Gold Country Community Services currently receives State and Federal funding to provide meals for 105 homebound seniors per day and rely on contributions from individuals, businesses and organizations to meet the need of our community.
In the past, local funding has allowed us to serve between 140 – 150 seniors; unfortunately donations have declined, costs have risen, and for the first time ever we are putting eligible seniors on a waiting list to receive our support. Currently, there are 38 seniors on our waiting list. Imagine being over 80 years old, physically frail and homebound without family or paid support.
These are the typical characteristics of the seniors waiting to receive Meals on Wheels. In addition, they typically have a fixed income which is dedicated to housing and medical expenses. These are the individuals we are seeking help for through our “Adopt a Senior” program. Contributions of any size make a difference because every dollar provides more than just a meal.
It also provides the comfort of knowing someone is watching out for our homebound seniors. If you can’t help with a donation, maybe you would consider volunteering as a delivery driver. Every little bit helps. Call GCCS at 273-4961 and ask for Sandy “Jake” Jacobson to receive more information about the Adopt a Senior Program.
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After seeing the lack of purpose and poor diet in an expensive care home for my mother-in-law, I tried to start a cooperative senior home that addressed these problems.
. http://www.theunion.com/article/20090821/NEWS/908209969&parentprofile=search
It ended up accidentally becoming a home for a random selection of homeless folks in recovery and recently failed, so I am starting again with a little more experience.
There are many advantages to senior’s living together democratically to save money, live healthily, and have purpose.
I believe that most of the people getting meals on wheels should learn to live together and share resources and abilities in democratically run cooperative homes.
We make it too easy for people to continue in their old ways and not change and we need to get out of the box of old, costly and ineffective solutions to getting old and helpless.
Co-Housing?