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Nursing home if you must - but have an advocate The Friendly Visitor Volunteers program allows any interested citizens to check in and be an advocate to help nursing home patients... During May, Older Americans Month and Volunteer Appreciation Month, folks were celebrated at the Lake Cumberland Area Development District Aging Council regular meeting in Russell Springs. The featured speaker who attended via the Internet, shared details about the nursing home industry in the state. He said that his mother, a nurse, told him, "put me in a nursing home if you must but pay someone if you can't come weekly who will be an advocate for my needs that there's just not enough staff to handle." Sixty percent of nursing home residents have no visitors. That means an alarming 2,839 residents in the Bluegrass area are missing vital social interaction with people from their community. Anyone interested in volunteering in the ten county Lake Cumberland service area can contact Mandy Weston at 270-866-4200. The website Ombuddy.org can give you information about the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program - copy the specific link below for details about Friendly Visitor volunteers. https://ombuddy.org/friendly-visitor/#:~:text=How%20to%20get%20started&text=We%20will%20review%20your%20application,mailed%20to%20you%20for%20completion. The primary focus of the Lake Cumberland Area Agency on Aging & Independent Living (LCAAAIL) is the delivery of services to eligible persons aged 60 and older. Services to help seniors may be provided in-home through the Homecare Program or at a congregate setting, such as a senior citizen's center. Case Managers and Service Advisors coordinate the delivery of appropriate services. Participant Directed Services (PDS) is a Medicaid waiver program that lets Medicaid members, of any age, make choices regarding their plan of care and spending plan, and they may choose their own worker. The Veteran-Directed Care program offers in-home services to qualified veterans who may choose their own worker. Attendant Care is a direct service that can be provided to approved Medicaid Waiver recipients. The next Aging Council meeting will be held on July 16, 2023. For more information about the Council on Aging services, call 270-866-4200. This story was posted on 2023-06-06 08:52:28
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