Senior Services Inc

Programs: Adult day care: day care/day health services provided to older adults the majority of whom are living with memory loss. During the year, 18,525 days of care were provided to 258 people at the elizabeth and tab williams adult day center of senior services. The williams center is open from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm monday-friday and provides supervision, memory stimulating activities, meals, baths, haircuts, dental care, etc to older adults living with memory loss, as well as support groups for family caregivers.

home care: certified nursing assistants of senior services spent 36,579 hours caring for 267 older adults living with frailty in their homes. Home care services include help with bathing, dressing, toileting, physical exercise, transfer, etc. ; 18,324 baths were given during these hours of service. This service helps older adults remain in their homes living with dignity, avoiding costly institutional placements.

meals on wheels: nutritious meals delivered monday through friday to homebound senior citizens. During the year, 233,748 lunches were delivered to 1,482 seniors and 36,774 pounds of groceries were delivered to 184 people in need, representing thousands of moments of priceless human interaction.

living at home: 230 "high risk" elders were able to remain living at home through specialized packages of services coordinated by nurses and social workers of senior services. This "nursing home without walls" approach is less expensive and preferred by seniors. An estimated 357,286 in-home service hours and 40,032 baths were arranged for by our case managers and provided indirectly as a result of this medicaid program. Aging resources: specialists in aging answered 9,160 information and assistance questions of seniors or family caregivers. Senior lunch: 13,216 hot lunches were served to 173 older adults at four congregate nutrition sites in forsyth county. In addition to lunch, participants benefitted from informational and entertaining programs and regular socialization. Aging with purpose: 218 older adults participated in a pilot project focused on alleviating loneliness, helplessness, and boredom through connecting them with opportunities for meaningful activities tied to their strengths and interests. 49 living histories were written, 100 outcome/impact assessments and 122 reassessments were done, and approximately 6,351 telephone reassurance calls were made by volunteers. 6 staff and 4 community members were also trained in the "eden at home" model.