Senior Connection Center Inc

TO HELP OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LIVE WITH INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAM - THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAM PROVIDES VITAL SERVICES THAT ALLOW VULNERABLE SENIORS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES, THEREBY AVOIDING UNNECESSARY OR PREMATURE NURSING HOME PLACEMENT. SERVICES FUNDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE: OUR ELDER HELPLINE, WHERE WE PROVIDE SENIORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WITH VITAL INFORMATION AND ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING SUCH CRITICAL SERVICES AS IN-HOME HEALTH CARE AND ADULT DAY CARE, AND GUIDANCE IN PLANNING FOR THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OLDER LOVED ONES; LEGAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS PROVIDED TO ELDERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SCAMS, FRAUD, AND OTHER TYPES OF ABUSE OR FACING THE THREAT OF EVICTION, FORECLOSURE OR BANKRUPTCY; AND NUTRITION SERVICES, WHERE BALANCED MEALS ARE PROVIDED, EITHER IN THE HOME OR AT CONGREGATE DINING SITES SO ISOLATED SENIORS CAN BENEFIT FROM SOCIALIZATION ALONG WITH A GOOD MEAL AND RESPITE SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS, SO CAREGIVERS CAN TAKE A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK FROM THEIR CONTINUOUS TASK OF CARING FOR A FRAIL, OLDER LOVED ONE. ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, INCLUDING COURSES IN CHRONIC DISEASE AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT, HOMEMAKER AND COMPANION SERVICES, PERSONAL CARE FOR ELDERS WITH LIMITED CAPACITY TO TEND TO THEIR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION, WHERE NOT ONLY ELDERS ARE ALERTED TO AND EDUCATED ABOUT THEIR RISK OF ABUSE, BUT BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALSO TRAINED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF ABUSE.

COMMUNITY CARE FOR THE ELDERLY - COMMUNITY CARE FOR THE ELDERLY PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR FRAIL AND VULNERABLE ELDERS. IT INCLUDES SUCH COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AS ADULT DAY CARE AND RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERS; HOMEMAKER/COMPANION SERVICES; PERSONAL CARE; AND TRANSPORTATION FOR DOCTOR VISITS AND OTHER IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. THESE AND OTHER SERVICES ALLOW THE SENIOR TO AGE IN PLACE AND REMAIN INDEPENDENT FOR AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE AND OTHERWISE POSSIBLE.

THE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INITIATIVE ASSISTS FAMILIES CARING FOR A LOVED-ONE WHO IS SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA. ADI SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER, OR ARE SUSPECTED OF HAVING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DISORDER. CAREGIVERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TRAINING, RESPITE AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN CARING FOR THE ADI CLIENT. FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR ADI SERVICES MUST BE USED FOR SERVICES THAT SUPPORT AND PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ADI CLIENT'S PRIMARY CAREGIVER. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BOTH IN-HOME AND FACILITY-BASED RESPITE.