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Contracted Community-Based Services
Services funded by Kitsap A/LTC and subcontracted to community
providers.
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Kitsap A/LTC contracts with
Elder & Adult Day Services Green Mountain
Center to provide Adult Day Health and Day Care Services. |
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The Adult Day Health program
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is a supervised daytime program providing services intended to prevent
or delay entrance into institutional care. |
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addresses the physical, emotional, and cognitive needs of eligible
clients. |
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provides a variety of health, social and related support services in a
protective setting. |
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provides relief for unpaid caregivers of persons with functional
disabilities requiring assistance with activities of daily living.
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The Adult Day Care program . . . .
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For more information, please call (360) 377-9810 or visit
www.eads-cares.org.
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| Senior
Nutrition Services |
Congregate Nutrition Services
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| With funding from the National Family Caregiver Support Program and the
State Kinship Caregivers Support Program, Kitsap A/LTC contracts with
Kitsap Community Resources to provide services to grandparents and other
relatives raising children throughout the county. |
The program provides
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information to relative caregivers about available services.
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assistance to relative caregivers in gaining access to the services. |
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limited financial assistance.
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emergency support services.
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For more information, please call Kitsap Community Resources at (360)
377-0053 or visit their website, www.kcr.org.
Another valuable resource site:
Kinship Care in Washington State
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| Kitsap A/LTC contracts with
Henderson*Jones*Short, PLLC,
to provide senior legal services in Kitsap County.
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This service provides
legal services to county residents who are
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60 years of age or older |
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in social and/or economic need and |
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in need of legal advice and/or
representation on selected issues or entitlements. |
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The problems to be
addressed are
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income maintenance |
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health care |
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housing |
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guardianship |
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protective services |
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consumer transactions and |
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ombudsman support.
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For more
information, please call (360) 876-9221or visit
www.hendersonjonesshort.com.
Legal services may also be obtained through
Northwest Justice Project
and Columbia Legal
Services.
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| Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program |
| The Ombudsman Program is a volunteer-based
program intended to improve the quality of life for people who live in
licensed long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted
living facilities, adult family homes, and the state veterans home.
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Ombudsmen
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advocate for the rights of the
residents guaranteed by federal and state laws and regulations. |
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investigate and resolve concerns
made by or on behalf of residents. |
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work with residents, families,
friends, operators and staff of facilities to meet resident
needs and concerns. |
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monitor laws, regulations and
policies that affect those who live in long-term care
facilities. |
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recommend changes to those laws.
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provide public education about
long-term care facilities, regulations governing them and the
long-term care system. |
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The regional long-term care ombudsman
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supervises volunteers who visit
residents in assigned facilities on a weekly basis.
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assists with resolution.
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provides training, support and
recognition to the volunteers. |
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For more information, please call (360) 337-5714 or 1-800-562-6418, or visit
the program's
website.
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| Senior Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) |
| The SFMNP provides low-income seniors 60
years of age and older with
vouchers to purchase fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown
fruits, vegetables, and herbs from authorized farmers' markets from July
through October. |
The program provides nutrition educational
materials including
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recipes |
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nutrient values |
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food preparation information |
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food storage information.
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| In Kitsap County there are four farmers'
markets (twenty-eight farms) and two roadside stands participating in
the program. |
| Homebound seniors may receive
home-delivered produce baskets of similar content through the
Home-Delivered Meals program.
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For more information, please call (360) 377-8511 or toll free (888) 877-8511
or visit Washington State
University Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
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