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LTC/310 Community Newsletter

Newsletter discussing community-based long-term healthcare programs.

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    Running head: NEWSLETTER 1 Community Newsletter LTC/310

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    NEWSLETTER 2 I. Basic Information A. Meals on Wheels 1. Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers hot meals to the elderly. It is designed to make sure that the elderly get at least one good, hot meal a day. This program started back during World War II. It originated from a group called Women’s Volunteer Services for Civil Defense. This group would deliver meals to the servicemen in the war. B. Craniosacral Manipulation 1. Craniosacral Manipulation is a gentle healing approach to pain and discomfort. It works through the slight and obvious palpable rhythm that is active and emanating from the patient’s brain through their spinal cord. 2. This is a bona fide and accredited study first expressed during the e arly 1900’s by William Sutherland, who was an American Osteopathic physician. C. Program : National caregivers program 1. This program provide care for all our returning Veterans II. Qualifications A. Meals on Wheels

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    NEWSLETTER 3 1. Meals on Wheels is a nationally accredited organization through the Meals on Wheels Association of America. a) Qualifications for Meals on Wheels vary in each community and programs. A waiting list is maintained because of the limitations in the program to provide services. Those that the service is needed the most will be taken first. 2. Review Process a) Once a person is able to provide for themselves they are removed from the program. 3. Staff a) Meals on Wheels is a volunteer program. The individuals delivering food must have a valid driver's license and can either use their own vehicle to make the deliveries or in some cases a van is available to use. The volunteers are of all ages. b) Volunteers can sit and visit for a brief time period. They do not have much time because of other meals that need to be delivered. The volunteers should not be doing household chores for the consumers or transporting the consumers. They are not paid staff. 4. There are costs involved with this program. The cost of the program or suggested donation varies for each individual.

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