SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

WORKING WIH GERIATRIC-TRAINED CASE MANAGERS, CARE MANAGEMENT HELPS OLDER PEOPLE TO LIVE SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY AT HOME. THE CARE MANAGER MEETS THE CLIENT IN THE HOME AND DEVELOPS A STEP-BY STEP, COMPREHENSIVE CARE PLAN. THE CARE MANAGER IMPLEMENTS THE CARE PLAN SERVING AS THE CONSUMERS LIAISON AND ADVOCATE WITH THE SELECTED COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND AGENCIES. SERVICES MAY INCLUDE PERSONAL CARE, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, ADULT DAY CARE, HOME MODIFICATIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING, MEDICAL SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, AND RESPITE CARE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS. THE CARE MANAGER REMAINS IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE OLDER PERSON TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE THE CARE AND RESPOND TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2024/2025, SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (SCS) SERVED 1,822 OLDER ADULTS IN ITS LONG TERM CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES (SCS) OPERATES FOUR NATIONALLY ACCREDITED SENIOR CENTERS IN DELAWARE COUNTY WHICH NURTURE THE MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT OF ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS. LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CHESTER, DARBY TOWNSHIP, RIDLEY TOWNSHIP AND YEADON BOROUGH, THE CENTERS OFFER A WELCOMING PLACE TO SOCIALIZE WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS, ENGAGE IN FITNESS ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND ART PROGRAMS, DELICIOUS MEALS AND FULFILLING VOLUNTEER ROLES. OFFERING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE, THE CENTERS ALSO REFER OLDER ADULTS TO OTHER RESOURCES THAT HELP ENSURE CONTINUED INDEPENDENT LIVING. TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE NEEDING A RIDE TO THE CENTER. DURING THE YEAR, OVER 6,300 UNDUPLICATED PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, MAKING 65,470 VISITS, AN 8% INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. FISCAL YEAR 2025 REPRESENTED THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF AGING AT HOME, STARTED AS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF GREAER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. ORIGINALLY, TARGETED TO THE GREATER LANSDOWNE AREA, THE GREATER RIDLEY AREA WAS ADDED IN FISCAL YIEAR 2018. THE INNOVATIVE VILLAGE STYLE PROGRAM TARGETED TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME POPULATION AIMS TO ENABLE OLDER PEOPLE TO REMAIN LIVING IN THEIR HOME WITH INDEPENDENCE AND PEACE OF MIND. AS OF 2024/2025, OVER 900 MEMBERS WERE ENROLLED, RECEIVING DOOR-THRU-DOOR TRANSPORTATION, VOLUNTEER HANDYMAN SERVICES, VETTED HOME REPAIR REFERRALS AND VOLUNTEER HOME CHORE SERVICES. ALTHOUGH DEMONSTRATION FUNDING ENDED IN FISCAL YIEAR 2018, AGING AT HOME IS NOW AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF SCS SCOPE OF SERVICES. DURING FISCAL YIEAR 2025, 631 SERVICES WERE DELIVERED TO 285 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. SCS SCOPE OF SERVICES ALSO INCLIUDES:VOLUNTEERISM AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SCS SCOPE OF SERVICE IS VOLUNTEERISM, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITIY TO BE PART OF THE AGING STAFF TEAM AND CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY AND PURPOSE, VITAL FOR OVERALL WELL-BEING. DURING 2024/2025, APPROXIMATELY 350 INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED ALMOST 38,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.PA MEDI HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING HELPS OLDER ADULTS TO NAVIGATE THE OFTEN COMPLEX HEALTH INSURANCE LANDSCAPE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. SCS STAFF AND TRAINED VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS PROVIDE UNBIASED INFORMATION ON MEDICARE AND MEDICADE INSURANCE AND PRESCEIPTION OPTIONS. ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING IS PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT DELAWARE COUNTY ALONG WITH GROUP EDUCATION SESSIONS. DURING 2024/2025, 872 OLDER PERSONS RECEIVED PERSONAL COUNSELING SESSIONS AND 179 GROUP EDUCATIONS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 1,787 ATTENDEES.COGNITIVE STIMULATION THEME KITS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE CONVERSATION AND REMINISENCE TO PROMOTE BRAIN HEALTH ARE DISTRIBUTED TO NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES AND SENIOR CENTERS IN DELAWARE COUNTY AND BROADER REGION. DURING 2024/2025, 731 KIT ACTIVITY SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED INVOLVING 7,563 (DUPLICATE) OLDER ADULT PARICIPANTS.