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We can provide information about services for seniors and which ones you may qualify for.
We also serve as an information hotline that can connect you to other services available locally and to toll-free (800) numbers for services available statewide and nationally.
Links to other helpful websites:
Area Agency on Aging
Alzheimer's Association
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Meal sites for senior lunches offer a nutritious meal and social activities with others. To learn more about activities and events at your community senior center, please click on the "Senior Center Activities" link in the list of services above.
Senior Lunches
Suggested donation: $2.00 (60 and over) and $4.00 (Under 60)
Special Dinners and Sunday Meals*
Suggested donation: $3.00 (60 and over) and $5.00 (Under 60)
*Please watch your senior newsletter for announcements about Sunday dinner dates.
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Meals are delivered throughout Charlevoix County to eligible homebound seniors age 60 and over. Nutritiously balanced meals, which have been approved by a dietitian, are served hot daily or delivered weekly as fresh frozen meals that can be easily reheated.
Suggested donation: $2.00 per meal
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A qualified and trained homemaker comes to your home for 2 hours on a regular basis and provides light duty housekeeping, such as vacuuming, mopping floors, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, laundry, grocery shopping and errands to help maintain a clean and healthy environment for homebound individuals with functional limitations. (We recommend that you refer the heavier or outdoor work to a private individual or contractor.)
Suggested donation: $5.00 per hour
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| Medication Management |
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A registered nurse will come to your home on a regular basis to provide medication set-ups for a homebound individual, including pre-filling Insulin syringes, Venipuncture service or regular injections that are not covered under Medicare skilled services. The frequency of nurse visits depends on need and is determined at the time of the in-home assessment.
Recommended cost-share/donation: $15.00
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A registered nurse comes to your home monthly or every other month for a homebound elderly individual that may have difficulty getting out to the foot doctor and are considered high risk for potential foot complications.
Recommended cost-share/donation: $15.00
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| Personal Care Assistance |
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A certified nurses aide comes to your home 1 - 2 times per week to assist a frail, homebound elderly individual with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, ambulation, vital signs, nail care and hair care.
Suggested donation: $5.00 per hour
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Respite (relief for caregivers) is provided by trained, certified nurses aides for dementia and medical clients. Regular, weekly time is scheduled so the caregiver can make appointments and run errands.
The Commission on Aging specializes in serving families by caring for frail, elderly individuals and those with short-term memory loss, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and related disorders. Trained, experienced workers offer protective companionship. Educational support is also offered to caregivers and their families.
Suggested donation: $5.00 per hour
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| Lawn Care & Snow Removal |
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This service provides improved safety for individuals having difficulty performing these outdoor tasks.
Recommended cost-share/donation: $15.00 per hour (depends on income)
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We provide free tax assistance. Please call our office at (231)237-0103 or click here to send an email for more information.
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| Medication Insurance Assistance |
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We offer Medicaid Waiver Provider Services.
Please call our office at (231)237-0103 or click here to send an email for more information.
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| Tobacco - Respite Provider Services |
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Please call us at (231)237-0103 or click here to send an email for more information.
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| Senior Companion Referrals |
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For more information, please click here to send us an email or call the Commission on Aging office at (231)237-0103.
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| Beaver Island Services |
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Please call our office at (231)237-0103 for more information about this service.
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| Alzheimer's/Caregiver Support Groups |
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We facilitate support groups for caregivers of a loved one with a dementing or debilitating illness.
Support group sessions are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Commission on Aging office at 207 Antrim Street in Charlevoix. Sessions are also held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the East Jordan Senior Center at 110 Main Street in the Living Room on the lower level. At the East Jordan site, your loved one can come with you and staff are available for an activity during the support group session.
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The Adult Day Center is located on the lower level of the East Jordan Senior Center at 110 Main Street in East Jordan.
Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Registered Nurse and Certified Nurses Assistants on staff at all times
ADULT DAY SERVICES
Daily Rate.....$50.00
Hourly Rate....$12.50
Senior Millage Scholarships are available for 50% of cost share or $25.00/day
**Grants and special funding when available to help subsidize half the normal cost.**
(Sliding Scale for low income available; must provide proof of income)
BEAUTY/BARBER SHOP SERVICES (Available for clients only)
Shampoo & Set..............................$10.00
Personal Care (shower, includes shampoo)...$10.00
Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Care..............$15.00
* Scholarships available upon request
* Co-pay according to annual income
* Must have proof of income level
Adult Day Services provides a nurturing, safe and stimulating daytime environment for people who require supervision due to dementia related illness, or those who need assistance with activities of daily living because of a medical problem. The focus is to assist caregivers with relief care and provide a stimulating, safe environment for the participants. Adult Day Services can also:
- Prevent caregiver burnout
- Prolong placement in a Nursing Home
- Prevent accident or injury if left home alone
- Stabilize medical condition and avoid frequent hospitalizations
- Prevent secondary disabilities that result from excessive bed rest and/or inactivity
- Improve functional ability as a result of sustained maintenance therapy and the therapeutic environment
- Improve quality of life for participants and caregivers
- Increase self-esteem and dignity of participants
- Improve and stabilize cognitive functioning
- Increase verbal ability and mobility
- Minimize inappropriate anger, combativeness, suspiciousness, refusal to cooperate and wandering
- Provide opportunities for friendship and decrease isolation and loneliness
- Improve behavior and mood
- Improve nutritional and fluid intake
- Improve medication compliance
- Bladder and bowel training
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| Senior Center Activities |
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The Commission on Aging sponsors Senior Centers in Boyne City, Charlevoix and East Jordan.
Boyne Area Senior Center - 582-6682
Charlevoix Senior Center - 547-5361
East Jordan Senior Center - 536-7831
Senior Center Activities include:
- Alzheimer's Support Groups
- Foot and Blood Pressure Clinics by the Health Dept.
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| Medicare Part D Counseling |
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We offer Medicare Part D counseling.
Please call our office at (231) 237-0103 or click here to send an email for more information.
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This page last updated on 4/2/2008.
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