Senior Information and Assistance offered at Kitsap County Division of Aging and Long-Term Care
Senior Information and Assistance offered at Kitsap County Division of Aging and Long-Term Care
Provides a variety of no cost resource information for people age 60+ and their family caregivers including counseling, memory screening, dementia consultation, fall prevention programs, meals on wheels, legal information such as power of attorney forms, telephone reassurance calls, energy assistance programs, and information about other existing community resources including light medical equipment loan programs in the community. This service also includes DSHS application assistance for programs such as SNAP/food benefits, Medicare Savings Programs, and state of Washington (DSHS) Long Term Care services (COPES, CFC, MAC, TSOA). Adults of any age, who are helping an adult in Kitsap County can also be connected to the Family Caregiver Support Program which provides customized support to help reduce caregiver stress and burnout.
Physical Address
1026 Sidney Avenue, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Hours
M-F, 8am-4:30pm
Voice
Website
Application process
Call for more information.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Individuals age 60+ and a family member or friend (unpaid role) helping an adult of any age in Kitsap County with functional limitations or memory impairment.
Agency info
Kitsap County Division of Aging and Long-Term Care
Kitsap County Aging and Long-Term Care (ALTC) is a Division of Kitsap County Human Services Department and is the state-designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for Kitsap County. ALTC can provide services for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers that reside in Kitsap County either by phone, at the agency's office, community outreach events, or within agencies throughout the county. The agency receives state and federal funding to determine eligibility for a multitude of services, provide education in the community, and provide a variety of programs to support older adults, adults with disabilities and caregivers. ALTC helps individuals live as independently as they choose through needs assessment, advocacy, person-centered planning, caregiver support, and in-home care services. There are also subcontracted services available to individuals, such as Meals on Wheels home delivered meals, respite services for caregivers, legal assistance, dementia consultation, Senior Famers Market program, exercise and fall prevention.