Service CoordinationService Coordinator at NDH links seniors to supportive services and other community resources. Some service coordinator positions are funded through HUD grants, while others are supported through federal rent subsidies or by municipalities through tax income.
Service coordinators assist in accessing needed supportive services to allow them to maintain their independence and remain in their homes and avoid premature admission to more costly institutionalized care. Our team assists seniors with Medicaid, Social Security, legal assistance and other benefits; referrals to other service organizations, including preventative dental care, health and nutrition education; fitness, learning and socialization opportunities. |
Services Include:
|
Health and WellnessOver the next 20 years, the population of people age 65 and older will double, and those 85 and older will increase five-fold. Combined with the existing shortage of trained nurses, nursing assistants and home-care providers—which extends beyond the care of seniors—the U.S. will need an additional 3.5 million healthcare workers by 2030 just to maintain the current ratio of workers to the population.
|
|
SNAP NUTRITION PROGRAM
|
SNAP Improves Health Outcomes
Food insecure seniors are worse off for a wide array of health outcomes. They have lower nutrient intakes and are more likely to suffer from diabetes, depression, limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs), high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, heart attacks, gum disease, and asthma. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is available to anyone living on a low or fixed income. NDH will:
|
SNAP helps people with low-income buy healthy food. A food assistance household is normally a group of people who live together and buy food and cook meals together.
|
