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Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: Eldercare, inc. Is dedicated to helping persons to maintain an optimum quality of life by offering services which allow them to remain in their homes and community with safety and dignity.
Programs: The organization provides home services to elderly kansans in an 8-county area. The following home services are provided: care management, personal care, homemaker, respite, medication management, nutrition management, wellness checks and companionship. During july 2016 - june 2017, the organization povided 72,049 hours of service.
eldercare administers the friendship meals program in a 28-county area of southwest kansas. Thirty-nine participating communities serve meals five days per week. In this area, 35% of the meals served are delivered to homebound individuals and 65% are served to customers at community dining sites. In addition to providing meals, other services available include nutrition risk screening, nutrition education, health and promotion programs, and nutrition counseling. During july 2016 - june 2017, the organization provided 353,583 meals.