Western PA Eldercare Council
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 00000
Counties Served: Pennsylvania - Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington, Westmoreland
Senior Organizations & Services
About Western PA Eldercare Council
TheWesternPennsylvania Care Eldercare Councillists companies and individual providers on this website who help families deal with the crisis and burden of long term care. One purpose of this group is to educate the public on the need for care planning before a crisis occurs. A second purpose is to provide, in one place, all of the available government and private services for eldercare. Finally, our ultimate mission is to offer a trusted listing servicethat the public will recognize and turn to for expert help in dealing with the challenges of long term care.The council is a single listing source of community care providers and advisers who help the public deal with current elder care needs. State councils provide a platform for local groups of providers and advisors to offer the following services:Educate the public on how to plan for long term careProvide a local source of 15 to 20 different eldercare services through one single state contactPromote a trusted organization offering reliable servicesSee More
Additional Services Offered
OPTIONS Program (Allegheny County)
Support Groups & Services 2100 Wharton St Floor 2, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15203The OPTIONS program provides assistance to individuals ages 60 and older who need help to remain independent in their own homes. The goal of OPTIONS is to give choices to older adults in need of community-based services so that they can function at their highest level. After an assessment is administered and reviewed with the consumer by one of the care management agencies, an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) is developed collaboratively with the consumer. The consumers preferences are considered along with service availability. When possible, services are provided to consumers with full consideration of their available informal supports, third party resources and the consumers goals.The wide ranges of services include: Personal care Adult Day Services Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) Home-delivered meals Transportation and home modification /assistive devices An assigned care manager helps OPTIONS consumers to coordinate their services, manage their risks and barriers, review care plans on a regular basis and adjust the consum- ers ISPs, when necessary.There may be a co-pay requirement; and due to budgetary constraints, some OPTIONS enrollees may be placed on a waiting list before services can be initiated.Program qualifications: Must be a Pennsylvania resident age 60 or older. Experience some degree of frailty in regard to physical and/ or mental status that impacts daily functioning.The OPTIONS program may require individuals to contribute to the cost of services based on ones total monthly income and that of the spouse who lives in the same household, if married.
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