AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Description
PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO ASSIST ELDERLY CITIZENS REMAIN SAFE AND INDEPENDENT IN THEIR OWN HOME AND COMMUNITY. CASE MANAGEMENT-CONDUCT A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL TO IDENTIFY NEEDS, DEVELOP AND RECOMMEND A PLAN OF CARE, HELP ARRANGE FOR APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND PROVIDE REGULAR FOLLOW-UP TO ASSURE SATISFACTION AND TO IDENTIFY CHANGING NEEDS. REFERRAL FOR TRANSPORTATION NUTRITION SERVICES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES-HANDYMAN/CHORE-IN-HOME ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF HOUSEKEEPING AND HOMEMAKERS, YARD MOWING, SNOW REMOVAL AND MINOR REPAIRS AND RENOVATION.
Contact Information
Address:
AGING OFFICE OF WESTERN NEBRASKA
1517 BROADWAY SUITE 122
Scottsbluff
NE
69361
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.aown.org
Main Phone:
Phone
800-682-5140
Other Phone(s):
Phone
308-635-0851
Fax
308-635-2321
Main Contact(s):
CHERYL BRUNG
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
vic.walker@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 483
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Protection and Advocacy, Support/Self Help
Assessment Services: Nutrition, Independent Living Assessment
Assistive Technology Services: Loan/Rental
Case Management: Case Management
Family/Individual Resources: Respite care, Housekeeping, Respite Financial
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Personal Services: Property Maintenance
Transportation: Public Transportation
Counties Served: Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux
Written material: SPANISH
Eligibility: ANYONE OVER AGE 60 NEEDING ASSISTANCE
Ages Served: Ages 60 and Up
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: VARIES
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Languages with interpreters on staff: