What services does a NORC program provide?
In a NORC program, social workers, nurses, and residents work together to address the needs of seniors in the community. While there is enormous variety in the integrated package of services, projects, and activities they may provide, basic offerings include: • Social work services. This includes a broad range of supports to individuals and caregivers. • Nursing services. This includes individual care to older adults managing chronic conditions (such as referrals for reimbursable skilled care services and coordinating medical care with physicians) and activities that address health issues affecting many community residents. • Educational and recreational activities. NORC program activities – lectures, concerts, classes, field trips, card games, cultural activities, discussion groups, and more – are diverse and designed to engage the broad range of seniors in the community. • Opportunities for community engagement. Senior residents make NORC programs possible through their roles as prog
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