Table of Contents

 

• Retirement living

• Food:  Meals, Nutritional services

• Clothing:    

• Medical care    

• Homeopathic medical service

• Mental Health. Resources and Services:    8

• Resources for Impaired Persons ( visual, hearing and other impairments)    9

• Medical Supplies    10

• Dental resources    10

• Minor maintenance and repair in the home.    11

• Financial, Consumer,   Legal  and Advocacy Services.    12

• Aging and Driving/Transportation.    13

• Elder Abuse/protective services    14

• Leisure /recreation, Sr. clubs/organizations    15

• Spiritual services    16

• Temples:    16

• Sikh Gurudwara    16

• Islamic services    16

• Help lines    17

• Volunteer opportunities    18

• Life long learning    19

• Funeral services    20

• What if I want to donate my body?    21

• Whole Body Donation in the United States    21

• Funeral Alternatives    22

 

 

Resource Guide for seniors

Housing:

Retirement living

Many types of housing services for seniors are available based on your needs. Some common types include:

 

Communities for active adults:

These are independent homes. Usually outdoor maintains services such as lawn care, community road maintenance, Gym, swimming pools and walking trails are included in home owner?s association fees. Prices vary based on the size of home and location of the community. Many communities have a variety of activity clubs such as bird watching club, chess club, Travel club, writers club, pot luck club, Golf, Tennis club, Writer?s club etc.

 

* Assisted living: 

These are for people who need help with activities of daily living. Typically they provide meals, bathing, Dressing care housekeeping. Services are included in rent or are provided at additional cost. These are licensed by North Carolina Dept of health and Human Services.

 

* Facilities for Alzheimer?s and Dementia care facilities; these are secure facilities. They provide skilled professional care such as Nursing

* Nursing Homes: For people who need 24 hour care. Services include room and board, personal care, protection, therapies and supervision.

* Continuing care facilities: These are communities that provide   to meet the long term needs of the clients as they age. Client may start as a healthy independent living , move to temporary medical and nursing care ( e.g. if the break a bone or have short term medical problem) , assisted living and nursing home care. There is long term contract involved. Advantage is that client gets life long continued care at a familiar place without having to relocate.

* Home care: health care services are available in your home from Home care agencies. You have to pay based on daily or hourly charges or even 24 hour basis. Services include, medical and non medical such as laundry, shopping, meal preparation, laundry, transportation, and companionship. Call 919-872-7933

* Respite care: These are temporary or short term care services intended to give the regular care provider a well deserved break from ongoing responsibilities. Length of service may vary from days , weeks or even a month.

* Rehabilitation Services: Provide skilled professional care after an acute illness is over until full recovery takes place.
* Hospice Care : For people with life limiting services who desire only palliative care.
These services are covered by Medicare and are available for people with all income.
Many hospice centers are available through out the county and state.
Call Hospice of Wake County ( 919-828-0890) www.hospiceofwake.org for detail information.
* Specific care: such as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy Respiratory therapy, adult day care, Volunteer Services. Contact  resources for seniors 919-872-7933
For detailed information about, Payment  methods, Charges, Location and other information go to www. SeniorsGuideonline.com ,  Resources for Seniors inc. or call Dept of Health and Human services . ( 919-855-4800). they have lists of specific centers with phone numbers and guidelines.

Special Notes.

-Unless specifically advised against by medical care provider ,using generic medicines is a way of reducing the cost.

- Unless specifically advised by the physician, do not waste money on vitamin pills.

- Herbal medicines:  use only with the advisement of specially trained health care provider. There are many claims made that are unproven. Some may even cause harm.

Some information on Medicare and Medicaid eligibility: Anyone who is over the age of 65, and has ever in his/her life paid Medicare tax is eligible. Unfortunately many Indian parents do not qualify. Such parents can never the less may qualify for Medicaid.

It is perfectly legal to put them on salary if they help in business, e.g. running the motel etc. so that they can qualify for Medicare in a few years.ˇ
* NCIP , an outpatient care facility run by Physicians of Indian origin is a voluntary organization seeing all patients for a fixed fees of $45.ˇ Dr. Vinod Jindal is the main contact.

 

 

 

 

Food:  Meals, Nutritional services
 
*Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals at home for homebound frail elderly or handicapped individuals.  (919-833-1749)

* For ill seniors :Nutritional services including counseling for Indians with disease ( Diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, allergies to foods such as Gluten or disability) or for Indians in various institution such as shelter for abused women or even for hospitalized patients are needed. There are a few good nutritionist and Dieticians are available. There is also Non Indian nutritionist familiar with Indian food. Their names are noted in?.

* For Healthy seniors: There are a variety of Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian restaurants in the area. Information about these can be found in the Sathee Magazine available free of charge. The magazine can be found in many shops serving Indian Community. Their contact information is, (mailing address is P.O.box 11468 Charlotte NC 28220. Te 704-527-7570).

Additionally there are many individual providers that cater whole meal, provide chapattis and come and cook in your home.

 

( Note: Publishing the individual names will have to be done with their permission. Therefore not given here. Can be added later.
Need is for provision of Tiffin for older people has been expressed to me by some. We can put this under consideration of desired services.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clothing:

(Need: Older people, particularly women have difficulty buying Indian cloths in our usual Indian stores as their dresses are made for younger population. Older people prefer light weight , not jazzy, easily washable materials.)

* There is one shop that provides tailoring  of Indian cloths at reasonable price. Details:?????????????????????..

* AARP  ( American Association of Retired People)  ( contact Information: aarp.org/bulletin) publications often advertise clothing that are easy to use for seniors. E.g. shirts/blouses without buttons /with Velcro; shoes without laces . Elastic waists etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical care

* N.C Medical Board License: All physicians have to be licensed in NC. The list of licensed medical Provider is available upon request. You can find lot of Information about a given physician based on the information provided by the board.

* Triangle Indian Physician association has list of member physicians. These physicians are mostly of Indian origin and familiar with Indian cultural/Dietary needs. A few Indian Physicians provide care to visiting parents and family members at nominal cost. Call Dhruv Kumar MD (919) 671- 9292, or Vinod Jindal MD252-744-5258 for further details.

* Yearly TAHT health fare: Provides free health screening and education services i.e. blood tests and other tests at the HSNC (Hindu Society of North Carolina). Look for HSNC newsletters for dates.

* Rock Quarry road clinic for uninsured.

* Wake county churches run a clinic near wake med, where you pay one day salary.

* Bunn Patient assistance Program (BPAP) is a family practice in a rural area. There is no other doctor for 10 miles. Therefore. to meet the medical needs of the community, it has a program called Bunn Patient assistance Program (BPAP).ˇ Anyone with no insurance can join. He/ She pay $35 per month and see the doctor as many times as needed for a fee of $5 per visit. After 4 months of joining the program, patients also get a complete blood panel and physical (including Pap for ladies).
Our seniors can also join BPAP program. For more details you can visitwww.bunnmedicalcenter.org

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Homeopathic medical service

NCIAP Medical Care (People?s Medical Care)ˇ? This is non-profit walk-in clinic for under insured and uninsured. Its open 5 days a week between 8:00am and 5:00pm and is staffed with qualified medical professionals. Walk-ins are welcome, with no insurance required. Contact them on
919-277-0345 for scheduling an appointment. You can also get more info at www.nciap.org

* Homeopathic medical care is provided by Drs Roma Kenjale and ??kenjale.
Roma Kenjale BHMS; PhD (Microbiology)
Homeopathic Consultant
Triangle Institute of Homeopathy
2101 Corwith Dr., Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone:ˇ(919) 535-5569
Fax:ˇ(919) 535-5569
Email:ˇhomeopathyforme@gmail.com
Website:ˇhttp://sites.google.com/site/homeopathyforme

* Medication education for Drug Safety, comprehensive medication evaluation, assistance with paperwork to access low cost medications Call 919-872-7933

* Senior Pharma Assist (919-688-4772) Durham. Provides Medicare beneficiaries sort through drug plans and find any available drug subsidies or other financial assistance if applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mental Health. Resources and Services:

* NAMI North Carolina: Help line advocacy, support for patient and families education about mental illness (919-788-0801; 800-451-9682

* Wake County Alcoholism Treatment Center, Raleigh NC ? Information and treatment for Alcoholism and Drug addiction 919-250-3133

* Wake county Human Services/Mental Health, Raleigh, NC 919-250-3133

* Women?s center; counseling for homeless and displaced homemakers. Financial assistance.

* Interact inc. Administration (919-828-7501).
* Domestic Violence Hot line ( 919-828-7740)

* Men?s center of Raleigh and Wake county  , support for men. (919-832-0509)  www.medweb.org     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources for Impaired Persons ( visual, hearing and other impairments)    

*  Independent Living Rehabilitation program Raleigh NC  ( 919-715-0543)

* Senior Eye care program ( 800-222-3937) www.eyecareamerica.org
North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf, Blind and Hard of Hearing ( 919-773-2963

* North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind ( 919-733-9822)
Provides education rehabilitation, eye care and independent living services and equipments

* North Carolina Library for the Blind (919-733-4376), ( 888-388-2460)

* Self help for the hard of Hearing ( SHHH)/ Wake county chapter  Cary NC.(919-851-4244) Monthly meetings at Bond Park Sr. center

* Wake County Social Worker for the Blind ( 919-212-7505)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Supplies

* For equipment such as Oxygen, hospital Bed, wheel chairs, walkers, lift chair, elevated toilets , nebulizers, Blood glucose monitor ect Note many insurance providers such as Liberty  Insurance co. provide supplies such as Blood Glucose monitor at no cost.

* Contact www.family med supply.com , Raleigh 919-981-5881 3209 Gresham Lake, Cary  919-233-0202 311 Ashville Ave

* Access Ability inc. Raleigh  ( 919-851-1335) ( www.accessabilityinc.com)

*American Home Health care Cary ( 919-380-7999)

* Durable medical supplies: Some supplies are really beneficial and Medicare will cover 80%.ˇ Lift seat is one of them. Medicare covers for the mechanism. Helps elderly get up from sofa or chair. Need a prescription from your doctor for all durable medical supplies.

( Medicare will usually pay 80% of rental cost ) ( Check if the agency is Medicare-approved provider.)

Dental resources

* Wake county Human Services, Medicaid Dentist Can provide list of dentists accepting Medicaid. (919-250-4590)

* UNC school of Dentistry Dental Clinic ( 919-966-1161)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor maintenance and repair in the home.

*There are volunteer organizations which provide this and other such services.

(They also could use our help as volunteer ,to be able to serve community better )

 
*The Center for Volunteer Care giving
1150 SE Maynard DRˇˇ Suite 210
Cary, NCˇ 27511
www.volunteercaregiving.org
919-460-0567

*Wind Runner Errand Services 919-217-0890

* Run 4 you 919-832-5860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial, Consumer,   Legal  and Advocacy Services.

* AARP legal service network ( 888-687-2277)www.aarp.org/isn

* Carolina Dispute settlement service (919-757-4646) www.notrials .com

* Legal aid of North Carolina. 919-828-4647

* Triangle family service: A not for profit organization  offering mortgage, counseling, consumer credit counseling services.

* Senior Law Home page www.seniorlaw.com

* U.S. Administration on aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov

* Social Security Administration 800-772-1213

* Resources for seniors in Wake county (919) 872-7933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aging and Driving/Transportation.

* As one ages,  sensory organ weaken,  reflexes slow, illness takes over. Although hard to loose a bit of control, it is important to accept the changes and use available resources to save oneself and the others. Following resources help.

* AARP Driver Safety program ( 55 alive) ( 888-227-7669) www.aarp.org/drive/

* Transportation services are available to a limited extent in the triangle.

Some examples include:

*  C_TRAN:Cary Transit Service ? A door to door service for residents of Cary. Will take you anywhere for a nominal charge ( $ 1-2)

* Triangle Transit Authority.( TTA) ( 919-549-4882) Triangle wide bus service, half price fare for Senior citizens.

Limited transportation provided for medical  appointments for eligible riders .

* More information available by calling 919-872-7933

* AA&D Transportation ( handicapped Transportation- ( 919-877-9599

* Accessible Raleigh Transportation ?ART_  919-877-9599

* Resources for Seniors Inc ( 919-7933)

Yes Transport inc. (919- 868-5614 or 919-831-5031) Private Company offering transport including for those with wheel chair.

( Need to work with politicians and town planners to promote transportation services for all)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elder Abuse/protective services

* Adult protective Services ( 919-212-7264)
Serve to protect adults from exploitation, abuse and neglect including self neglect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leisure /recreation, Sr. clubs/organizations

* Wake senior Games ( 919-831-6851)

* Senior centers At Cary, Apex . Raleigh, Garner and other towns in the county)

* Central YMCA ( 919-832-6601)

Locations in multiple towns

* Senior citizen club ?HSNC- President Ramesh Vora.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spiritual services
Temples:

* There are 3 main temples in the triangle area.
Hindu Society of North Carolina. ( HSNC):Oldest temples provide religious,  and cultural services to the community. Located in Morrisville NC. Contact  HSNC@hsnconline.org.

* BAPS : Swami Narayan Temple. Provides religious /social services. Located in Morrisville NC.

* Sri. Venkateshwar Temple : Provides religious services. Located at 121 Balaji place,
Cary NC ( 919-468-0040)

* All the temples provide services at home for events such as , Personal Satyanarayan Pooja, Janeu, baby naming, house warming pooja etc. for cost. Most of the time money collected goes to the temples. Some Individuals  also provide Pooja and other services for free or for cost. (Their names can be included after obtaining their permission)

Sikh Gurudwara
3214 E. Banner St.
Durham, NC 27714Gurudwara: (919) 220-9917
Bhai Saheb Amarjeet Singh Ji: (919) 220-0630
GurudwaraˇEmail
BOD President: Dr. Didar Singh Hothi
Islamic services
Jamaat Ibad Ar-Rahman Masjit, 3034 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707,    (919)-683-5593

Some of the other religious Places:
ISKON New goloka temple 919 593 6827. www.newgoloka.com
Raleigh Sai Center: Ganesh Kumar. Tel 919 833 7523/4130579, rsc.president@yahoo.com
Ramkrishna Vedanta Society:  Mr. Diju Raha , www.vedantanc.org

 

 

Help lines

* 911 for all emergencies.

* Many private companies provide monitoring devices to call for help in emergencies. Some cater to specific diseases others for all emergencies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer opportunities

* AARP (866-389-5650)

* Center for Volunteer care giving inc. (919-460 0567). Volunteers provide a variety of services to elderly and disabled

* Foster Grand Parent program (919-831-6295)

* Executive Service Corp of the greater Triangle (919-681?3536) retired executives volunteer as consultants to non profit agencies.

* Meals on wheels (919-833-1749)

* Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), (831-6295). People over 55 work in non profit agencies and receive city funding.

* Service crop of Retired Executives (SCORE). Volunteers with business experience offer free consulting to new and existing businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life long learning

* Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement : Provides classes in liberal arts for persons over 50. Durham NC  919-684-2703 www.learnmore.duke.edu/DILR/

* Elderhostel : short term non-credit residential educational programs at various locations for people 55 and over .  877-426-8056 , www.elderhostel.org

 

* Encore Center for lifelong Enrichment : NCSU: Raleigh NC: Noncredit special interest programs for people over 50.  919-515-5782 , www.ncsu.edu/encore
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( Some fee charged at above institutions . usually reduced rates)

*  Senior net, Raleigh,( 919-954-3688) Cary ( 919-469-4081): Teach use of computers and internet to seniors  

* Wake Technical Community College Continuing Education: Free classes for seniors  (919-662-3252) , www.waketech.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funeral services

* Remember, how much you care is not measured by how much you spend, when arranging a funeral or cremation in North Carolina.ˇ
* Always compare prices.ˇ The costs for funerals in North Carolina can be very different between funeral homes.
* You may purchase a casket from a 3rd party and have it delivered to the funeral home.ˇ This alone can save $1000's in funeral expenses in North Carolina.
* If you would like a simple, low cost alternative to the more expensive traditional funeral in North Carolina, then a direct cremation is by far the least expensive option in North Carolina.
Above note is from  online information from NC Funeral Homes. North Carolina Funeral Directors Associationˇˇ5860 Farringdon Place, Site 2, Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: 919-876-7886

List of funeral homes in NC can be obtained from them.

Many funeral homes provide cremation services in NC. Following are a few homes that have been known to accommodate Hindu services.

* Browne Wayne funeral Home in downtown Raleigh:

300 Saint Mary?s St, Raleigh, NC 27605

* L Harold Poole Funeral Svc, 944 Old Knight Rd, Knightdale, NCˇ27545

       Harold and Barbara Poole (Owners) 910-266-3648

* Ramesh Faforia Home,     919-283-4232 Mobile: 919-272-7977

Note: Bright?s in Wake Forest and Brown-Waynne have also have on site cremmatoriums.

   

 

 

 

 

What if I want to donate my body?

Following is the information about donating organs/body obtained from the same source.

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Whole Body Donation in the United States
Donating your body to science once you die is a unique way to deal with the disposition of your remains at the end of your life.ˇ It is, at once, both practical and yet an unequivocal way of making a human, ethical and lasting legacy from your life.ˇ Often otherwise termed an ?anatomical gift?, donating your body to medical science enables future generations to benefit.
The United States Medical Schools have basically reached a point where there can be a lack of suitable donor bodies, which obviously restricts the capacity for medical research and medical training of future surgeons and physicians.ˇ The lack of anatomical subjects in recent years has resulted in medical institutions sharing donated subjects between medical students, and even between medical departments or medical schools.
The thought of donating your body to science is not for everyone, many people cannot contemplate the notion of their body being used for scientific purposes, but on the whole, this is a reality that we all must face.ˇ We all expect first-class medical treatment when we need it, and how do these surgeons and doctors learn the skills they need to treat us?ˇ They need to train, and the only way to truly understand how the human body works is to examine it, and to practice procedures in preparation for treating the living and saving lives.
If you so desire you can make the end of your life meaningful in a whole new dimension, in many ways, a body donation can be a ?Gift of Life?.ˇ As a society we have a great acceptance of organ donation at death as a means to facilitate life from death.ˇ Similarly we will become more accepting of the notion of donating our whole body to science as we become more practical about end-of-life rituals.
Realistically, whole body donation not only provides the individual and/or family the opportunity to do something wonderful, it also covers all the death care expenses.ˇ These days a funeral can mean costs of many thousands of dollars.ˇ In fact the average funeral today costs $6,542 (National Association of Funeral Directors); even a simple cremation organized by a funeral home can cost around $1,000.ˇ
In an era of Baby Boomers ?doing it their way?, and such economical uncertainty for many families, choosing to make an anatomical donation rather than have a traditional funeral can mean saving thousands on funeral costs.ˇ An anatomical donation is even being termed a ?no-cost cremation? or funeral alternative these days, as this basically is what you get.

 

 

 

Funeral Alternatives

The American public is becoming much more open about the notion of whole body donation as a compassionate funeral alternative.ˇ Although many people still see funerals as a tradition and a ritual within our culture, this is now changing, as we become better able to discuss death.ˇ Notably the baby boomer generation is reshaping the death care landscape as they have many aspects of their lives.ˇ For many baby boomers, the extravagance of funerals, and the rituals and expenses attached, are unimportant ? instead they take a more practical and personalized approach.ˇ As a culture we are in the cusp of many changing funeral alternative trends.ˇ Cremation is significantly on the increase in the United States, as are funeral alternatives such as ?green funerals?, as we become more environmentally and more ethically minded.
It can also not be ignored that the current global economic recession has dramatically affected just what ordinary American families can afford when it comes to a funeral.ˇ When donating your body to science can mean no funeral expenses for your family, it is quite understandable why more and more Americans are choosing this option.
So if you feel you would like to do something to help the continuance of medical training in the US, if you want a funeral alternative that means something different, or if you are looking for a free or no-cost cremation for your family ? then sign up for an anatomical donation program.
How do you make an anatomical donation or whole body donation?
A body donation can be conducted at the time of death, or can form part of a person?s last will and testament.ˇ You, as an individual can make the decision to have your body donated to science, or the immediate next-of-kin can make that decision at the time of death if this is what the family wishes.
It is a very straightforward process ? you just need to telephone a body donation program and they will start the process.ˇ You can register your interest for body donation as a pre-need request, or you can call now if you have an immediate need to make an anatomical donation following a death.
In accordance with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) donor consent forms must be completed.ˇ These can be filled in during a pre-need request, or can be completed by the deceased?s legal next of kin at the time of death.
How long does the donation process take?
When a death occurs and the body is to be donated to science, you should contact the body donation company immediately.ˇ They will arrange to collect the deceased from the place of death, coordinate the anatomical donation, arrange the cremation of the deceased following the donation, and usually the cremated remains are available for the family, if they so desire, within approximately 4 ? 6 weeks.
In certain cases it may take longer for the remains to be returned to the family if the donation is for specific medical research, but ordinarily all donations are completed within 12 weeks.
Can anyone donate his or her body to science?
Basically yes, medical institutions accept donations from all ages, ethnicities and locations.ˇ Many medical institutions and medical schools actually require cadavers with certain pre-existing conditions for specific training or research purposes.ˇ Illnesses such as cancer, stroke, diabetes, dementia and arthritis DO NOT generally inhibit a donation.
Generally past medical ailments or surgeries do not disqualify you from making an anatomical donation.ˇ However, there are certain restrictions on eligibility; there is a general guide to these below:
Donors with HIV 1or 2, AIDS related deaths are not generally accepted
Donors with Hepatitis B or C are not generally accepted
Donors with syphilis are not generally accepted
Donors with kidney failure or jaundice are not generally accepted
Donors with a severe bacterial or viral infection that resulted in isolation are not generally accepted
Donors with fluid retention (edema) are often not accepted
Donors who died as the result of extensive trauma are not generally accepted
Donors with severe obesity may not be accepted
You should bear in mind that it is possible that the body donation program may decline to accept your donation; therefore, you should be prepared and have an alternative arrangement if necessary.
Are there any expenses incurred with donating your body to science?
Generally no.ˇ The body donation organization arrange everything, from collecting the deceased, transportation to the donation facility, arranging the death certificate, cremation of the remains post-donation and return of the cremated remains to the family if desired.
What is helping to make body donation much more widely acceptable today is the blunt fact that it does offer a FREE CREMATION, and basically can be a no-cost funeral alternative for those who simply do not have the funds to afford a funeral.
Do we get the ashes or cremated remains back after the donation?ˇ
Yes, generally the cremated remains are returned to the family in a basic urn in order that you may conduct your own memorial service.
How can I be sure that the cremated remains returned are my family member?
The team behind the body donation program is first and foremost funeral professionals who understand the importance of treating your loved one with dignity, respect and care.ˇ They understand that your decision to make an anatomical gift is a distinct choice, but no less important than any other death care ritual.
For this means you will have the service of a professional who will be there to support you through the whole process.ˇ All donations are confidentially and uniquely identified to ensure that the donation is tracked through the medical system and the cremation process.
Can bequeathing a body to science hinder social security, pension or insurance payments?
No, the final disposition method of the deceased does not affect any benefits, insurance or pension entitlements.ˇ The death certificate is all that is required for these purposes.
How does your faith or religious denomination affect donating your body to science?
Basically it should not affect this decision at all.ˇ Most religions widely accept the practice of body donation as an ethical decision.ˇ The practice is approved by the Protestant faith, the Catholic faith and reformed Jewish religious leaders.ˇ
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Notes:
Sources used :  
Resources for Seniors, inc;  Seniors Guide,  Personal knowledge and Available public Information.
Need to reach out each other regularly/ in emergency via efforts such as telephone tree.
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