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News and Events
Memory Loss Caregivers Support Group Wed, September 8th from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Caregiver Discussion Group will meet Wednesday, September 22 from 2-3:30 at the Park Rapids Library. Early Memory Loss Project - support for those with memory issues |
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM The Park Rapids Living at Home/Block Nurse Program began in 1992 under the umbrella of Mahube Community Council with Sharon Voyda as the Program Director.
In 1999, Living at Home/Block Nurse became a 501(c)3, independent from Mahube. The Board of Directors hired Jean Schwartz as Program Director in August, 2000. The program was reorganized to fulfill the mission to enable seniors to remain living in the homes of their choice.The Program's service area followed the boundaries of the Park Rapids School District.
As requests came from the surrounding area, the boundaries eventually expanded to include Nevis and Akeley.
We applied for and received a 30-month Faith in Action grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in late 2001. This made it possible to hire Beth Waller as Care Coordinator in October of that year. At that time, Interfaith Caregivers was added to the program's name.
Initially, there were five coalition congregations:
Eight more churches have joined us:
Iva Thielges was hired as the new program director in April, 2005 upon the retirement of Jean Schwartz.
Men from First Lutheran Church of Akeley and First English Lutheran of Dorset formed our first ramp-building crews in the summer of 2005. Aided by funding through a grant from the Department of Human Services, reimbursement was provided for coordination time and mileage.
In September, 2005, the Living at Home Board voted to join the Alliance of Interfaith Caregivers with groups from Pierz, Princeton,
A Caregiver Discussion Group was organized in the fall of 2005 with Laurel Hed, social worker, as facilitator. Funding for the Family Caregiver Support Program is provided by a grant through Lutheran Social Services and Laurel now serves as our part time Caregiver Coach. Laurel lends a listening ear and information on community resources to our caregivers. Respite care is available for caregivers to take a break or to attend the Caregiver Discussion Group.
Living at Home remains committed to providing the best possible care through the mobilization of our wonderful volunteers to enable seniors to remain living in the home of their choice. |
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