The thought of being lit­er­ally torn out of their com­fort­able homes and moved into Assisted Liv­ing in  an unfa­mil­iar, restricted envi­ron­ment, pop­u­lated by unknown and, occa­sion­ally, incom­pat­i­ble res­i­dents, is a trauma that many seniors approach with great trep­i­da­tion. They want to con­tinue to live in their own homes as long as pos­si­ble, but the prob­lems of home own­er­ship and man­age­ment can become overwhelming.

This is a national problem, and many small, local groups like South­ern Rhode Island at Home are com­ing for­ward to offer solu­tions.  SRI at Home com­prises an orga­ni­za­tion of seniors that offers its mem­bers, in addi­tion to a social pro­gram, two kinds of sup­port, Vol­un­teer and Referred:

• As vol­un­teers, mem­bers within the group, pro­vide to other mem­bers, ser­vices such as transportation, shopping, minor repairs, read­ing and visitation.
• Under refer­rals, SRI at Home sup­plies a list of screened sup­pli­ers of ser­vices such as gar­den and lawn care, snow removal, house­hold repairs, house­clean­ing and at-​​home non-​​medical per­sonal care, all for rea­son­able fees.

Infor­ma­tion on mem­ber­ship is avail­able at 401–295-7872.