OTOE COUNTY RESPITE & COMPANION CARE
Description
VOLUNTEER SENIOR RESPITE AND COMPANION SERVICES. RESPITE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OFFER REST/RELIEF FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF A DEPENDENT ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS OR DISABLED IN THEIR HOME. SERVICES INCLUDE LIGHT MEAL PREPARATION, CHEERFUL CONVERSATION, REMINISCING, OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY. THEY ARE AVAILABLE 2-4 HOURS A WEEK. SENIOR COMPANION CARE OFFERS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS LIVING ALONE, ENABLING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SENSE OF WELL-BEING. INDIVIDUALIZE COMPANIONSHIP TIME TO MEET THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE ELDERLY CLIENT. THIS MIGHT INCLUDE ACCOMPANYING THE CLIENT SHOPPING, TAKING THEM OUT TO EAT OR TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, TAKING THEM TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES OR SERVING AS A LINK TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.
Contact Information
Address:
THRU HOME
Syracuse
NE
68446
Hours of Operation:
Website:
Main Phone:
Phone
402.269-2894
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402.873.9139 Veda-NEBR. CITY
Main Contact(s):
BONNIE POST
Other Contact(s):
VEDA BENNETT-NEBR. CITY
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1402
List of Provided Services:
Employment: Volunteer Locator
Family/Individual Resources: Attendant Location, Respite care
Personal Services: Personal Services
Counties Served: Otoe
Written material: BROCHURES
Eligibility: ANYONE INTERESTED IN SENIOR RESPITE OR COMPANION CARE.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision:
Languages with interpreters on staff: