Every morning, the New Castle County Police Senior Roll Call Lifeline calls the homes of seniors and disabled county residents. On Sept. 20, one call led to finding a 76-year-old woman who’d fallen and couldn’t contact help. The woman, who lives in Heritage Park, off Kirkwood Highway, was sent to Christiana Hospital. That moment was called a “save,” and it …
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity has received a $1,248,610 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide low-income seniors with safety and accessibility improvements — such as grab bars, railings and lever-handled doorknobs — so they can age in place. “With this grant, the three Delaware Habitats will … complete 180 low-barrier, high-impact home modifications over the course …
