Search and Care provides information, referral and care management to approximately 320 people each year with seven full-time and three part-time paid staff, student interns and volunteers. Services address each client's specific needs. Assistance is provided with respect for confidentiality and for the right of an individual to make essential decisions about his or her life.

Care managers take three main steps:

• visit the elderly person and arrange for direct care if necessary
• determine short and long-term needs by examining the situation in detail, identifying problems, and helping the client reach solutions without sacrificing independence
• stay in touch by monitoring or helping coordinate the services

We connect our clients to many different services and resources, including:

• Health and mental health care and health-related services
• Home care
• Medicaid and other entitlements and benefits
• Transportation, Meals On Wheels, social day care, telephone reassurance and other community-based services
• Housing
• Legal and protective services

Within our own program, staff, interns, social work students and volunteers provide:

• Nursing or occupational therapy visits
• Social activities
• Daily money management
• Escort, shopping and other individualized services

For further information, please contact: Susan Siroto, Program Director