Our Services
Case Management
Case workers will meet with older adults and their
families to discuss resources and services available
in our community, with the goal of helping older
adults remain as independent as possible. Case
workers have an expertise in knowing community
services and how to access them.
Case workers also assist with financial management,
SSI, Medicaid, Medicare, housing options, nursing home
finance, and legal assistance. In addition, case
workers assist with special medication programs,
commodities, rebates, and advance directives.
Personal Care
In-Home Assistants provide help with daily
activities such as bathing, nail, hair, and skin
care. This service is usually limited to three
times weekly.
Respite Care
Available to seniors who require 24-hour care, an
In-Home Assistant provides companionship, supervision,
and assistance with activities of daily living, such
as toileting and feeding. This service is
usually limited to four hours per week and is intended
to give a family member or caregiver a chance to
relax.
Homemaking
An In-Home Assistant provides help with tasks
including: laundry, meal preparation, and light
household cleaning. Homemaking is only available
for a fee.
Home Chore
Assistance with household maintenance jobs such as:
washing windows, removing and installing screens and
storm windows, caulking windows and installing
weather-stripping around doors, minor furniture
repair, and other annual tasks as needed.
Minor Home Repair
A Home Maintenance worker provides services which
will contribute to the extended live of an
owner-occupied home and help maintain minimum health
and safety standards. This would include:
roof repair, window repair, correct faulty plumbing,
repair stairs, install or repair railings, and
building wheelchair ramps as needed.
Home-Delivered
Meals
Home-delivered meals are available for older adults
who are unable to prepare their own meal.
Limited special diet meals are available with a
doctor's order.
Dining Sites ("Food
With Friends")
Offers food and fellowship. This nutritious
noon meal provides one-third of the body's daily
nutritional requirements. Programs, activities,
and friendship are also a part of Food With
Friends. Site locations are:
- Alma/St. Louis Area - (989) 681-4341
- Breckenridge Area - (989) 842-3338
- Fulton Area - (989) 236-5019
- Ithaca - (989) 875-2135
- West Gratiot - (989) 833-7624
Senior Gratiot
Monthly newspaper mailed to older adults of Gratiot
County. The newspaper is available on cassette
tape for the visually challenged.
Medicare-Medicaid Assistance
Program (MMAP)
MMAP provides trained counselors to help understand
Medicare/Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, coverage,
medical bills, and insurance issues. MMAP
counselors help solve problems with health benefit
programs, assist with nursing home financial
information and related insurance products.
Information and Referral
Offers facts and specific information in response
to questions asked about senior citizens' needs,
programs, and services.
This Page
Last Updated:
2006-04-25
Gratiot County Commission on Aging
515 South Pine River
Street | Ithaca, Michigan 48847
__________________________
The Gratiot County Courthouse
214 East Center Street | Ithaca, Michigan 48847
|