Whiteside County Senior Center Inc

Information and assistance and pharmaceutical outreach programs - direct provision of information on behalf of an older person in connection with available private, public and voluntary services and resources which meet the individual's expressed needs and the linkage and follow-up with appropriate community resources or service providers to ensure is delivered. Provides answers to questions regarding community, state, and federal sources such as social security, illinois senior care, illinois cares, medicare, housing, and other senior issues. In addition "home visits" to older persons who are homebound to inform persons of available services and benefit programs. Also to provide help with senior services such as helping persons find out if they are eligible for services, completing and understanding forms, provide information on services available, provide information on and referrals to lifescape, tri county opportunities council, department of human services, catholic charities, and other available services. Other programs - other programs offered by the center include the packet of life program which provides packets for individuals to complete and include emergency health care information, illinois telecommunication access corporation (itac) program which provides telephones to hearing impaired individuals, and other miscellaneous programs are offered by the center to allow seniors a place to socialize and have fellowship with each other. The center's computer lab offers individual computing classes and personal assistance to seniors. The volunteer staff operates the lab from 8 am-4 pm daily and they provide individual computer instruction to seniors. The computer staff assists seniors with software and hardware issues. The lab is open during normal business hours so people of all ages can drop in and use the lab to check emails or obtain information from the internet.