Wellness
This service includes information and training for senior citizens in good health practices. Trained medical professionals, check blood pressure, hearing, vision, and cholesterol on a regular basis at senior centers.

Recreation
Senior citizens are provided many different ways to use and enjoy free time. Group social activities, art, crafts, hobbies, games, trips and physical activities are all available.

Transportation
Transportation is available for Senior Citizens to meal sites, banks, medical facilities, and for shopping. Transportation is available daily but must be requested and scheduled. Transportation is also provided to medical facilities in LaPlace, New Orleans, and Houma. Medical transportation must be requested as far in advance as possible.

Home-Delivered Meals
A hot nutritious meal is delivered Monday through Friday to eligible homebound elderly persons. Frozen meals for weekends are provided. This is a limited service.

Congregate Meals
A hot nutritious meal is served Monday through Friday in a group setting at the sites listed below:

New Sarpy Senior Citizen Activity Center
150 Troxclair Drive
New Sarpy, LA
(985) 764-2412

Hahnville Senior Citizen Activity Center
626 Pine Street, Suite B
Hahnville, LA
(985) 783-3008

Norco Senior Citizen Activity Center
149 Apple Street
Norco, LA
(985) 764-7025

Luling Senior Citizen Activity Center
145 Angus Drive
Luling, LA
(985) 785-1981

Outreach
This service includes seek and search activities to identify isolated and hard to reach individuals in order to assist them in gaining access to needed services.

Information and Assistance
The council on Aging provides information on available resources, depending on each individual's needs. Referrals are made for clients and are followed up to assure receipt of services.

Utility Assistance
Helping Hands and similar programs assist low income elderly and disabled persons with energy expenses on an emergency basis. Assistance can take the form of payment of an electric, gas or other fuel bill.

Material Aid
Emergency Assistance is available for medicine. This program is limited and based on need.

Safe Harbor
A home repair program for low-income senior citizens. Volunteer organizations provide the labor.

Case Management
A case manager coordinates, monitors, and arranges for the delivery of services to meet the needs of high risk elderly clients.

Crime Prevention
Includes efforts to educate seniors in ways to protect their property and persons.

Homemaker
Provides assistance with light housework to homebound seniors.

Personal Care
Provides personal assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming to homebound senior citizens.

Medical Alert
A Personal Emergency Response System is available to summon help in an emergency.

Legal Assistance
This service makes legal representation, counseling and information accessible to the elderly.

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