Seniors
Seniors—Tri-City Consortium on Aging
The City of Highland Heights, Lyndhurst and South Euclid have
formed a unique partnership, called the Tri-City Consortium on
Aging, to help adults age 60 and over connect to services and
activities that promote independence, a healthy lifestyle, personal growth
and community involvement. Many
of the services and activities are free or available for a minimal fee. Please
visit www.tri-cityseniors.org for
more information.
Programs and Services for Senior Adults Director: Stacey O'Brien
Main Office: 1370 Victory Drive, South Euclid, Ohio 44121
South Euclid Office: (216) 291-3902
Lyndhurst Office: (440) 473-5138
Lunch and Programming: (216) 650-4029
e-mail: ContactUs@Tri-CitySeniors.org
The Tri-City Consortium on Aging offers:
- A lunch program
- Transportation services
- Tours and trips
- Tax and health insurance assistance and information
- Health and wellness service education
- Counseling
- Homemaking/housekeeping assistance
- Chore information and referrals
- Family support services
Here are some other useful links for older adults:
City of Highland Heights 50+ Club
The City’s 50+ Club is a great way to meet your neighbors, socialize
and participate in trips, programs, parties and activities. Be part
of the planning or simply come to have fun!
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
www.aarp.org
Administers programs that assist older Americans. These programs,
funded by grants or cooperative agreements with governments or private organizations,
provide a wide variety of services including job training, tax assistance,
assistance with important lawsuits being decided by the courts, and much
more.
Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov/
Provides home and community-based services to millions of our
nation's vulnerable and hard to reach older persons through the programs
funded under the Older Americans Act.
Alzheimer’s Association
www.alz.org
Committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and helping those
affected by the disease, the Alzheimer’s Association provides education and
support for people diagnosed with the condition, their families, and caregivers.
American Aging Association
www.americanaging.org
Promotes research that helps all men and women to lead a long,
healthy and productive life.
Eldercare Locator
www.eldercare.gov
A national directory assistance public service of the U.S. Administration
on Aging that helps people locate aging services in every community throughout
the United States. The primary goal of the service is to promote awareness
of and improve access to state, area agency and local community aging programs
and services.
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
A health insurance program for people 65 years of age and older,
some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal
Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant).
National Center on Elder Abuse
www.ncea.aoa.gov/NCEAroot/Main_Site/Index.aspx
Find assistance and information about elder abuse, including
how to report elder abuse, find community coalitions, etc.
National Council on the Aging
www.ncoa.org
The nation's first association of organizations and professionals
dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well being, and contributions
of older persons. NCOA's members include senior centers, area agencies on
aging, adult day services, faith congregations, senior housing,
health centers, employment services, and consumer organizations.
National Institute on Aging
www.nih.gov/nia
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), leads a broad scientific
effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active
years of life. The NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being
of older Americans through research.
Senior Job Bank
www.seniorjobbank.org/links/index.html
A comprehensive list of job sources and other resources for seniors.
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Social Security is more than a retirement program. It provides
you and your family with disability, retirement and survivor's
protection. The age at which you can receive your full retirement benefits
is rising. But you can still collect retirement benefits as early as age
62.