Organizations Filed Purposes:
COMPASSIONATE, DEPENDABLE CARE FOR PEOPLE CHALLENGED BY AGING OR DISABILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
OUR ADULT DAY CENTERS PROVIDE A SAFE, HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR CLIENTS, OR AS WE CALL THEM, PARTICIPANTS, CAN SPEND WEEKDAYS (6:30 AM - 6:00 PM0 IN THE COMPANY OF TRAINED CAREGIVERS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS. WE PROVIDED 61,671 HOURS OF CARE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION DURING THE YEAR TO 115 PARITICIPANTS IN TWO LOCATIONS - COLLINSVILLE (SINCE 2001) AND EDWARDSVILLE (SINCE 2013). WE KEEP PARTICIPANTS ACTIVE, ENTERTAINED, HYDRATED AND FED. OUR STAFF NURSES MONITOR THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ASSURE THEY TAKE PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. STUDIES SHOW THAT SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS CORRELATE WITH IMPROVED EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. IN THE WORDS OF A PARTICIPANT, "THEY ACCEPT US THE WAY WE ARE AND LOVE US ANYWAY."
HOME SERVICES (ESTABLISHED 1985) SERVED 10 METRO EAST COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSPORTATION, GROCERY SHOPPING, CLEANING, COOKING, BATHING AND PERSONAL CARE IN THE COMFORT OF THE CLIENT'S HOME. WE CLOSED THIS PROGRAM EFFECTIVE 10/1/2019 DUE TO OUR INABILITY TO HIRE ENOUGH STAFF TO SUPPORT A FINANCIALLY VIABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE. OUR HOME SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 14,478 HOURS OF CARE TO 86 CLIENTS JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2019.
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND TRAINING ADDED BRAIN WAVE CLASSES AND MEMORY CAFES IN 2019. THESE ARE THE ONLY LOCAL RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EARLY MEMORY LOSS. THREE BRAIN WAVE SESSIONS MET TWICE A WEEK OVER TEN WEEKS, SERVING 14 DIFFERENT CLIENTS, MANY OF WHOM ATTENDED MULTIPLE SESSIONS. TWO MEMORY CAFES WELCOMED 6 COUPLES. FOUR SUPPORT GROUPS (69 MEMBERS); SAVVY CAREGIVER CLASSES (31 ATTENDED); SURVIVING CAREGIVING ANNUAL SEMINAR (77 HEARD 4 SPEAKERS); DEMENTIA FRIENDLY ILLINOIS PRSENTATIONS (85 ATTENDED); CELEBRATION OF AGING EVENT DURING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH (100+ ATTENDED); AND MULTIPLE SENIOR AND HEALTH FAIRS (383 RECEIVED INFORMATION). OUR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO 449 FAMILIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kimberly S Wimmerstedt | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara F Johnston | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Jim W Achenbach | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Ellen Daech | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Barbara J Kusmierczak | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Norbert R Kniepp | VICE PRESIDE | 3 | $0 |
| Carla J Gain | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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