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SERVICES FROM THE PARKER COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING Call the PCCOA for information: 817-596-4640 – Opportunities provided to Parker County residents ages 60-plus from the Parker County Committee on Aging
• CASE MANAGEMENT Administered from the Weatherford Senior Center to participants throughout Parker County, this service provides individual assessment, arranging of necessary care and services, ongoing monitoring of client’s status and periodic revision of the overall service plan.
• INFORMATION AND REFERRAL An ongoing program providing senior adults and their advocates or caregivers with concrete information about public and voluntary services and resources available to them.
• PREVENTATIVE HEALTH Emergency assistance to purchase prescription medications, pay utility bills and install mobility devices and wheelchair ramps.
• BOOST AND ENSURE Liquid nutritional products available to clients at reduced prices
• TELEPHONE REASSURANCE Daily calls from the Senior Center to homebound individuals to assure their safety and wellbeing.
• SENIOR CENTER Open five days a week, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Center provides recreation, physical fitness, personal improvement and positive thinking to help seniors remain active. It also provides periodic services such as immunizations, tax preparation, health screenings and educational speakers.
• MEALS ON WHEELS Delivered five days a week to homebound elderly who are unable to prepare their own meals or who lack family, friends or other community resources. These meals also meet 1/3 RDA requirements.
• TRANSPORTATION Available Monday through Friday, this service offers reduced rates for trips to pharmacies, grocers, doctors’ offices and to the Senior Center.
• CONGREGATE MEALS Served five days a week in a congregate setting at the Weatherford Senior Center, these meals meet 1/3 of the RDA requirements for senior adults.
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