Assisting Seniors - The vision of the Assisting Seniors Focus Area is to ensure that people age 55 and over in our community remain independent, active members of this community as long as possible by optimally maintaining their physical, mental and economic well being; and to ensure thedignity of seniors facing increased physical and mental limitations.
With your investment, United Way is changing lives:
- 467 frail or isolated seniors and/or their caregivers accessed services that helped them become active and independent members of the community.
- 849 frail or isolated seniors and/or their caregivers accessed services that addressed their mental, emotional, physical health, and/or terminal needs
Through this focus area, United Way invests your dollars in programs that focus on:
- Home and community based services
- Health and Wellness
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville invests $623,000 in programs that assist senior citizens in our community. Listed below are the programs that have received funding from July 2008 to June 2009.
Alive Hospice, Hospice Support Services
Bethlehem Centers, Senior Citizens Program of BCN
Catholic Charities of Tenn., The Adult Day Program
Catholic Charities of Tenn., Refugee Elders Program
Guardianship and Trusts Corp. of Tennessee, Community Conservatorship Program
FiftyForward, Adult Day Care Services
FiftyForward, Foster Grandparent Program
FiftyForward, Living at Home Coalition (LAHC)
FiftyForward, Reaching Out
St. Luke's Community House, St. Luke's Senior FRIENDS
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services, Coalition for Healthy Aging
For funding information on all programs by agency, click here.
United Way maximizes your gift to assist seniors by combining resources in Family Resource Centers that serve specific neighborhoods.
At the St. Luke's Family Resource Center, seniors and their families can receive individualized counseling services, participate in a caregiver support group and get valuable information on issues and resources for seniors. These services help provide seniors with a greater understanding of the aging process and increased knowledge of community resources. The support provided to frail and homebound seniors and their caregivers helps reduce feelings of depression and anxiety and decrease their sense of isolation. Caregivers learn how to better care for their loved ones, and to deal with the guilt, anger and grief often associated with full-time caregiving.
Click here for more information about the St. Luke's Family Resource Center.
