Benefits and paperworksample listing
Benefits Check-Up Desk (sample)
One desk at the library on Wednesdays: Medicaid, the homestead exemption, energy help and food benefits, with the forms and someone to fill them in with you.
555-0251Wed 10 to 3
Find help for an older adult in Fairfield or Pickaway County.
One list of meals, rides, help at home, memory care, paperwork and the rest — each entry checked by a volunteer, with the date shown. Or call the navigator and let a person do the searching.
36 listings in Fairfield and Pickaway counties, 31 checked in the last 120 days.
Caregiver supportsample listing
Caregiver Skills Class (sample)
Six mornings on lifting safely, medicines, the bathroom, hard conversations and looking after yourself. Next class starts in October.
555-0262Six Thursdays, 10 to 12, three times a year
Caregiver supportsample listing
Caregiver Support Group (sample)
A monthly evening for spouses, sons and daughters doing the caring. Someone sits with the person you care for in the next room, if you need that.
555-0260Second Tuesday, 6:30 to 8
Activities and classessample listing
Chair Exercise at the Library (sample)
Forty-five minutes of seated exercise led by a volunteer, twice a week, in the library meeting room. No sign-up; come in what you are wearing.
555-0282Tue and Fri 10 to 10:45
In-home helpsample listing
Chore and Yard Crew (sample)
Volunteers for the jobs that stop a person staying home: gutters, a fallen fence, snow, mowing. Free for anyone over 65 living alone; materials at cost.
555-0221Requests by phone, work done within three weeks
Ridessample listing
Circleville Dial-a-Ride (sample)
The town's small bus, $1.50 a trip, picks up at the door with a call the day before. Wheelchair lift on both buses.
555-0212Mon–Fri 8 to 4
Memory caresample listing
Dementia Helpline (sample)
A phone line staffed around the clock for anyone caring for someone with memory loss: what to do tonight, what to ask the doctor, where to turn next.
555-023124 hours
Safety at homesample listing
Friendly Phone Call (sample)
A volunteer phones every morning; if nobody answers by the second call, a named neighbour or relative is called. Free, for anyone living alone.
555-0290Calls daily between 8 and 10 a.m.
Safety at homesample listing
Grab Bar and Fall-Check Visit (sample)
A trained volunteer walks through the house for trip hazards, fits grab bars and a shower seat, and leaves a list. Free for anyone over 65.
555-0292Visits Mon–Thu, book by phone
Mealssample listing
Hilltop Food Box (sample)
A monthly box of shelf-stable food and produce for households over 60 under the income line; the box is packed to be carried, or delivered if you cannot come.
555-0203Second and fourth Thursday, 9 to 11
In-home helpsample listing
Home Helpers Co-op (sample)
Help with bathing, dressing, laundry and light cleaning from trained aides, a few hours a week. The fee slides with income; the navigator can check the levy-funded slots first.
555-0220Office Mon–Fri 9 to 4
Memory caresample listing
In-Home Dementia Coaching (sample)
A nurse visits the home twice to set up routines, the bathroom and the night, and leaves a plan. Free under the Area Agency on Aging contract; a wait of a few weeks.
Activities and classessample listing
Lancaster Senior Center (sample)
Classes, a woodshop, a choir, lunch and the tax-aide desk in season. The building is level and the bus stops outside.
555-0281Mon–Fri 8 to 4:30
Ridessample listing
Lancaster Volunteer Drivers (sample)
Volunteers drive their own cars to appointments within 40 miles. Free; a week's notice is best. Not for wheelchairs — the van service above is.
555-0211Book by phone, Mon–Thu 9 to 3
Legal and moneysample listing
Legal Aid for Older Adults (sample)
Free legal help for people over 60 on wills, powers of attorney, landlord problems and debt collectors. The first call is a screening; a lawyer calls back.
555-0270Mon–Fri 9 to 4
Safety at homesample listing
Medical Alert Pendant Program (sample)
A pendant that calls for help when pressed, installed and explained at home. A sliding monthly fee from $0 to $30; the levy pays for it below the income line.
555-0291Mon–Fri 9 to 4
Ridessample listing
Medical Ride Line (sample)
For people on Medicaid: rides to covered appointments, arranged by the plan's ride line three working days ahead. Have the member number ready.
555-0213Mon–Fri 8 to 6
Benefits and paperworksample listing
Medicare Counselling Sessions (sample)
A trained volunteer sits with you through Medicare choices, Part D and the savings programs — free and objective. Busiest October to December.
555-0250Mon–Fri 9 to 4, appointments
Memory caresample listing
Memory Day Program (sample)
A day program for people with dementia: lunch, music, a walk, someone who knows their name. A sliding daily fee; the caregiver gets the day.
555-0230Mon–Fri 9 to 3
Legal and moneysample listing
Money Management Volunteers (sample)
A trained volunteer comes monthly to sort the post, pay the bills and balance the account with you, for anyone who is losing track. Not a power of attorney.
555-0271By appointment
In-home helpsample listing
Pickaway Home Repair Fund (sample)
Small repairs that keep a house safe — a step, a rail, a leaking tap, a furnace check — paid by a county grant for owners over 60 under the income line.
555-0222Mon–Thu 9 to 3
Mealssample listing
Pickaway Lunch Table (sample)
A shared hot lunch at the community hall three days a week, with a ride if you need one. A suggested gift of $3; nobody is asked twice.
555-0202Mon, Wed, Fri 11:30 to 1
Memory caresample listing
Pickaway Memory Café (sample)
An hour and a half at the library for the person with dementia and the person with them, together. Coffee, a song, no agenda. Just come.
555-0232First Wednesday, 2 to 3:30
Activities and classessample listing
Pickaway Senior Center (sample)
Coffee, cards, exercise at 10, lunch at noon, a nurse on Tuesdays, a bus to the store on Thursdays. Membership is $10 a year and waived on request.
555-0280Mon–Fri 8:30 to 4
Benefits and paperworksample listing
Pickaway Tax Aide (sample)
Free tax preparation for older adults by trained volunteers, by appointment, February to mid-April. Bring last year's return and every form that came in the post.
In-home helpsample listing
Private Duty Aides Registry (sample)
A list of self-employed aides who have passed a background check, hired and paid by the family. The registry does not employ them; the navigator can explain what to ask.
Housingsample listing
Ramp Builders (sample)
Volunteers build a wooden ramp in a day for a person who cannot manage the steps. Free for households under the income line; others pay for the lumber.
555-0241Requests by phone
Caregiver supportsample listing
Respite Voucher Program (sample)
Up to 40 hours a year of paid relief — an aide or a day program — so a caregiver can rest, funded by the Area Agency on Aging. One phone call to apply.
555-0261Mon–Fri 9 to 4
Mealssample listing
Riverside Senior Meals (sample)
Five hot meals a week delivered to the door for anyone 60 and over who has trouble cooking. One phone call starts it; no income test. A frozen weekend pack is available.
555-0201Mon–Fri, delivery 10:30 to 1
Legal and moneysample listing
Scam Report Line (sample)
Call before you pay anyone who phoned you. Someone will say whether it is a known scam and what to do next, and pass it to the official line.
555-0272Mon–Fri 8 to 5
Housingsample listing
Senior Apartments Waiting List (sample)
Subsidised one-bedroom apartments for tenants over 62; rent is about a third of income. The waiting list is long — put a name down early and keep the address current.
555-0240Office Tue and Thu 10 to 2
Benefits and paperworksample listing
Social Security Help Line (sample)
A volunteer who knows the Social Security website and the office's hours helps with an application or a lost card, then hands you to the official line.
555-0253Mon–Fri 9 to 3
Mealssample listing
South County Grocery Delivery (sample)
Groceries from the town store delivered for a flat $6, ordered by phone. Pays for itself for many; the navigator can say whether a free option fits first.
Caregiver supportsample listing
Spanish-Language Caregiver Circle (sample)
Un grupo mensual, en español, para quienes cuidan a un familiar mayor. A monthly group in Spanish for people caring for an older relative.
555-0263Last Saturday, 10 to 11:30
Ridessample listing
Two-County Rides (sample)
Door-to-door rides to medical appointments, the pharmacy and the store, in a lift-equipped van. A sliding fare from $2; Medicaid rides are arranged separately.
555-0210Mon–Fri 7 to 5, book two working days ahead
Housingsample listing
Weatherisation Program (sample)
Insulation, a furnace repair and draught-proofing at no charge for households under the income line, older adults first. Apply by phone; a crew visits within the season.