ELDERNET OF LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH
1640 OAKWOOD DRIVE W122, NARBERTH, PA 19072 www.eldernetonline.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ELDERNET PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR OLDER AND DISABLED ADULTS TO HELP THEM REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES WITH DIGNITY, AND STRENGTHENS FOOD AND FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED OF SUPPORT. ELDERNET ALSO OFFERS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, A CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, HELP ACCESSING BENEFITS AND PUBLIC SERVICES, POLICE AND HOSPITAL REFFERALS, A FOOD PANTRY, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AND WELLNESS NURSES. ALL OF ELDERNET'S SERVICES ARE FREE TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS.

ELDERNET OF LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH WAS FOUNDED IN 1976. ELDERNET PROMOTES AND PRESERVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER AND DISABLED YOUNGER ADULTS AND FAMILIES WITH LOW-MODERATE INCOMES IN LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH. ELDERNET PROVIDES VOLUNTEER SERVICES SUCH AS ESCORT DRIVING TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING FOR/WITH CLIENTS, TELEPHONE REASSURANCE, ODD JOBS AND FRIENDLY VISITING.

TO ENABLE FRAIL AND DISABLED CLIENTS WITH LOW INCOMES IN LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH TO LIVE IN DIGNITY AND SAFETY IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING FREE SERVICES: IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE; OFFERING VOLUNTEER HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION, SHOPPING, PAPERWORK AND HOME REPAIRS; PROVIDING SOCIAL WORK, CARE MANAGEMENT & HELP IN APPLYING FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BENEFITS AND SERVICES; PROVIDING INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE. LOW INCOME FAMILIES CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN FREE PROGRAMS OFFERING EMERENCY FINANCIAL AID TO RESIDENTS IN CRISIS; COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER AND FOOD PANTRY; AN "ASK A NURSE" PROGRAM (IN CONJUNCTION WITH BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL) THAT OFFERS FREE VACCINATIONS' HOLIDAY FOOD AND GIFT BASKETS FOR RESIDENTS IN NEED. ELDERNET ALSO ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED QUALITY SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. KEY STATS FOR 2020 -- 167 CORE VOLUNTEERS, SEVERAL NON-PROFITS, STAFF, AND 1 PAID RIDE SERVICE GAVE 7,883 HOURS OF SERVICE TO 120 CORE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND TO ELDERNET'S FOOD PANTRY. -- ESCORT DRIVER PROGRAM: 105 VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND ONE PAID RIDE SERVICE PROVIDED 1,828 ROUND TRIP RIDES TO 106 PARTICIPANTS. THIS REPRESENTED OVER 4,200 HOURS OF SERVICE, AND OVER 9,700 MILES DRIVEN. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESIDENTS OF LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH, LIVING WITH LOW-MODERATE INCOMES, WHO ARE TOO PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY DISABLED TO DRIVE, TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, OR SHARED RIDE TAXIS. -- INFORMATION AND REFERRALS: STAFF HANDLED TELEPHONE, E-MAIL, AND WALK-IN INQUIRIES FROM 1,602 INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES. CALLERS WERE OF ALL AGES AND INCOMES. -- CARE MANAGEMENT: 2 LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS ASSISTED 430 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH COMPLEX ISSUES SUCH AS CHRONIC ILLNESS, CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS TO BENEFITS AND RESOURCES, RESPONDED TO CALLS TO ASSIST THOSE IN CRISIS, AND WORKED WITH HOMELESS AND OLDER ADULTS REFERRED BY THE LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT. -- EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FOOD PANTRY: 402 PEOPLE, IN 254 HOUSEHOLDS, 39 WITH CHILDREN, WERE HELPED WITH 21,654 IN EMERGENCY FUNDS PLUS 52,740 POUNDS OF GROCERIES. CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS 2020 -- 75% HAD INCOMES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE -- 25% HAD LOW-MODERATE INCOMES COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES THE ADA MUTCH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER HOUSES A FOOD PANTRY, A PART-TIME SOCIAL WORKER, A CENTER COORDINATOR, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS SUCH AS BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL'S "ASK A NURSE" PROGRAM. THE MUTCH CENTER IS COLLABORATION AMONG ELDERNET, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING, LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, MAIN LINE HEALTH, AND A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY FOOD AND GROCERY DONORS. THE MUTCH CENTER AND FOOD CUPBOARD ARE OPEN EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. OTHER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT. THE LOCK FOR LIFE IS A PROGRAM AVAILABLE THROUGH ELDERNET AND ADMINISTERED BY THE LOWER MERION POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT PROVIDES POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (EMS) PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO A FRAIL OLDER PERSON'S HOME IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE PERSON IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. A KEY TO THE HOUSE IS STORED IN A SECURE METAL LOCK BOX, WHOSE CODE CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY POLICE, FIRE, OR EMS PERSONNEL IN AN EMERGENCY. THE PROGRAM IS COLLABORATION AMONG ELDERNET, LOWER MERION POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, THE VOLUNTEER MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, MAIN LINE HEALTH, LEADERSHIP MAIN LINE, AND THE ROTARY CLUB OF ARDMORE. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX LOCKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE ENTRY BY POLICE/EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.

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