LAS VEGAS: Non-profit Neighbors Network is set to provide volunteers to carry out chores that enable older people to live independently.
For a yearly fee of $487 per person, members will have access to a network of vetted volunteers who do the sorts of chores that help older people live independently longer – such as changing hard-to-reach light bulbs.
They also flip mattresses, move furniture, do gardening, organize closets, lend a hand with basic home maintenance and pet care and offer much-needed social contact.
The program also offers group trips to the theater or museums, regular luncheons and seminars and workshops. And there’s a referral list of pre-screened for-hire service providers that often give discounts to seniors…