Duet Partners in Health and Aging

Homebound adults: 393 unduplicated, isolated elders and adults with disabilities, "neighbors", received personalized services such as grocery shopping, medical transportation, visits, and paperwork assistance. These individuals were served by 309 active volunteers for an annual total of 11,544 self-reported hours.

Grandparents raising grandchildren: 535 unduplicated grandparents and 802 unduplicated grandchildren received support through group sessions, workshops, outings, respite, legal assistance, and referral assistance from Duet. 54 support groups were attended by 128 kinship caregivers. Respite provided "time-off" to 75 grandparents and 85 grandchildren through 12,163 hours of supervised activity. 3,998 calls and emails were repsonded to with information and referral services. Overall, grandparents reported they felt more confident in their role as a parent/caregiver and their stress was reduced after receiving Duet services.

Family caregivers: 696 unduplicated family caregivers gained help and hope in their caregiving journey. Of these, 400 family caregivers participated in Duet's 10-week finding meaning & hope discussion series. 238 support groups throughout the year guided and supported 1,404 attendees.

Congregational Health: congregational Health is the only provider in Arizona of the foundations of faith community nursing course. in 2022, Duet began the transition of the management of congregational Health services from Duet to a new partner who would take over the management of the program in 2023. Duet began working with the dignity Health center for faith/health partnerships to draft an agreement whereby dignity Health will partner with Duet to support the program and assume management in the future. Duet, along with the contracted director of congregational Health services, continued management of the program throughout the course of the year. The 60+ nurses connected with Duet retained all present educational and networking services as well as had access to a wider network of programs and benefits offered by dignity. The arrangement will help to stabilize and ultimately grow faith community nursing holistically across the phoenix metro area. Each month an average of 14 faith community nurses received continuing education and support through networking/educational workshops. Duet and dignity Health co-hosted the foundations course in the fall for 11 registered nurses.