Member Services - Sharecare of Leelanau

Transportation

Volunteers use their own vehicles to provide rides to seniors who do not have available transportation. Rides are given to medical and non-medical appointments that promote health and wellness. The maximum number of rides is five per month.

Wellness Liaison

ShareCare is not a medical provider or a replacement for a member’s general practitioner or other health care provider. However, because so many of the issues facing seniors have something to do with health, ShareCare has a Senior Wellness Liaison. This qualified staff member assists seniors and their families by understanding the individual’s needs and developing a plan for how ShareCare can help. The Senior Wellness Liaison may consult with the staff at Leelanau County Senior Services.

Phone Reassurance Program

Volunteers check-in weekly with seniors who request a call. If requested, calls can occur on a modified schedule.

Basic Respite

It is important that caregivers take care of themselves. Volunteers with special training will provide up to four hours of basic respite each month. Basic respite does not include toileting, bathing, dispensing medication or changing clothes.

Yard Clean-Up (Fall and Spring)

Volunteers sign up to help seniors with small jobs, such as moving patio furniture, potting plants and flower boxes and light gardening chores.

Friendly Visits

Living alone can be socially isolating for a senior, particularly in a rural community where limited transportation options are available. Friendly Visit volunteers check-in for an hour every week in the senior’s home.

Errands

Volunteers pick up and deliver groceries, prescriptions, mail and library items. Member must call the library in advance to set up delivery.

Wellness Programming

ShareCare offers informational workshops, wellness activities, and social events across Leelanau County.

Memory Cafe

Sharecare’s Memory Cafe is a welcoming social gathering for people living with memory loss and their caregiver.