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- EIN 71-0521402
- (501) 372-5300
- Po Box 5988 N Little Rock AR 72119-5988 USA
- www.carelink.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: Carelink connects older people and their families with resources to meet the opportunities and challenges of aging. We accomplish this by providing in-home services to help homebound older people live in their own homes as long as possible; helping active older people stay fit, healthy and involved; and helping family caregivers navigate the maze of available services and care for aging family members. Our vision is a community of people who celebrate living and are aging well. The six-county area served by carelink includes faulkner, lonoke, monroe, prairie, pulaski, and saline. Carelink offers many services and assists over 13,700 people annually.
Programs: Carelink provides in-home services to help homebound older people live in their own homes as long as possible. Clients receive assistance with the day-to-day tasks associated with housekeeping and personal grooming. Clients may also receive nutritious meals-on-wheels, the companionship of another older volunteer, and the reassurance of personal safety provided by a handy alert monitoring system. Approximately 4,257 homebound older people received services during the year ended june 30, 2017.
carelink helps active older people stay fit, healthy and involved through fitness and wellness programs, senior centers and volunteer opportunities. At senior centers, people can enjoy a nutritious lunch, make new friends, renew old acquaintances, enjoy group activities and relieve the stress of being alone. A group transportation option provides shopping trips and other outings. Fitness and wellness programs are provided in senior centers and other locations. Carelink also offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. In fact, carelink and senior center programs in our service area receive over $2 million a year in volunteer effort from dedicated volunteers. Approximately 3,879 active older people received services.
carelink helps older people and their families determine what services are available. Free information and guidance to help families match their needs with programs, services, and resources are available upon request. Carelink helps find the best way to pay for these services and either delivers them directly or makes referrals. Information and assistance serves as a clearinghouse of useful resources on virtually every aging-related topic. Legal assistance and nursing home ombudsman programs provide additional support. Approximately 8,170 different individuals received outreach and advocacy services during the year ended june 30, 2017.
carelink helps family caregivers navigate the maze of available services and care for their aging family members. Family caregivers receive counseling services focusing on issues that affect their personal stress levels and well-being in addition to being informed about potential services for the aging family member they are assisting. They also receive instruction or assistance with completing applications for aging services. Approximately 767 family caregivers received services during the year ended june 30, 2017.