The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott. ...more

November 1, 2009

Homebound people living in Sun City Center can depend on the pizza delivery man, newspaper carriers and even tax preparers who make house calls. Now volunteers with the Sun City Center Library are offering home delivery of books and other media materials for stay-at-home residents. ...more

February 25, 2009

There was a time when house calls were common. Don Frederick of Sun City Center, a tax counselor with AARP's Tax Aide program, said homebound senior citizens are tickled to death he offers just such a service. ...more

February 25, 2009

SEBRING — A least one group of medical professionals still makes house calls. With a nine-person staff, including four nurses, the local two-month-old Visiting Nurse Association of Florida regularly makes house calls to 44 patients. The not-for-profit foundation was established nationally in 1976. "We teach them the tools to stay out of the hospital," said Kimberly Simms, director of marketing. "The nurses bring a smile and a helping hand." VNA visiting nurses work hand in hand with physicians when visiting 74 -year old Donald Vanyo. The homebound Lake Placid resident takes 14 pills a day. ...more

May 27, 2008