Elder Care Partnership - 2002 Projects

Safety

Ventura County District Attorney ($45,525): The Elder Abuse Investigation Program will increase staffing to help the District Attorney meet the increasing demands of elder abuse cases by videotaping victim testimony, researching and recreating financial profiles of abuse, and providing transportation and special assistance to elderly victims.

Ventura County Area Agency on Aging ($48,000): Servicio Especial para Personas Majores de Edad will make available bi-lingual, bi-cultural staff to provide extensive outreach and case management for the growing frail, elderly monolingual Spanish Speaking population.

Simi Valley Hospital ($10,000): The Lifeline Program will provide additional home Lifeline units to meet the needs of an expanding senior population in the Simi Valley and Moorpark communities.

Quality of Life

Livingston VNA ($25,000): The Respite Care Program will provide temporary, in-home care for a greater number of elderly, disabled and chronically and terminally ill people in order to relieve their primary caregivers of the responsibilities and stresses associated with providing constant care to their loved ones.

HELP of Ojai ($15,275): Oak Tree House - A Time of Respite will provide respite care for fifty senior caregivers in the Ojai Valley. During initial caregiving respite, caregivers will observe the senior day support services available at Oak Tree House. Afterwards, up to three free sessions at Oak Tree House will be made available for potential attendees and an additional 100 days of respite care will be provided to allow low-income seniors access to this service.

Senior Concerns ($16,200): (www.seniorconcerns.org) Community Support for the Frail Elderly and Their Caregivers helps seniors remain in their home environment for as long as possible by helping them to access therapeutic, social and nutritional services through their two day care programs and by providing support to their caregivers. This grant will provide subsidies to selected families and increase the number of clients served.

Among Friends Adult Day Care Center ($20,000): The Day Care Health Program provides a variety of health, social and related support services to the frail elderly in order to maintain them in their own community at optimal functioning capacity. This grant will enable the Center to expand their hours of operation and extend services to a greater number of participants with early stages of Alzheimer's disease.