 SENIOR ADVOCATE SERVICES
Services Provided:
- Guardianship
- Conservatorship
- Information and referral
Business Hours: Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Senior Advocate provides services to low-income senior citizens 60 years of age or older living in Macomb County. The goal of this Service is to provide the support and assistance needed to promote and secure happier independent and congregate living. Initial needs are assessed and possible provisions are then discussed.
Unlike other Advocate services that provide Guardianship and Conservatorships Macomb Family Services program provides a higher level of care and personal assistance. Our Advocate meets one on one with the senior and has regular follow up visits to insure that their needs are being met. The Advocate then can assist in linking the consumer with other agency programs and community resources.
Fees for Services:
- Guardianship Services - 1 Year $720*
- Conservatorship Services - 1 Year $720*
* Fee covered by FIA for Medicaid recipients.
Note: A sliding scale will be employed in the event that an otherwise eligible senior citizen cannot afford the above fees.
For more information about the Senior Advocate Program,
please contact (586) 226-3440 ext. 225
SENIOR INDEPENDANCE PROGRAM
The Senior Independence Program provides in-home household help to low and moderate income seniors living in Northern Macomb County. Oftentimes people become ill, incapacitated or homebound and just need a little bit of help around the house or with errands outside the home. This is where MFS’ Support Caregivers come in. We can match yourself or a loved one with a caring individual willing to help out.
Services Provided:
- Chore/ Handyperson/ Yardwork Services: Performs minor repairs, installations and basic yard work that are too difficult or demanding for a senor and /or their primary caregiver.Examples of this could include plumbing and electrical work, lawn mowing, snow removal, seasonal yard clean-up, installing safety equipment, painting, etc.
- Correspondence: Helps manage paper work and correspondence for a senior citizen and/or their primary caregiver.
- Errands/Shopping Services: Runs errands and shops for groceries, medicines or other supplies needed by a homebound senior.
- Friendly Visitor: Provides support through human socialization, conversation, friendship and companionship.
- Housekeeping Services: Assists with household cleaning, meal planning and preparation, shopping assistance, laundry, pet and plant care, reading.
- Long-Term Care Facility Visitor: Provides human contact, fellowship and comfort to a senior in an institutional setting.
- Reading Services: Reads correspondence and printed publications to a senior with poor vision, blindness or other related health conditions.
- Respite Services: Provides needed respite breaks for a primary caregiver, while providing companionship, support and a needed presence for a senior citizen.
- Special Needs Services: Completes a one-time special task for a senior and/or primary caregiver.
- Spiritual Support Services: Assists a senior citizen and/or primary caregiver in maintaining spiritual or religious practices without preaching about one’s own faith or religion.
- Telephone Reassurance Volunteer: Provides regular telephone contact to convey support and concern about the well-being and the quality of life of a senior and/or primary caregiver.
- Transportation Volunteer: Provides round-trip transportation and accompanies a senior to locations for needed health care services, such as a doctor’s office or hospital, to purchase groceries, or other forms of social transportation.
Who Are Our Support Caregivers?
Our Caregivers come from all walks of life. Each has a different reason for wanting to work with this population. Some miss the companionship of an older person in their life. Some took care of a loved one and discovered they had a “knack” for this line of work. Others have a little time to give while their children are in school and some just want to earn a little extra income. What all of them share in common is that they have big hearts and want to give back to someone in need.
Who do we serve? (You must meet all three criteria.)
- Age 55 and older.
- Living in Northern Macomb County ( 16 Mile / Metropolitan Parkway and northward.)
- Low to Moderate Income
Cost
We work on a sliding fee scale. Your total household income will determine what your hourly rate for services will be. For our lowest income people, we utilize volunteers from the community. For other low to moderate income people, a charge of between $6-8 an hour is incurred. Call for a price quote.
If you want to learn more, contact Terri Closs, Program Coordinator at
(586) 752-9696 x213 or tcloss@mfsonline.org . |
