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Home Care will provide compassionate services for the elderly
and disabled individual to have the opportunity to live and
die with dignity in their own
home or community.
Quality services will be provided by trained, reliable and
committed staff.
TCC HOME CARE SERVICES is announcing
a new service for family caregivers.
A "family caregiver" is:
1) Any family member, or another individual, who is an informal
provider
that cares for an elder age 60 and older.
2) Grandparents who are age 60 and older, is the primary caregiver
and
has legal custody or guardianship for a child under the 18 years
of age.
This service provides:
- Information to caregivers about available services through
community
meetings, health fairs, or other similar meetings, and caregiver
articles
in local newspapers.
- Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to support services.
- Respite Services
- Referral for individual counseling, organization of support
groups, and
training for caregivers.
- Limited supplemental services to complement the care provided
by
caregivers.
For more information about the Family Caregivers Service or
other Home Care Services, contact Darlene Lord, RN, Home Care
Director at 1-800-478-7822, extension 3441.
Adult Protective Services
(abuse reports for vulnerable adults)
Division of Senior Services
Statewide Intake Telephone Number: 1-800-478-9996
Intake FAX Number: (907) 562-3040
Anchorage Number: (907) 563-5654
Central Office Address:
Division of Senior Services
Frontier Building
3601 "C" Street, Suite 260
Anchorage, AK 99503
Definition of "vulnerable adult":
"vulnerable adult means a person 18 years of age or older
who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to
meet the person's own needs or to seek help without assistance.
TCC - Home Care Services
201 1st Ave., Suite 300
Fairbanks, AK 99701
1-800-478-7822
Fax: 459-3985
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Director of Home Care Services
Darlene Lord, RN
Ext. 3441
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Program Assistant
Margaret Craft
Ext. 3440
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Subregions Served By Program Coordinators
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Lisa Richard, RN
Ext. 3443
Fairbanks
Hughes
Manley
Minto
Rampart
Stevens Village
Ft. Yukon
Circle
Galena
Galena
Huslia
Kaltag
Koyukuk
Nutato
Ruby
Holy Cross
Anvik
Grayling
Holy Cross
Shageluk
Tok
Dot Lake
Eagle
Healy Lake
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Darlene Lord, RN
Ext. 3445
Fairbanks
Alatna
Allakaket
Evensville
Nenana
Tanana
Ft. Yukon
Arctic Village
Beaver
Birch Creek
Chalkyitsik
Ft. Yukon
Venetie
McGrath
McGrath
Nikolai
Takotna
Tok
Mentasta
Northway
Tanacross
Tetlin
Tok
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