Independent Lifestyles Incorporated
Companionship - GRACE Program
Main Office
215 N Benton Dr, Sauk Rapids, MN, 56379
(320) 529-9000
ilicil@independentlifestyles.org
https://independentlifestyles.org/programs-and-services/grace
Service Details
Description
Companionship programs provide volunteers to visit with people who are in the hospital, unable to leave their home, or socially isolated.
Visitors provide conversation, reading or other social activities to help keep older adults or people with disabilities engaged.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Benton County
- Chisago County
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Kandiyohi County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns County
- Wright County
Area Served
Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
| Type | Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Main | (320) 529-9000 | |
| Toll Free | (320) 529-9000 |
Last Update
10/4/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
- 24-Hour Emergency Assistance (Waiver)
- Activities for People with Disabilities
- Advocacy - Disabilities
- Case Management (Waiver)
- Employment Services (Waiver)
- Environmental Accessibility Adaptations (EAA) Home Assessment
- Errand Running and Shopping - GRACE Program
- Family Training
- Home Accessibility Modification
- House Cleaning - GRACE Program
- Housing Stabilization Services (HSS)
- Individual Community Living Supports (ICLS)
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Family Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) with Training
- Individualized Home Supports (IHS) without Training
- Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Choice
- Transitional Services
- Transportation (Waiver)
- Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Community Partner
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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LR-1550Centers for Independent Living Definition
Consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential agencies designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities that provide an array of independent living services. All CILs provide five core services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy and transition. In addition, many CILs also offer transportation services, mobility training, personal assistance, housing and home modifications, recreation services, vocational programs, assistance in obtaining assistive technology equipment and other individualized services designed to increase and maintain independence.
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PH-1400.1900-230Friendly Visiting Definition
Programs that use "friendly visitors" (usually volunteers but also paid hourly companions) to call on people who are hospitalized or in another institutional setting, who are homebound or socially isolated due to disability or old age, or otherwise lack companionship with the objective of brightening their day and helping them to maintain contact with the outside world by reading, talking, listening, writing letters or performing other similar tasks.