LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Early voting has come to an end in Kentucky, but for some, casting their ballot comes with challenges.

As of Sunday, more than 792,475 Kentuckians have voted in the 2024 general election. For senior citizens, however, there can be many factors getting in the way of getting to the polls.

Becca Gervasio, the life enrichment director at Nazareth Home, a Louisville long-term care center, said mobility and transportation issues can prevent older people from going to the polls to vote in person. So she said they decided to do something about it.

“Every year it is essential that we give every American the opportunity to vote in whatever way is most convenient for them,” she explained. “So for us, it was requesting absentee ballots for our population here at Nazareth Home mostly to ensure that their voices were heard and they did not have to wait in long lines outside.”

Gervasio said the residents at Nazareth Home are very invested in their community.

“As soon as the portal opened to request absentee ballots, they were knocking on my door,” she added. “They were ready to have their votes cast to make sure that they had an impact on what was going to happen in the future.”

One of those residents is Glenda Hodges-Cook. She has been living at Nazareth Home for just over a year. She told WAVE News she has always had an interest in politics.

“I have children and grandchildren and they will grow up and they will want a government that is responsive to their needs,” she mentioned.