The Dehouti

Dehouti, age 75, was born and raised in Guyana. She has lived in Brooklyn for over 30 years. Dehouti and her husband married in 1966. They are Hindu, and have three children. She has a very loving and close-knit family. Her daughter visits her daily. Two of her children live in Queens. When her children and grandchildren visit, they enjoy watching television, sharing meals, and going on outings.

In 2003, Dehouti was in a car accident. She was in the hospital for just over a month. Her foot is still in a lot of pain and she regularly goes for physical therapy. She said that life is very tough for her. She tries her best to remain independent, but due to poor health, she is not able to do as much as she used to on her own. When her husband went through health issues as well, she connected with JASA’s Case Management program.

The social workers arranged for her and her husband to have home-delivered meals, and connected them to other benefits and services as well as financial assistance. When Dehouti misplaced her citizenship document, a JASA social worker helped her replace it. Dehouti says that she loves JASA and she honestly does not know what she would do without her social worker.

JASA case management supports frail older adults to meet the daily challenges of aging. Social workers connect clients to vital services including homedelivered meals, counseling, financial support, home care, health advocacy, and benefits (such as rent subsidies, Medicaid, Medicare, and rent assistance).

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