Neighborly Care Network

Nutrition services:neighborly nutrition services continues to provide meals on wheels, congregate dining, nutrition education, nutrition counseling and community outreach to seniors throughout pinellas county. We currently provide meals and socialization from eleven (11) nutrition sites and three (3) adult day Care centers. We also serve over 100 meals on wheels routes throughout the county that provide hot and frozen meals. We strive to assist seniors at risk for institutional placement, those who speak limited english, are disabled or have low income. Neighborly nutrition services provides over 600,000 meals annually.

Adult day Care services:neighborly Care Network adult day Care currently has three locations serving pinellas county. We serve seniors over the age of 60 with different levels of cognitive impairments. These clients live at home with caregivers and come to the centers for socialization, nutrition and medical monitoring. 60% of their days are spent doing various activities. There are three (3) levels of activities provided for different abilities and interests. Each day, clients receive a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack. There are nurses on duty at each center providing medical monitoring. (continued on schedule o)monthly vital signs and weights are taken and documented in their charts, along with quarterly Care plans. Neighborly Care Network day Care has remained deficiency free and caregivers have given us a 97% on our quality assurance surveys, stating that an adc service has enhanced the lives of their loved ones. Neighborly Care Network adult day Care provided 39,430 hours of Care to 182 clients in 2022.

Transportation:since 1977, the Neighborly Care Network transportation program has worked with community partners by providing an average of 300 daily trips for over 5,000 registered clients to our senior cafes and day centers throughout pinellas county. Averaging 60,000 trips annually, we provide both ambulatory and non-ambulatory transportation services to food and group shopping trips, as well as any other life-sustaining trips and have consistently earned from them a 98%-99% satisfaction rate over the years.