JFSA provides personalized, professional home support to seniors in the Lower Mainland. Our qualified home support staff provides a comprehensive range of services to maximize independence. JFSA Home support managers are all trained professional social workers and the primary staff brings more than 25 years experience in geriatrics

JFSA’s commitment to quality Home Care or Support means that:

  • Our home support staff members are screened, police checked, supervised and provided with ongoing staff development. We hire only those with the training, experience, and personality required.
  • We hire only staff for our clients that we would hire for our own family.
  • We believe that home support should be tailored to each individual, including one’s physical, social, emotional, language and cultural needs.
  • We believe it important to maintain an ongoing relationship with each client to best respond to evolving or changing needs. Our social workers visit regularly, and maintain contact by telephone.
  • We are committed to respect and support Jewish values and culture.
  • We strive to be responsive, creative and flexible in creating each individualized care plan.

JFSA caregivers can help with a variety of daily activities such as:

  • Housekeeping
  • Medication reminding
  • Laundry and bed changing
  • Accompaniment to appointments
  • Shopping
  • Alzheimer’s Care- relieve family or caregiver
  • Meal preparation and clean up
  • Errands, care of pets
  • Bathing and dressing
  • Companionship
  • Transferring
  • Short term convalescent care
  • Sleep overs
  • Long term live in help

Please contact one of our Senior Services staff members to further assist you.

Joanne Haramia, MSW

Director of Seniors Services

604.637.3310

jharamia@jfsa.ca

Joanne has been with JFSA for 5 years. She has a Master of Social Work from UBC, and more than 25 years experience working in a variety of settings. She has run a large Home Support agency, a Neighbourhood House, and a Multicultural Society. Throughout this time, she has maintained a strong interest in seniors’ issues. At JFSA she has encouraged community outreach and partnership in community settings. She supervises a team of seven staff in the areas of information and referral, one to one counseling, direct programming such as therapeutic luncheons, community kitchens, ESL, and public education. She sees some clients individually as well as program management and evaluation, and Grant development.


Elaine Perzow, BSW, MSW

Home Support Coordinator

604.257.5151 ext. 1-203

eperzow@jfsa.ca

Elaine has a graduate degree from McGill University specializing in hospital administration and geriatrics. She has worked in hospitals in Montreal and Vancouver for over 25 years and has been with JFSA for 3 years. Elaine’s role as coordinator involves the evaluation of people (including families) who need assistance at home due to illness, disability or aging. Services provided are personal care, housekeeping, companionship, outings and supportive contact. Home support staff of over 20 are trained, experienced and are supervised by the coordinator. The coordinator and staff work collaboratively with community continuing care or other agencies.