With Christmas about two weeks away, Home Instead, a senior care provider in Lake, Geauga and Portage counties, is asking for the public to help with its Be a Santa to a Senior program.
“It is really serving our senior population who made society what it is today,” said Therese Zdesar, CEO of Home Instead – Lake, Geauga and Portage counties. “And it is focusing on providing not just a gift but also the gift of companionship to our seniors that are isolated at home and alone and may be struggling through the holiday season. Many of our seniors unfortunately have lost those around them that they love, and the holidays become a time of difficulty and nostalgia as they do reminisce through throughout that season.”
This year, Home Instead is working with the Lake County Council on Aging, Geauga Department on Aging, Geauga County commissioners and others to deliver gifts to 600 seniors…