Community Care At Home is the product of another highly successful JVS initiative that has been offering training for Certified Nursing Assistants since 2001. JVS Chief Operating Officer Claudia Finkel and Refugee and Immigrant Services Director Deborah Levey first conceived the CNA Training Program both as a response to the nationwide shortage of nurses and as a viable career path for JVS clients—job seekers striving for self-sufficiency and advancement.

“At that time, we became aware of the rapidly growing need for quality non-medical home care in the Los Angeles community,” says Finkel, now a board member for Community Care At Home. “We are very pleased to be able to provide this valuable and much needed service, enabling our home health care customers to achieve and maintain the independence they desire.”

Levey, executive director, agrees. “We make this a reality for our customers by offering services from Licensed Certified Nursing Assistants who have undergone rigorous training to provide assisted living support, emergency response and companionship,” she says. The program is also tailored to meet the specific needs of each customer, with hours of service that can range from four hours per visit to around-the-clock care.

“One fundamental difference between Community Care At Home and other agencies is that our caregivers are actually our employees, versus simply being referred by us,” says Levey. “They are fully bonded and covered by workman’s compensation, and we match them specifically with customers, while carefully monitoring the progress of each case.”

JVS received a generous grant in the form of start-up capital from the Los Angeles Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund to launch Community Care At Home. In addition, the members of the newly formed board of directors—James Maslon, Jeffrey Paul and Rick Powell—have been extremely generous in donating their time and business expertise.

For more information and to arrange for an assessment of your individual needs, contact us at (310) 246-1918, via fax at (310) 248-2723, or via email at director@ccathome.org. Or, you can visit us at our main site www.ccathome.org.