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2015
ANNUAL REPORT
Improvin g the quality of life for our elders through
2015 Board Members
J. Kent Howard, Board Chair
Reverend Martin Diaz, Vice Chair
Brook Lyons, Treasurer
Reed Topham, Secretary
Michael Eibling
Brent Jones
B. Laird Washburn
Dear Friends of the Senior Charity Care Foundation,
2015 was a landmark year for us. After the first three years of operations where we experienced
the unpredictability of dental care in terms of expense and needs, and as a result had spent over
$5,000 for one individual’s (and for multiple seniors) dental needs; we knew a change was essential
for us to continue to address this critical need. We were fortunate to obtain funding provided by
the State of Utah, Department of Health, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Bureau of
Primary Care, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health.
This funding in the form of two grants, allowed us to contract the State of Utah Family Dental Plan
to provide mobile dental clinics. The major changes that occurred with this funding is that we were
able to serve more seniors by charging (and paying) an hourly rate for the dental care rather than
the traditional dental practice of charging by the procedure. The grant required that we charge
seniors on a sliding fee scale. We were able to serve seniors 55+ residing in care facilities and
senior apartments with income of 200% of poverty or less. We asked seniors whose income
(generally only Social Security) was below 100% of poverty to pay $46 for one hour of service and
for seniors between 101 and 200% of poverty to pay $70, which was 20 and 30% of the hourly rate
respectively.
With this funding, we were able to significantly increase the number of seniors served, advancing
from 111 seniors in 2014 to 312 in 2015 – a 65% increase in seniors served. Seniors reported that it
had been anywhere from six months to well over forty years since they had seen a dentist.
Unfortunately for many of the seniors who had extended periods of time since their last dental
check-up, their teeth were not salvageable and had to be extracted.
195 seniors were served in the 37 mobile dental clinics in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake counties,
through 339 encounters. 699 x-rays were taken; 186 cavities were filled; and 385 extractions were
completed in the mobile dental clinics.
After the extractions the seniors then needed dentures or partial dentures, which were not
covered by the grant funding, but essential for their continued health improvement. A few seniors
also needed referrals for oral surgery, again not covered by the grant. The result was an extensive
waiting list of 56 seniors who requested assistance other than the mobile dental clinic.
We now have 45 health care professionals, throughout the four counties we now serve – Salt Lake,
Davis, Utah and Weber Counties – who have agreed to work with us and whenever possible provide
additional discounts for our seniors. We continually reach out to additional health care providers to
better serve our seniors.
We extended our email newsletter list in 2015 from over 300 in 2014 to over 876 recipients. You can
sign up on our website – www.seniorcharitycarefoundation.org to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
Our Facebook friends nearly doubled from 2014 – 107 to 213 by the end of 2015 (www.FaceBook/
SeniorCharityCareFoundation). Our twitter account @SeniorCCF had 27 followers in 2015.
The third annual Love UT Give UT online fundraising event in March 2015 was very
successful. With the match from the Home Foundation, we raised over $8,000.
In October, we held our fifth annual Hope Benefit at the Rice-Eccles Stadium. The
Friends of the Foundation selected and honored Fred Lampropoulos, CEO & President
of Merit Medical for his work which supports the medical needs of seniors, with the Continuum of
Caring award. We raised approximately $70,000 at the event with over 100 guests in attendance.
With sincere gratitude for your interest and support of the foundation in 2015,
Beth Ehrhardt
President
Kent Howard
Chair
45%
18%
37%
2015 Net Assets
Unrestricted
TemporarilyRestricted
PermanentlyRestricted
Gifts from Foundation, Corporations, Individuals and Government Grants
Foundation Gifts Corporate Gifts
Individual Gifts Government Funding
76%
12%12%
2015 Functional Expenses
Program
Management &General
Fundraising
Charity Care Expenses
Dental CareDenturesEyeglassesHearing Aids
The 2015 Hope Benefit
Hosted by the Friends of the Foundation, the Hope Benefit was held October 20, 2015 at the Tower
at Rice-Eccles Stadium. With over 100 guests, the event raised approximately $70,000 to support the
mission of the Senior Charity Care Foundation. The evening was highlighted with the presentation of
the Continuum of Caring award to Fred Lampropoulos, President & CEO of Merit Medical. This
marked the fourth anniversary of support for this event by the Friends of the Foundation. The
Foundation sincerely thanks the following members of the Friends of the Foundation for their
outstanding dedication to raise funds for seniors in need:
Kate Bayer Pat Bayer Simone Black Orion Sherwood
Without your dedicated involvement, the event would not be as successful!
Fred Lampropoulos
According to various studies one of the largest areas of need for seniors is in regards to hearing
impairment. Statistics say that there is a strong relationship between age and reported hearing loss.
Approximately 18% of American adults ages 45-64, 30% of adults 65-74 years old and 47% of adults 75
and older have a hearing impairment.1
Since many seniors are living longer, about 18 years after they reach age 65, hearing impairments are an
issue that is likely to be on the rise. Typically hearing loss is caused by noise, aging, disease or hereditary
means. With the increasingly aging population of the United States statistics illustrate that
approximately 17% of American adults or 36 million people report some degree of hearing loss 2.
In addition to the physiological issues that come with hearing loss, there are also many social factors that
seniors and the elderly must deal with as well. Those with hearing deficiencies are less likely to
participate in social activities in comparison to those who wear hearing aids and also the stigma
associated with hearing loss has people waiting over ten years after their first diagnosis to be fit with
their first set of hearing aids.3
Recent science has also pointed to a dangerous link between hearing loss and accelerated brain loss.
According to Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging, brain shrinkage is accelerated in older
adults with hearing loss. The findings of this study add to an already growing list of negative health
consequences associated with loss of hearing, which include: increased risk of dementia, falls,
hospitalizations, and diminished physical and mental health overall.
Also in conjunction with accelerated brain loss, hearing impairments also accelerate the decline of
cognitive abilities. Research states that on average older adults with hearing loss developed a far more
significant impairment in cognitive function 3.2 years sooner than those with normal hearing. Likewise,
in a similar thread of statistics it was those, who underwent repeated cognitive tests over six years had
their abilities decline from 30%-40% faster than those with normal hearing. 4
In the United States, there are no readily accessible low cost hearing screening programs and access to
low cost hearing aids exists only on the web or through newspaper or magazine ads. Since hearing aids
The Effects of Hearing Loss
1.What is Hearing Loss? (http://nihseniorhealth.gov/hearingloss/hearinglossdefined/01.html) 2.Hearing Loss (http://advancedseniorsolutions.com/hearing-loss/) 3.Untreated Hearing Loss; Effects on Physical, Cognitive, and Social Well Being, By Dr Lyndsey Nalu, Au.D. Adept Audiology, LLC (http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/Dr.Nalu_UntreatedHearingLoss.pdf) 4. Hearing Loss Linked to Accelerated Brain Tissue Loss, by Frank Lin M.D., Ph.D, Susan Resnick, Ph.d, Michael A. Kraut, M.D., Ph.d and Luigi Ferruci, M.D., Ph.D and Yang an, M.S. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/hearing_loss_linked_to_accelerated_brain_tissue_loss
are necessary healthcare devices therein lies the need to be able to provide these services in a safe, low
cost environment Medicare also does not cover the cost of hearing aids and most insurance programs
don’t cover hearing aids or only pay a portion of the costs.5
Fortunately, Senior Charity Care Foundation has a wonderful resource for low-cost hearing aids through
the Starkey Hear Now Foundation. Eligible low-income seniors, who have no insurance coverage for
hearing aids, can get a pair of hearing aids through a participating audiologist through the Starkey
Foundation. The cost for a pair of hearing aids is $250. In most cases, we ask the senior to assist with a
portion of the cost, and they pay between $50 and $75 for these hearing aids. Three of the seniors who
have received these hearing aids, are extremely grateful for our assistance and as you can see from the
photos below, their hearing aids are barely noticeable. The hearing aids are tailored to the senior’s exact
needs.
Sadly, for those seniors who even have minimal insurance coverage to help towards the cost of these
hearing aids, they are ineligible for the Starkey Foundation assistance. Last year, three seniors were
declined assistance from the Foundation for this reason (they had between $150 and $250 in insurance
coverage). Senior Charity Care Foundation continues to search for reasonable cost alternatives for these
seniors.
5.Donahue, Amy, Judy R, Dubno, and Lucille Beck. “Guest Editorial: Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss.” Ear and Hearing 31.1 (2010) 2-6. Web (https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/workshops/nidcd-workshop-accessible-and-affordable-hearing-health-care/2009/participants)
Verda Connie
Sharon
Thank you for your generous support of the SCCF in 2015!
$40,000 and Greater
State of Utah, Department of Health,
Division of Family Health and
Preparedness, Bureau of Primary Care,
Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Primary Care, Office of Primary Care
and Rural Health
$20,000 - $39,999
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
The Home Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Jon M. & Karen Huntsman/Huntsman
Corporation
Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Wheeler Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
C Scott & Dorothy E Watkins Charitable
Foundation
CIT Bank
Comenity Capital Bank
Comprehensive Mobile Plan Utah Inc.
Edward L. Burton Foundation
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles
Foundation
Herbert I & Elsa B. Michael Foundation
Intermountain Healthcare
McCarthey Family Foundation
St. Joseph Villa
$2,500 - $4,999
Dan & Beth Ehrhardt
Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche
Foundation
LGBT Community Endowment Fund
St. Joseph Villa Volunteers
Stoel Rives, LLC
Suzanne Kaempfer
Utah Association of Financial Services
$1,500 - $2,499
American Express
Fred & Anne-Marie Lampropoulos
J. Kent & Karen Howard
Phil & Anne Purcell
Pinnacle Quality Insight
Questar
R. Harold Burton Foundation
Reverend Martin Diaz
Wells Fargo Bank
$1,000 - $1,499
Anthony G. Skedros Memorial Foundation
Cindy & Lyle Wilson
Debra Hoyt
Jim Mottola
Masonic Foundation of Utah
Reed & Anna Topham
The Marion D. and Maxine C. Hanks
Foundation, Inc.
$500 - $999
Ally Bank
Robert & Jo Ann Majka
Brook Lyons
Alex & Barbara Reynoso
David K. Haedt
Semnani Family Foundation
Michael & Linda Eibling
Verl & Joyce Topham
$250 - $499
Alan Gibby
Alexander S. Pappas
Brad & Valerie Albrechtsen
Brent Dean Jones
Charity Fundraising Experts
Cindy Yamada Thomas
Elwood Staffing
Harriet Lawrence
Lisa Fotheringham
Mary Jane Gregoire
Matt Bethards
Orion & Marge Sherwood
Robert & Patricia H. Bayer
$150 - $249
Chase Taylor
Danville Support Services
Darla Gill
Ginger M. Moulton
Grace Mary McDonough
Gregory Skedros
Harold & MaryLou McNee
Jeri N. Wiens
Jonathon & Jennifer Stagg
Kim Dansie
Marty & Stacy Stout
Nikita Oganov
Pamela J. Atkinson
Robert & Deborah Kelleher
Sandra Ishii
Susan & Ernie Northway
Thomas K. & Mary S. McCarthey
$100-$149
Bria Mertens
C. Glen & Virginia Silcox
Cecilia Edmondson
J. Keith & Myrle Adams
Jania Sommers
Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Homes
John & Jean Henkels
John & Lorie Dudley
Karen Byrne
Katherine A. Tieszen
Katherine P. Liddle
Liz Kinne
Marie B. Suchyta
Mary McIntosh
Maysie E. Watts
Paul & Bonnie Weiss
Paul & Laura Litka
Ramona Gonzalez
Randy & Dixie Spagnoletti
Reverend Monsignor J. Terrence
Fitzgerald
Richard & Kathleen Johnson
Richard & Maryanne Vennett
Rob Jones
Shirley & Tom Callanan
Stephanie Gallegos
$100-$149 Continued
Susan & Kip Slaugh
Thomas C & Nancy T. Barron
Tony & Rachel Maus
$1 - $99
Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity
Anthony & Jennifer Lund
Barbara & Randall Rumpf
Barbara M. Bannon
Becca Kuhn
Belen Pajo
Beth Stauffer
Bill & Kae Chiaramonte
Bill Orchow & Janet Martineau
Brad Caldwell
Brian Griffiths
Bridget Lloyd
Candace Frioux
Carmen Chaires
Carolyn C. Fredin
Cassandra Ricks
Cheryl M. Nunez
Chris Tillack
Cody Gibson
David & Ruth Elder
Debbie De Lapp
Duilio Corrales
Elbridge Kinne
Elma M. Uzelac
Eric Kawabata
Frank & Barbara Layden
Frank J. & Margaret M. Noonan
Fred & Pamela Boede
Fred & Paulette Tedesco
GoodSearch
Inta & Richard Kipper
James Hilton
Janice Dame
Janis Sekutera
Jason Richardson
Joan & Mart Mirka
John & Pam King
Juanita McCollum
Kate Bayer
Kent Vance
Kim Jeein
Kris Hess
Laurie Mecham
$1 - $99 Continued
Lien Dam
Lisa Ann Brook
Lynn Long
Marie Lynne Gunderson
Mark J. Slichter
Melinda Reed
Merrilee Harsh-Wallace
Michael May
Natalie Bushman
Natalie Gygi
Nate Feldman
Nicholas & Julia D'Alesandro
Oeke Beuk
Paul Cluff
Paul Hwu
Philip Deallejon
Rachel Piper
Robert A. James
Robert L. Judd
Ronald & Dawn Opoulos
Ronald Moffitt
Russell Packer
S. Bruce Draney
Sara Benzion
Sergio Castellanos
Shalese M. Lomax
Sidd & Elizabeth Martinez
Smith's Food & Drug Centers Inc.
Steven D. Woodland
Susan Hughes
Susan L. Robinson
Talia Jennings
Tena & R. Craig Boswell
Teresa & Stephen Ngai
Thomas & Mary Louise Judd
Thomas Mignosa
Wesley & Karen Lohr
William & Carolyn Hopkins
Yolanda Versteeg
In Memory of:
Ann Fassio
Elma M. Uzelac
Fred B. & Paulette F. Tedesco
Louie & Laura Vetere
Robert L. Judd
Thomas & Mary Louise Judd
Bob Kelleher
Bob & Deborah Kelleher
Jack Beuk
J.M. & Ann Good
Marie Lynne Gunderson
Harriet Lawrence & Helen Thomas
Cheryl M. Nunez
St. Joseph Villa Volunteers
Susan & Kip Slaugh
Katherine A. Tieszen
Jeri Wiens
In Honor of:
Monsignor Rudolph Daz
Cindy & Lyle Wilson
Beth Ehrhardt
Dan Ehrhardt
Jesus Christ
Paul Hwu
PO Box 744Kaysville, UT 84037
801-468-6806