Meet Our New HOME Staff

Meet Our New HOME Program Assistant, Arielle Nickens

Greetings everyone! In August I began as the new Program Assistant

for the HOME program. I am glad to be working in such a great

community, contributing to the remarkable services and experiences

HOME provides. I am pleased to be working with great staff and getting

to know the job. Outside of work, I’m busy raising two sons, we enjoy

watching basketball and we also love going skating. I look forward to

an exciting year.

We are hiring! Do you know someone that would like to do lawn mowing for the season? We are looking for dedicated individuals to provide lawn care for our clients on an on going basis. Requirements are a lawn mower, reliable transportation, hard worker, cheerful attitude and commitment for the season. Interested applicants should contact Marcy Markovich at 952-767-7886 or e-mail m.markovich@seniorcommunity.org.

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Introducing Marta Carlisano , Our New HOME Marketing Assistant Marta joined the HOME team in February of this year and will be based out of our Bloomington Creekside office. She will work to help spread the word and promote the many ways HOME is able to help seniors. Marta has a BA in journalism and most recently worked at Brookdale Assisted Living. Marta has two daughters who graduated from the University of Minnesota this year. In her spare time she enjoys cooking and participating in classes at the Edina YMCA.

Senior Partners Care (SPC) is one of the best kept secrets in Minnesota. Senior Partners Care

is not insurance. It is a community based program that enables Minnesota Medicare recipients to

access the medical care they need. This program bridges the financial gap between their medical bills

and their Medicare coverage. SPC has partnered with most of the major metropolitan area hospitals

and hundreds of clinics and providers statewide. These healthcare providers (SPC Partners) have

agreed to accept Medicare as full payment for Medicare covered expenses. They waive the Medicare

deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. For program details and applications:

http://seniorcommunity.org/programs/senior-partners-care or call 952-767-0665.

“Thank you for sending out the volunteers. They did a superb job of raking and pulling weeds in our backyard,” wrote clients Barbie & Bob. During the fall and winter, volunteers helped with yard clean-up, window washing, and other tasks. A list of our wonderful helpers is in the center section of this newsletter along with a big thank you! HOME clients deeply appreciate the efforts of volunteers who assist with a variety of chores that improve their quality of life. United Health Group assisted several times during the past year. Do you know that yardwork is a fantastic team-builder for families, friends, co-workers, youth or any type of group ? Improve your health while helping a senior! Individuals and groups are welcome to assist on a one-time or ongoing basis. The schedule is flexible but we do need advance notice due to logistics. If you know of anyone who would like to become a volunteer, please have them contact Jeanne at scsvolunteer@seniorcommunity.org or 952-767-7894.

Thank You Volunteers

Volunteers from United Health Group raking this past fall.

The FREE Home Health and Safety Assessment service continues! This service is made

available through grant funding from the state of Minnesota. The assessment offers a one-to-one

visit in your home, with a safety assessment expert, who will look for safety concerns including:

tripping hazards, grab bars and inadequate lighting around your home. After the inspection, we

will work with you to complete the recommended repairs. For any questions about this HOME

service or to sign up for a safety assessment feel free to contact Jon at the HOME office at

952-767-7896. You can also sign-up for an assessment on the insert registration form!

Visit http://seniorcommunity.org/

programs/h-o-m-e/

home-shop/ and purchase one-

time, affordable light

housekeeping and handyman packages

with ease online!

Have YOU checked out the HOME Shop?

Do you help out an older neighbor or friend with rides to the doctor, grocery shopping, or in other ways? That makes you not only a good friend,

but also a caregiver. Senior Outreach & Caregiver Services, another program of Senior Community Services, offers many services for caregivers. The friendly staff can help by finding resources, consulting on solutions when problems arise, making educational presentations and facilitating family or caregiver support groups. Computer-savvy caregivers can coordinate care for a friend or family member with a simple free care team tool offered on the agency-sponsored website at CareNextion.org. For more information or services, call 612-770-7005.

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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

Allianz Life Insurance Alston, Charisse American Heritage Girls Balasubramanian, Lakhshanya Basilica of St. Mary’s, Young Adults Berlin, Kathy Bloomington City Serve Bloomington Jefferson & Kennedy, Future Leaders Bloomington Jefferson H.S. , JAG Corps Boy Scout Troop #124 Boy Scout Troop #481 Breck School Bristol, Anthony Cargill Inc. Carroll, Dave Cedar Valley Church Christiansen, Robert Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Cities Church Clark Engineering Inc. Community Involvement Program Crossroads Alliance Church De la Salle High School DeBruin, John Double Tree Mpls Park Plaza Hotel Dranginis, Fran Eagle Brook Church Edina 12B Green Girls Hockey Essendant Inc. Faith Baptist Church Fox, Becky Frost, Allison & Family Gay for Good General Mills Inc. Girard, Bruce Girl Scout Troop #16199 Greater Mpls Council of Churches, Urban Immersion Program

Greenstein, Larry Hiawatha Howe School Holy Family Church Hopkins High School, ProPel Horgan, Jane & Friends Horty Elving Inc. Hoyt, Marilyn & Family IHS Automotive Inc. Inman, Mona Jacobs Marketing Inc. JAMF Software Inc. Johnson, Kenzie Johnson, Megan Karlsson Consulting Inc. Kerkaert, Randy Kern, Dick Kessler, Kathleen & Family Kipkoech, Kevin Madsen, Beth Maple Grove Fire Station #2 Maranatha Christian Academy McKenzie, Abby & Family Medtronic Inc. Minnetonka Community Education Minnetonka Senior Center, Mailers NECHAMA Ngole, Tyrolt Nordlund, Leah & Family O’Neill, Jay & Family Olson, Moira Osseo Boys Hockey Our Lady of Grace Church Paulsen, Andrew & Friends Penick, Jeffrey Plitnick, Marty Preston, Ilon Providence Academy Richfield Transitions School

Rogers, Bob Rotary, NW Hennepin Sanctuary Church, Boys To Men Schissel, Meg Schleif, Katie Schwenk, Jon & Family Shir Tivah Congregation Siepker, Tony Sigmon, Sharon Speak the Word International Church St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Steinweg, Claire & Phil Sunburg Elementary School, Robbinsdale Sylvester, Angel Target, Champlin Store TCF Bank Inc. Theta Tau, U of MN Thomson Reuters Inc. Timonen, Marcelle & Family United Health Group & Optum US Bank Inc. Valenta, Tracey & Family VanDromelen, Ryan & Friends VanHoomissen, Susie & Family Vargo, Paula & Family Waterstone Mortgage Inc. Watson, Ken Weaver Lake Kidstop Week of Hope Workcamp Wells Fargo Inc. West Metro Learning Center Wildfire Men’s Fellowship Williams, Inga Windspringer, Jenny & Friends Wooddale Church, Love IN[DEED] Ylitalo, Tessa YWCA St. Paul, YAP Znamiarouskaya, Rehina

Thank You Volunteers For All Your Hard Work!

EVERYBODY NEEDS A FRIEND

A new addition to our volunteer services are Friendly Visitor volunteers! The volunteer will come to your home weekly for an hour of chatting, cards or games, watching tv or other activities you may both enjoy. This is an ongoing meeting for at least six months. If you are interested check the “Friendly Visitor” category on the sign-up sheet insert in this newsletter.

Baker, Nancy...……………………... Batson, Stephen……………………. Biernat Joann…………... …………. Boersma, Francine…………………. Carr, Betty….………………………. Carson, Roland & Lenore…………. Chez, Harriet………………………... Christina, Elaine……………………. Clark, Jean…..……………………... Dagen, Betty………………………... Donovan, Jack……………………... Doty, Chloe…………………………. Douville, Marjorie…………………… Edgar, Ronald………………………. Fearon, Joan.……………………….. Ferkingstad, Anne………………….. Franklin, Eleanor……………………. Grant, Helen…………………………. Grinde, Bette………………………... Halverson, Marlene…………………. Hamilton, Sandra...…………………. Helland, Marjorie……………………. Irwin, Marion….……………………… Kleven, Margaret……………………. Kroonblawd, Corinne……………….. Lanners, Judy……………………….. Lesney, Geraldine………………….. Meyer, Lorraine…………………….. Moe, Robert………………………… Nelson, Allen………………………. Nelson, Christine………………….. Nordby, Bonnie……………………. Nyman, Maria……………………… Philipson, Joyce…………………… Rekowski, Phyllis…………………. Rosenlund, Mary…………………. Rowell, Carol……………………… Sanford, Violet……………………. Schmeidel, Dolores………………. Schroepfer, Ramona…………….. Stiles, Esther……………………… Wendt, Darlene…………………… With, Joanne………………………. Young, Dorothy…………………….

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Maxine Baker, My Mother Izzy Batson Eddie Biernet Robert Boersma Cal Carr Carolyn C. Carson Gail Javorina Husband Paul Ken Clark Larry Dagen Jack Donovan Donald Doty Brother Sonny T. Ron Edgar Son John Glen Ferkingstad John Franklin Dewayne & Monica Joan Prairie Lolita Halverson Mary Joe Howard Helland Connie Bjonfald, Robt., M Irwin Bob Kleven Beul Kroonblawd Henry & Hilda Furst Husband John Feraz Meyer Parents Harold A. Nelson Harold Nelson Joyce Son Mike Harold Philipson Erwin Arne Mother Elvashea Charlotte Jurgensen Mary Carver Husband Albert Wesley Stiles Loran Wendt Ed With Barbara

Listed below are donations received since our Fall 2015 newsletter and prior to print deadlines for this edition. Once again, we thank all the clients, caregivers, churches, organizations, friends, families and others for their generous support. A convenient envelope is included if you wish to honor or remember a loved one or friend with your donation.

DONORS SPRING 2016

In Memory In Honor Amaris, Victoria………………………. Anderson, Paul………………………. Baker, Nancy…………………………. Bank, Shirlee…………………………. Beelen, Karen………………………… Burns, Virginia……………………….. Cavanaugh, Lorraine………………… Gangelhoff, David & Teresa………… Hamel, Carolyn………………………. Haug, Carmen……………………….. Hestick, Michael……………………… Kelly, Magdalen……………………… Kroonblawd, Corinne……………….. Lewis, Rosie…………………………. Madsen, Lillian………………………. Mason, Dorothy……………………… McCubrey, Ruth……………………… Nelson, Allen…………………………. Newell, Patricia………………………. Nyman, Maria………………………… Oehm, Linda…………………………. Rodgers, Paula………………………. Roufs, Mary………………………….. Young, Ted…………………………...

PACO Mother, Elizabeth My Mother Minnetonka Comm. School Bob O’Neel HOME Program My Family Martin & Madeline Eisenhart Staff at HOME HOME All volunteers Kelly Family My family My Mom, Grandmother Children Tom Mason The staff Jeannette G. Nelson Breck School Volunteers Husband Wayne Volunteers & Helpers Carolyn Campbell Snow Removal Group Dillon Paiva

Send us your feedback— have you wanted to

let us know something ? Your suggestions, compliments, sharing a funny story or special moment with the HOME program is welcome! We want to hear it! Your insights are important. Write to us or e-mail us at: home@seniorcommunity.org!

Donor Acknowledgements Continued On Page 6

Thank You All for Your Donations!

Anderson, Emmer Anderson, Warren & Dorothy Anderson, Ruth Atkinson, Stanley Babcock, Bette Bakun, Dolores Bauer, Lavern Baytee. S. Y. Bergstrom, Jane Bodene, Charlotte Bovaird, Stephanie Bove, Patricia Brechlin, Marilyn Bresnahan, Arlis Bursh, Muriel Burton, Jessie Carroll, David Casper, Raymond Jr. Cecka, Jane Christensen, Leroy Clark, William Cofer, Marvin Comee, Richard Corbusier, Barbara Cranford, Sheila Cyr, Stanley Dalton, Jacqlyn Davis, Robert Day, Laverne Demry, Phyllis Doble, Shirely Eckhoff, Rosalie Elhadary, Osman Feudner, Milas Floyd, Phyllis Fredensborg, Kaye Froh, Joan Garcia, Earlene Gettinger, Jill Goldman, Marilyn Goosen, Peter Gray, Idella Greenlees, Pat Grimes, Joan Hammen, Donald Harbison, Marguite Hayes, Mae

Heart of Robbinsdale Community Foundation Heitkampm Alfred Hilden, Gale Hill, Josephine Hotchkiss, Pat Hultquist, Harvey Inberg, Aviva Iverson, Margaret Jacobsen, Donald & Murva Jensen, Kenneth Johnson, Julie Johnson, Mary Johnson, Richard Jones, Darleen Kackman, Grace Kenney, Mary Kirsch, Martin Kronberg, Anna Larsen, Gael Larson, Beverly Leonard, Donna Long, Delores Long, Lucille Mack, Gerald & JoAnn Madsen, Lilliain Mamel, Dorothy Marble, Kathleen Martinek, Mary Mcintire, Catherine Mikkola, Phoebe Miller, Judith Milton, Joyce Montgomery, Donald Morrison, Beverly Morrow, Anne Muller, Marilyn Murphy, Kathleen Naylor, Lorene Nguyen, Sang Norvich, Joseph & Shirley Nyman, Maria O’Leary, Joan Oleson, Arlene Osman, Abdul Latif Pahl, Margaret Peterson, Helen

Pierson, Doris Powis, Lori Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr Rasmussen, Emmaline Roberg, Joy Mills Rodgers, Mary Ronning, Ila Rosenlund, Mary Rowe, Elaine Rustad, Nyra Scheffler, Irene Scherkenbach, Lorraine Schermeister, Dorothy Scherrer, Beverly Schimmel, Robert & Susanne Schon, Robert Severson, Diaha Severson, Marie Shelton, Susan Sjostrom, Dayton & Shirley Sommers, Marlene Stone, Stanley Strom, Peggy Suchy, Peggy Suckerman, Beatrice Swenson, Dick Tamborino, Shannon Tauer, Caryn Teener, Sophie Tichy, Charles & Audrey Towah, John & Joyce Troy Company, LLC, Troy Schimdke Valley Community Presbyterian Church of Golden Valley Vandomelen, Ryan Vork, Leslie Wallin, Robert Webber, Louis Wessen, Lucille Westerman, Gordon Wilk, Irene Willette, Roger Yearneau, Veronica Yonker, Richard & Rita Zobbi, Kazuko

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Homemaking Do you need help with routine house cleaning? We have wonderful homemakers who can give you a hand with vacuuming, dusting, mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms, changing bed linens, laundry, grocery shopping and errands. Cleaning help is provided on a regularly scheduled, on-going basis. We do not offer one-time or occasional “as you need it” service. There is a 2 hour minimum per visit. Services are eligible for our sliding scale hourly rates based on income. Please call Valerie at the HOME program for more information or to sign up.

Volunteer Groups Each year many marvelous individuals and groups of volunteers assist HOME clients with yard clean-up, weeding, window washing and other chores. You can request volunteer help, provided at no cost, by completing and returning the sign up sheet insert. We do ask that you, or someone from your household, is home when volunteers are present and that you provide supplies such as compostable leaf bags. Be sure to sign-up early! Our volunteers are very busy each season and we make every effort to get to as

many clients as possible. For questions about volunteers, call or email Jeanne at 952-767-7894 or scsvolunteer@seniorcommunity.org.

HOME Spring & Summer Services

Minor Repairs Do you have a “honey-do” list of minor repairs? Our outstanding maintenance workers are available to help replace faucets, install grab bars, replace doorknobs and much more. There is a 1 hour minimum per visit. Rates are based on your household monthly income. Please request service by calling Marcy at the HOME program.

Lawn Mowing HOME has workers that will mow your lawn every 7—10 days (may vary dependent upon the weather and growing conditions). Trimming around walks, etc. is done once a month. Clients do need to sign up for the season. We are not able to staff for one-time, on call service. Mowers furnish their own equipment and do not charge for travel time. There is a 1 hour minimum and rates are based on your monthly household income.

Painting Spring is in the air! Have you noticed that there are rooms in your house that need freshening up? Or maybe a deck or sunroom that needs another coat of paint? HOME painters can help! Our workers are able to do both interior and exterior painting. Hourly rates are based on your monthly household income. To request painting contact Marcy at the HOME program.

Household and Outdoor Maintenance for Elderly 952-746-4046 www.seniorcommunity.org

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o

Virginia B. in Edina, our

lucky winner of the “Get

Ready for Winter”

drawing! She received 2

hours of light maintenance

repair. Stay tuned for our

next drawing in the fall.

Senior Community Services

10201 Wayzata Blvd Suite #335

Minnetonka, MN 55305 - 1563

www.seniorcommunity.org

Household and Outside Maintenance for Elderly

Current Resident or :

HOME is a program of Senior Community Services, a non-profit agency funded under contract with the Metropolitan Area on Aging, Minnesota DHS and by United Way. HOME complies with Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

HOME Program by Senior Community Services “Join us in our efforts to mobilize the community to reimagine aging.”

Household and Outside Maintenance for Elderly 952-746-4046

Thank you! To all at HOME

TO HOME, You make it possible for me to stay in my home. It is wonderful to know there is help. I have had “HOME” help me for 7-8 years. You all have done a superb job. Gratefully Yours! Gertrude