Day Care Program Expands Elderly Support in Perry County
Region Elderly reports on the Gold Plate Program funded by the Illinois Department on Aging. For 18 months it offers adult day care and home housekeeping in Perry County and aids families to avoid or delay nursing home care. Experts note aging population growth will raise demand for such programs nationwide and statewide.
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Perry County
Illinois Department On Aging
Budny
Department On Aging
Regional Day Care Grants Target Southern Illinois
The Illinois Department on Aging awarded grants to area agencies to start or extend adult day care for frail elders. Franklin County will host a new program via Community Home Service, while Williamson County Programs on Aging gains funding to expand day care. Elder-Wise in Carbondale renews its grant. Randolph lacks services. Perry offers homemaker help. Shawnee Development Council provides care in Johnson Union Alexander and Pulaski.
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Carbondale
Illinois Department On Aging
Franklin County
Community Home Service
Springfield
Franklin County Senior Services
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Williamson County
Williamson County Programs On
Jackson County
Jackson County Council On
Randolph
Perry
PCB Contamination Tied to Dowzer Site Near Rend Lake
IEPA officials report dangerously high PCB concentrations at Dowzer site drainage, with up to 10.5 ppb in water near Casey Fork and 41.7 ppb previously measured in a 1977 study. Rend Lake Conservancy District warns 55 communities rely on Rend Lake water. Dowzer to respond by Thursday as IEPA reviews possible listing on EPA’s National Priorities List.
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Robert L. Hite
IEPA
Division of Water Pollution Control
Dowzer
Casey Fork
Mount Vernon
Rend Lake
Bonnie
Hite
Janssen
U.S. Epa
Rend Lake Con
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