Home & Community Based Services

Services and Programs Available through Senior Connections

Senior Connections work to help seniors continue to live independently in their own homes. Senior Connections staff, known as Area Coordinators, are stationed at our offices across six Lane County communities, including Florence, Oakridge, Junction City, Veneta, Cottage Grove, and Eugene. Your local Area Coordinator can provide you with information about local, state, and federal services, and the benefits available to seniors and family caregivers.

We can connect you to services such as:

• Options Counseling
• Energy assistance (LIHEAP, rural areas only)
• Meals on Wheels
• In-home support
• Rural medical transportation
• Senior Companion program
• And so much more!

Services are available to all seniors age 60 or over, or their family caregivers. Services are available free of charge, regardless of income.

Family Caregiver Support Program

Area Coordinators can help unpaid caregivers access the services and resources they need. Services provided will:

• Meet the needs of the caregiver and enhance support given to the care recipient.
• Help the caregiver become a better advocate and more confident in assisting the care recipient with their physical, cognitive, and behavioral needs.
• Deter placement in a long-term care setting when feasible and promote continued care within the home and/or in alternative community settings for care recipients for as long as possible or desirable.
• Help provide support to older relatives who are caregivers for children.

Eligibility

This program is open to any unpaid caregiver of:

• An individual with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia of any age.
• An adult over the age of 60.
• A parent or older relative caregiver age 55 or older who lives with, and is the primary caregiver, for an individual with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 59.
• An older relative caregiver (other than a parent) age 55 or older who lives with, and is the primary caregiver for, a child age 18 or younger.

Disease Prevention Health Promotion Program

Living Well

The Living Well Program is a no cost, six-week skill building workshop that teaches practical ways to live a healthy lifestyle. Participants will learn skills that will help you take charge of your health by: 

• Improving communication
• Problem solving
• Action planning
• Decision making

Gain control and feel better by learning with a small group of peers, facilitated by a peer leader. 

What Does the Program Consist Of?

• Small supportive group of 5-12 people who are also experiencing a chronic condition
• The six-week workshop is held once a week for 2.5 hours
• Free copy of the companion book, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions
• A facilitator that has been certified by Stanford University's Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs

For more information about the Living Well Workshop in Lane County, call 541-682-4103, email, or visit our website at www.lanelivingwell.org. 

This program is made possible in part by the Older Americans Act (OAA).