If you or your loved one is 60 or older, lives in York County, is eligible for a nursing home and can either qualify for Medical Assistance or is able to pay privately, a new alternative will soon be available. SeniorLIFE is opening in a few months in Springettsbury Township and will offer in-home services as well as services at its center. For more information, click here.
Pennsylvania just increased the amount of money folks can get in heating aid this winter. The money comes under the LIHEAP program. Qualified individuals can receive several hundred dollars to pay gas, oil, electric or other kinds of heating bills. The income limits are$16,245 for one person; $21,855 for a couple or $33,075 for a family of four. The deadline is April 2. For more information go here.
Maintaining our independence, and being able to remain in our own homes, are often major concerns as we grow older.
The things we need to do -- routine trips to the grocery or finding transportation to a medical appointment -- are no longer so easy if we don’t drive any more.
That’s where Staying Connected comes in. We’re a free nonprofit interfaith program in York, Pa., that can help you, or your aging parents, continue to accomplish the everyday tasks of life. For those 60 and older, our volunteers offer:
As part of the national Faith in Action network, our services are available to all, regardless of religious affiliation. They’re provided by caring volunteers from six York County congregations, and others who support our mission.
Finding others to support us can be difficult. It may be hard to ask for help and sometimes, family and friends are facing their own challenges, or have moved away or died. But there are alternatives.
To find out more, call 717-843-5011 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Or click here.