Cumberland County Coordinating Council On Older Adults Inc

Inhome aide services are intended to assist individuals and their families with attaining and maintaining self-sufficiency, and improving quality of life. These services are aimed at preventing the deterioration of individuals' functional capacity, preventing abuse, neglect and/or exploitation and avoiding premature institutional care by assisting individuals in maintaining themselves in their own homes as long as possible. It is the intent of the inhome aide services program to assist, but not replace, family members in carrying out their responsibilities for those individuals needing care or support. During the year 89 clients were served with a total of 18,412 hours devoted to them.

Home improvement services identify health and safety issues affecting the home or areas adjacent to the home in which an individual or family lives and provides needed improvements to resolve those issues. Health and safety issues include security enhancements; minor home repairs; mobility and accessibility improvements; and basic household furnishings and home appliance repair, replacement or purchase. During the year a total of 175 clients were served and 138 projects completed.

Information & assistance is a service designed to link persons with resources available to meet their needs and/or interests. It is also intended to be a mechanism to collect information about unmet needs and specific needed services in the geographic area and to share it with appropriate planners and decision makers. During the year a total of 2,786 clients were served with a total of 3,493 calls. Community caregiving circle program supports older adults in their effort to maintain independence at home by enlisting and engaging community volunteers in providing support services to older adults and their primary caregivers in one or more of the following areas: social support, home management support, transportation support, and caregiver support. During the year a total of 618 clients were served with a total of 10,452 sessions. Senior's health insurance information program (shiip) provides unbiased counseling to medicare beneficiaries about medicare, medicare supplements, medicare advantage, medicare part d, and longterm care insurances. During the year a total of 598 clients were served with a total of 598 sessions.