HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07282008 - PR.2 SUBJECT: ADOPT Resolution No. 2008/591 Recommending Caring Hands
Volunteer Caregivers Program for the Annual Ilene Lubkin Senior
Transportation Provider of the Year Award.
that older adults need to successfully"age in place". Since mobility does equal independence,
particularly for frail seniors, the Advisory Council on Aging, at their June 2008, meeting,
recommended the recipients of the Ilene Lubkin Senior Transportation Award for Volunteer of
the Year Award.
Provider of the Year
Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program provides "Friendly Visitors," screened and trained
volunteers who are matched with individual home-bound seniors. Caring Hands' Friendly
Visitors truly do become friends to their seniors, as they see them weekly to provide a number of
services, including: friendly visiting and companionship;. Minor home repairs and yard work;
errands and shopping; light household chores; transportation; friendly calling; and respite care
and meal preparation. Transportation is one of the most requested and important of the
services the Friendly Visitors provide.