Adult Day Services include the following sub-categories:

Medical Model Adult Day Services
Social Model Adult Day Services

Adult Day Services are group programs that, through individual care plans, help to meet the needs of adults who have physical or cognitive impairments. Participants attend an on-site program one or more days per week on a regular basis during specified hours. They then return to their own homes for the remainder of the day and night. Meals, structured group programs, as well as opportunities for individual activities, are offered.

Advocacy Services include the following sub-categories:

General Advocacy
Ombudsman Services

A care manager or consultant can provide an assessment of the older adult's emotional, social, functional, financial and physical status and make recommendations/referrals on living arrangements (including home, assisted living and nursing home care), and services/benefits that will help the older adult and his/her caregiver(s).

Emergency Services include the following sub-categories:

Crisis Intervention and Victim Assistance
Elder Abuse Prevention and Protective Services
Emergency Assistance
Emergency Response Systems

Financial Services include the following sub-categories:

Entitlement Assistance
Financial Assistance
Financial Planning
Money Management

Food and Nutrition includes the following sub-categories:

Meal Preparation
Meals, Home Delivered
Nutrition Centers
Nutrition Counseling

Government Agencies include the following sub-categories:

Federal, State and County Agencies
Social Service Agencies
Veterans Services

Community-based Health Services include the following sub-categories:

Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling and Treatment
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Blind and Visually Impaired, Services for
Disabilities - Developmental/Physical
Disease and General Health
End of Life Care-Comfort Homes
End of Life Care-Hospice Programs
Evaluation - Medical Geriatric
Evaluation - PRI and Screen/Nursing Assessment
Fitness Centers - Exercise Programs
Hearing Impaired and Deaf, Services for
Hospitals
Medical Centers/Clinics
Medical Equipment and Home Accessibility

Home-based Home Health Services include the following sub-categories:

Certified Home Health Agencies
Licensed Home Health Care Services
Long Term Home Health Care Programs
Nursing Home Transition and Diversion(NHTD) Program
Physician Home Services
Therapies

Home Health Service is medical support provided at home and may include "hands-on" services such as skilled nursing (medication dispensing, wound care, etc.), therapies, personal care (bathing, dressing, transfers, etc.).

Home Support Services include the following sub-categories:

Chores, Housekeeping and/or In-Home Meal Preparation
Companions and/or Friendly Visitors
Home Repair, Modification and/or Maintenance
Home Safety/Security
Pharmacies that Deliver
Shopping Services, Errands or Trips

Home Support Services are non-medical services. They do NOT include "hands-on" care such as bathing, wound care, transfers or medication dispensing, although medication reminders may be permitted.

Assists older adults and families with the physical, emotional and logistical demands of downsizing, relocating, or modifying their homes.

Housing Options include the following sub-categories:

Adult Care Facilities
Alzheimer's/Memory Impaired Housing (Licensed)
Assisted Living Programs (Licensed)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Independent Living Apartments
Independent Living Apartments-Subsidized/Affordable
NORC(Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities)
Patio Homes/Townhouses
Shared Housing or Group Residence

Community senior housing options range from independent settings to those that incorporate a full range of support services. A definition of housing level is included at the beginning of the sub-category listing.

Insurance includes the following sub-categories:

Long Term Care Insurance
Medicare Supplements/Prescription Coverage

Legal Services include the following categories:

Agency Based Legal Services
Elder Law Attorneys

Mental Services include the following sub-categories:

Bereavement Counseling
Inpatient/Residential Mental Health Services
Outpatient Mental Health Services

Nursing Homes/Inpatient Rehabilitation includes the following sub-categories:

Alzheimers' Disease/Memory Impaired Units
Nursing Homes

Also known as Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Nursing Homes provide 24-hour medical and social services to frail elderly and chronically disabled individuals, and those in need of rehabilitation. All nursing homs provide inpatient rehabilitation. These residential facilities represent the most complex level of senior care on a short or long term basis. Many have Alzheimer's/Special Care Units designed to serve individuals with memory impairments. Some offer short-term respite stays

Rehabilitation Services include the following sub-categories:

Inpatient (listed under Nursing Homes/Inpatient Rehabilitation)
Outpatient
Vocational

Rehabilitation services provide various combinations of professional therapies and medically-related disciplines to restore strength and improve living skills.

Respite Care includes the following sub-categories:

Facility-based Respite Providers
Home-based Respite Providers

Respite Care can provide relief to a caregiver by providing a supportive environment for a loved one while the caregiver is vacationing, traveling on business, or during an illness. Respite Care can be provided in the home or in a facility.

Senior centers or community centers which offer educational, social or health programs specifically for seniors.

Volunteer opportunities specifically for those 55 and older.