By providing volunteer assistance and linking clients with other services available in the community, HELP allows the elderly to be as independent as possible for as long as possible. HELP provides assistance with grocery shopping, bill paying, errands, provides temporary meal delivery, letterwriting to and for elderly participants, telephone reassurance, vistitation, reading and respite care for caregivers. HELP provides assistance with grocery shopping, bill paying, errands, provides temporary meal delivery, letterwriting to and for elderly participants, telephone reassurance, vistitation, reading and respite care for caregivers. With 40 volunteers serving about 40 clients, HELP has grown and improved from its beginnings. Volunteers are predominantly interns and Tennessee Tech students who join HELP through word of mouth and as a response to publicity.
Clients learn about the program from home health care nurses, other clients, publicity and doctors.
After all, there is really no place like your own home. HELP-allows our clients to stay at home with a little assistance. Elderly people living in rural public housing also often have limited access to supportive services. Elderly Women in Minnesota. ARDC created a program, Developing Assisted Living Services in Public Housing, for services in a 79-unit public housing building.