Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, in-person activities have currently been suspended at our social and wellness centers until further notice. We invite you to join us for our FREE virtual programming!
Stay connected with the JFS community no matter where you are through our pre-recorded videos available to watch on-demand from the comfort of your own home.
Exercise with Aviva
Check out this hour-long chair exercise routine that Aviva, our Balboa Avenue Older Adult Center Coordinator, put together to keep you active and healthy at home. Follow along here: https://www.jfssd.org/exercise/.
Laura Zambo Flores – Are we all hangin’ in there concert
Laura Zambo Flores sings and plays guitar, song favorites for my JFS friends. Watch her new video here.
Mark A Flores Once Again Performs for the JFS Crew
Mark sings more favorites, but also shares a bit more history about the songwriters that gave us all of this wonderful music. Watch his new video here.
Music with Zack David
One of our regular entertainers at our Older Adult Centers, musician Zack David, recorded a 45-minute concert for everyone to enjoy. Check him out at www.zackdavid.com.
Laura Zambo Flores
Laura sings your favorite songs form the 1930s to the 1970s. A performance for all the JFS senior homies. Watch her video here.
Mark A Flores
A performance for the dancing crew at Jewish Family Service’s Balboa Avenue Older Adult Center. Watch his video here.
How To Talk To A Loved One With Dementia About COVID-19
Teepa Snow, founder of the world-renowned Positive Approach to Care, shares tips on how to have a compassionate conversation with a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia while we practice social distancing. Click here to watch the video.
Dementia Caregiving During the COVID-19 Outbreak
JFS is hosting a series of free virtual community conversations to help San Diegans meet the many challenges of coping with the coronavirus pandemic. On April 8, we hosted a conversation on finding emotional support and stress management as a dementia care partner, staying connected to isolated loved ones, creating a safety plan, and accessing local resources for additional support. All the resources from this event are listed below:
Amy Abrams, Director of Education, Alzheimer’s San Diego
Colleen Cook, Dementia Specialist, Jewish Family Service
Tracey Truscott, Clinical Social Worker, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UCSD
See all upcoming Conversations here.
