DELAWARE COUNTY OFFICE OF SERVICES FOR THE AGING AGENCY REPORT 1

Delaware County O!"e o Ser#!"e$ or t%e A&!n& A&en"y Re'ort

Ra%(a% Allen
W!l(!n&ton Un!#er$!ty
DELAWARE COUNTY OFFICE OF SERVICES FOR THE AGING AGENCY REPORT )
Delaware County O!"e o Ser#!"e$ or t%e A&!n& *COSA+ !$ t%e De'art(ent o County
Go#ern(ent re$'on$!,le or 'lann!n&- "oor.!nat!n& an. a.(!n!$ter!n& 'ro&ra($ an. $er#!"e$ or
t%e $en!or$ !n Delaware County/ COSA0$ &oal !$ to ena,le $en!or "!t!1en$ to (a!nta!n t%e!r
!n.e'en.en"e an. .!&n!ty re(a!n !n t%e!r own %o(e$ an. "o((un!t!e$ w!t% a''ro'r!ate $u''ort
$er#!"e$- an. to .eter or 're#ent unne"e$$ary !n$t!tut!onal!1at!on/ A $'e"!al e('%a$!$ !$ 'la"e. on
$er#!n& t%o$e w%o are ra!l- l!#!n& alone- are un"t!onally .!$a,le. or $o"!al or e"ono(!" nee./
COSA2$ (!$$!on !$ to 'lan- .e#elo'- "oor.!nate an. a.(!n!$ter a "o('re%en$!#e an. "oor.!nate.
$er#!"e $y$te( or ol.er "ounty re$!.ent$ an. 'ro#!.e a well3,e!n& an. to (a!nta!n !n.e'en.en"e
an. .!&n!ty !n a %o(e en#!ron(ent or a$ lon& a$ 'o$$!,le/
In )41)- t%e 'o'ulat!on o Delaware County wa$ 561- 478/ A""or.!n& to t%e )414 Cen$u$-
Delaware County %a. 147-97: Delaware County re$!.ent$ a&e $!;ty an. ol.er/ In )419- Delaware
County !.ent!!e. one %un.re. an. orty "entenar!an$/ Dur!n& !$"al Year )41)3)419- COSA
$er#e. o#er 8- <:1/ COSA 'ro#!.e. o#er <:-559 (eal$ to %o(e,oun. a.ult$/ COSA 'ro#!.e.
o#er :<-8<4 (eal$ to $en!or "enter 'art!"!'ant$/
COSA 'ol!"y- !$ to 'ro#!.e an a$$e$$(ent or e#ery re$!.ent !n Delaware County t%at !$ $!;ty
year$ o a&e or ol.er- an. want to a''ly or $er#!"e$/ T%e 'ro"e.ure !$ a$ ollowe./ A reerral !$
(a.e ro( a "aller- or a 'er$on wal=!n& !nto t%e a&en"y/ T%e !n.!#!.ual- a r!en.- or a a(!ly
(e(,er "an (a=e t%e reerral/ COSA2$ !nor(at!on an. reerral un!t w!ll 'ro#!.e re$our"e$- an.
$"%e.ule an a$$e$$(ent/ Dur!n& t%e a$$e$$(ent #!$!t t%e "on$u(er !$ !$$ue. a le#el o "are- an.
reerre. to a $'e"!!" 'ro&ra( or $er#!"e$/
COSA !$ an !nor(at!on re$our"e or 'er$on$ o any a&e or !n"o(e nee.!n& !nor(at!on on
,ene!t$ an. $er#!"e$ a#a!la,le to ol.er or .!$a,le. 'er$on$/ Ser#!"e$ In"lu.e- ,ut are not l!(!te.
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to t%e ollow!n&> Hou$!n& Inor(at!on- Per$onal Care- Ho(e Su''ort- Le&al A$$!$tan"e- Healt%
In$uran"e- Coun$el!n&- Re$'!te- Ho(e ?o.!!"at!on$- an. Ho(e Del!#ere. ?eal$/
COSA re"e!#e$ (o$t o !t$ un.!n& t%rou&% a&!n& ,lo"= &rant$ ro( t%e Penn$yl#an!a an. t%e
$tate De'art(ent o Pu,l!" Welare2$ O!"e o Lon& Ter( L!#!n& ?e.!"a!. Fun.$/ It al$o
re"e!#e$ $o(e un.!n& ro( e.eral an. lo"al $our"e$/ La$t year COSA re"e!#e. @16/18 (!ll!on/
Dur!n& t%e ne;t !$"al year- !t !$ e;'e"te. t%at a !nan"!al "ut/ COSA !$ ant!"!'at!n& re"e!#!n&
@1:/86 (!ll!on/ COSA al$o re"e!#e. an a..!t!onal @844-444 !n $'e"!al un.!n& to COSA to
$u''ort t%e O't!on$ 'ro&ra(- w%!"% !$ un.e. ,y Penn$yl#an!a Lottery 'ro"ee.$/ COSAA$
.!re"tor !$ %o'!n& to re"e!#e a..!t!onal un.!n& .ur!n& t%e ne;t !$"al year/
COSA %a$ o#er 94 'ro&ra($ o $er#!"e or "ounty re$!.ent$ a&e $!;ty an. ol.er/ T%e two
(o$t 'o'ular 'ro&ra($ are t%e A&!n& Wa!#er 'ro&ra( an. t%e Sen!or Co((un!ty Ser#!"e$B
O't!on$ 'ro&ra(/ T%e PDA Wa!#er Pro&ra( oer$ an alternat!#e to nur$!n& %o(e 'la"e(ent or
'eo'le w%o woul. Cual!y or a nur$!n& %o(e ,e"au$e o t%e!r (e.!"al an. '%y$!"al nee.$ ,ut
"%oo$e to $tay !n t%e!r %o(e to re"e!#e $er#!"e$/
COSA %a$ 'artner$%!'$ an. relat!on$%!'$ w!t% $e#eral a&en"!e$ t%rou&%out Sout%ea$tern Pa/
COSA $u,"ontra"t$ w!t% Sen!or Co((un!ty Ser#!"e$ *SCS+/ T%e Penn$yl#an!a Lottery t%rou&% a
"ontra"t w!t% t%e Penn$yl#an!a De'art(ent o A&!n& 'ro#!.e$ un.!n& or Sen!or Co((un!ty
Ser#!"e$/ COSA re"e!#e. a &rant an. 'artnere. w!t% Cro1er Dey$tone Healt% Networ= Er!.&e t%e
&a' ,etween !n'at!ent an. out'at!ent "are/ COSA al$o $u,"ontra"t$ w!t% Nort%we$tern Hu(an$
Ser#!"e to 'ro#!.e (ental %ealt% "oun$el!n&/
I ,el!e#e (y $tren&t% !$ relate. to (y 'er$onal!ty an. (y o't!(!$(/ I a( #ery ener&et!" an.
ent%u$!a$t!" an. I ten. to (ot!#ate ot%er 'eo'le/ T%e un!t I a( !ntern!n& w!t% .oe$ a lot o 'u,l!"
relat!on$ e#ent$ w!t% t%e 'u,l!"/ So- ,e!n& out&o!n& !$ a 'lu$/ S!n"e I a( ent%u$!a$t!"- Ftal=!n&
DELAWARE COUNTY OFFICE OF SERVICES FOR THE AGING AGENCY REPORT :
too (u"%G !$ a wea=ne$$ t%at woul. !('a"t (y wor= an. "oul. ae"t ot%er$/ Ee!n& !('ul$!#e !$
anot%er re"o&n!1a,le wea=ne$$/ At t!(e$- !('ul$!#e .e"!$!on "oul. lea. to !$$ue$ or 'ro,le($
t%at "oul. ae"t (y a&en"y/ So I2( learn!n& to $low .own an. try to ,e le$$ !nten$e/

A$ an !ntern- I a( learn!n& a lot o a.(!n!$trat!#e .ut!e$ an. re$'on$!,!l!t!e$/ ?y (aHor role a$
an !ntern !$ to "oor.!nate t%e W!nner$ C!r"le Lun"%eon or t%e Delaware County Sen!or &a(e$/
Delaware County Coun"!l $'on$or$ t%e Sen!or Ga(e$ to 'ro(ote %ealt%y l!e$tyle$ t%rou&%
!tne$$- $'ort$- an. an a"t!#e !n#ol#e(ent !n l!e/ County re$!.ent$ t%at w!$% to 'art!"!'ate (u$t
,e 54 year$ o a&e or o#er/ T%e t%e(e or t%!$ year &a(e$ !$ FF!n. Your F!tG/ I loo= orwar.
or&an!1!n& t%!$ e#ent/ ?y &oal !$ to &et 'ro(ote. to a 'o$!t!on !n t%e 'lann!n& an. 'ro"ure(ent
un!t on"e I "o('lete (y !ntern$%!'/