LIFECARE ALLIANCE

NUTRITION SERVICES: Meals-on-Wheels provides nourishing food and a daily visit to homebound, older adults and individuals living with a medical challenge and/or disability, 365 days a year. We deliver 7,000 meals a day throughout Franklin, Madison, Marion, Champaign, and Logan Counties. Meal options include hot, cold, frozen, specialty diet, kosher, vegetarian, pureed and mechanical. In fact, the cost of one day in a hospital equals the cost of ONE YEAR of Meals-on-Wheels. The cost of one month of care in a nursing home equals providing Meals-on-Wheels for seven years. Volunteers are the heart of Meals on Wheels. In 2023, 7,800 volunteers donated 177,369 hours and nearly 400,000 miles. Carrie's Café, our premiere Senior Dining Center, has been recognized as a national model in congregate dining, providing socialization, enriching programming, and nutritious meals. We operate over 40 community dining centers throughout Central Ohio, including culturally diverse meals at 3 Asian and Somali restaurants. Transportation is available to most locations. Our Groceries-to-Go food pantry provides groceries, personal hygiene items, and household cleaning supplies to clients of the Columbus Cancer Clinic living with cancer. In 2023, the clinic served 1,134 clients. Project OpenHand-Columbus also provides home-delivered, nutritionally enriched meals, assessments, counseling, and congregate meals to men, women, and children living with active HIV/AIDS. In 2023, 18,585 meals were served to 87 clients. Senior Farmers' Market is a USDA-funded program that provides coupons to older adults (60+). Recipients are able to purchase fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey from partnering markets and roadside stands. LifeCare Alliance administers the program in partnership with the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in Franklin, Fairfield, Fayette, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union Counties.

HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES: The Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA) provides high-quality education and programming to support the whole family while navigating diabetes. Its signature camp programs welcome ages 3 - 17 from across Ohio to learn how to take control, connect with a community of support, and live well! The Columbus Cancer Clinic provides prevention, detection, support, and hope for individuals battling cancer. Services include prevention education, early detection, head-to-toe screenings, examination, mammograms, and home care support. In 2023, 3,524 mammograms and 736 cancer screenings were provided. The Community Wellness Centers provide health care located in areas where the residents are underserved, have limited access to health care, or limited financial resources. Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians provide assessments, nursing care, in-home diabetes counseling, and screening tests with a focus on education, disease prevention and management, nutrition therapy, and weight and diabetes management. In 2023, the program served 738 clients through various visits to Wellness Center staff. The Help-at-Home program provides personal care assistants and direct support care workers who assists with daily living activities, bathing, fall prevention, and basic household chores. The Help-at-Home staff works with a network of community contacts to ensure that clients can access appropriate services. In 2023, the program provided 23,216 hours of services for 455 clients. The Senior PetCare program gives clients the opportunity to care for their companion pets. The program delivers pet food and supplies directly to clients' homes through the AniMeal routes, as well as provides in-home and veterinary pet care. The Beat the Heat Fan Campaign provides box fans to central Ohioans each summer, helping to prevent heat-related health incidents. Our CHORES support service coordinates home repair projects for clients in need of safety and health-related maintenance.