Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program

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Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program

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John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary, Walnut Creek

Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program

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The vision of Caring Hands Volunteer Caregivers Program is to promote independence and enhance the quality of life of the aging population in our community through meaningful, one-on-one relationships with caring volunteers.

Our mission is to create one-on-one matches between caring volunteers and seniors in need who may be frail, isolated, or disabled over the age of 60, enabling them to stay in their homes, and remain independent, as long as safely possible by providing free non-medical in-home assistance.

Our life-enhancing services include: friendly phone calling (in conjunction with any other service), friendly visiting and companionship, transportation and escort to medical appointments and other needed services, assistance with shopping and errands, respite care (or rest for the family caregiver), reading mail and letter writing, light household tasks and light meal preparation, minor home repairs and yard work. All services are generally provided 1 - 3 hours per week to meet a long term need, and are based on the availability of volunteers.

Since the inception of Caring Hands in the fall of 1998, we have attempted to meet a remarkable and growing need for volunteer services in Central, South, and East Contra Costa County. Statistics for Contra Costa County reveal that during the period from 1990 - 2010 there will be a 237% increase in the 85+ age group. In addition, statistics for the same period indicate nearly 155,000 people will join the 55+ population or more than one in four households will potentially need the type of assistance Caring Hands provides.

October 2007

241 Seniors actively matched with weekly services from 212 Volunteers
13 seniors are receiving occasional service;
8 seniors are waiting to be matched for the first time; 10 seniors are waiting to be re-matched
16 volunteers are active and not matched (serving as Advisory Committee members, Office Volunteers, or Congregational Coordinators); 59 volunteers will substitute

2006 Highlights

Volunteer Service Hours - more than 20,800
Volunteers trained - 104
One-way assisted rides in East County - more than 2,000
One-way assisted rides program wide - more than 8,400
Active volunteers from nearly 30 faith congregations and the community-at-large
306 Volunteers* served 357 Seniors

February 1999 - Present

Volunteer service hours - more than 114,000
Senior Recipients of Caring Hands services - 1,000
Volunteers Trained - more than 750
Information and referral -more than 6,500 individuals
Volunteers from nearly 65 faith congregations and the community-at-large
Lives touched - more than 12,500 individuals
One-way assisted rides in East County - more than 7,500
One-way assisted rides program wide - more than 40,000!

Caring Hands is a collaborative effort of John Muir Health, congregations of various religious faiths, social service agencies, and the community-at-large

For more information call (925) 952-2999

* This number represents volunteers who served in 2006 in various capacities including Advisory Committee members, office volunteers, and volunteers in weekly one-on-one matches.