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Service Information
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A service represents one or more related activities and functions that are provided to address a particular need and to benefit specific types of individuals or groups of people.
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Search Results for Services
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Adult Protective Services
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Adults who are elderly or have a disability and who are abused, neglected or exploited or suspected of being abused, neglected or exploited, can get help from Adult Protective Services (APS) from the local county department of social services (DSS). There is no income requirement. County departments of social services receive reports of possible abuse, neglect or exploitation. When a report is received, an evaluation begins. The APS worker looks for signs of mistreatment and identifi...
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Alzheimer's and Dementia Support Services
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The Alzheimers and Dementia Support Services provides outreach, information and referral, training and supportive services to individuals and families living with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The Duke Aging Center Family Support Program provide a variety of services to family and professional caregivers
The services aim to help families provide quality long-term care in the home. This is done through community support services and by education about dementia.
The ser...
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At Risk Case Management/Out of Home Placement
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At Risk Case Management is a service that can improve or manage harmful situations and prevent further harm from occurring. Services are provided to disabled adults and families with children who have been abused, neglected or exploited and are in need of protection and include Adult Placement Services to find substitute homes or residential care facilities when they are unable to remain in their current home.Professional case managers, working through each North Caroli...
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Capacity Building and Professional Development for Aging and Adult Services
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The Division of Aging and Adult Services, Adult Services
Section, provides training throughout the state to each of the county
DSS. The training is intended to help adult services social workers and
supervisors understand and address the needs of older adults, adults with
disabilities and their families. Training topics include:
Adult Protective Services:
Basic Skills
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Community Based Legal Services
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Individuals sometimes need legal help with civil (non-criminal) matters. For those age 60 or older who cannot afford to pay privately, legal assistance is available through the Older Americans Act Legal Services Program. Funding goes to the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in North Carolina, which contract for legal services with Legal Aid of North Carolina (Legal Aid NC) and a few private attorneys. Services generally include simple wills, powers of attorney and ...
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Congregate Nutrition
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Congregate Nutrition, that is, meals served in a group setting, such as a senior center or church, is funded under the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) to help older adults stay in their homes. The meal (typically lunch) must meet 1/3 of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for nutrition.Services are available through HCCBG providers in counties, such as county departments of aging and social services and private nonprofit councils on aging. The service benefits adults age 60 and ov...
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Emergency Shelter Grants Operations Support
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The purpose of the Emergency Shelter Grants services is to help improve the quality of emergency shelters and transitional housing for the homeless; to make available additional shelters; to provide essential social services to homeless individuals, and to provide homelessness prevention activities.
Local community homeless shelters apply for the federal assistance to support costs such as rents and utilities.
The shelters receiving grants must make monthly, midyear and annual repor...
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Family Caregiver Support Services
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Family Caregiver Support Services are administered by providers which include: county departments of social services, county departments on aging, home-delivered meals providers, transportation providers, and local aging agencies; and nonprofit and for-profit home health agencies.
-Providing information to family caregivers, area agencies on aging, county departments of social services, cooperative extension and other local nonprofit agencies that provide outreach and public information throug...
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Guardianship
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Guardianship is a legal relationship in which someone (the guardian) has legal authority to be the substitute decision maker for an adult who cannot manage his or her own affairs or cannot make important legal and medical decisions.
Guardians are often family members, but directors or assistant directors of local human services agencies may serve as guardians when no one else is available or willing. They provide services including:
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Home and Community Based Services
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Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) services are provided through funding allocated to counties through Area Agencies on Aging to provide a variety of services to older adults and their caregivers. These services may include:
-Access services, that is, information, assistance in getting services, and transportation to doctor appointments.
-In-home services such as in-home aid, adult day services, home repair and home health care.
-Home-del...
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