Investor Presentaiton
AGING PROGRAMS AND PLAN FOCUS AREAS
OAA FOCUS 1 - OLDER AMERICANS ACT CORE PROGRAMS (cont.)
TITLE III-B SERVICES IN VIRGINIA
IN-HOME SERVICES
Adult Day Care
Checking
Provision of personal care and supportive services for dependent adults in a super-
vised, protective, congregate setting during some portion of a twenty-four hour day.
Services offered in adult day care typically include social and recreational activities,
counseling, meals, and services such as rehabilitation, medications assistance and
home health aide services for adult day health care. The service may be provided to
family caregivers for respite.
Contacting older persons at their residence to make sure that they are well and safe.
This activity may also serve to provide psychological reassurance to an older person
who is alone and in need of personal contact from another individual.
Chore
Providing assistance to persons having difficulty with one or more of the following in-
strumental activities of daily living: heavy house work, yard work or sidewalk mainte-
nance.
Homemaker
Providing assistance to persons with the inability to perform one or more of the fol-
lowing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs): preparing meals, shopping for
personal items, managing money, using the telephone or doing light housework.
Personal Care
Providing personal assistance, stand-by-assistance, supervision or cues for persons
with the inability to perform one or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Residential
Repair and
Renovation
Home repairs and/or home maintenance to persons 60 years of age and older, in-
cludes weatherization provided with OAA funds to assist them in maintaining their
homes in conformity with minimum housing standards and/or to adapt their homes
to meet their needs.
LEGAL SERVICES
Legal
Assistance
Legal advice and representation provided by an attorney to older individuals. Legal
Assistance also may include outreach, education, group presentations and training
designed to protect the legal rights of older adults using materials developed under
the direct supervision of an attorney.
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