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to hire care providers like Connie Owens to help the elderly population in our own community.
Iri order to remain in their homes, elderly people often need help doing common chores that they can no longer do, because of sickness or weakness. “Usually they do not need a nurse. They might only need someone to do some cleaning, cooking, or to bring in some wood,” said Marian Sharp, public health nurse from the Rappahannock County Health Department. “The social contact is good for them, too," she added. The health department works closely with the Department of Social Services to identify people / in need of CARE. V/
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Service Board, based in Culpeper, offers similar services, funded through a different source than the Department of Social Services. “The services complement each other. One can fill in when the other cannot provide all. We work very closely together,” said Mrs. Reeve.
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“Usually, between $100 and $300 monthly for in-home care is all that is needed to maintain these people in their home,” Mrs. Reeve said. Money which is donated to CARE goes to helping create jobs in the community. Persons are hired by the Department of Social Services to perform the in-home care for the el- ■ derly-, and hours are scheduled to *
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