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Information for the Sandwich Generation

Welcome to the JCA blog which provides useful information and resources for the “sandwich generation”, older adults, and their caregivers. Visit this space often for news articles, messages from JCA’s leadership, links to our Senior Resources Guide, important updates about JCA’s programs, and information you will want to refer to again and again.

Respite Coordination from the ARC Montgomery County

If you reside in Montgomery County and are an unpaid, primary caregiver for a frail senior citizen, living in the same household, you may apply for respite

Thoughts from JCA’s new Board President

by Ronna Borenstein-Levy, JCA BOARD PRESIDENT Growing older is a blessing we should not take for granted. But what is it like to be “old” in America in

Exercise Shown to Slow Memory Decline

For older adults at risk of dementia, regular exercise from light stretching to rigorous aerobics can help slow memory and thinking decline, a new study

Three Ways to Obtain Vision Insurance (The Beacon)

(from The Beacon) By Jackie Stewart More than 12 million adults age 40 and older suffer from vision impairment, according to the Centers for Disease Control

May '22 Senior Resouces Guide: Caregiving

Caregivers need patience, nerves of steel, creativity, common sense, humor, compassion, and strength. It is hard work. It consumes an incredible amount