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Helps individuals understand that the key to qualifying for some paid services is whether your loved one is ‘homebound’.

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Caregiver Counseling
Indoor Home Safety Education
Web Guides
Fall Prevention Programs
Caregiver Training
* Provides information, assistance, training, workshops, discussion and support groups.
Offers kit containing items such as: bright warning stickers (hot, poison, turn-off when done), daily medication dispenser, resource directory, caregiver's guide to Alzheimer's disease, soothing musical tape to help reduce patient anxiety, patient information sheets, medication recorder pocket reference, etc. Free to caregivers. Also offers Veteran's Caregiver Support Kit.

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Caregiver Training
Dementia Management
General Safety Education
Offers comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment of persons with dementia-related symptoms. Assists families, other caregivers and health professionals to learn positive approaches to managing problems associated with Alzheimer's and related dementias.

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Caregiver Training
Physical Examinations
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

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Accessible Home Construction
Individual Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Family Life Education
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Respite Care Subsidies
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Parent Support Groups
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Rights Classes
Offers variety of ongoing education programs targeted to specific audiences, which include caregivers, heath care and social services professionals, individuals with the disease, their family members, and the general public.
Provides practical care strategies, stress relief, available community resources, how to handle family issues, as well as hands-on care.
Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

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Accessible Home Construction
Individual Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Family Life Education
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Respite Care Subsidies
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Parent Support Groups
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Parent to Parent Networking
Parent Rights Classes
Provides information, caregiver assessments, one-on-one consults and referral to family caregivers of older adults. Offers information about programs and services available at Office for Aging and throughout the community. Publishes information in the Senior News "Caregiver Corner"; sponsors caregiver support group/chat; and educational programs. Trainings held both daytime and evenings. Locations and times vary.
  • Helping Loved Ones Age in Place - 5 steps for keeping older family members comfortable and safe, in their home or yours. http://www.aarp.org/inhomecare

  • AARP's HomeFit Guide: a free publication (available in various languages) featuring smart ways to make a home comfortable, safe and a great fit for older adults. www.aarp.org/homefit

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Caregiver Training
Fall Prevention Programs
Indoor Home Safety Education
Provides information, assistance, respite, support and supplemental services to family caregivers, grandparents and other relative caregivers. Offers Expanded In-home Service for Elderly Program (EISEP). Offers homemaker/caregiver/respite services including case management. Cost-sharing depending on individual's financial status and program designation.

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Case/Care Management
Homemaker Assistance
Caregiver Training
Home Health Aide Services
* Offers workshop designed to help caregivers take better care of themselves while caring for someone else.
Offers a variety of programs designed for older adults to help promote and maintain health and wellness. Programs include: - Tai Chi for Arthritis - Moving for Better Balance - Stepping On: Falls Prevention Program - Living Healthy Programs, which specialize in programs for managing Diabetes and Chronic Pain - Healthy Bones - Powerful Tools for Caregivers, which includes training, support groups, and counseling Additional services include: Home Safety Assessments and hospital to home assistance with a certified Care Transition Coach.

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Exercise Classes / Groups
Wellness Programs
Diabetes Management Clinics
Caregiver Training
Pain Management
Caregiver Counseling
Home Safety Evaluations
Fall Prevention Programs
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups

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Legal Counseling
Clinical Trials
Specialized Information and Referral
Medical Information Services
Disease / Disability Information
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Caregiver Training
Adult In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Individual Advocacy

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Senior Ride Programs
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Friendly Visiting
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Discount Programs
Telephone Reassurance
Specialized Information and Referral
Medicare
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
General Physical Examinations
Adult Day Program Centers
Senior Centers
Nutrition Education
Caregiver Training

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Special Education Plan Development
Family Support Centers / Outreach
Caregiver Training
Caregiver Consultation and Support
The Office for the Aging offers many services for the senior residents of Steuben County including, but not limited to, information and referral, nutrition through congregate meals, advocacy, support groups, transportation services, caregiver services, case management, and the Bone Builders and Senior Meal Programs. Bone Builders and the Senior Dinner Clubs are overseen by Pro Action of Steuben-Yates.

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Housekeeping Assistance
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver Issues
Driving Evaluation
Older Adult / Aging Issues
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Ramp Construction Services
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Area Agencies on Aging
Medicare Information / Counseling
Living Wills
Food Vouchers
Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Personal Alarm Systems
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Personal Safety Education
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Support Group Clearinghouses
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Grandparent Rights
Alzheimer's Disease
Adult In Home Respite Care
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Caregiver Training
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Errand Running / Shopping Assistance
Special Collections and Archives
Long Term Care Issues
Home Health Aide Services
Elder Law
Friendly Visiting
Long Term Case / Care Management
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Workshops / Symposiums
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Kinship Caregivers
Provides 5 steps for keeping older family members comfortable and safe, in their home or yours.

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Caregiver Training
Fall Prevention Programs
Indoor Home Safety Education
Caregiver Counseling
Offers free group and individual counseling, and education for caregivers of an elderly loved one.
Offers free group and individual counseling, and education for caregivers of an elderly loved one.
Offers free group and individual counseling, and education for caregivers of an elderly loved one.
Offers free group and individual counseling, and education for caregivers of an elderly loved one.
Offers information and referral about a variety of needs for individuals who require long term care. Also provides support, respite, counseling, and guidance services for those who are home care givers, including a range of services and varying levels of assistance for those who are long-term caregivers. Also provides a monthly support group with dinner and respite services.

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Caregiver Training
Medicare Information / Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information / Counseling
Caregiver Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides assistance to informal caregivers, spouses, adult children, other family members, friends and neighbors, in their efforts to care for an older person who needs help with everyday tasks. This can include certain aspect of personal care, such as, bathing, dressing, and grooming, as well as, housekeeping, errands, grocery shopping, providing meals, transportation, home repairs, financial support, emotional support and companionship as well as short term respite care within the home. Maintains a resource library for information for caregivers as well as age-related diseases.

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Caregiver Issues
Caregiver Counseling
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Specialized Information and Referral
Special Collections and Archives
Caregiver Training
Adult In Home Respite Care
The Office for the Aging offers many services for the senior residents of Steuben County including, but not limited to, information and referral, nutrition through congregate meals, advocacy, support groups, transportation services, caregiver services, case management, and the Bone Builders and Senior Meal Programs. Bone Builders and the Senior Dinner Clubs are overseen by Pro Action of Steuben-Yates.

Categories

Housekeeping Assistance
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver Issues
Driving Evaluation
Older Adult / Aging Issues
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Ramp Construction Services
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Area Agencies on Aging
Medicare Information / Counseling
Living Wills
Food Vouchers
Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Personal Alarm Systems
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Personal Safety Education
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Support Group Clearinghouses
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Grandparent Rights
Alzheimer's Disease
Adult In Home Respite Care
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Caregiver Training
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Errand Running / Shopping Assistance
Special Collections and Archives
Long Term Care Issues
Home Health Aide Services
Elder Law
Friendly Visiting
Long Term Case / Care Management
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Workshops / Symposiums
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Kinship Caregivers