A Helping Hand at Home
Throughout my career in aging services, I have had many conversations about how to offer affordable services to seniors who wish to remain in their homes. Ecumen at Home strives to help these very people by providing a wide variety of non-medical and medical services, from cleaning and laundry to assistance with bathing, to match wants and needs. At this point, however, we can only provide our home care services within the Twin Cities area. I receive information daily from other home care companies around the country. Yesterday, I received a mailing titled, “Helping Hands”, which contained information about the home care services being offered to seniors living in Holdingford, Minnesota. Holdingford is a small town of about 780 people in central Minnesota and I am proud to be a Holdingford High School alumnus. My interest peaked; I went online to find out a bit more about Helping Hands. Their work began as an outreach program to help older adults who were experiencing the challenges of aging and remaining safely and comfortably at home. These needs commonly include: transportation, homemaking and chore assistance, and help with insurance and social contacts. Helping Hands relies solely on donations and volunteers to provide its services to the community. Its work within the Holdingford community has made it an invaluable asset. Similar community based programs are sprouting up around the country and can be a great option to keep services affordable and seniors active in their towns. Today, there are nearly 30 million people in the United States over the age of 65. The census bureau expects this number to increase to 73 million by 2030. With the threat of further government reductions in funding, organizations like Helping Hands and Ecumen at Home may be the aging wave of the future as more and more older adults chose to remain at home.
For more information about Ecumen at Home, please visit: www.ecumenathome.org or call: 651-766-4300.
Tom Opatz - Director of Real Estate Development
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