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- Services We Provide
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Information and
Assistance - A service for older individuals that (A) provides
the individuals with current information on opportunities and services available
to the individuals within their communities, including information relating
to assistive technology; (B) assesses the problems and capacities of the
individuals; (C) link the individuals to the opportunities and services
that are available; (D) to the maximum extent practicable, ensures that
the individuals, by establishing adequate follow-up procedures.
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Category: Access. |
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Health Screening -
Services which utilize diagnostic tools to test groups of people for
the presence of a particular disease or condition or for certain
risk factors known to be associated with a disease or condition.
Service Category: Disease Prevention/Health Promotion |
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Friendly Visiting
- Regularly scheduled visits to the residence of older
participants to provide companionship and social interaction,
staffed by volunteers. Service Category:
In-Home |
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Recreational & Leisure
Activities - Providing activities (structures or unstructured)
which foster the
health and/or social wellbeing of individuals through social
interaction and the satisfying use of leisure time. (Example:
dancing, cards, singing, board games)
Service Category: Community |
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Telephone Reassurance
- A telephone service to provide comfort or help to provide
companionship and social interaction staffed by volunteers.
Service Category: In-Home |
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- Volunteer Opportunities - TELEPHONE REASSURANCE
- This program matches a volunteer with an elderly person, which
requests a daily, or weekly phone call.
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IN HOME VISITATION - Volunteers will make weekly
visits to persons who are homebound, or request visitation due
to lack of socialization.
OUTREACH - Volunteers make initial visits or phone
calls designed to identify and contact isolated older persons
who may have service needs and to assist them in gaining access
to appropriate services.
ACTIVITY LEADER - Volunteers are to share
knowledge, skills and talents by arranging and coordinating
group activities for the benefit of senior participants.
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- WELCOME
HOST/HOSTESS - Volunteers greet all visitors and
participants entering and exiting the Senior Center, invite
guest to have coffee and refreshments, assist with any question
which they may have, and to make all visitors and participants
feel welcome.
SCRAPBOOK ORGANIZER - Volunteers are to collect
and file newspaper articles, photographs, and other information
about the Senior Center in albums which will be made available
to participants and guests for reading/viewing.
ACTIVITIES BOARD COORDINATOR - Volunteers are to
provide up to date listings of the Center's program and
activities in a visible area of the main facility to keep
participants and guests informed of activities, services, and
opportunities.
These programs
depend entirely on volunteers. We are grateful
for the time and caring that so many have given. As the elderly
population grows, so does the need for new and increased services.
We encourage individuals or groups to become involved in our
volunteer programs as we strive to offer more quality services. You
can truly make a difference! For information about volunteering,
please contact us at the center 931-473-6559. |
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Outreach
- Agency initiated activities designed to identify and contact
isolated older persons who may have unmet service needs and to
assist them in gaining access to appropriate services; delivered by
agencies with a defined responsibility and trained staff
specifically designated for providing this service.
Service Category: Access |
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Elder Care Coalition
- The goal of the Warren County C.A.R.E.S. Program is to help low
income, low income minority, rural, handicapped, frail, isolated
elders live independently and with dignity in their own home. The
services are available to person*s age 60 and older. There is no
charge for this service, but donations are accepted. C.A.R.E.S.
objectives are to help rural elderly live independently and with
dignity by offering grocery shopping, commodities/medicine pick-up
and to delivery. To offer outreach for individuals with illness,
frailty, social isolation and for people who have no effective
support system in place. To target minorities and to provide links
to individuals to the opportunities and services that are available. |
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Physical Fitness
- Programs providing activities for people who want to improve their
strength, flexibility, endurance, muscle tone, reflexes,
cardiovascular health and/or other aspects of physical functioning.
(Example: exercise programs, walking or other fitness activities)
Service Category: Disease Prevention/Health
Promotion |
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Homemaker Aide Services
-The provision of homemaker assistance to eligible consumers who are
unable to perform household and management tasks, and yet wish to
remain in their own homes. Service Category:
In Home |
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Educational Programs
- Activities designed to assist individuals to acquire knowledge,
experience or skills, provided to a group of older persons regarding
issues relateing to their health, welfare, or well-being. Includes
events to increase awareness in such areas as nutrition, financial
management/consumerism, crime or accident prevention,; promote
personal enrichment; increase or gain skills in a craft or trade.
Service Category: Community |
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Nutrition Screening
- Effective nutrition screening and intervention involves the
development of intervention programs. For individuals at nutrition
risk to change their nutritional status. These interventions may
focus on changing an individuals eating habits or other aspects of
health care, lifestyle or behavior which impact on their nutritional
status. Service Category: Community/In-Home |
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Public Guardianship, Legal Assistance &
LTC Ombudsman - Visit
the Upper Cumberland Development District web site |
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Emergency Red Cross Shelter
- Visit the Red Cross web site. |
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Sunny Day Adult Day Care -
Jump to our page about this program. |
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