The S.E.N.I.O.R. Referral Network is dedicated to connecting aging adults with trusted senior service and care partners easily and conveniently. While senior service professionals are available within our communities, connecting seniors with trusted and reputable service providers to meet their needs is crucial.
Enhance Senior Services Through a Community Network
Many seniors (and their care providers) struggle to find credible service providers within our region. The S.E.N.I.O.R. Network strives to enhance the value of senior services, by helping to connect seniors, patients, or clients with the services they need across several categories. Our goal is to leverage our local community expertise by referring your clients to other reputable partners within the network to bring additional value to the seniors who need help.
Through this referral network, we can help build better referral partners, supply seniors with the trusted services they need, and give those within the network a place to exchange information to address the needs of seniors. In addition, the S.E.N.I.O.R. Referral Network hopes to be an educational resource for senior care providers to publicize public events and connect directly with seniors and/or their care providers.
The ultimate goal of this referral network is to build awareness of current resources available for assistance within the local senior community.
Why Have a Referral Network for Aging Adults?
Most people are unaware of the depth of specific resources for older adults and their caregivers that include wellness programs, nutritional support, educational programs about health and aging, counseling services for caregivers, general assistance with housing, real estate, finances, and home safety. The S.E.N.I.O.R. referral network exists to provide awareness of these services and a way to connect clients to needed assistance.
Approximately 10,000 local seniors reported a disability that keeps them from living independently or health issues arise suddenly. Challenges include the need for seniors to sell homes, legal assistance for life transitions, health-related issues, and putting strategies in place to maintain aging-in-place independent lifestyles. One of the primary goals of this network is to effectively utilize our community resources to provide effective solutions for these people.
Within the Knoxville region, our referral partners provide the necessary service to help aging adults remain safely in their homes for as long as possible. If this is no longer a possibility, then our referral partners can provide the services needed to transition seniors to the next life stage of their lives.
The number of adults needing senior care in our area continues to grow significantly. Because the number of seniors is growing, the demand for long-term care is on the rise. Matching supply with this demand will be a priority and a major challenge for local leaders, homebuilders, and service providers in the coming years. The S.E.N.I.O.R. referral network wants to be part of the solution.