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With a few exceptions, the department does not provide direct services to Ohioans. Rather, services are coordinated and managed by a network of 12 area agencies on aging. The area agencies screen potential clients, recruit service providers and more. The department monitors the area agencies for fiscal and program compliance. [6]
Anna V. Brown (1914 – November 12, 1985) was an African-American advocate for the elderly who assisted Mayor Carl Stokes in developing aging programs in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s. She was inducted into the Ohio Department of Aging Hall of Fame and served as the president of the National Council on Aging .
Jan. 31—LIMA — Area Agency on Aging 3 is now offering CarFit. According to a recent press release, the program offers a safety checklist and looks at seatbelts, blindspots and steering wheel ...
Older Americans Act of 1965: Long title: To provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the States for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants, and to establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency to be designated as the ...
UPPER SANDUSKY — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging and Wyandot County Department of Job and Family Services Adult Protective Services (APS) have collaborated to host a community event ...
ONTARIO — The Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging's 2024 Outstanding Senior Citizen for Richland County is Dorothy Michalovich. She and other outstanding seniors from the agency's service area ...
The Adult Protective Services Agency, a component of the human service agency in most states, is typically responsible for investigating reports of domestic elder abuse and providing families with help and guidance. Other professionals who may be able to help include doctors or nurses, police officers, lawyers, and social workers. [55]
They have been working directly with nine laboratory communities to assist them in advancing policies, programs and services to promote Aging in Place. [15] A similar network is the Elder Villages. [16] Smart homes are also another development to help promote aging in place by integrating a range of monitoring and supportive devices.