Funding Will Be Used to Improve Respite Care for People Living with Dementia and their Caregivers
BALA CYNWYD, PA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Abramson Senior Care of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia (JFCS) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation (CDRI) to enhance the quality and availability of dementia-specific respite care for people living with dementia and their caregivers in Philadelphia.
Abramson Senior Care of JFCS is among 34 recipients selected to receive grant funding. Funds will be used to support the development and expansion of dementia-specific respite care services for caregivers of individuals with dementia.
“We are honored to have been selected by the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Care to receive generous funding for this innovative respite care project,” said Lana Pozdnyakov, Chief Senior Care Officer at Abramson Senior Care of JFCS. “Being chosen as one of a select group of organizations nationwide, we are proud to advance our commitment to supporting individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.”
More than 282,000 Pennsylvanians live with Alzheimer’s disease, including 23,000 individuals in Philadelphia County, where that number continues to grow. As demand for dementia and respite care programs increases, Abramson Senior Care of JFCS is expanding access to support with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid: Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. This comprehensive care management resource is available for seniors with a dementia diagnosis who have Medicare as their primary insurance. Abramson Senior Care of JFCS also offers Chronic Care Management, a service designed to help seniors better manage chronic conditions through ongoing support between office visits with regular check-ins, personalized guidance, and care coordination from a dedicated team.
In conjunction with the grant, Abramson Senior Care of JFCS will also receive online training and ongoing technical assistance from the CDRI to ensure respite services are dementia-capable and to support sustainability. The CDRI will also collect data and evaluate the impact of these innovative projects from all grant recipients to inform public policy.
“We congratulate Abramson Senior Care of JFCS on this award and look forward to partnering with their team to expand access to dementia-specific respite care,” said Lauren Stratton, Director, psychosocial research and program evaluation at the Alzheimer’s Association. “Each funded program contributes to a growing national network of innovative respite models, helping advance sustainable solutions that better support caregivers and people living with dementia in communities across the country.”
The Alzheimer’s Association created the CDRI in 2024 after receiving a $25 million grant from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Through this initiative, the CDRI is distributing $25 million over five years to local respite providers and organizations to enhance the quality and availability of respite care nationwide. Visit alz.org/cdri to see the full list of this year’s grant recipients.
Funding disclosure
This project is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $18,228,216 with 75 percent funded by ACL/HHS and $4,941,389 amount with 25 percent funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Jesson Geipel
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
jgeipel@jfcsphilly.org
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