Outreach
Our professional and knowledgeable outreach staff are available to provide personalized help to link older adults to community resources in order to maintain their independence. The Outreach Specialist can help in navigating life changes, completing paperwork and “cutting the red tape” for programs and services. Examples of how our Outreach Specialist can help include:
- Medicare information and assistance (Medicare, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Advantage Plans)
- Community information and referrals
- Fuel assistance programs
- Home delivered meals
- Filling out forms and applications
- Interpreting hospital bills
- Golden Buckeye Card
- And so much more.
To schedule an appointment with our Outreach Specialist, please call 419-523-4121 or toll-free 1-877-796-1760.
Information and Referral
Our knowledgeable staff are available to connect older adults, their families and caregivers to community resources. The Council on Aging is your local senior services expert when you need help on issues that impact older adults. Our agency serves as the local “clearing house” for aging services by networking with other social service agencies and public and private entities to gather information and share it with our clients and their families in order to meet the needs of older adults. If we find we do not offer a service requested by a potential client, we refer him or her to the appropriate agency.
The Council on Aging has information on many topics, including:
Adult Emergency Assistance | Homemaker Service | Supplemental Security Income |
Adult Protective Services | Home Repair Programs | Support Groups |
Alzheimer’s Programs | Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Tax Aide |
“Benefits Checkup” | Independent Living Program | Utility Assistance |
Care Coordination Program | Local Assisting Programs | HEAP |
Care Giving | Meal Programs | Summer Cooling Program |
Community Agencies | Medicaid | Telephone Service Assistance |
Counseling Services | Medicare Programs (QMB, SLMB) | Weatherization |
Elderly Legal Services | Medicare | Voter Registration |
Emergency Response Systems | Obtaining Parking Card for the Disabled | |
Equipment for Persons with Disability | OSHIIP | |
Experience Works | PASSPORT | |
Food Stamps | Prescription Drug Assistance | |
Golden Buckeye Cards | Senior Housing | |
Health Clinics and Services | Social Security |