing medical problems.