S2 Ep24: Clermont Senior Services with Jennifer Harcourt
How are you doing caring for another person? Are you caring for a parent, spouse or sibling? These are challenging seasons in our lives and you have heard me say it before that you will need to bring in help or take advantage of a retirement community. It is just too difficult to go it alone and many of those individuals will get sick and die before the person they are caring for. Today we have a special organization that I have watched grow over the years. They demonstrate great service to their community with a tremendous number of programs. It takes an amazing director to make it all work together. Jennifer Harcourt is that amazing Director at Clermont Senior Services, where she has worked for 10 years. In her current role, she oversees several departments including: transportation, home delivered meals, lifelong learning, adult day services, and the volunteer department.
Jennifer serves on the Executive Committee of the Clermont County Safety Net Alliance and has held many volunteer leadership positions throughout the years. Jennifer is a Miami University graduate and was born and raised in Clermont County, graduating from Williamsburg High School. She and her husband have 1 son who is currently serving in the United States Army, one daughter, and one granddaughter. Plan to hear about the wonderful services available and who is eligible for each of them. They serve almost 4000 individuals last year. The county is very large and they manage to do everything from transportation to doctor's appointments and dialysis to recreational visits to Walmart. All of the programs are Monday - Friday and they travel a lot of miles to help. Then there is the Senior Center itself where they offer multiple activities to respect choices and even have elevated gardening spaces and fishing opportunities onsite. The staff and volunteers are trained to support the seniors in many ways including two meals, ambulating with assistive devices and even toileting. They also have home safety teams for the homebound and this is a wonderful opportunity for volunteers too. Getting connected is vital so look for the website and Facebook page addresses listed below.
https://www.facebook.com/clermontseniorservices
https://clermontseniors.com/
513-724-1255
If you reside outside Clermont County you can contact Council on Aging of Southwest Ohio to find support or if you are outside Ohio contact your Area Agency on Aging for your state. Thanks again for Jennifer Harcourt!
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Teresa Rapp Youngstrom
Dementia Specialist
Teresa is a Seasoned Registered Nurse with more than 38 years of clinical and leadership experience. Diverse core competencies including Emergency and Trauma, Labor and Delivery, OR, ICU, Medical Surgical, Rehab, Hospice, Home Care, IV and Dementia Specialist, Private Duty Care, Marketer, Assisted Living and Memory Care Director, Staff Trainer, Speaker, Consultant and CE Provider. Her compassion for people living with Dementia is evident as soon as you meet her. She will provide your organization or family with excellent insight and care.
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