United Senior Services is both a senior services agency and a senior center
in
Clark County, Ohio. Their service departments include Meals on Wheels, Homemakers, Personal Care aides, respite aides, transportation to medical appointments, emergency assistance, adult protection services, benefits assistance, legal assistance, income tax assistance, Alzheimer's and other dementia support, Parkinson's support, home modification grants, and lawn moving chore service. The center provides recreation and socialization including physical fitness classes, evidenced based health education, lifelong learning, clubs, games
,
creative arts
,
dances and special events.
Clark County has a large population of senior citizens who are not able to manage their nutrition requirements on their own. Seniors who are not maintaining a nutritious diet because of convalescing, cognitive impairment, low income or mobility are more susceptible to chronic diseases, falls, hospitalization and institutionalization. The United Senior Services' Meal of Wheels program improves their health and well being, helping them to remain at home. The typical Meals on Wheels client is over 80 years old, home bound or limited mobility, in frail health and at or under 150% of the federal poverty guidelines.
Meals on Wheels provides a daily hot and nutritionally balanced meal to clients in need. The drivers are trained to hand deliver the meal to the client, not to leave it on the doorstep, thereby providing a daily safety check. The drivers know who to contact if there is no answer or an issue with the client.
United Way is proud to fund an agency that is making such an impact in the community of Clark County. If you are interested in learning more about, or getting involved with United Senior Services visit their website
HERE
or call 937-323-4948.
