Realizing that others may be confronted with similar questions, she joined with two partners in establishing the Senior Housing Connection. The company provides information about housing accommodations, based on medical and financial needs, available to the elderly in the states of Delaware and Maryland, as well as the neighboring counties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Applicants are asked to complete a questionnaire that provides Senior Housing Connection with relevant information. Once Senior Housing Connection provides suitable information, the customer must contact the establishments independently to discuss the facilities in greater detail and to arrange for a visit. Information concerning each nursing or health care facility is collected through a comprehensive questionnaire and is stored in a computerized register.
All facilities are state-certified and operated by the private sector.
The service takes some of the pressure off working children to find adequate care for their elderly relatives, Greenfield said. Since the elderly usually do not want to leave their homes, younger relatives often bear the responsibility for finding appropriate facilities. We help them work through their stress. Senior Housing Connection also provides help on issues that concern the elderly. Information is available from the service on such subjects as patient's rights, alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis, and financing health care through Medicare, Medicaid and other sources.