City Council Awards $235,000 To Agencies To Help Families Caring For Those With Alzheimer’s
For
those who are caring for elderly parents and loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s
disease, help is available in the community.
The
Columbus City Council recently passed legislation that provides $235,000 to ten
agencies throughout the area that provide adult day-care, homemaker, personal
care, transportation and education services for eligible seniors suffering from
Alzheimer’s for the next year.
The
funding, made available by a state grant, is expected to help about 5,000 seniors, comes through the Central Ohio
Area Agency on Aging of the Columbus Division of Recreation and Parks.
“Part of living well with
Alzheimer’s is adjusting to your ‘new normal’ and helping family and friends do
the same,” said Councilmember Jaiza Page, chair of Council’s Recreation &
Parks Committee. “These funds will help provide the resources needed to help
many families provide the care for their loved ones that they need.”
Alzheimer’s
disease is a progressive and incurable disease that attacks brain cells,
resulting in impaired memory, thinking and behavior.
The
agencies receiving the funding -- which
were chosen via proposals – include:
- Alzheimer's
Association of Central Ohio (Area-wide)
- Carol
Strawn Center (Licking)
- Community
Action of Fayette County (Fayette County)
- Heritage
Day Health Centers (Delaware and
Franklin Counties)
- Interim
Health Care (Union County)
- Licking
County Aging Program (Licking County)
- Madison
County Senior Center (Madison County)
- Pickaway
County Commission on Aging (Pickaway
County)
- Salvation
Army (Fairfield County)
- Senior
Independence (Franklin County)
Those
who want to know more about these agencies and the services they provide
families for caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are
encouraged to contact the Central Ohio Area Agency On Aging at (614) 645-7250
or go on the Web site at
www.coaaa.org.
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