Trinity In-Home Care in Lawrence has two objectives, Executive Director Megan Poindexter said. She told Rotarians at the May 28 meeting that the local agency promotes independent living and provides caregiver respite.
Formed in 1969 at Trinity Episcopal Church to provide respite to foster families, it became a 501c3 agency in 1976 and by 1980, no longer associated with the church, began providing in-home support for clients on Medicare with home and community based service waivers. In 2005 it became Trinity In-Home Care.
Starting out with five clients, the agency now serves 230 clients, working about 6,000 hours each month.
“We provide services for folks ages five to 105,” Poindexter said. “We help anyone who, with support, can stay at home and have a higher quality of life. We don’t turn anyone away.”
“We help with things most people take for granted,” she said. “We do light housekeeping, helping with bathing, personal hygiene, shopping and food preparation among other things.
“We help caregivers by running errands, taking clients to appointments, and generally providing rest and recuperation time for them. Respite care is for anyone whose loved one can’t be left alone.”
Trinity In-Home Care has 125 employees who are screened and trained. “The work can be labor intensive,” Poindexter said “and we match people as best we can to create the best relationship.”
Funding comes from Medicaid, private pay, donors and grants and various agencies.
