Services Available Area Agency Funded Services: Congregate Program – 10 Meal Sites in two counties providing a hot meal at noon and daily activities such as, live music, dancing, educational presentations and much more. Home Delivered Meals – provides hot & cold meal to homebound seniors Case Coordination & Support – Once referred to us,  a Case Coordinator will meet one on one with the client in their home to discuss services available, coordinate services and periodically visit the client's home. Personal Care – Provides assistance with personal hygiene needs Homemaking – Provides assistance with light housekeeping such as dusting, vacuuming and grocery shopping. Respite – Provides relief and time out for primary caregivers so they can run errands, attend doctors appointments or just rest. Caregiver and Disease Prevention - Provides training resources for caregivers, disease prevention information and health promotion activities to seniors.     Other Programs we offer: Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program – Assists Seniors with eligibility requirements for these programs as well as helping the Seniors resolve a wide variety of  health bill issues. EPIC Program – Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage –(replaced the Michigan Emergency Pharmaceutical Program) – Provides prescription coverage to qualified low income Seniors.  Enrollment is limited to this program   Medicaid Waiver –Area Agency and  A & D Home Health Care contract with our agency to provide services to clients   Friendly Driver Program – Provides transportation to Doctors that are located out of county with Volunteer drivers. File of Life – Provides a place for documentation of health and family contacts for emergency personnel. The file of life is a magnetic folder that is placed on the client's refrigerator. Quite often our Case Coordinators assist the Senior in filling this out. United Way Emergency Needs – Provides an avenue for our Seniors when they are faced with an emergency need such as hot water heater, hearing aids, fuel gas, dentures, eyeglasses.  County Prescription Discount Card – Made available through Clare & Gladwin County Governments and administered by Council on Aging. This card offers uninsured Seniors 60+ discounted prices on brand name and generic drugs. It is honored at most area Pharmacies.  Patient Assistance– Assist the Seniors in finding coverage for their prescriptions through various Pharmaceutical Companies.

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