Purpose:
- Stay at Home is a service for senior citizens of Wilton who desire to stay in their homes, rather than move to many of the various alternative residence complexes offering congregate living or assisted living.
- Stay at Home will provide those seniors that decide to become members of Stay at Home In Wilton, with broad support in the form of a Coordination Director who will schedule services to meet the needs of the participants using a pool of volunteers and paid providers.
- But more than that, Stay at Home will provide a virtual community in which seniors can share the pleasures of their lifelong experiences with their peers, and enjoy the freedom to participate in activities that make sense for them.
- Removing many of the constraints of living at home cannot be provided free. But it can be surprisingly inexpensive because of the commitment of a large number of volunteers who can provide the support to a few professionals who will coordinate the activities. The Stay at Home service will have a moderate fee for the
 basic access to support services, while major medical or maintenance services will be billed separately as they would for any home owner. But you have the assurance that all of these services will be provided at the lowest cost by service providers that have been carefully checked by the coordinators. They will know that future referrals through Stay at Home will be based on the quality and speed of their work. Fortunately, there will still be a wide range of services available from volunteers to keep costs low.
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