Sp

rin

g 2

01

4

Inside this issue:

Get an early jump on the Seasonal Yard Clean Up Program and register right

away! Find the sign-up

sheet and tear off located on page 7.

Page 1

Celebrating 63 years of Mobilizing the Community to

Reimagine Aging

Maintenance Men Spotlight

HELEN’S STORY 2

PARTNERSHIP WITH

CEAP

3

DONATIONS &

VOLUNTEERS

4-5

PROGRAM INFO 6

SPRING REGISTRATION 7

THANK YOU 8

Household & Outside Maintenance for the Elderly (HOME)

The Household and Outside Maintenance for the Elderly Program is very fortunate to have fantastic maintenance

workers on staff to help assist you with your home and household needs. Steve, Scott, John and Mike are willing to help you with installing grab bars, checking smoke detectors, replacing doorknobs, or helping with things as sim-

ple as changing a light bulb - our workers are ready to help with the tasks around your house that may have been put off or cannot be completed without assistance. A one hour minimum is required per visit. Rates are determined by your household monthly income. For questions about our services, give the HOME office a call at 952-746-4046. Or to get set-up with one of our workers, fill out the registration on page 7. We look forward to hearing from you!

Page 2

Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) Program Enables Seniors to Remain in Their Own Home

"I can continue to live independently, thanks to Senior Community Services."

Helen, 82, has lived in her modest, west metro home for 53 years, but she worried that her days of independence

might be coming to a close. While in good health, Helen struggled to accomplish many household tasks like

snow-shoveling, window-washing and raking the fall leaves that blanket her spacious lawn.

Helen considered moving to an assisted-living apartment, but the cost made her nervous, and a move would place

her farther from her children, grandchildren, and neighborhood friends. Thankfully, Helen's daughter discovered the

Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) program. The HOME program provides affordable services for

seniors 60 and older through a network of staff, volunteers, and independent contractors. "HOME is a wonderful way

to help seniors maintain independence and give caregivers a break from household duties.”

"Thanks to Senior Community Services, I can live in my own home

longer and enjoy my neighborhood. I'm so grateful," Helen says.

Since utilizing the HOME program, Helen also has benefited from

Medicare counseling to reduce her healthcare costs, and she had a

worrisome financial debt from a hospital stay forgiven thanks to help

from Senior Community Services' Senior Partners Care program.

Calling all Volunteers!!! Do you have an interest in lending a helping hand? Or do you know of someone interested in volunteering this spring or sum-mer? The HOME program is always looking for volunteers of all ages to help with many tasks in and out of the office. We are currently looking for a couple of volunteers willing to help with administrative duties in our Minnetonka Office, near the Ridgedale Shopping Center. Volunteers would help assist our office staff with stuffing envelopes, making new clients packets, answering phones and other administrative tasks. If you are inter-ested in filling this role, or know of other things you would like to help with, give the HOME office a call at 952-746-4046.

Page 3

HOME Welcome’s a New Program Assistant! Christine Tzanakis

I am so thrilled to have started with the HOME program this February! Originally from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, I have re-cently moved back to the great state of Minnesota. I graduated from the University of Minnesota: Twin Cities in the Spring of 2012, with a major in Kinesiology. My passion lies in helping people of all ages and providing the highest quality of commu-nity service. For fun, I love to vacation, try new foods and spend time with my friends and family. I am very excited to see what will be in store for me at SCS!

Senior Community Services has partnered with Jewish Fam-ily and Children’s Services of Minneapolis to offer you safe, reliable and affordable transportation and shopping ser-vices. The service provides curb-to-curb transportation around the greater Minneapolis area (with some geographic restrictions.) Services can also arrange for both regularly scheduled and occasional shopping trips to your local gro-cery store, pharmacy or bank, as well as taking you on per-sonal errands. Cost of service is based on a sliding fee scale.

SCS Partner’s Up!

For more information about JFCS and to arrange for services, please call 952-546-0616.

The HOME Program Grows with a New Partnership with CEAP

The HOME program is excited to announce that as of March, our services will extend to the city of Brooklyn Park! This became possible after HOME was able to resume the chore services Brooklyn Park’s ‘Community Emergency As-sistance Program’ (CEAP) formally provided. The HOME program mirrors many of the services that CEAP provided, including homemaking, in-home maintenance and lawn care/snow removal. We look forward to taking on new cli-ents both this upcoming spring and fall! For any questions about HOME services and/or this new development, feel free to give the HOME office at call at 952-746-4046.

Anderson, Joan……………………. Carr, Carol………………………. Chez, Harriet………………………. Costea, Felicia………………….. Devin-Thompson…………………. Douville, Mary……………………. Hetland, Mrs. Edward…………….. Hokemeir, Gail……………………. Irwin, Marion……………………….. Keenan, Kathleen………………….. Klein, Donald……………………... Lange, Mary Ann…………………... Moran, Tom………………………... Nordby, Bonnie…………………... Phelan, Pat……………………….. Post, Ed and Linda………………... Ray, Gloria………………………... Schmeidel, Dolores………………... Schroepfer, Ramona………...……

Page 4

My Mother Carl Carr Sasha McHale Ionel Costea My Husband John My Brother Sunny Edward Steve Barb Border My Son Chris Marie Klein My Husband Reuban My Wife Carol Joyce Jean My Brother, Bill Menke Gene Ray Mary Carver My Husband

Listed below are donations received from clients, organizations, churches, and

individuals since the Spring newsletter. A convenient envelope is included if

you wish to honor or remember that special loved one or friend with a

donation to HOME

DONATIONS FOR 2013-2014

In Memory

In Honor

Burns, Virginia…………………. Irwin, Marion…………………….. Kroonblawd, Corrine…………… Moe, Robert and Barbara……… Schmeidel, Dolores…………….. Siftar, Alfred and Frances…….. Tiemann, Helen…………………. Titus, Gordon……………………. Villars, Melody………………...

The H.O.M.E Staff My Daughter, Barb Zahn My children, who help when they can Family My Sister Debbie Ross-Staska H.O.M.E Roger Joing Christ the King Lutheran Church

Allianz Ballarini, Christina Baskakov, Alexey Boris, Amy Boyd, Raymond Brattain, Diane Breck School, Fall Program Brucks, David Custard, Melissa Deanes, Keith Dmohoski, Heather Dresser, Dawn Ernst, Keith Falkenstein, Terrie Fredmer, Josh Grave, Martha Hillside Church Insignia Systems Jergens, Laura Karlsson Consulting Group Kasowicz, Mandy Kennedy High School Kitzman, Shane Korkki, Mara Laporte, Shari Levinski, Sarah Marshall, Kris Matey, Pat McIntyre, Lisa Miller, Nancy Minnetonka Community Center Mitchell, Jason Normandale Community College Novak, CIndy Nystuen, Arlene Oleson, Jon Ostergaard, Kim Rose, Julie Schram, Aaron Schuck, Ed Schwandt, Kelly Slinde, Kristen Thompson, Ellen Wheeler, Paige

Thank You - Volunteers

“My husband and I appreciate the help that makes

it possible to remain in our home!”

HOME client

Page 5

Services: ◊ Assessments & Care Planning

◊ Caregiver Consultation & Support

◊ Assist w/ Insurance, VA Benefits, Bill Paying

◊ Medical Advocacy

◊ “On Call Only” Program

◊ Relocation/Housing Options

◊ Much More….visit our website!

Available 24/7 - Flat Hourly Rate - Experts in our field www.PathfinderGCM.com Tel: 612-729-9096

Personalized support by a team of RNs & LSWs whose allegiance is to our client - we never accept referral fees.

4826 Chicago Ave. S., Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Celebrating 10 Years of Respectfully Guiding Caregiving Decisions

Thank you all for your Donations! Allianz Anderson, Joan Anderson, Ruth Atkinson, Stanley Auld, Marjorie Bank, Shirley Berndt, Richard Betzold, Harriet Bodene, Charlotte Brovold, Leonard Buhrow, Donna Burns, Virginia Carr, Betty Cazin, Carl Chez, Harriet Cornelius, Donna Costea, Felicia Dalton, Jacqulyn Demry, Phyllis Devine-Thompson, Pat Douville, Marjorie Edgar, Ronald Erickson, Hilmer Evers, Helen Feay, Shirlee Ferkingstad, Anne Feudner, Milas Fields, Gerald Froh, M. Gardiner, Marian Gardner, Dianna Gatz, R.W. Goldston, Jeanne

Gomez, Eugene Goosen, Peter Gray, James Greenless, Pat Hackett, Irene Haider, Joanne Halloran, Al Harbison, Marguerite Herron, Dorothy Hetland, Mrs. Edward Higgins, Robert Hinz, Marion Hogen, Lucille Hokemeir, Gail Hope, Barbara Hotchkiss, Pat Hunter, Mary Inberg, Aviva Irwin, Marion Jaworski, Beverly Jin, Helen Johnson, Eleanor Johnson, Josephine Johnston, Jerome Kanne, Svea Keenan, Kathleen Kiessling, Sandra Kirsch, Martin Kitt, Rose Klein, Donald Klein, Marie Knafla, Madeline Kopp Family Foundation

Kranz, Louise Kroonblawd, Corrine Lange, Mary Ann Larsen, Carol Leaf, Richard Lessard, Margaret Long, Lucille Marks, Robert Martin, Curtis McFarlin, Jean Meese, Lloyd Meyer, Lorraine Mills-Rohberg, Joy Mithun, Jacquline Moe, Robert & Barbara Moran, Tom Myrick, Dorothy Newell, Patrick Nordby, Bonnie Norman, Maruja Novich, Joe O’Dell, Judy O’Neil, George Paster, Jacqueline Perfecto, Trina Peterson, Theron Phelan, Francis Phelan, Michael Phelan, Pat Pierson, Doris Post, Ed & Linda Rasmussen, Emmaline Ray, Gloria

Rohwedder, Richard Romittii, Jim Ronning, Daniel Rowe, Elain Sadler, Annette Schink, Marlene Schmeidel, Dolores Schroepfer, Ramona Siftar, Alfred & Frances Smith, Marion Spaulding, Gail Stiles, Wesley Summerfield, Elaine Swanson, Donald Tafarrodi, Zahra Tambornino, Shannon Tatley, Olette Tauer, Caryn Thell, Mary Thomas, Sandra Tichy, Charles & Audrey Tiemann, Helen Titus, Gordon Tritle, Gina Valley Community Presbyterian Church VanHorn, Ruby Villars, Melody Wallin, Robert Westermann, Gorden Westlin, Colleen Wisehart-Post, Linda Yearneau, Veronica Yonker, Richard & Rita Zobbi, Kazuko

Page 6

Homemaking Do you need help around your home? We have wonderful home- makers available to give you a hand with vacuuming, dusting, mop-ping floors, cleaning bathrooms, changing bed linens, laundry, gro-cery shopping and errands. The services are not offered on a one time basis, but are set up for on-going needs. There is a 2 hour mini-mum per visit. Rates are based on your household monthly income. Please call Valerie for more information or to sign up at 952.746.4046.

Volunteer Groups We have some wonderful volunteer groups that are available to help you around your home this spring & summer. Volunteers are available to help you clean up your yard, wash windows, put out lawn furniture and/or hoses, weed, prepare flower gardens, plant flowers, spread mulch, clean garages & base-ments, small paint jobs and other miscellaneous chores around your home. Please sign up and let our friendly volunteers help you this season!

HOME’s Spring/Summer Services

Minor Repairs Do you have things around your home that need to be repaired? Our wonderful mainte-nance workers are available to help replace faucets, install grab bars, replace doorknobs, and many other items. There is a 1 hour mini-mum per visit. Rates are based on your house-hold monthly income. Please sign up by mail-ing the attached form to HOME.

Lawn Mowing HOME has wonderful workers that will mow your lawn every 7-10 days. Trimming will be done at least once a month. This is not a one-time service, it is recurring, so you would need to sign up for the season. There is a 1 hour minimum. Rates are based on your monthly household income. Please sign up by filling out the attached form and mailing it back to HOME!

Painting Are there rooms in your house that need freshening up? Maybe the paint on your fence outside is beginning to chip away? HOME painters do interior and exterior painting. Hourly rates are based on your monthly household income. Please sign up by mailing your form back to HOME.

DON’T WAIT TO PAINT! Here at HOME, we have a limited number of volunteer groups that are willing to paint entire houses, as well as fix any repairs before applying the paint. This service is at not cost to you, but some groups re-quire the cost of paint. Act fast and call HOME to see if you qualify. Service is very limited!!

Household and Outdoor Maintenance for the Elderly 952-746-4046 www.seniorcommunity.org

Name :__________________________________ Phone #:____________________________

Address: ______________________________City: ____________________Zip:___________

Spring/Summer Chore Registration 2014

Please check the services that you would like HOME to complete this

Spring/Summer:

Lawn Mowing: ______

Worker may use my

lawn mower_______

Painting: Interior ______

Exterior ______

Minor Repairs: Install smoke/carbon monoxide detectors ________

Minor plumbing _______

Install safety bars _______

Outdoor Miscellaneous (please explain): _____________________________

Other (please explain): ___________________________________________

Preference for completion: April____ May____ June____ July____August____

Volunteer Services: Raking _____ Window Washing _____

Garage/basement cleaning _____ Weeding ______

Other (please describe): _____________ Painting ______

Please return all completed forms by March 31st, 2014!!! Page 7

It is necessary to sign up for chore service each season. Please do not assume

that you are automatically on the list for chore services, even if you received ser-

vices last year. Service is contingent on the availability on workers. Please fill out

the form completely. Check the items you need, but do not check a service unless

it needs to be done in the near future. Cut this page on the dotted line and re-

turn it to us in the enclosed envelope. THERE IS NO NEED TO CALL US.

HOME WILL CONTACT YOU TO SET UP SERVICE.

Senior Community Services 10201 Wayzata Blvd Suite #335

Minnetonka, MN 55305 - 1563

www.seniorcommunity.org

Household and Outside Maintenance for the Elderly

Current Resident or :

HOME is a program of Senior Community Services, a non-profit agency funded under contract with the Metropolitan Area on Aging, and by United Way. H.O.M.E complies with Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

HOME Program by Senior Community Services “Join us in our efforts to mobilize the community to reimage aging.”

Household and Outside Maintenance for the Elderly 952-746-4046

Thank you! - to all at HOME

Dear HOME,

My “thank you” seems so small compared to what you folks did

for me, last October. I was overwhelmed! A group of 10

volunteers, raked, cut, bundled and bagged leaves, etc.

HOME is a FABULOUS PROGRAM!! I’ll always remember your

kindness. God Bless all of you.

-A current HOME client

P.S. I am 86 years old and have been in my home since it was

built 59 years ago. I am so appreciative!