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SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES


CASE MANAGEMENT is provided by social workers who do assessments in clients' homes to evaluate their needs, arrange for services to meet those needs, and monitor their situations.


Friendly VisitorFRIENDLY VISITORS make regular visits to lonely and isolated individuals who need someone to care and be supportive. An intergenerational outreach includes high school and elementary school students who visit homes of seniors to celebrate their birthdays and holidays


INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS link senior clients with young people of school age in friendly visiting and pen-pal arrangements.

IN-HOME HEALTH CARE REFERRAL. Caregivers are interviewed and references checked by Center staff before being referred for live-in or part-time positions in homes of people who need help with daily living tasks.

CHORE SERVICE by Center domestic employees provides light housekeeping, including laundry and shopping for the frail elderly.


Telephone Reassurance
TELEPHONE REASSURANCE PROGRAM provides peace of mind to those living alone and their families. Telephone calls at specified times assure that individuals are safe and well. For some clients these calls may be the only outside contacts they have.


Volunteer Help



SHOPPING SERVICE
volunteers help the homebound and disabled with grocery and pharmacy shopping.



TRANSPORTATION/ESCORT SERVICES are furnished to individuals in need of transportation to doctors, medical centers, and nursing homes to visit relatives.

Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Screening


BLOOD PRESSURE TESTING & BLOOD SUGAR SCREENING
are provided by registered nurses once a month on Saturday mornings.




NUTRITION SUPPORT GROUP meets weekly to discuss weight control strategies, nutrition and health
 


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