01 / PREPARE & SERVE
Kitchen readiness
Food storage, warming, sanitation, and meal-service equipment for the planned on-site meal program.
Planned senior care · West Phoenix & the West Valley
Turn an equipment
investment into
everyday possibility.
Lending Hands Outreach is developing an Adult Day Health Care center where seniors can share nutritious meals, take part in meaningful activities, and receive daytime support while family caregivers have time to attend to their own responsibilities.
Explore the equipment proposalWhy this matters
The crisis behind the proposal
Isolation affects seniors.
The strain reaches their families.
Older adults can lose everyday connection as mobility changes, health needs grow, or loved ones are lost. Families providing support need dependable options during the day. A planned center must be equipped before it can become part of that support.
The provider-capacity gap
A statewide challenge.
A focused West Phoenix response.
The figures behind LHO's call for additional daytime care capacity.
#50Arizona's ranking, tied last for Adult Day Health Care capacity per 10,000 seniors
4,123ALTCS seniors statewide authorized but unplaced, as reported in LHO's crisis brief
4ADHC slots per 10,000 seniors in Arizona
54National average ADHC slots per 10,000 seniors
Source: LHO crisis brief; AARP Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard (capacity comparison).
Nearly1 in 4
older adults experience social isolation, according to the CDC.
National evidence.
CDC · Social connectedness, August 2025 ↗
CDC · Social connectedness, August 2025 ↗
01
Connection needs a place.
Shared meals and structured activities can create regular opportunities to spend time with others.
02
Caregivers need daytime support.
The planned center would offer supervised care and purposeful participation, giving family caregivers dependable relief after services begin.
03
Readiness requires practical resources.
Refrigeration, meal-service equipment, tables, and activity furnishings are part of preparing a usable center.
The planned LHO center
Care, meals, and connection
in one daytime setting.
Our planned Adult Day Health Care model brings together supervised daytime care, health monitoring, on-site meals, social and cognitive activities, and transportation between home and the center.
Services are intended for eligible seniors age 65 and older, including AHCCCS/ALTCS members, and will be available without discrimination.
Planning profile
Launch focusWest Phoenix / West Valley
Planned capacityUp to 25 members/day
Intended populationSeniors age 65+
Current stagePre-launch development
A defined equipment contribution
Fund the tools that make
daily participation possible.
The $20,000 request supports selected kitchen equipment and participant furnishings. It is a contribution to the equipment plan; separate resources are needed to open and operate the center.
02 / GATHER & PARTICIPATE
Shared spaces
Tables, seating, activity equipment, hydration, and personal storage for daily participation.
03 / DOCUMENT & REPORT
Accountable purchases
Invoices, an equipment inventory, expenditure records, and progress reporting tied to actual readiness.
| Category | Project estimate | Banner request | Balance to raise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen equipment | $14,926.49 | $14,500.00 | $426.49 |
| Participant activity space | $5,952.55 | $5,500.00 | $452.55 |
| Total | $20,879.04 | $20,000.00 | $879.04 |
Budget amounts reflect current planning estimates. Final pricing, applicable taxes, delivery, and installation costs will be confirmed before purchase. LHO will raise the $879.04 remaining project balance separately; pending applications are not secured funding.
View the itemized equipment proposal ↗Covered service delivery, nursing equipment, salaries, routine food purchases, vehicles, and transportation operations: These are excluded from this request.
Operating reserves are excluded from this request.
Grant spending will follow Banner's Community Reinvestment restrictions and award terms. This proposal does not represent an eligibility determination or funding award.
Proposed purchase period · January-December 2027
Move from plans to documented readiness.
01 / CONFIRM
Before purchasing
Confirm a suitable facility, equipment specifications, installation requirements, and funding before committing to orders.
02 / EQUIP
Record each purchase
Retain invoices and equipment records. Track items ordered, received, installed, and ready for use.
03 / REPORT
Show actual progress
Provide quarterly and final updates. After opening, document attendance, meals, activities, and voluntary feedback.
If the center has not opened during the reporting period, reports will identify completed equipment milestones and remaining launch requirements. Participant outcomes will be reported only after services begin.