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Vic Christensen
Our mission is to meet the needs of seniors, age 60 and older, to live as safely and independently as possible.
Senior Services
Seniors and their advocates are informed about long distance and local resources, programs and services. Senior Services offers an in-home or office appointment to seniors to provide assistance, information and referrals to a wide array of aging programs and services.
We collaborate with other community agencies to provide
the seniors, and those interested in senior issues,
seminars and opportunities to learn more about healthy
aging, safety, family issues, financial and legal
information.
Elder Care
Matches seniors who have a need for in-home services with carefully screened caregivers as well as consultation and education on choices and options for seniors and their family.
Senior Home Repair Service
Provides financial assistance for needed minor home repairs to senior and disabled homeowners to provide them with a safe, healthy living environment and to minimize future repair expenses. There are income and asset restrictions for some funding resources.
Rural Rider
Volunteer Opportunities
Please contact us for information. Opportunities include: Tax-Aide, Senior Services of Champaign County Advisory Board, and Rural Transportation Driver.
Donations
Through our generous funding sources, most services are provided at no cost to the public. Donations are gladly accepted, directly to CCRPC-Senior Services or as a tax-deductible donation in honor or in memory of a senior through our affiliated 501(c)3 organization, Friends of Senior Services. Senior Services Programs are partially funded by: Champaign County Board, Champaign County Mental Health Board, City of Champaign, City of Urbana, Community Services Block Grant, East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, Ruth Hayward Masonic Fund, Victor Hoersch and individual donations. Services are available for Champaign County seniors, aged 60 and older, families and those interested in senior issues. This is a list of helpful websites for seniors and their caregivers. Aging Solutions. Checklists and other information in simple format about caring for a spouse or parent: http://aging-parents-and-elder-care.com Alzheimer's Association. Information on Alzheimer's disease and caregivers guide: http://www.alz.org Caregivers-USA. Newsletter, information, articles, and on-line support group: http://www.caregiving.org Caringroad.com. Information, personal stories, advices, and on-line support system: http://www.caringroad.com CMS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Care Planner. CMS programs and information: http://www2.careplanner.org Eldercare Locator. A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services. Information is also available in other languages: www.eldercare.gov Illinois Benefits. Resource for benefits, information and enrollment assistance for people with Medicare, their caregivers and the volunteers and professionals that assist them: http://www.IllinoisBenefits.org Illinois department on Aging: http://www.state.il.us/aging Medicare. The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov Medicare Rights Center. Your guide through the Medicare maze. Information is also available in Spanish: http://www.medicarerights.org Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov |
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