Rapp At Home

SENIOR SERVICES. SPECIFICALLY, AGING IN PLACE. VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION TO FACILITATE SENIOR CITIZENS REMAINING IN THEIR RESIDENCE AS LONG AS THEY CAN.

MEMBER SERVICES: VOLUNTEERS ASSIST TO HELP MEMBERS CONTINUE TO LIVE SAFELY, COMFORTABLY, AND INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THIS INCLUDES GROCERY AND PRESCRIPTION PICKUP, AS WELL AS HELP WITH BASIC OCCASIONAL CHORES SUCH AS YARD WORK, MOVING FURNITURE, JUMP-STARTING A CAR BATTERY, OR COMPUTER AND OTHER TECHNICAL HELP, ETC. RAPP AT HOME ALSO MAKES "FRIENDLY VISITS AND PHONE CALLS TO ISOLATED, FRAGILE, OR LONELY MEMBERS, DOES HOME SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND INSTALLS FREE MEDICAL ALERT DEVICES. IN 2023, RAPP AT HOME RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 900 INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR SERVICES TO SENIORS. EXPENSES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS, MARKETING, SUPPLIES, VOLUNTEER INSURANCE COSTS, BACKGROUND CHECKS, COST OF THE 911 SIGNS, AND GUARDIAN ALERT THAT WE INSTALL FOR FREE FOR OUR MEMBERS.

SOCIAL PROGRAMS: SOCIAL ISOLATION CAN BE A PROBLEM AMONG SENIORS ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. RAPP AT HOME PROVIDES A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF MEMBER-RUN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT HELP KEEP SENIORS PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, SOCIALLY CONNECTED AND ENGAGED IN NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE REGULAR MONTHLY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO AGING, BOOK GROUPS, ETC., AS WELL AS SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS HOLIDAY GATHERINGS, HIKES, FITNESS CLASSES, SPEAKERS, ACTIVITIES WITH OTHER LOCAL GROUPS, ETC. IN 2023, RAPP AT HOME OFFERED AN AVERAGE OF 12 OR MORE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EVERY MONTH WITH OVER 1,800 PARTICIPANTS. EXPENSES INCLUDE OVERSEEING VOLUNTEERS, MARKETING, SUPPLIES, INSURANCE COSTS, AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.

TRANSPORTATION: PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH VOLUNTEERS TO MEDICAL AND OTHER CRITICAL APPOINTMENTS AND ERRANDS, AN ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SERVICE IN A RURAL COUNTY WHERE THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS INCLUDES RIDES FOR SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, CARDIOLOGIST, DENTIST, AUDIOLOGIST, ETC. IT ALSO INCLUDES TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE, TO THE LOCAL LANDFILL FOR TRASH DISPOSAL, HAIR AND OTHER PERSONAL GROOMING APPOINTMENTS, SOCIAL OUTINGS, ETC. IN 2023, RAPP AT HOME PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 600 RIDES TO AGING ADULTS, WITH VOLUNTEERS DONATING ALMOST 33,000 MILES. EXPENSES INCLUDE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS, MARKETING, SUPPLIES AND VOLUNTEER INSURANCE COSTS, AND BACKGROUND CHECKS.

CAREGIVER: CONNECT CERTIFIED NURSING AIDES AND OTHER SKILLED CAREGIVERS TO RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY SENIORS WHO NEED IN-HOME CARE. THROUGH THE CCP, RAPP AT HOME FINDS, SUPPORTS, AND REFERS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS (CNAS) AND OTHER CAREGIVERS TO SENIOR RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY RESIDENTS NEEDING CAREGIVER SERVICES. THE RESIDENTS CONTACT US DIRECTLY.