the senior solution - Detroit Area Agency on Aging

DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Volunteers Needed
THE SENIOR SOLUTION
The DAAA cannot provide services without your
help. Join our family of volunteers who work to
support our agency. We are seeking individuals
or corporate partners who believe in Return on
Involvement through community service.
Call today for an opportunity
to help our community.
(313) 446-4444
DETROIT AREA AGENCY ON AGING
We service community members in the following areas:
Detroit
City of Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Shores
Grosse Pointe Woods
Hamtramck
Harper Woods
Highland Park
Our mission is to educate, advocate and promote healthy aging
to enable people to make choices about home and community-based services
and long-term care that will improve their quality of life.
The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA) is a non-profit organization that
provides services and programs to seniors, adults with disabilities and caregivers
living in the communities of Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park
and the five Grosse Pointes.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
1333 Brewery Park Blvd., Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48207
313.446.4444 (office), 313.446.4445 (fax), www.daaa1a.org
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
1333 Brewery Park Blvd., Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48207
313.446.4444 (office), 313.446.4445 (fax), www.daaa1a.org
DAAA IS A LEADER IN PROVIDING KEY
PROGRAMS & RESOURCES
PROGRAMS
The Detroit Area Agency on Aging (DAAA)
and its network of providers offer programs along
with a variety of resources to our community.
Some of our primary programs include:
Long-Term Care Services
MI Choice provides home care support to adults
with disabilities who are 18 to 64 years of age,
and seniors who are 60 years and older who
qualify for nursing home care.
Care Management provides home care support
to adults and seniors with disabilities who are
60 years and older.
Provides hot, frozen or liquid nutrition to
homebound seniors 60 years or older. Nutrition
Services also serves congregate meals in a
community setting and Holiday Meals on Wheels.
Consists of classes to improve fitness, reduce falls,
manage chronic diseases, and control and monitor
diabetes.
Resources for Families
Provides caregiver education, support and
training for individuals caring for a loved one
with dementia.
The DAAA is funded by corporate and individual
donations along with grants to support federal
dollars. As a result we are able to provide
additional support to the participants we serve.
One of our flagship programs, Detroit
Meals on Wheels, is becoming a
household name for our homebound
seniors and their caregivers. It is
also known to corporations and other
funders around Southeast Michigan.
The Senior Community Service Employment
Program offers on-the-job training for seniors
who are 55 years or older.
Medicare-Medicaid Assistance Program
(MMAP)
Provides free health insurance counseling for
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and their
families or caregivers.
A service that provides assistance and advocacy
for long-term care facility residents.
WITH CORPORATE
& PRIVATE DONATIONS
Healthy Aging
Mature Workers
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
WE MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
Nutrition Services
RESOURCES
We have a live call center to help the community
with a variety of community support services
including:
• Adult Day Services
• Home Delivered Meals
• Resources for the Visually and Hearing Impaired
• Transportation and Wellness Services
A complete list of our programs and
services is provided at www.daaa1a.org
In 1988, the DAAA created the Holiday Meals on
Wheels (HMOW) program. HMOW is primarily
supported through private and community funds.
Currently, the HMOW program provides hot,
nutritious meals on Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Easter, and Labor Day.
GET ANSWERS
Tune in to The Senior Solution every Saturday
afternoon from 1 to 2 p.m. on 1200 WCHB-AM
and 99.9 FM.
This interactive radio show hosted by Paul
Bridgewater, president and CEO of the DAAA,
addresses the needs and concerns of seniors,
adults with disabilities, caregivers and children
of aging parents.
We also provide meals to seniors in various
locations in the community and to homebound
seniors five days a week. We supplement our
government program, Home Delivered Meals
to qualifying seniors with private and corporate
donations.
Our primary goal is to generate additional funds to
expand the Holiday Meals program by increasing
awareness of the program in the community. We
must continue the fight against hunger among
our homebound seniors because “Hunger Takes
No Holiday.”