Care Coordination

The purpose of the Care Coordinator project is to create a structure within the school to personally support members of the Ridhwan community and their families in the area of death and dying and for major life events.  Two students from each small group volunteer to be Care Coordinators, responding to needs that are discovered in their group and coordinating care using the Share-the-Care ™ Model and other resources such as Lotsa Helping Hands.

Care Coordinator Resource Links

Whether you are a student or a Care Coordinator, the following links are helpful. Please feel free to contact someone from the CLSG for further asisstance and support in forming a care group.

Resource Directory:  Resources on this site

This directory lists many resources helpful to coordinating a care group.

Share the Care ™ website:   http://www.sharethecare.org/

Share the Care ™ is a model of how to form and facilitate care groups.

Lotsa Helping Hands website:  http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/

Lotsa Helping Hands is a good site to coordinate the logistics of care support. This site is very user friendly and helpful. It allows online scheduling for meal delivery, rides to appointments, etc., as well as updates on the care reciever.

Care Coordinator Job Description

Care Coordinators volunteer to be the point persons in their small groups—to be the first contact to determine potential needs and then coordinate care support for students and teachers in the school and their families. A wide-range of care options are available, depending on the unique needs of the individual, and can include making telephone calls to the person on a regular basis to check in, setting up a calendar for volunteers to provide meals and transportation, or organizing a caregiver group to provide support over a longer period of time.

Care Coordinator Expectations

Care Coordinators agree to read the Share the Care ™ and Hard Choices for Loving People books, take part in trainings throughout the year, attend the Bardos workshop, and periodically remind their small groups of the support available through this program, while relying on committee members and fellow Care Coordinators for support.

Current Care Coordinators

CO Big Group

Teacher:  Deborah Ussery-Letofsky

• Gwen Thornton

Teacher:  John Davis

• Diane Anderson
• Jeff Truesdall
• Jim Bowen
• Ellen Hartman
• David Yoder

DH4

Teacher:  John Davis

• Barb Schintz
• Gary Haraldsen
• Jayne Satter

DH5

Teacher:  Rennie Moran

• Bette Hauserman
• Lynn Kaersvang

DH6

Teacher:  Neal Carbon

• Beverly Alexander
• Maggie Tibbetts

Teacher:  Marilyn Giglio

• Paula Scarborough

DH7

Teacher:  Rick Gaines

• Gail Miller
• Laurie Albright
• Stephanie Ehret

Teacher:  Katie Boone

• Grace Morlock
• Peter Bakwin

DHR3 - Estes Park

• Lyn Ciocca

If you would like to contact one of these care coordinators regarding life service matters, please use the roster the school publishes or email info-co@ridhwanlifeservice.org to request the contact information for a specifc individual. Feel free to choose any of the coordinators regardless of if they are representing your small group.