Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk-When recognition fades: finding connection through the Orlando Senior Help Desk

This article was submitted by Jewish Pavilion Senior Services

There are moments in caregiving that divide life into “before” and “after.” For many families facing Alzheimer’s disease, that moment comes when a loved one looks directly at them and no longer knows who they are.

Through the work of Jewish Pavilion Senior Services and the Orlando Senior Help Desk, this experience is one that countless caregivers quietly carry. It brings shock, heartbreak, and a profound sense of loss that can be difficult to explain to anyone who has not lived it.

Caregivers often describe this as the moment that b...