What Is Caring Connections?
Caring Connections is a group practice composed of professionally trained, mature, caring social workers. Each individual in the practice has many years of experience within the field of geriatrics. Drawing upon this experience, we provide our clients with numerous alternatives. Decisions are made with the entire family or support network with objective assistance from the social worker. Caring Connections also offers sensitive counseling to help older adults achieve optimal quality of life.Â
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Phyllis Wolk, a licensed independent social worker, founded Caring Connections in 1989 and provided geriatric care management in the Cleveland area. After retiring, Caring Connections lived on through her colleague and friend, Rita Schraff, a licensed independent social worker who acquired Caring Connections in 2004 and continues the caring tradition that Phyllis began.
Rita is a dedicated care management professional with over three decades of experience in the Greater Cleveland area. She specializes in providing compassionate guidance to adult children and families, helping them navigate the complexities of aging with dignity and confidence.
Meet Rita
Honoring Our Foundation: Phyllis
Phyllis was the visionary founder of Caring Connections. Her legacy is defined by a profound commitment to dignity, advocacy, and the compassionate guidance of older adults. We honor her foundational contributions and the enduring impact she has had on the Cleveland community, ensuring that every family we serve continues to receive the expert support she so diligently provided.
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