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Hestia

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Sat Jan 30, 2021, 10:12 AM Jan 2021

Why aren't the Area Agency on Aging being utilized? There is an office in every county [View all]

in the country and are the coordinators for Meals on Wheels, getting Elders to their medical appointments and document Elder Abuse. They are highly trusted by Elders in rural areas and are a known entity and, more importantly, trusted. RN's and LPN's work at the offices, along with Ombudsman's.

Why is everyone trying to reinvent the wheel when the tools are already laid out.

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