December 10, 2020

South Park Seniors Community Connection Program with the South Park Senior Center

Student Nurses: Rachel Buchmeier, Sydney Coffey, Zoe Iida, Kristin Swenson & Sarah Tivoli

Nurse Faculty: Hilary Jauregui, DNP, MN, RN

Our team collaborated with the South Park Senior Center to identify ways to connect the community members during these isolating times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the different languages, technology literacy and access, along with other needs of the community, we developed a two-pronged approach for the South Park Community Connection Program: the Pen Pal & Phone-a-Friend programs. In the first round of recruitment, we matched 37 senior citizens. As we know, mental health is vital in overall health, and maintaining that sense of community and connection is very important in these isolating and scary times.

Read more about the project here!