Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
Phone (Benton & Linn Counties): 541-967-8630
Website: www.adrcoforegon.org
Plan and prevent: Resources and services are available to help plan for your needs for services and support. Counselors are available (information and referral specialists or options counselors). Call 1-855-673-2372.
Planning Toolkit (PDF; 56 pages)
Long-term services and supports
Adult day service programs provide a variety of health, social and other support services in a safe setting. This is usually during normal business hours.
Meal programs provide meals in group settings.
Senior centers provide many social and educational services.
Transportation services help get people to and from medical appointments, shopping centers and other places.
Chronic disease self-management programs help people learn to better manage ongoing health conditions. Examples are diabetes, heart disease, depression, fibromyalgia and arthritis.
Home health care often includes skilled, short-term services such as nursing or physical therapy. A doctor must order them for a specific condition.
Personal care services provide help with basic activities such as bathing and dressing.
Homemaker and chore services include activities like meal preparation and routine household chores. These are sometimes called personal care services.
Home-delivered meals for qualified individuals.
Adult foster/care homes are licensed single-family settings with care for up to five people.
Assisted living and residential care facilities are licensed settings providing housing and care services to six or more people. A registered nurse is on staff or under contract. The nurse does not have to be there all the time. Caregivers do not need to be certified, but they are trained in providing care services.
Nursing facilities give licensed 24-hour supervised nursing care. Licensed nursing facilities’ caregivers must be certified as nursing assistants; the State Board of Nursing must approve their training. Nurses and certified nurse aides provide personal, therapeutic and nutritional care.
Memory care communities are secure environments where staff care for people with dementia who have needs that require a more secure setting. Each setting is licensed by the state as a residential care, assisted living or nursing facility. The state also requires memory care facilities to train staff to care for residents with dementia and provide specialized services.
Other resources and supports
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia affect people in different ways. However, all involve memory loss, challenges in planning or solving problems, and difficulty in completing familiar tasks. Services for those touched by dementia include learning about the disease, help in the home and support for family caregivers. Many community services can often be helpful for people to stay safe and as independent as possible.
Caregiver support programs help those who provide support to a family member or friend. Services include education, community support groups and in-home help. Respite services give caregivers a break from their role.
Legal assistance can be critical to planning for and solving problems with long-term services and supports. Oregon private and Legal Aid attorneys can help you establish your legal rights, interests and care choices. Lawyers can also address care-related problems; examples are helping someone whose public benefits have been denied or who has landlord or utility issues.
Preventing elder abuse includes keeping it from happening in the first place. It also means keeping it from continuing. Immediately contact Adult Protective Services or law enforcement if you suspect elder abuse.
TransportationHome-based services:
Monitoring and reminder servicesFacility-based services
Memory care ombudsman: Call 1-800-522-2602 or visit them online.
View the Facility-based services and supports section of the ADRC of Oregon website to learn about housing options that offer more support.
Family Caregiver Support Program
https://www.ocwcog.org/seniors-disability/caregivers/caregiver-support
The Family Caregiver Support Program assists families who are providing 24-hour care for their elderly spouse, parent, grandparent, or friend. A Case Manager from OCWCOG will assess the caregiver’s responsibilities, the elderly person’s or disabled person’s needs and develop a plan to foster a supportive, caring environment, along with a healthy, quality of life for the caregiver and care-receiver.
The Oregon Home Care Commission has developed a registry that connects individuals seeking or offering care assistance. This is the only registry of its kind in Oregon. Learn more about the registry.
Statewide: 855-673-2372 or 541-967-8630 ask to be connected to the ADRC