IN HOME ASSISTANCE REGISTRIES | DIRECTION HOME AKRON CANTON AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND DISABILITIES
Maintains a list of private pay home care services. Links people who are in need of these services with appropriate resources. Services that can be purchased from private pay providers may include Adult Day Care, Chore Services, Homemaker Assistance, Home Delivered Meals, Minor Home Modification, Personal Care, and Personal Emergency Response Systems.
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211 Summit
Physical Address
1949 Town Park Boulevard, Uniontown, OH 44685
Hours
Call during regular office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Voice
Fax
(330) 896-6644
Website
Application process
Call the office or visit the website for more information. Aging Resource Center Representatives can answer your questions over the phone and Long Term Care Nurse Consultants can meet in your home to help with planning for in-home care. A list of private pay home care providers is also available on the agency website.
Fee
No fee.
Eligibility
Serves residents of Summit, Stark, Portage, and Wayne counties age 60 and over who do not qualify for any of the agency's other home care service programs.
Languages
None.
Agency info
DIRECTION HOME AKRON CANTON AREA AGENCY ON AGING AND DISABILITIES
Plans, funds, and coordinates services for older persons and persons with disabilities in Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties to live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible. Administers PASSPORT, MyCare Ohio, The Assisted Living Waiver, The Ohio Home Care Waiver, Care Coordination, Elder Rights, Family Caregiver Support Program, Nursing Home Placement Assistance Program, and other services designed to help older adults and individuals with functional limitations maintain independence. Provides funds for services administered by other community agencies including client finding, specialized information and referral, transportation, home-delivered meals, medical treatment, personal care, respite care, safety monitoring, health assessments, congregate meals, recreational activities, and adult day care.