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About Us

Aging & Disability

       Resource Center

 

          

Connections for Better Living

The Purpose

We are a central source of information and connections to community resources for older people and adults with disabilities, as well as their families.  Personalized consultation is available at the resource center, over the telephone, or in a visit to your home.  We are also available to help physicians, hospital discharge planners and other professionals who work with older people and adults with disabilities.

· Information and Connections.  We provide information to the general public about services, resources and programs in areas such as: disability and long-term care related services and living arrangements, health and behavioral health, adult protective services, employment and training for people with disabilities, home maintenance, nutrition and Family Care.  We also provide help to connect people with those services and to also apply for SSI, Food Stamps and Medicaid as needed.

· Long-Term Care Options Counseling.  We offer consultation and advice about the options available to meet your long-term care needs.  This consultation will include discussion of the factors to consider when making long-term care decisions and sources and methods of both public and private payment for services.

· Benefits Counseling.  We provide accurate and current information on private and government benefits and programs.  We also help customers who run into problems with Medicare, Social Security, or other benefits.  Both Elderly Benefits Specialists and Disability Benefits Specialists are available.

· Crisis Alternatives.  We will assure that people are connected with someone who will respond to urgent situations that might put someone at risk, such as a sudden loss of a caregiver.

 

· Prevention and Early Intervention.  We promote effective prevention efforts to keep people healthy and independent.  In collaboration with public and private health and social service partners in the community, we offer both information and intervention activities that focus on reducing the risk of disabilities.

· Access to the Family Care Benefit.  For people who request it, we will administer the Long-Term Care Functional Screen to assess an individual’s need for services and eligibility for the Family Care benefit.  Once the individuals need is determined, we provide advice about the options available to him or her.

What We Do: