Since WRAAA is primarily
a services organization, dealing mainly with senior citizens and their
caregivers, this page has been carefully prepared to provide you with a
starting point to find the service or assistance you are needing.
This section is broken down into seven (7) main headings:
Online
Services
These are the services
which are provided directly through this website, and consist of:
This is
basically a computer program which is to be filled out by senior citizens,
or their caregivers, with information needed to determine which benefits
or services the individual may be eligible for. It is not
a guarantee that the person definitely will be eligible for those services
-- that can only be determined after a personal interview. However,
it is an excellent starting point for finding out which benefits or services
the senior citizen may be eligible for based on the information you put
in.
To try out our Benefits
Eligibility Analyzer, click here.
This section
is self-explanatory, but gives detailed information, with photographs,
of the various Low Income Elderly Housing Complexes administered by WRAAA
in our service area.
The information includes
eligibility requirements, (we conform to all EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
regulations), standard features found in all of our housing units,
as well as special features found in the different facilities.
The different facilities
are listed by county, and then further broken down by each location within
that county.
We also maintain
a separate page which lists the vacancies, if
any, of each facility.
Other services
provided by WRAAA include Adult Day Care, Care Management, Meals, Elderly
Employment and Training, Legal Services, and various programs to assist
with transportation, and to protect the rights of Senior Citizens living
in Nursing Homes. For more information, click here.
Our In-Home
Services page gives detailed information on the following services we provide
in order to allow individuals to remain as independent as possible in the
comfort of their own homes:
Personal Care Services
-- Includes assistance with activities of daily living: bathing,
dressing, grooming, meal preparation, and light housekeeping.
Homemaker Services
-- provides assistance with tasks such as: menu planning, bill paying,
essential shopping, and housework.
Respite Services
-- provides temporary relief to persons providing long term care in their
homes.
The Senior
Centers act as a gathering place for older citizens. Generally open
five days per week, the centers provide hot lunches and various activities.
Also included in
this section are a complete list of Senior Centers and Aging Programs in
our service area, broken down by county, with the address, telephone number,
and hours of operation for each center.
The services provided
at these centers include:
Congregate Meals
-- Meals provide 1/3 of the RDA requirements and comply with DAAS standards.
Click here to see our Menu.
Home Delivered Meals
-- Same menu as above, these meals are delivered to the residence of the
eligible homebound elderly.
Socialization/Recreation
Transportation
-- Gives seniors access to needed services, care or assistance.
Soon to
begin construction, WRAAA has been working to develop a 46 room assisted
living facility to be built in Batesville, Arkansas. This will offer
senior citizens an alternative to more expensive nursing homes, yet still
provide assistance with the activities of daily living.
For more information,
and an online color brochure of the proposed facility, Click
here.
WRAAA has
two individuals qualified to analyze an individual’s or family’s financial
position, and help determine financial goals such as retirement planning
and formulating a plan to achieve those goals. A Financial Plan analyzes
and develops goals for Budgeting and Savings, Tax Planning, Insurance Review
and Planning, Investments Planning and Management, Retirement Planning,
Education Planning, Estate Planning including Wills and Trusts.
The Arkansas Department of Human
Services under the Elderchoices Program has certified the White River Area
Agency on Aging, Inc. (WRAAA) as a provider of PERS (Personal Emergency
Response Systems). The units will also be available to older persons
on a private pay basis. WRAAA is working jointly with American Medical
Alert Corporation (AMAC) to provide VoiceCare PERS. Care Managers
with WRAAA have been trained by American Medical Alert Corporation on how
to install the units in the home and how to monitor the units on a monthly
basis. More
An Ombudsman is an advocate for
residents of nursing homes and residential care facilities. This
person receives, investigates, and resolves complaints on behalf of residents
and families. He/she regularly visits residents to hear their concerns
and complaints. He/she is a person who deals with issues such as:
Resident rights
Quality of life concerns
Medicaid/Medicare issues
Discharges/Transfers
For more information, and a history of the
Ombudsman Program, Click here.
Caremanagers work closely with
clients and their families to assess needs and provide assistance in attaining
services. More
We hope that if you are a senior, or a caregiver
to a senior citizen, this page has been helpful to you in your search for
the services we provide. If you have still not found what you are
looking for, try doing a site search, or feel
free to contact us through our Information Request
Form.
