The Franklin County Senior Options
program provides help at home - funded by
the Franklin County Senior Services
Levy, and administered by the Franklin
County Office on Aging.
Senior Options program provides help at home, enabling
them to remain in their home as long as
possible. The COAAA is responsible for
the face-to-face visits and enrollment
of clients, as well as case management
for over 1,000 recipients of services.
In addition, COAAA's Provider Relations
division monitors the performance of all
the Senior Options providers, assuring
the delivery of quality care for program
participants. Staff work with the
agencies to assure they are meeting all
of the program's Conditions of
Participation and Service
specifications.
To be eligible, a person must be 60
years of age or older, a resident of
Franklin County, and have a demonstrated
unmet need for service. The FCSO program
provides a wide variety of services,
including homemaker, home-delivered
meals, personal care assistance,
transportation, emergency response
systems, adult day services,
incontinence supplies, nutritional
supplements, and durable medical
equipment. These services are based on a
sliding fee scale, and applicants must
provide financial verification in order
to enroll.
For additional information, contact
Franklin County Senior Options
(614)525-6200 or
www.officeonaging.org/fcso
or
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
(614)645-7250 or (800)589-7277
Click here for FCSO brochure.
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