AgeOptions
Elana Kandelman is an experienced social work professional with a strong background in geriatric care and integrated health services. Currently serving as an Integrated Health Care Specialist at AgeOptions since April 2021, Kandelman previously worked as a Care Manager at CJE SeniorLife, focusing on connecting seniors with resources to ensure their safety at home. Past roles include Social Service Director at Legacy Health Care-Peterson Park Health Care Center, where responsibilities encompassed managing social services, providing training, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, as well as Social Worker at Legacy Health Care, where counseling and discharge planning were primary duties. Kandelman's career began at NorthShore University HealthSystem as a Medical Social Worker, specializing in crisis intervention and patient advocacy. Kandelman holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois Chicago, completed between 2007 and 2009.
AgeOptions
AgeOptions is a nonprofit organization connecting older adults and those who care for them with resources and service options so they can live their lives to the fullest. Since 1974, our mission has been to sustain and promote independence for older persons in their own homes and communities. As the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, Illinois, we advocate, plan, coordinate and fund services for older adults. Together with a network of community-based senior service organizations, we connect residents with vital services such as information and assistance, community dining programs and home-delivered meals, housekeeping help, employment services, access to benefits and support for family caregivers.