Timeless 106.1 KFFB’s General Manager Bob Connell talked with David Deaton Administrator Ozark Health Medical Center, and Lisa Swafford-Drew and Fred Herman with Ozark Health Foundation about the Phone-A-Thon to raise monies for two patient lifts for Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center.
The Foundation is hosting a phone-a-thon campaign on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The goal is to raise $10,000 for the purchase of two patient lifts for Ozark Health Nursing and Rehab Center. The lifts are medical devices used to comfortably and safely transfer a resident from one position or location to another. The lifts not only ensure safe transfer for patients but also a safer working environment for employees.
BRADENTON – On a typical Monday morning at Turning Points in Manatee County, minutes before 8 a.m., a line has already formed outside the nonprofit agencies’ glass doors.
Raymond Roberts, a 53-year-old Bradenton resident, was among the first to stand in line, his hand rested against his cane. Roberts’ early morning began with a bus ride from his mobile home to Turning Points where he took his spot in line.
Roberts, after receiving a 3-day eviction notice from his landlord Thursday, returned to the nonprofit to complete his application for rent assistance.
Paying nearly $500 out-of-pocket for a medication he needs after having a mild stroke in 2017 was enough for him to fall behind on his December lot rent. Now, he needs the rent assistance from Turning Points to save him from eviction.