HOME ABOUT > Staff > Board > Financials > Annual Report > Community Impact PROGRAMS > Health Promotion Clinics > Nurse Care Management SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS HOW TO HELP > Volunteer Opportunities > Volunteer Resources > Make a Donation > Adopt an Elder > Join Our Mailing List NEWS & EVENTS > Newsletters > Events CONTACT US         Betty, a former client who recently passed away, had nobody. As a young woman, Betty was bright and successful. She earned a Masters degree in psychology, and was a professor at Brown University. As she got older, Betty developed acute paranoia. As her illness progressed she stopped working and distanced herself from family and friends. Her sister, who lived many states away, sent letter after letter, only to have them returned, unopened. After moving into a building with subsidized rent, she came to one of HealthSET’s wellness clinics. There, a nurse took her blood pressure and talked with her to determine health problems. Because of Betty’s mental illness, the nurse referred her to our Nurse Care Management program in order to give her one-on-one support. Marian, our Nurse Care Manager, attended to Betty’s needs. Marian ensured that Betty had a roof over her head, because otherwise she would have been homeless. Because there was no one to take care of her funeral plans, Marian arranged for Betty to be cremated. Marian then scattered Betty’s ashes in the Colorado mountains, exactly what and where Betty would have wanted. It is stories like these that remind us not only do we preserve the dignity in the lives of the people we serve, but also in their deaths.	HealthSET Programs HealthSET operates two principle programs: Health Promotion Clinics are held monthly in 18 senior rent-subsidized high-rise buildings in the metro Denver area. Volunteer nurses and pharmacists provide wellness assessments and ongoing monitoring of residents’ health including: blood pressure and weight checks; counseling; and health information and referrals to health care resources. There is no charge to visit the clinics. The Nurse Care Management Program provides nursing and volunteer assistance to support older adults and those with disabilities as they strive to cope with complex medical needs, psycho-social crisis, and life transitions which require direct collaboration with health care providers and diverse community resources. Additional information about each of the programs can be found by clicking on each of the program links above. As the client advocate at HealthSET, I am struck by how frequently I find myself asking, “If not us, then… who?”  HealthSET is a community health non-profit dedicated to the idea that the lives of the low-income elderly matter. We live this ideal out by providing free healthcare services to low-income elderly residing in subsidized high rise buildings throughout the Denver metro area. Click to read more >   GET INVOLVED WITH HealthSET! It's easy to make a donation or find ways to contribute your time, talents and passion for our work to improve the lives of the low-income elderly. Please click to make a financial contribution, learn more about volunteer opportunities or engage with the organization through our Adopt an Elder program. For other inquiries, please contact us at 303-595-6633 or healthset@centura.org