Statements of Value
The following values were reaffirmed as central to the organization’s work: All individuals will be treated with integrity, sincerity and empathy All individual’s privacy, dignity, autonomy and diversity will be respected and honored. PeopleCare will make a commitment to direct service, the desire to help, teamwork, partnership, and the human connection to the community especially […]
Nurse HealthLine 24/7 from AARP
We’ve all been hearing a lot about health care and how our system is about to change. Well, that’s really not news, if you have been keeping your eyes open lately there have been lots of changes taking place besides the HealthCare Reform.
Our Mission
Using primarily volunteers PeopleCare will assist and support the homebound elderly by providing socialization, emotional support and access to service providers where no one is denied services.
Keep PeopleCare in the Wings
Evelyn (81) called PeopleCare to inquire about taking her husband, Tony, to MacNeal Hospital for cancer treatments in the event he was not able to drive himself. He had recently been diagnosed with lymphoma. Ange assured her we could help out and spent most of that first phone call just listening. Evelyn was distraught about […]
Not Now Honey, I’m Playing Bingo
Trudy lived in The British Home and was pretty spunky for her 91 years. Her friend and PeopleCare volunteer, Carol would visit her from time to time to talk. Trudy always looked forward to the visits, as did Carol, who maintains she gained as much from the visits as Trudy did. This day was a […]
Sometimes the Rules Don’t Count
Sometimes you never know where the help will be needed. A PeopleCare volunteer had been visiting Phyllis, an 80 year old with Alzheimers. One particular visit she seemed especially agitated and upset. When asked if there was anything wrong she indicated that her daughter, Ellen, 51, had been diagnosed with cancer and was having a […]
95-Year Old Soccer Player Breaks Hip
Yes, that’s what we said a 95 year old broke his hip while playing soccer. The Florida grand kids convinced Grandpa to play soccer with them and he was doing just fine until he fell…broke his hip…and had to be taken to a Florida hospital. The doctor suggested that it could not be repaired without […]
I’m One of Your People
The phone rang as it does many times throughout the day at the PeopleCare office, but when Bruce answered he was a little taken by the request from the man on the other end. “Hi PeopleCare…m Frank and I’m one of your people… need some help.” “I’m happy you called, what can we do to […]
Christmas Dinner Will Never Be The Same
The Holidays were upon us and the office was getting a bit harried. We try to give the volunteers a bit of a respite from rides around Christmas and New Year. It’s a family time and sometimes squeezing in a ride can be rather difficult. But aside from all this, Helen was wondering how we […]
We Can’t Let Her Just Fade Away
A scholar…an artist…a teacher…a patron of the arts and now she’s in her late 80’s, diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s and living alone. The disease had already taken its toll, changing a once gregarious lady into a paranoid, frail person whose fear drove even friends and neighbors away. One caring friend suggested to a caregiver that […]
