All of our Homemakers who go into the senior s home to help have received background and fingerprint checks to ensure safety. Selected sites provide respite services that are intended to assist families by providing relief from the stress of maintaining a caring and safe environment for a loved one who has a significant disability. Working in the home, the respite worker provides companionship and support, monitors the client's safety needs and health status, and offers social and recreational activities which will enhance the client s functioning. All of our Respite Workers have received CPR certification, background and fingerprint checks to ensure safety. Care Coordination helps senior citizens remain at home and live as independently as possible by finding resources to provide individualized assistance.
Staff answer basic questions, assess individual needs, and find assistance to satisfy clients needs.
People age 60 or older and people of any age with Alzheimer s disease or related disorders, and family members or other caregivers qualify for services. Counselors provide services by telephone and in person in the client s home. Concerns that might be addressed include isolation, loneliness, depression, dementia, and substance abuse. Peer Counselors are available through the National Senior Service Corps for those who would like to interact with another senior who may be facing similar aging issues. From Monday Friday, 8AM - 4PM, this program provides adults age 60 and over who are physically impaired, socially isolated, needing assistance with personal care, or limited in their ability to function independently in the community a safe and interesting place to be.