Case Management/Service Coordination
Nutrition Program for the Elderly
Senior Centers are designed to enhance the quality of life for older people, supporting their independence and encouraging their involvement in the community. Activities and services include: Health Education and Screenings, Physical Fitness, Recreation, Arts and Crafts, Information and Assistance, Telephone Reassurance, and Friendly Visiting. The FTAAA&D has designated the following multipurpose senior centers as community focal points for older people:
Bristol Slater Senior Center 764-4023 Clinchfield Senior Adult Center 743-4521 (Erwin) Elizabethton Senior Center 543-4362 Hancock County Senior Center 733-4253 Johnson City Seniors' Center 434-6237 Johnson County Senior Center 727-8883 Jonesborough Area Senior Center 753-1075 Kingsport Senior Center 392-8400 Mount Carmel Senior Center 357-3281 Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center 639-3128 (Greeneville) Rogersville Senior Center 272-9186
Transportation is available by calling a senior center twenty-four hours in advance. A nominal fee is charged for trips from home to the senior center and for intermediate stops at grocery stores, drug stores, etc.
The
Public Guardianship for the Elderly Program, a state funded program, is designed
to aid persons 60 years of age and older who are unable to manage their own
affairs, and who have no family member, friend, bank or other agency willing and
able to act on their behalf. The District Public Guardian is on the staff of the
FTAAA. Call 928-0224.
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman serves as an advocate for elderly residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities. The ombudsman's responsibility is to help resolve complaints against facilities and to ensure that clients' rights and benefits are protected. Call 246-8734 or 928-8311.
Legal advice and representation to help people age 60 and over to secure and maintain public benefits, to resolve consumer problems and other situations requiring the intervention of an attorney. Call 928-8311.
CASE MANAGEMENT / SERVICE COORDINATION
The FTAAA&D recognizes that many older people want to remain in their homes as long as possible, but may need help with basic household tasks. Some may also have other needs which will help prevent or delay premature institutionalization. Options workers will make home visits to the frail elderly, assess the individual's needs, develop a plan of care which will enable that person to remain at home, order services, follow up to assure services have been received, and conduct six month reassessments to determine continued need. This service is available throughout the eight county area. The agency also provides family counseling, weekly monitoring and other services for a fee. Call 423-928-0224.
Information and Assistance (I & A) Services are designed to inform, guide, direct and link older individuals to needed and available resources. I & A is provided by Options and by the senior centers. Call the Options offices listed below.
| All-Area Central I&A Response Phone | |
| Carter County | 543-4256 |
| Greene County | 639-7133 |
| Hancock County | 733-4253 |
| Hawkins County | 272-7835 |
| Johnson County | 727-4822 |
| Sullivan County - Bristol | 764-1818 |
| Sullivan County - Kingsport | 246-8809 |
| Unicoi County | 743-4521 |
| Washington County - Johnson City | 929-0407 |
| Washington County - Jonesborough | 753-4185 |
NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY
Congregate Meals are offered at noon, five days a week, at each of the twenty meal sites within the eight counties. Each meal provides 1/3 of the Required Dietary Allowance and, although no one is denied a meal for inability to pay, contributions are encouraged. The congregate meals program also provides an opportunity for socialization. Call the senior center in your area for site locations.
Home Delivered Meals which provide 1/3 of the Required Dietary Allowance are delivered five days a week by volunteers to the frail elderly who have been assessed by Options. Discharge Planners from hospitals and nursing homes may order temporary meals for one month for frail discharges, without going through the assessment process. Frozen weekend meals are available on a limited basis. As in the congregate meals program, no one is denied a meal for inability to pay. However, if there are waiting lists, individuals or families may sponsor their meals for a fee, until a slot becomes available. Call your county Options office.
Trained homemakers will help the homebound elderly with routine housecleaning, laundry and meal preparation. Volunteers are sought for grocery shopping and errands. Homemakers who have received additional training are available to assist with bathing and shampoos. Contributions are encouraged. Call your county Options office.
Repairing a broken step, replacing door or window screens, building a wheel chair ramp are examples of the kinds of minor repairs done which enable a frail elderly person to remain at home. Call your county Options office.
