New initiative in place to support older adults
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
LIFE St. Francis, a Bordentown outreach that serves frail seniors and enables them to receive comprehensive health care while remaining in the comfort of their home and community, is partnering with Senior Citizens United Community Services and its Adult Family Caregiver Program. The AFC program helps seniors in need of intensive supervision with residential housing and caregiving in order to avoid the institutionalization.
LIFE St. Francis and the SCUCS are partnering to identify qualified caregivers in the community willing to take LIFE St. Francis participants into their homes and care for them with the support and services of LIFE St. Francis. Caregivers receive a monthly stipend and room and board payment, for each senior they bring into their home. Caregivers must be certified as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant, certified home health aide or be willing to complete an Adult Family Caregiver certified training program.
LIFE St. Francis and SCUCS are holding an information session April 20 at 5 p.m. in LIFE St. Francis, 7500 Kevin Johnson Blvd., Bordentown. The session will cover the qualifications of being an adult family caregiver, training and responsibilities and how LIFE St. Francis and SCUCS collaborate to ensure senior needs are being met.
For more information on how to become an adult family caregiver, call 856-456-1121, ext. 126.
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LIFE St. Francis, a Bordentown outreach that serves frail seniors and enables them to receive comprehensive health care while remaining in the comfort of their home and community, is partnering with Senior Citizens United Community Services and its Adult Family Caregiver Program. The AFC program helps seniors in need of intensive supervision with residential housing and caregiving in order to avoid the institutionalization.
LIFE St. Francis and the SCUCS are partnering to identify qualified caregivers in the community willing to take LIFE St. Francis participants into their homes and care for them with the support and services of LIFE St. Francis. Caregivers receive a monthly stipend and room and board payment, for each senior they bring into their home. Caregivers must be certified as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nursing assistant, certified home health aide or be willing to complete an Adult Family Caregiver certified training program.
LIFE St. Francis and SCUCS are holding an information session April 20 at 5 p.m. in LIFE St. Francis, 7500 Kevin Johnson Blvd., Bordentown. The session will cover the qualifications of being an adult family caregiver, training and responsibilities and how LIFE St. Francis and SCUCS collaborate to ensure senior needs are being met.
For more information on how to become an adult family caregiver, call 856-456-1121, ext. 126.
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