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Studies show that 85-90% of care for frail elderly is done by a <br /> youn�er caregiver many times a family member. SCS believes by <br /> helping the caregiver we can keep elderly out of the much more <br /> expensive �overnmental care system. SCS is a partner of Eldercare <br /> Partners (Wilder Foundation in Ramsey County, H.S.I. Inc. in <br /> Washington Co., D.A.R.T.S. in Dakota County and SCS in <br /> Hennepin/Wri�ht Counties) that provides Care�iver Education <br /> classes and individual Caregiver Coaching services. Most of the <br /> Caregiver Services for Orono are provided by Susan Makela, L.S.W. <br /> officed at the Plymouth Creek Center. <br /> Transportation Services <br /> SCS provides Orono seniors with three different styles of service: <br /> 1. Orono seniors participate in recreational and social outings <br /> to various locations. Examples would be a trip to the Otd <br /> Log Theater, a trip for lunch and pro�ram at the Giltespie <br /> Center and a trip to dress rehearsal for the Wayzata High <br /> School play. <br /> 2. Orono seniors utilize our Dial-a-Ride transportation service. <br /> Currently we have three small buses based at Gillespie <br /> Center that provide service two days a week. Seniors call <br /> ahead and arrange for a ride. <br /> 3. SCS operates a volunteer driver program. Volunteers are <br /> recruited (and screened) by SCS to drive their own cars. <br /> SCS offers mileage to the votunteers and does the <br /> dispatching. These volunteer drivers are used primarily to <br /> transport seniors to medicat appointments outside of the <br /> immediate area. <br /> Medicare and Health Insurance Counseling <br /> SCS recruits, trains and supervises volunteers that help seniors <br /> with several health insurance issues. If a senior gets dropped by <br /> their Medicare supplemental plan the 5CS volunteer will identify <br /> several alternative plans that cover the senior's doctor/clinic and <br /> are similar in price. These SCS volunteers also assist seniors that <br /> bring in grocery sacks full of paper work...."this is a bill / this is <br /> not a bitl" and help the senior make sense of it all. The SCS <br /> volunteers also will file appeals with Medicare/Medicaid and the <br /> supplemental company for denied coverage. Our volunteers have <br /> been very successful with appeals. Most of our SCS Health <br /> Insurance volunteers come from the health insurance fietd or work <br /> in an H.R.department at a local corporation. <br />