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Our Programs and Services
- Senior Companion -The Senior Companion Program pairs
individuals 60 and over with seniors and other people who have
difficulty with daily living tasks. Through their assistance and
friendship, Senior Companions help others live independently in
their own homes rather than an institutional setting. Senior Companions
volunteer for 20 hours per week and become part of a team of caregivers.
In return, they receive a modest stipend plus meal and transportation
reimbursement, and oftentimes, friendships that lasts a lifetime.
For more information on Senior Companion, contact Program Director
Joanne Whitlock at 587-8673.
- TeleCare - TeleCare is a personal reassurance program
for those who need to stay in touch. On a daily basis, ElderServe's
TeleCare volunteers call elderly and homebound people. Volunteers
call every morning (8:30-11:00 AM), Monday through Friday, to
check on the well being of those in the program. If someone doesn't
answer, follow-up calls are made, and if necessary, the TeleCare
volunteer alerts neighbors, family, police and/or medical officials.
To be a client, the requirements are: (1) Client must want to
be called; (2) Client must be available/responsive to receive
a phone call between 8:30-11:00 AM; (3) Clients need a "contact"
person who keeps in touch on a regular basis; and (4) Clients
contact our home office when they know they will not be available
for their morning safety check. For more information, contact
Ranney Tucker at 587-8673.
- Client Services: Individual Services
- This program is
designed for individuals in targeted areas of Louisville, who may
have special circumstances in their lives that need temporary social
service. Assistance is provided finding the resource for needs
ranging from post-hospital planning to housing, transportation,
government benefits and family relationships. Director of Client
Services, Jeannine Blakeman, can be reached at 778-7418.
- Client Services: Group Services - Programs are designed
for people fifty and over and include creative arts, educational
and self-help opportunities, and travel and trips. The Oak and
Acorn Intergenerational Center located at 28th and Magazine Streets
in West Louisville offers recreational services with additional
intergenerational activities. Director of Client Services,
Jeannine Blakeman, can be reached at 778-7418.
- CustomCare Home Service - CustomCare Home Service is
not a maid service for able-bodied seniors, but a service for
"assistance-in-living" care. Flexible, customized plans for individuals
include: Personal Care (bathing, grooming, dressing), Home Management
(light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, light meal prep),
Wake-up Services (bath, breakfast, medication reminder), Chore
Services (window washing, carpet shampooing, general clean up).
Costs for services are Chore Services (3 hour minimum) $60 per hour. For all other listed services: (3 hour minimum) $51;
4 hour in home visit - $64; 12 hour rate - $155; Bath Only - $28. For information, contact Joanne Whitlock,
Program Director at 583-8012.
- Crime Victims Assistance - In existence since 1996 and
funded through the Victim of Crime Act, the program provides assistance
to seniors who have been the victims of violent crimes, or personal
or financial abuse. Victims receive a comprehensive array of services
from the beginning of the incident through the court process and
beyond; all designed specifically for older people. Services include
help with filing police reports, emergency repair, replacing identification,
obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, working with police, crisis
intervention, and counseling. For more information, contact Sandra
Hamilton, Program Director, at 587-8673.
To see a great video report on how ElderServe
is helping Senior Crime Victims, click
here.
- Adult Day Care - ElderClub is located at the Oak and
Acorn Intergenerational Center at 28th and Magazine Streets in
West Louisville. The program is designed to provide adult day
care services to high-need, homebound elderly who can utilize
a medically supervised setting during the day to allow them to
remain in the community and delay institutional or nursing home
placement. The facility is licensed and accepts those who qualify
for Medicaid and KIPDA subsidies. For more information, contact
Harold Jones, Program Director at 776-3066.
- SIT-UP (Supporting Independence Initiative) SIT-UP,
located in Dosker Manor, is one of six nationally funded projects
that enables the elderly and non-elderly residents of public housing
to live independently and to prevent premature or unnecessary
institutionalization. For more information, contact Program Director
Linda Murray at 587-8673.
- Nutrition Program - Lunches are provided Monday through
Friday for over 250 seniors at ElderServe's Dosker Manor location,
at the Oak and Acorn Center in West Louisville and for those who
are homebound. For questions concerning assessment and participation
in the on-site meals program, contact Ranney Tucker, 587-8673.
For information on assessment and participation in the home delivered
meals program, contact Walter Mahan at 574-5966.
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