Deephaven News – October, November and December 2014
Link to Deephaven News. Article is on the bottom of page 5.
Seniors living at home enjoy their independence, but in time, aging reduces their ability to handle some household chores. Older adults may need help with routine tasks like housekeeping, painting, snow-shoveling, leaf-raking, and other yard duties. If you are a senior who needs assistance with chores around your house, help is now available through the Household and Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME), a program of nonprofit Senior Community Services.
Services include handyman tasks such as changing light bulbs, installing grab bars, repairing faucets, checking carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, changing furnace filters, and hanging wall décor. Other services include housekeeping such as dusting, sweeping, mopping, cleaning kitchen and bathroom surfaces, laundry, and grocery shopping.
The program also helps with yard work including snow removal, lawn mowing, window washing, and seasonal leaf raking and yard maintenance.
Residents contribute to the cost of the service based on their monthly income and ability to pay. HOME is the only program serving suburban Hennepin County that provides these services on a sliding fee scale. If you are a senior, a caregiver, or know someone who could use a little help with household chores, yard work, or minor maintenance repairs, call the HOME program at 952-746-4046.
Senior Community Services knows that most people prefer to age in place at home. That’s why their goal is to support independence as along as possible with services like the Household and Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) program that help make life manageable. To find out more about Senior Community Services, visit www.seniorcommunity.org.
