The beauty of the Older Americans Act (OAA) is that it provides the opportunity for a county to deliver services in a way that fits the county’s unique structure/capacity; however the OAA does mandate that each county provide certain key areas of support.
The Ocean County Office of Senior Services has 44 Area Plan Contracts with 23 service providers throughout the county to deliver, access services, home support, community support, nutrition support and caregiver support.
Access services include: Information and Assistance, Options Counseling, Care Management, Transportation and Assisted Transportation.
Home support includes: Volunteer Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance, Residential Maintenance and Certified Home Health Aide.
Community support includes: Emergency Services, Adult Day Services, Adult Protective Services, Legal Assistance, Physical Health, Mental Health, Physical Fitness, Education, Language Translation and Socialization/Recreation.
Nutrition support includes: Congregate Meals, Home Delivered Meals, Nutrition Education and Counseling.
Caregiver support includes: Information and Assistance, Residential Maintenance, Respite, Caregiver Support, Physical Health, Mental Health, Counseling, Education, In-Home Education & Support and Trained Volunteer Assistance.
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