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Resources / News Liberty at Home is here to help. Please check this page often for valuable resources and information for caregivers, as well as news from the Liberty at Home organization.
Age Has No Season, January 2010
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Age Has No Season, November 2009
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Age Has No Season, October 2009
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2008 Congregational Partnership Serves Media Community Just over one year ago, Liberty at Home celebrated the beginning of a partnership in ministry with Reformation Lutheran Church in Media with the opening of their new office serving the Delaware County area.
In December 2007, Liberty Lutheran Services was chosen to participate in the Aging Community Initiative (ACI) grant, in collaboration with Lutheran Services in America and the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. Liberty’s selection for participation in ACI complements Caregiver Circles, a support and educational outreach program started in 2004 in partnership with congregations throughout Southeast Pennsylvania. Liberty at Home, managing the one-year ACI pilot project, has developed The Gathering, a volunteer respite care and training program for older adults and their caregivers, in partnership with Reformation Lutheran Church.
During this past year, Liberty at Home recruited members of Reformation to participate in the caregivers’ training program for The Gathering. Held at the church, the program teaches volunteer caregivers how to provide non-medical care in a safe and caring environment for older adults.
Cynthia Atwood, a Gathering volunteer, serves to honor her father’s best friend and her aunt, who suffered from dementia. “This is my way of passing it forward,” she says. “The Gathering is a great model. Caregivers are often hesitant to reach out for help. But by offering this program in your own church with familiar people and surroundings, loved ones feel reassured.”
Gary Kamin is one of The Gathering’s faithful volunteers. He has been a member of Reformation for more than 48 years and serves on the church council; his personal labor of love and overwhelming responsibility of caring for his father brought him to The Gathering. After his mother, who cared for his father, passed away, Gary and his brother became their dad’s caregivers. “My mother hid a lot from us; we just didn’t realize how difficult caring for dad had been for her. Now I understand how important it is for caregivers to have a break.”
With the first group of volunteer caregivers trained, The Gathering will open its day respite program to older adults early in 2009.
Throughout the past year, Liberty at Home has provided approximately 5,000 hours of service per month to people in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Liberty at Home staff understand there’s no place like home — and are ready to help, once a week, once a month, or every day.
For more information about Liberty at Home’s comprehensive, personalized in-home services, call your local office to speak with one of our registered nurses:
610-566-3791 (Media office)
215-643-6496 (Ambler office)
215-934-3030 (Philadelphia office)
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