Long-Term Care Consultation is a free in-home assessment provided to anyone regardless of age or income. This program provides individuals with a guide to information and services to help them make informed decisions regarding long-term care.  It presents choices and resources for meeting personal care needs or the needs of someone being cared for.

Services include:

• HOMEMAKER SERVICES
• PERSONAL CARE
• RESPITE
• ADULT DAY SERVICES
• MINOR HOME MODIFICATIONS
• HOME DELIVERED MEALS
• DIETICIAN SERVICES
• THERAPY SERVICES
• COUNSELING
• HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

CAREGIVER ADVOCACY PROGRAM addresses the growing needs of informal caregivers and those they care for.  This program also includes the following:

• INFORMATION & REFERRAL provides information and referral to community resources (legal/financial, transportation, support groups, home health services, hospice services, health services) and emergency services (financial aid, shelters, food, clothing).
• MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM designed to help seniors better understand the medications they are taking and identify potentially dangerous interactions with other medications they are taking as well as potential side effects.
• RESPITE CARE such as personal care, homemaking, or adult day services, provide short-term assistance for an older person so the caregiver can have some free time.
• LEGAL SERVICES provide education and assistance to caregivers in matters of Living Wills, Health Care Power of Attorney information and documentation, and Durable Power of Attorney information and documentation.
• CAREGIVER TRAINING in-home training to caregivers:
  • Proper body mechanics in moving lifting, or transferring a care receiver
  • Techniques on how to give a bath to a person who is bed bound
  • Use of assistive devices such as gait belts
  • Use of medical equipment such as a hydraulic hoyer lift
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES designed to assist and compliment the care a caregiver provides, medical equipment purchases are limited and determined by the program coordinator on a need basis.  Purchases include but are not limited to linen savers such as chuxs pads, safety devices for doors and windows etc.
• PROJECT LIFESAVER designed as a rapid response search and rescue service, using state of the art technologies and strategies to prevent or reduce the potential of harm to individuals suffering from Alzheimer's, Downs Syndrome, Autism, traumatic brain injuries, and cognitive impairments. These individuals may tend to wander away from their residences and become confused or lost.
  The one-ounce transmitter emits a personalized silent constant pulsating radio signal 24-hrs a day. The transmitter is housed in a wristband unit that looks like a watch. It can be worn on the wrist or ankle. The radio signal can be located up to several miles away on land or in the air. Once notified the team responds on the ground to the wanderer’s area and starts searching with the mobile locator tracking system.

LEGAL SERVICES are offered to assist you in making arrangements for how you would want your personal and financial affairs handled in the event that you would become unable to manage them for yourself.  By thinking about these issues early on, you can avoid conflict in the long run.  The decisions you make must be set down in writing, as verbal agreements may be misinterpreted or disputed later on.

RESIDENTIAL STATE SUPPLEMENT  (RSS) is an Ohio program that assists older persons and qualified people with disabilities who do not medically qualify for nursing home placement, but who live in approved group living settings such as board and care homes and adult foster homes.

NUTRITIONAL SERVICES funds safe, nutritional meals that provide 1/3 of the recommended daily allowance for an older adult either in a group setting or delivered to the home. Two times yearly, education material on nutritional subjects is presented to clients.

OMBUDSMAN VOLUNTEERS are critical to the success of the Ombudsman Program.  Volunteers are the first contact most consumers and families have with the program.  Regular visits by volunteers empower and educate residents regarding their rights while living in long-term care facilities.  

HOUSING PROGRAM a federally funded program offering assistance for homeowners 60+ who need home modifications and repairs. Examples of home modification, modifications to an existing bathroom to make it wheelchair accessible.  Examples of home repair, repair to a roof or repair of a furnace. 

For more information on the training programs and dates of availability, contact the Area Agency on Aging office.

For more information on the programs or services listed above, contact the Area Agency on Aging (740) 373-6400 or 1 (800) 331-2644

How do I apply for Programs or Services through the Area Agency on Aging?
Contact the Area Agency on Aging at 1 (800) 331-2644 and ask to speak with a screener.