Updated 11.18.24

OUR MISSION is dedicated to improving the overall quality of life for the elderly and all residing in long-term care through education, support & advocacy.

THE TWO MOST ASKED QUESTIONS:

Who Are We?

OUR ORGANIZATION is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan, and the first communtiy organization formed in Ohio to help those struggling in long-term care. Our organization is composed of family members and caregivers, citizens who sympathize with our cause, business professionals and community partners. We also have many families and caregivers who have lost loved ones and believe poor care and our broken health care system is the cause of bad events and outcomes, which can cause premature deaths, and traumatized endings for our elders and their families. Our organization finds the words of Roselynn Carter to be true, who once said, “ There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who has been a caregiver, those who are currently caregivers, and those who will be a caregiver, those who will need a caregiver.” We consider our organization to be unique in the way that we bring the issues and challenges faced in long-term care by residents and families out in the open. There has been an elephant in the room for way too long. We feel there has been too much people pleasing over acknowledging the issues and challanges that do exist. If it takes Elderly Advocates to not be one to ignore these issues, then we are willing to speak up to get those being treated poorly in long-term care to get help. We search and feel things will never change until we See Somthing, Say Something, and Do Something. These issues have gone on for decades, it has been in the media for years, yet, nothing improves. Somehow, it gets worse. Advocates are now making a collaborative effort to see care be what it should be. Theese are our loved family members, they are all of us, just older. We try to get those in power to give meaningful help to see, this is a personal issue for many, if not all of us. This arena shows how we view and treat human life when a higher level of care is needed and these human lives mean the world to us. We are those that value all life, even in aging.

What Do We Do?

We are dedicated to empowering residents and families to make the best decisions they are able. Being empowered is having the knowledge, confidence, means, or the ability to do things and make decisions. We strive to empower resident and families through education, resources, direct support, and networking with peers in similiar situations.

• We educate through different avenuues. We post information and resources on our Facebook Page, Our Website, through direct help. We also do Zoom informational or support meetings, we print brochures to bring awareness of what we can help we can provide to residents and families. Also, we send out newsletters with information and updates. We hold information forums at local libraries. We not only give resources and information to those in Ohio, we have helped many across the United States that call for this important information. Our website has reached most states and countries. Our educational reach is far.

• We advocate at the local, state, and federal level to educate policymakers what help is needed for those in long-term care. We advocate on behalf of residents and familes to our state agencies about help that is needed from them. We advocate to the public to join our effort to help those in long-term care get the help they need but lack receiving. We collaborate with other advocates across the country in being a united united voice and standing together in our quest for help.

• We give direct support to residents and families through emails, phone calls, attending care plan meetings, being a source they can call in a crisis situation that cannot wait a day or two. We have turned around many crisis situations from a bad direction to a more positive one. We have published a Family Council Toolkit, and we will assist anyone wanting to form a Family Council where their loved one resides. It is a win for the residents, families, and even the facilities! There have been many times we find we can smile and say, we just made a difference for that resident and family after they contact us. The most often statement we hear from families is “I didn’t know that”. Now, they do with Elderly Advocates here to help them.

• New! We are now offering a membership program for those that want to be more involved by just haing a membership in support of our efforts. Also, we strive to provide opportunities for involved advocates & supporters to receive additional information that may help in ther advocacy, give networking opportunities, and find support from peers.

• We will always provide information and resources on our website without needing a membership to the public that will help them in their challengs. Using the menu at the top of our website, many helpful topics can be found and general information about our organization.

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