WE CAN HELP

We are a private, nonprofit corporation. Our professional staff is made up of well trained, experienced people who can provide the help needed to solve the problems encountered by people age 60 and older. As an Area Agency on Aging, we are linked with a Network of Aging Services that reaches every community in America.

The Mifflin-Juniata Area Agency on Aging, Inc. will foster, promote and provide for the development of a comprehensive coordinated service system for persons over the age of 60, within the Counties of Mifflin and Juniata that enable aging with independence, dignity and respect.

Information and Referral

The Agency staff can provide information on services available to older people. This includes information about local, state, and federal programs as well as special programs offered by professional and business organizations. We help complete such items as Insurance Forms, Tax and Rent Rebates, PACE Applications, and Spousal Resource Assessments.

A 24-hour hot line is available to any older person who may be the victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment.

If you need help, call (717) 242-9454. Call collect if necessary.

Assistance is available to help in understanding Medicare, Medigap, Medigap/Supplemental Health Insurance. Assistance with claims and appeals can also be provided.

An assessment is completed to determine what level of care a person needs. A care manager may assist with placement, if necessary, or may suggest other services or help that may be appropriate.

We can help older people remain in their homes longer and more comfortably. Our services often become an alternate to placement in a nursing home. A care manager assesses a person's need for care at home, arranges for the services, and monitors the care being provided.

Services available include:

• Adult Day Care
• Personal Care Services 
• Home Support Services 
• Personal Assistance
  Vial of Life
• Income Tax Help 
  PACE/PACE Net
• Prime Time Health/Individual Health Counseling Services
• Lifeline Emergency Response Com. 
• Family Caregiver Support Program Home Delivered Meals

• Environmental Modifications

• Caregivers Group Registry

• Telephone Reassurance

• PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate
• PDA Waiver Program

The Ombudsman Program will provide a representative to a consumer age 60 and older of long term care to resolve problems with their quality of care. Consumers of any long term care service may relay concerns to their local ombudsman in an effort to achieve a satisfactory resolution.

Domiciliary Care

A community placement option for persons who do not need nursing care, but are no longer able to live in their own homes. People are placed in certified private homes in the community, and a care manager will monitor the placement to assure that individual needs are met.

Meals & Senior Centers

A hot noon meal is available to any person age 60 or older at the seven Senior Citizen Centers located in the two county area. Centers provide a friendly atmosphere to gather for entertainment, recreation, and education. Transportation is available to Center participants from Monday to Friday.

Home-bound elderly people who are unable to attend a Senior Center and have difficulty preparing their own meal may be eligible for Home Delivered Meals. Deliveries are made throughout both counties and are available up to seven days a week.

Transportation

Call A Ride Service (CARS) provide low cost, door to door transportation to all areas of Mifflin and Juniata counties. Vans equipped with wheelchair lifts are available. Reservations must be made by 12:00 noon the day before your scheduled appointment. CALL 242-2277 or TOLL FREE 1-800-348-2277.

We have a variety of volunteer opportunities available within the agency and the community. We help match your interests and skills with the current need.

Help is available to persons age 55 and older with job placement and job training.

(Income guidelines must be met for job training.)

Many educational programs are made available on request to any group, club, or organization as a public service. Topic areas can include consumer affairs, home safety, health concerns, training for care-givers, facts on aging, and other subjects.

Confidentiality

The Aging Office serves as a network to help older persons with their needs. Any information given to us regarding an individual is held in the strictest of confidence.

SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS

Juniata County 

East Waterford 
734-3327 

McAlisterville 
463-3588 

4 Seasons Community  
436-6847 

Richfield 
694-3240 

Mifflin County 

Country Crossroads  
899-6177 

F.W. Black 
242-1036 

Fountain Square  
667-2547 

Center Without Walls  
717-242-0315

The Graying of America It's Everyone's Future

In Mifflin and Juniata counties, one out of every five residents is now over 60 years of age. This figure is well above the national average of one out of every eight residents. 1990 Census projections show that the elderly population will more than double by the year 2030 as "baby boomers" mature and life expectancy continues to increase.

How we plan for our community's aging population is critical for each of us. It's everyone's future. It is also a challenge to the national aging network of state and area agencies on aging which has the responsibility under law to develop community systems of care to meet the needs of America's older citizens.

The Mifflin-Juniata Area Agency on Aging, Inc., is part of this network. As the aging population grows, the work for us increases, as does the need for your support.

Contributions

The Mifflin-Juniata Area Agency on Aging is a non-profit charitable organization. All contributions are used to maintain services and activities for which there is no other source of funding, to expand programs of proven worth, to match federal and state funds, and to otherwise improve the quality of life for older people.

Working together to enable aging with independence, dignity, and respect."