A Caring Place Inc

1. Improve the quality of life of our participants as indicated via satisfaction survey's.
2. Build intergeneration connectivity, that we used to have when we had extended families, to decrease loneliness and improve one's usefulness.
3. Maintain the physical health of participants, by providing daily lunch

1. Daily phone calls from the same volunteer to build 'friendships' and feelings of bonding.
2. Virtual Welcome Center with the UK undergrad students, and our elderly participants
3. Delivery of catered food to participants within the poverty bracket, and to their associated family members

1. We recruit volunteers from a wide variety of sources to make phone contacts. This is always an on going challenge to maintain.
2. We have contracted with YAAM (Youth AGainst Alzheimer's Movement) at UK for participation in phone program and intergeneration Virtual Welcome Center.
3. We do have an inexpensive source for catering services

Our Phone Comfort Care Program has a structured orientation and a formalized agreement or contract between volunteers and our Board. We monitor the success of this program on a continuous basis by intermittent calls to our participants, and monthly reports and feedback from our participants.

We are currently in the process of developing a Virtual Welcome Center with the UK Under Grad Students, and with our Board.

We have recruited two additional Board members from the community who have known networking abilities, and a resume indicating extensive involvement with the elderly.

We are looking forward to partnering with the Fire Dept of our County-City and their paramedics to see if we can isolate those 911 callers who might benefit from relationship interventions.

We are looking forward, after the epidemic, to solidify our partnership with Blue Grass Navigators, and UK Health Navigators, to identify potential participants who might benefit from our Program.