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Beebe Home Care team donates to Milton Lions Club

May 22, 2019

Beebe Home Care team members recently took the initiative to raise funds for the Milton Lions Club after the club assisted a patient. They collected donations from colleagues, family members, and friends, and recently presented the club with a donation of $2,058.

The Milton Lions Club recently helped a patient who was referred to Beebe Home Health Care after a six-month hospital and rehabilitation stay. He had a hard time getting up the six steps to enter his home, and a wheelchair ramp or lift would need to be installed to protect his safety. However, finances and time were limited.

His Home Care Services team contacted a great resource they have used in the past – the Milton Lions Club. The club provides walkers, wheelchairs, and hospital beds on loan to those in need, and also builds ramps. One phone call was made, and that day a Lions Club member was out to assess the situation. Three days later, a group of volunteers arrived and within hours had installed a lift for the wheelchair. Getting safely in and out of the home was no longer a problem.

“The team at Beebe Home Care Services would like to extend our warmest thanks and appreciation for the Milton Lions Club and all Lions Clubs for their willingness to help those in need,” said Debbie Sheing, MSPT. “Our therapy team has called on them often, and they deserve to be recognized and receive donations so they can continue their meaningful work.”

The Milton Lions Club and all Lions Clubs work together to assist and support those less fortunate. Their volunteers are committed to that purpose. Donations to support the Milton Lions Club can be sent to: Milton Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 256, Milton, DE 19968.

In 1995, Beebe Home Health Care began as a small department in the hospital with a handful of nurses. It now employs 97 people including physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses, medical social workers, and certified nursing assistants, as well as a strong support staff in the office.

For more information about Beebe Healthcare, go to www.beebehealthcare.org. To find out how Beebe Healthcare is Creating the Next Generation of Care for the community, go to www.nextgenerationofcare.org.

 

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