Eleonora’s Message | Issue 1 2021

Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh President & CEO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sitting here and reflecting on the last 12 months of this pandemic, I think about the work that CaringKind has been able to accomplish. At every level, our volunteers and donors make these accomplishments possible. Our volunteer board members spend countless hours on governance, our Helpline volunteers answer urgent caregiver calls, and our volunteer Support Group leader [...]

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You Helped This Caregiver Survive the Pandemic | Issue 1 2021

Elizabeth and Her Mom are Safer and Healthier Because of Your Support “I wouldn’t be able to get through this pandemic without CaringKind staff like Adina Segal and Nancy Hendley. I’m a New Yorker who works in the fashion industry — I didn’t know anything about Alzheimer’s caregiving. I was thrown into this with my mom who is 92 years old. I moved in with her because she didn’t want to live alone. It’ll be a year in March. It’s been a roller coaster!" CaringKind really came through for me. I wo [...]

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Palliative and Residential Care | Issue 3 2020

Ann Wyatt, Manager of Palliative & Residential Care -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As we all know, in these hard, sad days for the country, people living in nursing homes have been hit particularly hard, with terrible loss of life, and a degree of isolation that is truly unimaginable. For nursing homes, the challenge has been to keep people safe and to do whatever possible to help residents be as comfortable as possible in the midst of great [...]

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8,300 Helpline Calls Answered

Care & support. Reliable information from Dementia Experts.

1,000 Social Work CONSULTATIONS

Personalized, in-depth support, guidance and planning.

Over 500 Wanderer's Safety Enrolled

Protecting New Yorkers with Alzheimer's and Dementia.

90 Support
Groups

Facilitated by a trained leader, and meeting in person; many meet weekly.