Senior Community Services
About us
Enhancing Lives, Preserving Dignity, Presenting Choices For too many people, growing older means giving up the self-sufficient lifestyle they?ve always enjoyed. At Senior Community Services SCS, we?re working to change that. We?re helping older people remain healthier, more active, and more independent than ever before. SCS? four nationally accredited Senior Centers nurture the mind, body and soul of active older adults. At Centers in Yeadon, Folsom, Chester and Darby Township there are health screenings, informative lectures, intergenerational activities, trips and cultural celebrations. Over 7,700 individuals walked through the doors of SCS Centers last year. SCS? Congregate Nutrition Program serves almost 25,000 breakfasts, deli or hot lunches at SCS? Centers. SCS? Center for Life Long Learning engages, energizes and entertains while fostering active aging. Hundreds of older adults participated in nearly 200 classes last year. SCS? SeniorServe Program recruits, trains and formally recognizes SCS? volunteers. Last year 410 individuals dedicated 45,988 hours. SCS? Care Management?s social workers connect low income elderly to support services such as assistance with bathing, installation of stair glides and resources for light chores. 1,525 homebound older persons were served. Senior Center at Home staff and trained volunteers reduce depression and increase motivation by engaging homebound seniors in meaningful activities such as playing scrabble, making scrapbooks and visiting with therapy dogs. 1,138 visits were logged. SCS? Family Caregiver Support Program social workers assisted 249 families with problem solving, resource connections, emotional support and financial reimbursement for care giving expenses. SCS? Hearing Discovery Center provides education, support groups and a loaner library of assistive devices for the hearing impaired. SCS? Cognitive Stimulation contain abundant content to trigger sensory responses and powerful reminiscence. 180 kits were use
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