Home/Nursing Home Visits: A home visitor plays an essential role in enhancing the well-being and quality of life of individuals, particularly seniors or people with disabilities, who wish to remain in their homes. Their responsibilities are both social and supportive and ​​are centered around providing non-medical assistance and companionship, supporting both the social and practical needs of clients to help them maintain a fulfilling and independent lifestyle at home.

 

Good Morning Phone Calls: A volunteer places a phone call to make sure the client is safe and to provide a cheerful start to the client's day. During this 10-15 minute phone call, you are also providing companionship, checking on wellbeing, offering reminders, encouraging engagement and supporting independence.​​ Hearing a friendly voice in the morning also helps seniors start the day with a positive attitude.

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Chore/Errand Services: Designed to support low-income seniors and includes a variety of common handyman tasks aimed at maintaining safety, comfort, and accessibility within the home. When a senior requests assistance securing handyman services, Hyacinth's will facilitate access to the help they need.​​ These tasks are generally limited to small-scale jobs and errands that do not require licensed professionals and are focused on improving the living environment for seniors while ensuring their safety and independence at home.​​

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​​​​Help with Benefit Access: Volunteers can play a crucial role in supporting low-income seniors by connecting them with essential benefits provided by the State of Illinois and the federal government. Volunteers often serve as advocates and guides, helping seniors navigate complex application processes and ensuring they receive the assistance they are entitled to, which can include:​​​​

 

Quality of Life Services: Hyacinths and its volunteers do more than provide for an elderly person's basic needs. We want to offer them the opportunity to look forward to each day; to feel purpose, joy and dignity daily. To that end, we make sure to discover what will accomplish this, knowing it will be different for each of our clients. 

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