SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY
PO BOX 939, FREELAND, WA 98249 www.senior-resources.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY (SSIC)(ALSO KNOWN AS ISLAND SENIOR RESOURCES) PROVIDES ESSENTIAL RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THE EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF SENIORS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM, INCLUDING: NUTRITION, AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCES, FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT FOR MEDICAID IN-HOME CARE, ADULT DAY SERVICES, AND MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. TO SEE OUR 2019-2020 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT PLEASE GO TO HTTPS://ISSUU.COM/ISLANDSENIORS/DOCS/ISR_IMPACT_REPORT_19-20.

TO HELP SENIORS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS SUSTAIN INDEPENDENCE.

NUTRITION: SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY DELIVERED "MEALS ON WHEELS AND ALSO PROVIDED MEALS AT SEVEN COMMUNITY MEAL SITES IN 2019. SSIC ALSO PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FARMER'S MARKET VOUCHERS, AND LIQUID NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. HOT MEALS AND FROZEN MEALS WERE DELIVERED THREE TIMES A WEEK BY REGULAR VOLUNTEERS. WHEN MEALS WERE DELIVERED, VALUABLE WELLNESS CHECK-INS AND HUMAN CONNECTION OCCURED AT THE CLIENT'S FRONT DOOR, CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED ISOLATION AND IMPROVED WELL-BEING. DELIVERED 44,860 MEALS TO HUNGRY, ISOLATED SENIORS, AN INCREASE OF 20% OVER 2018. MORE THAN 36,199 MEALS WERE PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY MEAL SITES IN 2019 WHERE SENIORS GATHERED FOR HIGH-QUALITY MEALS AND ESSENTIAL SOCIAL INTERACTION. OVERALL WE SERVED OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS. A VIDEO ON OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://SENIOR-RESOURCES.ORG/PSE-HELPS-MEALS-ON-WHEELS-CLICK-FOR-VIDEO/.

AGING & DISABILITIES RESOURCES (ADR) HELPED SENIORS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS IN ISLAND COUNTY ACCESS THE RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING INCLUDING MEDICARE ADVISING, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, VETERAN ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL PROGRAMS, ENERGY ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, ADULT DAY PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, ASSISTED/SUPPORTED LIVING OPTIONS, RESPITE PROGRAMS, LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING AND CASE MANAGEMENT. OUR FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT EFFORTS PROVIDED SUPPORT, EDUCATION, RESPITE AND RESOURCES FOR UNPAID CAREGIVERS IN ISLAND COUNTY. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN-PERSON, BY PHONE OR IN-HOME AS NEEDED. THE ADR STAFF CONNECTED CLIENTS TO RELEVANT PROGRAMS AT SSIC TO ASSURE THEIR FULL RANGE OF NEEDS WERE MET AND MONITORED. ONE CALL OPENS ALL SSIC PROGRAM DOORS. RESPONDED TO 8,192 REQUESTS FOR RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF 34% OVER 2018. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASED BY 78% IN 2019. GEOGRAPHICAL SERVICE BREAKDOWN IN ISLAND COUNTY WAS 38% NORTH WHIDBEY, 39% SOUTH WHIDBEY AND 23% CAMANO.

ADULT DAY SERVICES PROVIDED SOCIAL ENRICHMENT FOR ADULTS WHO ARE ISOLATED OR HAVE COGNITIVE OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AS WELL AS RESPITE FOR THEIR CAREGIVERS. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM WERE STIMULATED THROUGH CREATIVE AND PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS, SOCIAL INTERACTION, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, SHARED EXPERIENCES AND PARTICIPATION IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INSPIRING COMMUNITY. THE PARTICIPANT'S CAREGIVERS RECEIVED RESPITE FROM CAREGIVING TO ATTEND OUR CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS, OR SIMPLY TAKE A BREAK TO REST. IN 2019, SSIC HAD DAY SERVICES LOCATIONS IN BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH WHIDBEY. SUPPORT GROUPS WERE ALSO FACILITATED FOR THOSE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S OR OTHER DEBILITATING CONDITIONS. PROVIDED 8,750 HOURS OF ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN 2019 AND 1,832 DAYS OF RESPITE CARE FOR CAREGIVERS, AS WELL AS 78 SUPPORT GROUPS FOR A TOTAL OF 544 ATTENDEES.

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