November 27, 2018

5:30 pm – 6 pm:  Registration and refreshments

6 pm – 9 pm: Beth Israel Conference Centre

This forum will focus on the growing population of older adults in the Jewish community and the new and emerging programming and service requirements. Three areas will be addressed:  Aging in Places, Caregiver Support, and Social Connections, with a specific focus on best practices and new opportunities for our community.  To help us explore these issues, we have invited a number of guests:

Keynote Speaker:  Isobel Mackenzie: Seniors Advocate, Province of BC

Closing Speaker:  Rosalyn Kaplan: Director, Seniors Programming, SFU

Participants will attend two workshops over the course of the evening:

Workshop topics:

• Aging in Places: Terry Robertson, Parkdale Manor
• Caregiver support:  Dr. Beverly Pittman, Planner, United Way of Lower Mainland
• Social Connections: Gyda Chud (Peretz Centre) Ken Levitt (Jewish Seniors Alliance) Toby Rubin (Kehila Society of Richmond) and Lisa Cohen Quay (Jewish Community Centre)

There is no charge for the forum.  To help us plan for refreshments, please RSVP to sberger@jewishvancouver.com

Planning Committee:

• Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver
• Jewish Family Services
• Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
• Jewish Seniors Alliance
• Kehila Society of Richmond
• L’Chaim Adult Day Care
• Louis Brier Home and Hospital