Staying in touch with seniors
Aging Services staff work together to provide services to area seniors. Pictured from left to right are: Jane Ofstedal, outreach coordinator; Theresa Flagstad, caregiver coordinator, and Mari Don Sorum, Regional Aging Services program administrator.
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For seniors who want to remain in their homes as long as possible, support services can help ease the way. North Central Human Services Center provides services to connect seniors with the help that they need through the North Dakota Family Caregiver Support Program, Adult Protective Services, and Community Ombudsman services. “The whole reason we continue to meet with people and connect them with services is so that they can stay in their own homes. A lot of people need just a little help, either physical or financial. The goal is to keep people in their communities as long as possible,” Jane Ofstedal, outreach coordinator for North Central Human Service Center Aging Services, said. Ofstedal meets with individuals 60 and over in a seven-county area. During a visit, she gauges the needs of an individual and provides information to connect them with providers that can meet their needs. “Our services are not based on income.
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