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Calls at the Orlando Senior Help Desk at the Jewish Pavilion have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Nancy Ludin, CEO, “It is harder to find the resources you need when tours are less available. In recent weeks, we have received numerous calls about assisted-living and rehabilitation facilities. We have also received calls pertaining to medical services, low-income housing, home repair and numerous other topics. Some residents of senior living communities have called with Covid-related complaints.”

Have you found yourself searching and scouring the Internet for senior services? No doubt, you will find all you need and much more. Perhaps, you may have started out looking for home delivered meals, but then stumbled upon skilled nursing facility options. Maybe mom and dad need home health, you ask yourself. Maybe the family ought to pursue estate plans and financial arrangements with a lawyer or a financial expert.

The Senior Resource Specialists at the Orlando Senior Help Desk have helped hundreds of callers navigate their way through the daunting maze of older adult services. There are many aspects in the care of our elders. The Orlando Senior Help Desk is a free service offered by the Jewish Pavilion and available to the entire community. Calls are also received from family members living at a distance. The beauty of the Orlando Senior Help Desk is someone with expert advice and resources is available to help you find the appropriate services and help. .

You name it, we can help you find the care and service for your loved one. Reach us at 407-678-9363 and visit http://www.orlandoseniorhelpdesk.org. Follow us on Facebook at Orlando Senior Help Desk.

Since 2012, the Orlando Senior Help Desk has offered guidance, information, and referrals on all matters of aging from a compassionate social worker, who assists local families of all faiths FREE of charge. Whether it is housing, a health professional, transportation, dementia care, home health, elder attorneys, the Orlando Senior Help Desk has vetted referrals for those in need. Family members and seniors may call our experienced Senior Specialist in the midst of a crisis, or anytime they need help finding resources and arranging services