The experts at Southwest 8 Senior Services, Inc. know just how to handle the challenges that aging brings. We have been helping seniors maintain their independence in the community since 1980. We provide a broad range of programs that support seniors, caregivers and their families in the eight southwest counties of Iowa: Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, and Shelby.
From in-home services like home-delivered meals and housecleaning to information about Medicare and drug cards to family caregiver support for seniors and their loved ones, we can help.
Call Toll-Free: 1-800-432-9209 to talk with our experts today. You'll be glad you did.
- 2010 Older Volunteer AwardsN4A is asking for nominations for the 2010 Older Volunteer Awards. The theme is Older Volunteers Enrich America. The program honors volunteers age 50 and older who have served (volunteered) for at least one year for a particular program and are committed to volunteering for their peers and promote volunteering nationwide. The volunteers will attend an award ceremonty in Washington, D.C. in May 2010.
The nominations muyst be recieved by the beginnning of the second week of this February. To nominate a volunteer, please visit the webstie www.n4a.org/programs/metlife-older-volunteers. Also, please email cdavis@southwest8.org your volunteer you have nominated, so Southwest 8 may keep track of the volunteers nominated from this area!
Please let others know of this award so they would also make a reccomendation.
Thank you so much!
- Be a Good Neighbor to Senior Citizens -
From all indications, we seem to be experiencing one of the snowiest winters in several years. This amount of snow can be overwhelming for the average citizen, but this year, Southwest 8 Senior Services asks you to think about your elderly family members, friends and neighbors. If you have a neighbor who is a frail senior, please consider taking some extra time to shovel or snow-blow their driveway, sidewalks and / or porch. This gesture can make a huge difference to a homebound senior who will appreciate your extra efforts when they retrieve their mail or newspaper, or when they have Meals on Wheels delivered. Inclement weather also makes it difficult even for active seniors get out and about to run errands, so if you are making a routine trip to the grocery store, check with your elderly neighbor to see if they are in need of a few necessary items. The amount and frequency of this winter’s snow makes it impossible to provide volunteers for all of the seniors who need assistance with snow removal. So Southwest 8 asks that we all “Be a Good Neighbor to a Senior” and assist those seniors in your neighborhood who need help. Also, if you are interested in volunteering to provide snow removal for frail seniors in your community, please call Southwest 8 Senior Services and speak directly with our volunteer manager at 712-328-2540 or 800-432-9209, extension 21.
- Request for Proposal NotificationSouthwest 8 Senior Services, Inc. is currently soliciting proposals to provide services to the elderly and their caregivers. The Request for Proposals (RFP) being issued on December 21, 2009 is for those agencies who which to contract with Southwest 8 for any of the home and community based services listed in the proposal. This RFP does not apply to those agencies that wish to have a purchase of service agreement with the agency in FY 2011. The notification on those agreements will be issued in March.
Proposals are due back into the Southwest 8 office by 5:00 pm February 1, 2010.
Feel free to make additional copies of the proposals if you need to. Also, if the proposal does not apply to you, feel free to pass it on to someone it may apply to.
QUESTIONS? Call Barbara Morrison at 328-2540 or 1-800-432-9209, extension 15.
