BERGEN COUNTY INC RSVP

Description

Medication Mentors will remind people to take their medications as prescrived by their physician.Make a Difference in Your Community!

Medication Mentoring is a pilot program developed by RSVP of Bergen County,the Bergen County Department of Human Services, Division of Senior Services, and Bergen County Department of Health Services. Training and ongoing supervision and support by health professionals will be provided, and all trained volunteers wil be covered by liability insurance through the RSVP program. Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) provides opportunities for people 55 and over to make a difference in their community through volunteer service. RSVP volunteers contribute anywhere from a few to over forty hours a week, serving through schools, day care centers, police departments, hospitals and other nonprofit and public organizations to help meet critical community needs. RSVP offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers. RSVP matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to help solve community problems and offers supplemental insurance while on duty, and on-the-job training from the agency or organization where volunteers are placed.