Dignity Health Connected Living

The Senior Companion Program (SCP) Has 11 Volunteers to Be Matched With Clients in Partnering Stations, Working With Severely Disabled and Elderly Persons Who Are in Need of Companionship and Socialization to Remain in Their Homes. Service Activity: 11 Senior Companions (SCP'S) Will Work With 55 Clients Identified by Partnering Stations and One of the 11 Will Be Assigned to Work With 5 Adult Day Health Care Participants. These Identified Clients Will Receive One-on-one Assistance With Activities, Walking, Reading, Reminiscing, Companionship and Respite; Arrange Transportation and Transporting Them When Necessary to Medical, Pharmacy, Grocery Shopping, Appointments as Needed and Requested by Care Manager. SCP'S Will Work 15 Hours With a Maximum of 40 Hours a Week as Needed to Support Clients In-home Needs Within Program Guidelines. Outcomes: 50 of the 55 In-home Assigned Clients Served by Senior Companions Will Be More Likely to Remain in Their Own Home and Feel Less Lonely and Isolated Due in Part to Their Senior Companion Visits. Number of Stations and Location of Services: 7 Stations in Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties. Funding: CNCS Funding Requested: $60,132 Non Federal Funding: Dignity Health Provides In-kind Through Human Resources, It Support, and Other Corporate Charges That Could Be Billed to Senior Corps Grants. Additional In-kind for Rent, Space, Recognitions, Breakfast and Lunches for Volunteers. Excess Funding: Federal Transit Administration -- 2017 Expanded 5310 Grant - $36,416 for Volunteer Mileage, Supplies and Salaries.