Alton has a senior care program that's not like anything I've ever heard of and it makes me proud to know my town manages this service. A trust fund was set up by an Alton resident that provides in-home care for seniors so that they don't have to go into a nursing home but can continue to live at home.
The program provides a care giver/homemaker to go to the senior's home each day, at no cost. I think there's a limit on the number of seniors they can assist each year but the program is excellent and I have a neighbor who has benefitted greatly from it. Very cool.
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