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Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: Elder services of cape cod and the islands, inc. Provides comprehensive community-based services to elders throughout cape cod and the islands. Major services include nutrition, senior aides, and various home care services.
Programs: Federally funded title iii services- supportive-community based service for elderly remaining in their own homes. The program also supports caregivers of elder citizens. Ombudsman - advocacy services to residents in nursing homes. Nutrition - provide meals to homes or congregate settings. Over 5000 clients served.
state funded elderly services-home care services & case management, coordination of long term care, enhanced community options program,protective services, congregate housing, and money management services. Over4100 clients served.
senior care options-in partnership with fallon community health plan and tufts health plan, senior care options coordinates the health care needs of elders, along with home and community based services (meals, personal care, homemaking services, grocery shopping, laundry, pers, adh). The goal of the team approach between health plan and asap is to provide seniors with a comprehensive care plan so they may live as safely and independently in the community as possible.
senior aides - provide useful part time work opportunities in community service activities for financially eligible people over the age of 55 and social services to elderly clients. Other small programs providing elder in-home services and healthy education programs.