Cincinnati Area Senior Services, Inc. is a contracted provider of Council on Aging offering the following services: 

• home-delivered meals (therapeutic available)
• medical transportation
• congregate meals
• recreation
• supportive services
• transportation

More about Cincinnati Area Senior Services:

Transportation

CASS provides two kinds of vital transportation for those age 60 and older:

• Senior Transport - Seniors who are unable to drive and have no other means of reliable transportation can become unnecessarily homebound and isolated.  Having access to essential services such as medical care and grocery shopping is a critical component in making it possible for a senior to remain living at home.  Transportation to provided to neighborhood senior center, weekly grocery shopping trips, and for group outings, social and recreational events.  Contact the CASS transportation department at (513) 721-0375.
• Medical Transport in wheelchair-equipped vans to medical appointments, clinics, and dialysis units is a crucial link for those confined to their home. CASS provides door-to-door medical trips, many for non-ambulatory people. Seniors must qualify under the PASSPORT or ESP programs. Contact to Council on Aging at (513) 721-1025 for information.   

Guardianship

Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP):  The senior who is both very compromised and completely alone is a special, and often desperate case. Typically a group home or nursing home resident age 60 or older, this client may require a court-appointed Guardian to advocate for his or her interests, make health care decisions, and provide the comfort of human contact. Guardianship is a legally defined process. While it may pertain to the individual, the estate, or both, CASS's program is solely involved in the care and management of the person. GAP recruits and trains guardians for this compassionate task, providing legal and social services support. CASS also holds quarterly training sessions to monitor program quality and assure dignity in the face of decline. Guardianship services are available in Hamilton County only, although volunteers can live outside Hamilton County. 

Congregate Meals

CASS offers congegate meals at the following centers- call 513-721-4330 for questions:

• Anderson Senior Center: 7970 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati; Monday-Friday 11:30 am
• Booth Residence: 6000 Townvista Dr, Cincinnati; Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 12:00 pm
• Green Twp Senior Center: 3620 Epley Rd, Cincinnati; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 12:00 pm
• Delhi Township Community & Senior Center: 647 Neeb Rd, Cincinnati; Wednesday 12:00 pm
• Maple Tower: 601 Maple Ave, Cincinnati (breakfast and lunch); Monday-Friday 9:00 am & 12:00 pm
• Over the Rhine Senior Center: 1720 Race St, Cincinnati (breakfast and lunch); Monday-Friday 8:30 am & 12:00 pm
• Sharonville Community Center: 10990 Thornview, Sharonville; Monday 12:00 pm
• Church of our Savior: 65 E. Hollister St., Cincinnati; Monday-Friday 12:00 pm 

What is the Freestore Foodbank?

The Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food provider in the Tri-State area, serving a 20 county region in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.  Freestore Foodbank  solicits, collects, purchases and stores food from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and government agencies and distribute it to more than 325 nonprofit member agencies that provide free food to those in need. The Freestore Foodbank is a member of Feeding America (formerly America`s Second Harvest), the national network of food banks and food rescue programs. The Freestore Foodbank is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Addressing a Vital Need
Freestore Foodbank partners with community food pantries and other resources to provide nearly 27 million meals to hungry children and families each year. To find a Freestore Foodbank location near you, visit  https://freestorefoodbank.org/get-help/communitypartneragencies/.

A Web site featuring kinship resources for Ohio "kin caregivers."   The Web site is hosted by Public Children Services Association of Ohio. For more information regarding available services and County contacts download the Ohio Kinship Care GuideBook: http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/num/JFS%2008146/pdf/

  LifeSpan is a private non-profit social service agency dedicated to improving the quality of lives throughout the Ohio Counties of Butler and Warren. LifeSpan's programs reach those of all ages, backgrounds and income levels through offices in Hamilton, Mason, Middletown, Oxford and West Chester. LifeSpan's programs include outpatient behavioral health counseling, credit counseling, elderly services program, guardianship and more...

Butler County Elderly Services Program

LifeSpan provides intake, screening and care management services for the Butler County Elderly Services Program, under contract with Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio.  Butler County ESP provides services such as meals on wheels, personal care and medical transportation, to eligible Butler County seniors so they can stay in their homes, instead of moving to an institution.  LifeSpan is also a contracted provider of ESP Independent Living Assitance Services.

Representative Payee

Many mentally ill or disabled residents of Butler and Warren Counties rely on Social Security for their monthly income. When their illness or disability interferes with their ability to manage their money, instability or homelessness can result. LifeSpan's Representative Payee program provides bill payment service for these individuals ensuring their bills are paid on time which keeps their rent current, their utilities on and their lives stable.

Credit Counseling Services

From obtaining and understanding credit reports to the more complex issues of bankruptcy, LifeSpan counselors are prepared and trained to help. LifeSpan offers a full range of programs for participants who may need just one or several services.  Services include: budget guidance, credit counseling, money management education, homeownership education and counseling, and bankruptcy pre-filing and pre-discharge counseling.

Guardianship

LifeSpan guardians include both staff members and trained volunteers. They are appointed by the Probate Court to make decisions for their wards relating to health care, living arrangements or safety issues. Wards are individuals who have no immediate family able or willing to help them or they have mental limitations that impair their ability to make competent decisions. They typically live in nursing homes, group homes and in other supported living environments. Many times the guardian may be the only person who visits outside of medical professionals or caregivers.

Behavioral Health Services

LifeSpan’s Behavioral Health program supports individual and family success, and the healthy emotional adjustment of children, adolescents  and adults through its treatment services. Our therapists assist clients with analyzing their issues and developing methods of overcoming their problems. LifeSpan’s behavioral health services have been continuously accredited by the internationally recognized Council on Accreditation.

This website provides access to helpful information and forms to help individuals and families in planning for their healthcare needs and wishes. 

Mission
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.

Overview
NHDD exists as a 50-state annual initiative to provide clear, concise, and consistent information on healthcare decision-making to both the public and providers/facilities through the widespread availability and dissemination of simple, free, and uniform tools (not just forms) to guide the process. NHDD entails 50 independent, but coordinated, state and local events (necessitated by the difference in state laws and dynamics) supported by a national media and public education campaign.

In all respects, NHDD is inclusive and brings a variety of players in the larger healthcare/legal/religious community together to work on a common project, to the benefit of patients, families, and providers. NHDD is not prescriptive; it allows for and fosters creativity.

A key goal of NHDD is to demystify healthcare decision-making and make the topic of advance care planning inescapable. On NHDD, no one in the U.S. should be able to open a paper, watch TV, view the internet, see a physician or lawyer, or go to a healthcare facility without being confronted with the topic of advance care planning. Among other things, NHDD helps people understand that advance healthcare decision-making includes much more than living wills; it is a process that should focus first on conversation and choosing an agent.

Vision
Across the country, every healthcare facility will participate as the flagship venues for the public engagement. Other participating organizations/facilities that have their own physical spaces will engage in activities as well. Those organizations that lack physical spaces will work in conjunction with others or at non-healthcare venues (libraries, grocery stores, drug stores, etc.) to support the initiative. A variety of churches, synagogues, and mosques around the country will also support the effort by highlighting the importance of advance care planning with their congregations.

The Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition (OGKC) is an organization across Ohio which assists caregivers taking care of children other than their own when the parents are unwilling or unable to care for them. The OGKC is an organization consisting of kinship caregivers, kinship caregiver advocates and agencies throughout Ohio.

OGKC Purpose:

•     Educate kinship caregivers and agencies regarding state and national programs /issues affecting kinship caregivers
•     Advocate at local, state and national levels for support of kinship families
•     Provide a networking system for caregivers and agencies
•     Link caregivers with services in their communities
•     Connect new kinship care programs with speaker’s bureau
•     Conduct statewide conferences

The Ohio Guardianship Association consists of individual and organizational members who serve as leaders and catalysts in advocacy and ethical guardianship practices throughout the state.

The mission of the Ohio Guardianship Association is to promote the highest quality of ethical services by guardians and guardianship programs through education, networking and advocacy.

The Ohio Guardianship Association serves as a leader in advocating for policies and legislation ensuring that guardianship is practiced ethically in the State of Ohio. We are catalyst in promoting, educating and supporting individuals and programs to promote these guardianship services.

The OSBA provides a great deal of general information about all aspects of the law for members of the public, including handbooks, pamphlets, newspaper columns, programs, and information about attorneys. This information is offered free of charge and can be downloaded off of the website.  The LawFacts pamphlet series provides general information for consumers about the most commonly encountered legal issues such as advanced directives, wills, bankruptcy, DNR orders, guardianships, living trusts, living wills, probate, etc.

Personal Guardianship Services Inc. (PGS) is a private non-profit agency started May 13, 2003 to meet the needs of individuals, who have been found incompetent by the local Probate Court.

Once appointed guardian, the PGS staff guardian visits the individual regularly, getting to know them and beginning to assist with decisions necessary for medical treatment, housing, or anything that becomes necessary to maintain a safe and secure lifestyle.

The Mission of Warren County Children Services is to serve families in need and protect children who are abused, neglected, or dependent through collaboration with our partners and the support of the community.

Contact the Program Director at 513.233.4806 or visit http://www.co.warren.oh.us/ChildrenServices/Care/Default.aspx for information about how and when to report suspected child abuse, adoption and foster care.