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Volunteers provide transportation for medical purposes, to access food resources, pharmacies, libraries, church and more to eligible community members.

Volunteers can serve at HIRTA Helps' volunteer stations, which are local public agencies and nonprofits. Volunteers receive mileage reimbursement and supplemental and liability insurance.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Friendly Visiting

The Community Health Representatives provide the following services:

-- Case Finding/Screenings

-- Case Management

-- Home visitation services

-- Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Screenings

-- Patient Care Services and Other Patient Services

-- Consults (medication, medical orders, appointments)

-- Environmental Health

-- Homemaker Services

-- Community Development

-- Health Education

-- Local transportation

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Blood Pressure Screening
Local Automobile Transportation
Homemaker Assistance
Case/Care Management
Friendly Visiting
General Health Education Programs
Companionship and personal care services for those in need of in-home assistance.

In-home companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errand services, grocery shopping, transportation services, 24 hour care available, laundry washing, and recreation activities.

Personal care services include bathing, mobility, transferring, incontinence care, oral hygiene, feeding, and toileting.

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Disability Related Transportation
Home Health Aide Services
Adult In Home Respite Care
Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Volunteer opportunities for individuals for the benefit of frail older persons with special needs. Matches volunteers with a frail older person. The volunteer can then provide such assistance as companionship, respite for a caregiver, escort and transportation, shopping assistance, letter writing, reading, or other chores which the older person is in need of and the volunteer is capable and willing to provide.

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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Adult In Home Respite Care
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting

Provides members who received specialized training in how to effectively listen, respond, and refer friends and neighbors for help. It also includes an overview of common mental health and substance abuse disorders and how to most effectively get help for these individuals. The CCT provides companioning and linkage to services for neighbors in need.

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Friendly Visiting

Home nursing care.

Physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Case management.

Supportive care.

Senior services include setting up and administering medications, monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar, nursing care, personal care, and companionship.

Waivers services.

Private duty nursing

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Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
Occupational Therapy
Nutrition Education
Physical Therapy
Home Nursing
Personal Care
Speech Therapy

Services and activities for senior citizens to support their independence and community involvement.

Congregate meals Mon-Fri 12 pm.

Recreation, health education, and informational programs.

Information and referral.

Fun and fitness class.

Milford Senior Shuttle runs Mon-Fri 9:30 am-12 pm for doctor appointments, grocery shopping, hairdresser appointments, and shopping in the city limits.

Foot screening and blood pressure screening available, please check the website or call for information.

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Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Blood Pressure Screening
Specialized Information and Referral
Foot Screening
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Senior Centers
Volunteer opportunities for individuals for the benefit of frail older persons with special needs. Matches volunteers with a frail older person. The volunteer can then provide such assistance as companionship, respite for a caregiver, escort and transportation, shopping assistance, letter writing, reading, or other chores which the older person is in need of and the volunteer is capable and willing to provide.

Categories

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Adult In Home Respite Care
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting
Assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, meal preparation, grooming, light housekeeping, companionship, laundry, medication reminders, and transportation to doctor's appointments.

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Friendly Visiting
Housekeeping Assistance
Personal Care
In Home Meal Preparation

Offers services such as transportation assistance (doctor's appointments, grocery store, hair appointments, etc.), help with yard work and minor home repairs. All services are provided by volunteers in the community.

*The office is located in the Lion's Park Shelter House at 72nd and Prairie Avenue.

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General Yard Work
Residential Snow Shoveling
Friendly Visiting
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance

Assists individuals and their families to maintain their independence, dignity and quality of life. Some of the services provided are friendly visiting, transportation and escort, shopping and errand running, minor home and yard maintenance, letter writing and reading, and respite.

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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Senior Ride Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Adult In Home Respite Care
Provides supportive home care and companionship for seniors and the disabled. Services include: medication assistance, Dementia and Alzheimer's care, 24 hour care, light housekeeping, meal preparation, incidental transportation, laundry services, and personal care services.

Categories

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
In Home Meal Preparation
Adult In Home Respite Care

Volunteers provide transportation for medical purposes, to access food resources, pharmacies, libraries, church and more to eligible community members.

Volunteers can serve at HIRTA Helps' volunteer stations, which are local public agencies and nonprofits. Volunteers receive mileage reimbursement and supplemental and liability insurance.

Categories

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Friendly Visiting
Provides supportive home care and companionship for seniors and the disabled. Services include: medication assistance, Dementia and Alzheimer's care, 24 hour care, light housekeeping, meal preparation, incidental transportation, laundry services, and personal care services.

Categories

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
In Home Meal Preparation
Adult In Home Respite Care
Recruits and trains low-income individuals (55+) to provide supportive services to homebound adults who are also mainly seniors. SCP pays a tax free hourly stipend, mileage and meal reimbursement along with other benefits to those who qualify to be volunteers. According to federal guidelines volunteers must be lower-income individuals age 55 and older. Volunteers provide weekly peer to peer visits serving individuals who wish to maintain independence in their own home or assisted living facility. Volunteers provide companionship, social support, transportation, respite for family caregivers. Clients must have a regular weekly need and one time trips are not available. Volunteers do not assist with bathing, homemaking, meal prep or household repairs. Volunteers must work a minimum of 5 hours and can make $400 per month in stipend and other benefits.

Categories

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Friendly Visiting
Adult In Home Respite Care
In home personal services tailored to the needs of the individual. Offers personal care (non medical) that includes assisting with eating, grooming, bathing, dressing, incontinence, cognitive impairments, mobility, companionship, and medication reminders. Provides respite for the primary family member caring for a loved one.

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Friendly Visiting
Adult In Home Respite Care
Personal Care
Homemaker Assistance
Activities for senior citizens.

Congregate meals available Mon-Fri at 12 pm. Must call the day before to order a meal.

Educational, recreational, and information programs. Arts and humanities. Group programs and socialization.

Information and referral.

Placement of volunteers at the Center and in the community.

In-home services include home-delivered meals; transportation to and from the Center, tours and shopping, and telephone reassurance.

Categories

Home Delivered Meals
Senior Ride Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Senior Centers
Friendly Telephoning

Services offered include:
-- Emergency preparedness
-- Health Promotion Education

-- Preventative dental services
-- Health Classes & Workshops (Including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)
-- Public Health Nursing & Community Health Workers
-- Medicaid Application Assistance
-- Patient Navigation
-- Family Support Services & Home Visitation
-- Car Seat Fitting Stations (By Appointment)
-- Bike Safety Events & Helmet Fittings
-- Medication Assistance
-- Environmental Services
-- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus
-- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)

Categories

Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Friendly Visiting
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Communicable Disease Control
Dental Care
Bicycle Safety Education
General Immunization
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Medication Information/Management
Public Health Nursing
General Health Education Programs
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections

Information and referral services for older adults.

Respite care.

Care management for those age 60+.Senior Care Options for those age 65+.Aged and Disabled Medicaid Waiver for those age 65+.

Referrals for handyman and housekeeping services.

Senior Companion Program.

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Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Adult In Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Friendly Visiting

Provide in-home services to help seniors and individuals with short- and long-term disabilities stay in their own homes. Some services include:

- Meal planning and preparation.

- Light housekeeping and laundry.

- Bathing and grooming.

- Errands.

- Transportation.

- Alzheimer's and Dementia care.

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In Home Meal Preparation
Housekeeping Assistance
Homemaker Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Personal Care

Non-medical in home care including homemaker services, companion care, and private pay respite; transportation to and from doctor appointments, grocery store, drugstore, etc.; and personal care. Requires a two-hour minimum unless several clients live in the same building, in which case one-hour service is available.

Categories

Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Homemaker Assistance
Adult In Home Respite Care
Personal Care
Friendly Visiting

Home nursing care.

Physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Case management.

Supportive care.

Senior services include setting up and administering medications, monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar, nursing care, personal care, and companionship.

Waivers services.

Private duty nursing

Categories

Friendly Visiting
Homemaker Assistance
Occupational Therapy
Nutrition Education
Physical Therapy
Home Nursing
Personal Care
Speech Therapy
Jewish seniors who are home-bound or in nursing homes are visited on a regular basis, and rides are provided to ensure they get to doctors' appointments, pick up prescription medicine, and/or go grocery shopping. During Jewish holidays, the Federation provides programming to nursing homes around the area. Companionship and socialization is a priority with the Senior Program.

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Older Adult Social Clubs
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Visiting

Services include:

-- Transportation for Doctor Appointments and Errands.

-- Short-Term Meal Preparation.

-- Telephone Reassurance.

-- Companionship/Visiting.

-- Grocery Shopping.

-- Chores.

-- Respite Care.

-- Ramp Building.

Categories

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Adult In Home Respite Care
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Telephoning
Personal Care
Friendly Visiting
In Home Meal Preparation
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Senior Ride Programs

Provides connection services to county seniors. Offering friendly visits or friendly phone calls.