Caregiving

ICS offers a variety of Caregiving Services that help registered ICS recipients who are frail, ill or disabled live independently in their own homes, without the need for institutional care.

ICS knows that independence is important to seniors and disabled adults who want to age in the comfort of home. Our volunteers provide essential support services that help accomplish this, while also providing important social contact that helps keep recipients healthy and connected.

Transportation / Shopping

Volunteers provide free transportation to recipients who are ambulatory but unable to drive or take public transportation. Volunteers use their own vehicles to drive recipients to destinations such as: medical appointments, the pharmacy, the bank, the post office, and the grocery store. Volunteers also do grocery shopping for homebound recipients who are unable to shop for themselves.

The ICS CARE-A-VAN, a handicapped-accessible van, provides small group shopping trips and food box deliveries.

Friendly Phoning

Occasional phone calls to recipients for friendly conversation for those who have limited friends, family or social interactions.

Friendly Visiting

Volunteers with good listening skills engage in friendly, in-person conversations with recipients who have limited contact with family, friends and social networks.

Home Repair / Yard Work

Volunteers provide free labor to do minor home repairs or yard work for recipients who are unable to do the work on their own, have minimal help from family or friends, and are on a fixed income that prevents them from hiring a contractor. The recipient pays for supplies.

TeleCare

Provides ICS recipients with a brief, friendly phone call every weekday morning between 8:00 – 10:00am throughout the year. Calls are made by a team of TeleCare volunteers (a different volunteer calls each day) willing to check on the recipients’ welfare, safety and offer a bit of socialization.

Business Help

Volunteers help recipients organize and manage basic business tasks and personal correspondence. They may sort and read mail, assist with paying bills, balance a checkbook, organize personal papers or transcribe letters.

Interested in signing up for Caregiving Services?

Contact our offices at  (520) 297-6049 or info@icstucson.org to learn more.

Interested in volunteering for Caregiving Services?

Contact our Volunteer Resources Manager at (520) 526-9308 or tcarlson@icstucson.org or click here to learn more.