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Show Central Utah Project Care Coalition (Front Row) Julie Jepson, Helen Shaw, Lynette Robison, LuDean Harris, Judy Fullmer, Ronna Leyba, Regina Eklund, Dorie Kelsh. (Back Row) Barbara Gofer, Rex Dunn, Garr Curtis, Ron Nielson, John Anderson, Mary Davis, Ross Bumgardner. Not Pictured: Cindy Knaphus, Matthew Pace (somebody had to take the picture) The Central Utah Project Care Coalition was formed in response to the National Eldercare Campaign and a start-u- p Project Care grant of $5,000. Aging service agencies in the Sevier County and South Sanpete County areas have been working together in a Senior Services Coordinating Council for the past five years to better serve senior citizens of the area. This council has agreed to serve as the core for the Project Care Coalition and has worked very hard during the fall and winter to publicize the tabloid and an accompanying brochure. the national eldercare goals, the local coalition should include organizations as members of the coalition to gain a broader community scope in serving the elderly. Communities working together can gain a higher degree of success in mobilizing needed resources, and the cooperation to more adequately serve To accomplish non-tradition- al elderly needs. The mission and goals of the coalition is to consider the needs of the frail elderly who are at risk of loosing their independence, and try to find ways to fill the service gaps to meet some of those needs. The coalition can use current needs assessments and available statistics to determine the most pressing needs. Needs of the area are also based on requests for service from the elderly, their families and friends. Some of the needs the council is aware of include: Homemaker and Home Health Aide Services Increased Home Delivered Meals Increased transportation Chore for medical, shopping and other primary needs of these services are in service Respite service. Some place but have waiting lists or are not available in all areas. Another serious problem Central Utah rural seniors face is the economic situation which affects many of their children requiring them to move from the area to find employment, leaving seniors without the support of family members. Because the Central Utah Project Care Coalition is aware of many of the problems area frail elderly face, we have chosen as our first project, an effort to educate the public of the existing services and how to access them. A major reason for publishing this tabloid is to help the public realize that the aging population is the fastest growing segment of the population in the country. By the year 2030 the aging population will be twice as large as it is today. This large percent of aged persons will change all aspects of our lives across all ages. This tabloid discussing aged services is being distributed in local newspapers in the counties of Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne and Piute Counties and an additional number be available through senior service organizations. There also be a brochure published to list aging services and the organizations which provide them, a contact person and phone number. will will The coalition would welcome additional members to help us represent a wide scope of the community and some aging organizations who would represent service groups. non-tradition- al Please keep this tabloid for future reference or give it to someone you think could use the information. LOOKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE Spring 1993 '5 |