Aging at Home – A Community Network

Posted by on October 28, 2013

UNITED WAY SELECTS AGENCIES TO COORDINATE AGING AT HOME – A COMMUNITY NETWORK

In response to increasing statewide demand to help more older adults age with dignity in their homes and communities, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) has launched a new model of community-based aging. Aging at Home – A Community Network is a three-year pilot program designed to help older adults connect with an array of resources supporting their ability to age well at home.

Visiting Nurses Association Community Services, Inc. in Abington and Senior Community Services in Lansdowne have been selected to serve as coordinating agencies for this healthy aging model set to launch in November. Congreso de Latinos Unidos is also designing an implementation plan for the eastern section of North Philadelphia to launch in April 2014.

These well-known local organizations will develop relationships with strategic community providers, stakeholders from the community, policy-makers, and health and social service agencies to coordinate access to local social and health services such as health screenings, chore assistance, transportation and volunteer placement opportunities. If successful, this program will also allow UWGPSNJ and their partners to create a sustainable and replicable model of supports that improves health and quality of life for older adults, while reducing their reliance on institutional care and lowering costs for the community overall.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Barnhart at jbarnhart@uwgpsnj.org