Deupree Center

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• By Gigi Duarte, Megan Weisenberger, Chase
  Butera, and Liz Stenger

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A History of the Deupree Center

• The Deupree Center is part of the Episcopal
  Retirement Homes Inc.
• The meals on wheels program that the Deupree
  Center offers, delivers to over 290 meals to the
  elderly in their surrounding communities.
• The Meals on Wheels program is funded by the Ohio
  Department of Aging which was created through the
  Council of Aging of Southwestern Ohio.
• The Council of Aging was started by those who
  felt that the elderly needed their communities
  support. This was established in 1970.
• This Council then sectioned off parts of the
  state and made sure that there were programs to
  aid the elderly in their community sections.
• There is a huge support staff who manage the
  Meals on Wheels program. JoAnne Smith and Rick
  Slagle are just two who work behind the scenes
  making sure that those who need aid receive it.
• There are 85 volunteers who deliver meals. AND WE
  WERE AS WELL!!! YAY US!

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Amenities and Services

• The Deupree Centers offers the elderly a
  comfortable environment to live in. There are
  many accommodations that make the Deupree Center
  a nice setting.
• Full range of living options Independent Living,
  Assisted Living, Nursing care, Transitional and
  Rehabilitative Care and Memory Support
• Spacious Apartments
• A myriad of social activities
• On-site Library
• Restaurant style dining
• Resident Garden Areas
• Car Garage and transportation accommodations
• Spiritual Services
• 11 wooded acres with natural trails

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The Meals on Wheels Program

• On arriving at the Deupree Center we were given
  meals routes that would lead us to about 5
  different homes to which we were to deliver.
  These routes remained the same through out our
  time volunteering at the center.
• We had two routes to do. We split up into two
  groups. Gigi and Megan worked together and Chase
  and Liz worked together.
• The houses we delivered to were in the general
  area and were relatively close to each other.
  This had been a concern of ours because we didnt
  know how much time we would have.
• The elderly we delivered to were all in apparent
  need and
• were very thankful for the meals that we
  delivered. They were
• always excited when we came because they got
  their meals early!
• We didnt however get a chance to get to close to
  any of the
• people because time didnt allow it and they
  didnt seem to willing.

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Issues the Deupree Center faces

• The Deupree Center works to combat the justice
  issues that face the older generation.
• The Deupree Center works on the issue of the
  common good which states that all people deserve
  food, shelter, and clothing.
• Deupree Center provides the common good need of
  food for those who can not get it on their own.
• Deupree Center also deals with issues of
  prejudice and poverty.
• They fight the prejudice that all elderly should
  live and homes and not on their own.
• The Deupree Center respects the elderlys right
  to live independently.
• The Deupree Center is the voice for the elderly
  who wish to live independently.

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What we learned (besides how to follow a map)

• How much the elderly value their independence
• How much they depend on the services provided by
  the Deupree Center
• How many people it takes to keep a service like
  this running(its takes a lot)
• Patience and caring
• Problems the elderly face everyday that we dont
  think about
• The value of a good meal
• The loneliness that affects the elderly

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People on our route

• Gigi and Megan had an interesting woman who they
  deemed The Troll. This lady, although seemingly
  nice, never came to the door. They would have to
  honk the car horn and pound on her door to get
  her attention because she was always at her
  second floor window. She would yell What? from
  the window and when we told her who we are would
  just tell us to leave the meal at the door. After
  we left the meals she would stare at us until we
  drove away.
• Chase and Liz often talked about a woman who they
  delivered to by the name of Ms. Pitts. This lady
  always answered the door in an energetic way and
  always seemed as if she could take care of
  herself. At least make her own meals. But later
  on they discovered that they were wrong, when Mr.
  Pitts turned out to be a very elderly woman who
  could not get out of bed!! Imagine that!

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Types of meals

• Everyday the Meals on Wheels Program provides
  healthy meals to the elderly.
• The meal always includes main a dish (pasta,
  fish, chicken), a vegetable, milk, a roll, a
  dessert, another side item (pasta salad, fruit,
  cold slaw).
• The center also provides low sodium meals for
  those who have diabetes.
• The center also provides frozen meals for those
  who want a meal over the holidays of weekends
  that the center is not open.

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Contacts

• If you want to help out the Deupree Center please
  contact Joann Smith
• Community Relations The Deupree Community
  3939 Erie Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208
  Phone [phone]
• They can use the help, and they would greatly
  appreciate it!!!