Telephoning: Contacting individuals by phone on a routine basis to determine physical status, to provide comfort and help. Utility Assistance: Determining an older individuals need for utility assistance and providing financial assistance to the individual. Wellness: Activities designed to provide services which will support and/or improve the older person’s mental and/or physical wellbeing (i.e., exercise /physical fitness, health screenings, vaccination clinics). There’s more to the Information and Assistance Management Department. The Care Managers and Social Workers assists seniors with Lotus Food Pantry, COA Helps, Farmer’s Market, The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Medicare Improvement Patient Providers Act (MIPPA) just to name a few. This department also refers seniors to Community programs (i.e., home repair programs, rental and utilitiy assistance) and we strive to protect the seniors in this parish, by making reports to the Elderly Protective Services (EPS) and Law Enforcement when seniors are abused, neglected, and taken advantage of.
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