Griswold Home Care of West Valley Gives Grant to Solecito Service

Knee walkers are always in short supply at Solecito Services in Peoria, which loans out durable medical equipment to West Valley residents in exchange for a voluntary donation. So a recent grant they received from the Jean Griswold Foundation, presented by Griswold Home Care of Glendale and the West Valley, has been earmarked to acquire two more of them. The donation, says Solecito executive director Leslie Tuohy, will go a long way to meeting the needs of the area’s senior population and those rehabbing from injury, who also borrow crutches, walkers, commodes, and hospital beds from Solecito.

The Jean Griswold Foundation, named for Griswold Home Care’s founder, provides grants to nonprofit organizations to build, strengthen, and sustain programs that enhance the quality of life for the elderly and adults with disabilities who choose to age in place. Solecito Services was one of 39 grant recipients across the country for 2018. Here, Tuohy accepts the grant from Jerry Kaster, director of business development for Griswold Home Care of Glendale and the West Valley.