Dignity Health | St. Rose Dominican | Reach | Winter 2020

8 StRoseHospitals.org Helping Hands marks 25 years Doing what they do best: Supporting seniors at home Helping Hands of Henderson was founded in March 1995. At the time, St. Rose Dominican President Rod Davis called the program “another link in the continuum of care offered by St. Rose Dominican.” Current Helping Hands Supervisor Jane Camburn says the program concept is simple: “If you could avoid or postpone costly, long- term, out-of-home care—whether for yourself or a loved one—you would. That’s exactly what we’ve been doing for our neighbors for more than 25 years.” Staffed primarily by volunteers, Helping Hands extends the community’s kindness toHenderson seniors, providing convenient transportation and nutrition services that help elderly or disabled residents stay in their own homes and lead independent lives. Community Health Manager Jennifer Findlay, who oversees the program, says, “It is difficult to put a number to the type of kindness this program provides. In a typical year, Helping Hands will assist more than 400 seniors with more than 17,000 rides to doctor’s appointments, medical treatments, physical therapy, dialysis—even to the grocery store or the post office.” Driven by kindness These accomplishments are made possible by the modest Helping Hands army of 10 staff and more than 50 volunteers. This year, the pandemic dominated our lives. Precautions against the virus quashed many special events and occasions. One of those would have celebrated a small group of generous, hard-working people who, for more than 25 years, have been helping seniors in our community live happier, healthier lives, independent in their own homes. 1995 2020