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our 2007 Annual Report
GREATER
ADIRONDACK HOME AIDES is a non-profit agency that
was organized in 1965 by people in Glens Falls
who saw a need for trained women to help families
in times of illness and stress. A group of volunteers
led by Mrs. Claire Bartlett formed a Board of
Directors who incorporated the Warren County Homemaker
Service. These pioneers selected, trained and
hired a group of 12 Homemakers who filled their
first assignments in 1966. As the service grew,
the Board hired an Executive Secretary who ran
the agency from her home while raising a family.
Further growth saw the move to a one-room office
and the gradual addition of support staff including
Dorothy Durling, Supervising Nurse, in 1974. This
first decade was marked by the commitment of dedicated
Board and staff who worked to develop a service
of excellence in Warren County: our training program
was one of the first in the state to be approved
for Medicare services; the agency achieved approval
by the National Home Caring Council; 18 Home Health
Aides provided over 19,000 hours of service in
1975.
In
its second decade, the agency's reputation for high
standards continued as we grew to meet the demand for
health care services at home. We changed our name as
we expanded our service area to include Washington and
Saratoga Counties. We moved our offices to give space
to the staff needed to support the services of what
has now become more than 80 trained men and women
caring for their neighbors in need. Our Home Health
Aides provided over 115,000 hours of service in our
20th year, 1985.
The tradition
continues into the 21st century. GREATER ADIRONDACK
HOME AIDES is licensed by the New York State Department
of Health. We provide quality initial training
and continuing education for our RN supervised
aides. Our services reach the convalescing and
elderly client and we also provide respite care.
Greater Adirondack Home Aides has maintained a
strong commitment to those in need and we will
continue to offer quality, caring service to our
valued clients.
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