Warwick resident, Jenny Miller and her partner, Caroline Rumowicz have made it their goal to make the lives of local senior citizens easier by providing every-day services and transportation to those in need.

Miller and Rumowicz both have health care backgrounds, Miller with 15 years as a geriatric care manager and social worker and Rumowicz with 31 years of home health care experience. After several years of working in similar industries and serving the same population, the pair began to research the idea of a comprehensive way to meet the needs of seniors. They found many individual services, but none that would coordinate many different providers. A year ago, Miller and Rumowicz put their passion, research, and experience to use, establishing JennaLine (formerly At Home in Rhode Island). They describe the company as a unique high-quality service provider for Rhode Islanders 65 and over.

JennaLine currently consists of Miller and Rumowicz, along with an expert in long-term care insurance, a client service coordinator, and three drivers who cover the majority of Rhode Island.

For a monthly fee as low as $55 per individual or $75 per couple, seniors can benefit from the use of a variety of providers in all aspects of daily life. The team at JennaLine helps their clients with every-day errands such as transportation, grocery shopping, prescription delivery, and gift returns during the holiday season. They also coordinate, schedule, and advise on seniors’ critical everyday needs.

Fifteen providers that the pair has vetted work with the company to administer services including plumbing, lawn care, massage, snow removal, in-home computer training, and even pet care, at discounted rates. Nutrition, fitness, and dietary services can also be organized for clients.

An important benefit of JennaLine, says its founders, is that the service enables family members of senior citizens to have peace of mind that their loved ones’ needs are being taking care of and that someone is stopping by regularly to say hello and make sure everything is alright. Clients and their children have responded positively to JennaLine, including a woman named Barbara who is grateful that when her daughter now visits her, it can now be a “real visit”, and not a day of running errands.

“Our services allow the pressure to be taken off of parent-child relationships and makes spending quality time together easier,” said Rumowicz.

Clients receive a single monthly invoice that details and outlines every service rendered, how much they cost, and what provider discounts were given, allowing for one payment a month.

“Our providers are very open with our clients in telling them what they can offer,” said Rumowicz. “There is a good relationship between members and providers.”

Rumowicz explains that she and Miller are good at taking care of any issues or requests from their clients, and JennaLine urges their customers to make personal decisions about what they really want to get out of the services.

“The first year was good…it was fun,” she said. “It is all about really connecting with the clients and knowing what they’re looking for and what they need. We take a lot of feedback from them.”

JennaLine makes it possible for seniors to maintain their independence and enjoy life without having to worry about all of life’s little chores.

For membership information and a detailed brochure of available services, see www.jennaline.com.