CAPITAL AREA AGENCY ON AGING DISTRICT II
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Mission Statement
The mission of Capital Area Agency on Aging is to advocate and provide services to enhance the quality of life for aging adults.
About This Cause
Capital Area Agency on Aging, District II, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, was established in May, 1974. The agency, located at 6554 Florida Boulevard, Suite 221 is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. Services and Activities A. Title III of the Older Americans Act Older Americans Act Programs, federally funded with a state match (serves 10 parishes): Access Services - Transportation, Information and Assistance, Outreach; In-Home Services - Homemaker, Telephoning, Personal Care; Legal: representation in legal matters; Congregate Meals (includes Nutrition Education); Home-Delivered Meals (including Nutrition Education); Health Promotion and Disease Prevention – Evidence-based programs that help the elderly and the disabled to develop the skills needed to manage their own health conditions; Caregiver Support (In-Home Respite, Sitter, Information and Assistance). These services are provided through contracts with the following service providers: 10 Councils on Aging (Ascension, Assumption, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana); 1 Legal Services Provider (Southeast Legal Services); 1 Commissary (Trio’s Senior Meals); 4 Caregiver Support Providers (Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area, and 3 Home Instead Senior Care) B. Aging and Disability Resource Center (including SenioRx and Louisiana Answers), serves 13 parishes (Title III parishes, plus East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and St. Tammany). The ADRC is state funded. SenioRx provides access to free and reduced-price medications from pharmaceutical companies, as well as enrollment in Medicare Part D and assistance in paying for Medicare costs. Louisiana Answers provides information and assistance to available federal, state and local community resources as well as options and benefits counseling. The ADRC secures contracts to provide Evidence-Based Wellness workshops with EBR COA, Livingston COA and People’s Health and Medicare outreach and counseling. C. Ombudsman Program, serving 22 parishes (Title III parishes, plus East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. James, St. John, and St. Tammany, Terrebonne), provides information and advocacy to elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.