Types of Services

• Adult Day Care
  Provides a protective setting for those who cannot be left alone due to health care and social needs.
• Assisted Living
  Offers help with non-medical aspects of daily activities in an atmosphere of separate, private living units.
• Caregiver Programs
  Provides support for caregivers of older adults and some services for grandparents raising grandchildren.
• Case Management
  Families can get assistance in assessing the needs of older adults and making arrangements for services to help them remain independent.
• Congregate Meals
  Meals are provided in a senior center or other site where older adults can enjoy a meal and socialize with others.
• Elder Abuse Prevention Programs
  This service investigates allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation, and interventions in substantiated cases.
• Emergency Response Systems
  This service provides in-home 24-hour electronic alarm systems that enable homebound persons to summon emergency help.
• Employment Services
  Provides opportunities for older adults to explore employment options.
• Financial Assistance
  Counseling on financial management, prescription drug programs, Social Security benefits, food stamps, energy assistance and the like.
• Government Assisted Housing
  Offers rent subsidized housing.
• Home Delivered Meals
  Provides meals (Meals on Wheels) for the homebound.
• Home Health Services
  Provides help with activities such as changing wound dressings, checking vital signs, cleaning catheters and providing tube feedings.
• Home Modification
  Aid in renovations to increase the ease of use, safety, security and independence in the home.
• Home Repair
  Programs that help keep housing in good repair, such as roofing, plumbing and insulation, in order to avoid major problems.
• Information and Referral/Assistance
  Specialists provide assistance and links to available services and resources.
• Legal Assistance
  Advice and representation for certain legal matters such as government program benefits, tenant rights and consumer problems.
• Nursing Facilities
  A skilled center equipped to handle individuals with 24-hour nursing needs, post-operative recuperation, complex medical care demands as well as chronically-ill individuals who can no longer live independently; facilities may be freestanding or part of a senior community.
• Personal Care
  Provides assistance to functionally impaired individuals with bathing, dressing, walking, eating, supervision, emotional security, and housekeeping.
• Respite Care
  This service offers a break for caregivers who provide ongoing supervision and care of a person with a functional impairment.
• Retirement Communities
  A facility that offers seniors combined housing, services and health care while allowing them to enjoy a private, residential lifestyle of independence and assurance of long-term health care.
• Senior Center Programs
  Offers a variety of recreational and educational programs for older adults.
• Shared Housing
  An organized shared-housing-network where seniors can share their home, or the home of another.
• Telephone Reassurance
  Regular contact and safety checks to homebound seniors and disabled persons by trained volunteers.
• Transportation
  Provides services for older adults or persons with disabilities who lack private transportation or who are unable to utilize public transportation.
• Volunteer Services
  Opportunities for older adults to provide telephone reassurance, friendly visits, insurance counseling and more.