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  • Day Care Centers Memory Clubs Memory Assessment Clinic
  • Home Care
  • Support for the Family
  • Resource Center
  • Education
  • Russian  Programming
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    Day Care Centers

    Today,     MELABEV operates eight day care centers and memory clubs for the cognitively and memory impaired, located in several neighborhoods throughout the capital. Our empathic professionals and volunteers work with them offering a rich, innovative program of social and therapeutic activities.The program is designed to exercise the members remaining strengths, enhance their sense of well-being and restore their self-respect.

    We re-design adult activities, that were familiar to our elderly in their former lives, to match their present level of functioning, while retaining their dignity.

    Some of the specialized activities offered in the clubs are: art therapy, dance therapy, music therapy, physical therapy, horticulture therapy, pet therapy, computer lessons, cooking activities, intergenerational connections, parties, trips and so much more. MELABEV's highly professional staff understand that the participants need to feel appreciated as distinct individuals still able to use their remaining skills. The club members have a reason to get up in the morning, with a familiar place to go and friends to see. Roundtrip transportation is provided from most Jerusalem neighborhoods as well as a mid-morning snack and a hot lunch meal.

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    Memory Clubs

    For many years no service was available to meet the needs of people at the beginning stages of dementia who suffer from mild memory loss. These people who are no longer able to function properly in their old surroundings (i.e. work, home management) may nevertheless feel uncomfortable in a day care center for people with more advanced dementia. They may require specialized programming to help them deal with their changing abilities.

    MELABEV was among the first to start programming for this population. Now MELABEV runs four memory clubs ( English, Russian , and two in Hebrew) just for these people. Here the members are able to talk about their memory difficulties, and do special mental exercises that help them make full use of their present cognitive abilities. Having a supportive environment with friends and caring staff alleviates some of the anxiety associated with the changes dementia can cause and has proven to slow down decline.
    MELABEV is in the process of beginning a support group for people in the early stages of the disease. This is an innovative program that will help both the patient and their family cope with the devastating news and plan for the future.

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    Memory Assessment Clinic
    Mental decline and cognitive impairment can have many causes including illness, environmental changes and even psychological problems. Early assessment of any decline in memory is very important in order to catch and treat reversible changes and to be able to plan ahead in the case of irreversible memory loss. People experiencing memory problems can call the Memory Clinic of Shaare Zedek Medical Center to schedule a thorough battery of tests to determine, if possible, the reasons for these memory changes. The comprehensive examinations include a report from a Geriatrician, a neurologist, a psychologist, an occupational therapist, and a social worker. Phone: 02 6666882

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    Home Care

    Many elders who could benefit from the programs offered at MELABEV's day care centers and memory clubs are unable to attend for various reasons. Perhaps they have difficulty going on transport, or they don't like groups, or they wake up too late in the morning. Some members of the day care centers deteriorate and can no longer attend the program. Therefore MELABEV began a service to bring some of the specialized activities to them in their own home. The Nathalie & Isidore Friedman Memory Center home care program also offers support services to the caregiving family.

    WHO IS THE HOME CARE TEAM?

    • Case Manager
    • Specialist Geriatric doctors
    • General Physicians
    • Nurses
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Recreation Therapists
    • Social Workers

    PROBLEMS WE CAN HELP WITH:

    Behavior Problems such as :

    • Aggressive Behavior
    • Wandering
    • Sleeplessness
    • Confusion

    Placement:

    permanent or temporary

    • Home adjustments (making the home Alzheimer friendly)
    • Activities for the patient at home
    • Family counseling
    • Advocacy for services

      WHAT DO WE OFFER?
    • Home visits
    • Consultations
    • Advice
    • Crisis Intervention
      All in the privacy of your own home!

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    SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY <<Back to top

    • Introduction
    • Counseling & support groups
    • Respite services
    • Special needs project
    Introduction
    Caring for someone with dementia is never easy. MELABEV provides numerous services for the caregivers to help them with their never-ending task. These services include counseling & support groups, respite services, special needs project and the resource center.

    Counseling & support groups
    MELABEV's staff provides practical guidance, advocacy and empathic counseling for the care giving families, to make management of the elderly easier after they return home. Our social workers lead support groups for the spouses and adult children of the person with dementia.

    Respite services
    Among our other support services to the families is our subsidized respite service, whereby their demented elderly relative can stay in a round the clock facility for psychogeriatric patients while the family care giver receives a needed break of up to two weeks. The family can have a brief respite from their caregiving burdens relaxed in the knowledge that their loved one is being well looked after by experienced staff. They can then continue with their caregiving responsibilities with renewed strength and energy .

    Special Needs Fund
    We also run a "Special Needs Fund" which provides funds for families unable to purchase the adult diapers their elderly need, or the home help they require, or the uncovered costs of medications they cannot afford.

    For more information or to join a support group please contact the office 02 6666198\email melabev-org@goldmail.net.il.

    On-line support group available on this website.

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    Russian Programming

    Given the fact that there are many elderly people in Israel who speak Russian and that people with memory problems may revert to using their mother tongue, MELABEV runs some of its programs in Russian.

    In the Southern part of town  the MELABEV Day Care Center operates  a Hebrew speaking and Russian speaking group simultaneously in the same facility. In the Northern part of town the MELABEV Memory Club has been offering a specialized program only for Russian speakers in the early stages of memory dysfunction. A new group just opened in Pisgat Zeev in the afternoon hoursmaking it possible for Russian speakers with more advanced dementia to join our daycare program as well..

    Some of the activities for the Russian speakers are conducted together with the Hebrew speaking group such as holiday celebrations and meals. Others are separate. MELABEV also has Russian speaking social workers available to provide support for the family.

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