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Senior Center
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Purpose
The Osceola Council on Aging's Congregate Dining Club is dedicated to provide services for older citizens and disabled adults in our community. Our goal is to help seniors maintain their independence and dignity while enjoying fun and diverse activities and provide volunteer, recreational and social activities keeping participants involved and fulfilled physically and mentally.
Introduction
The Congregate Dining Club provides convenient access to any one of seven different locations for community resources, recreational programs, nutritional meals and social activities for seniors.
The Centers provide organized educational programs, dancing, crafts, quilting, music, games, special events, holiday festivities and various classes and other activities.
The Senior Congregate Dining Club meets at the following facilities:
Barney E. Veal Center
St. Cloud Senior Center
Intercession City Community Center (closed for summer youth activities)
Chambers Park Community Center
Poinciana Community Center (closed for summer youth activities)
Robert Guevara Community Center (closed for summer youth activities)
The Centro Latino Americano Edad de Oro (CLEO) meets at the Robert Guevara Community Center (T, TH, F) and the Barney E. Veal Center (M, W) to provide similar activities
For information on location, hours of operation, calendars of events and contacts for the Senior Congregate Dining Club sites, please contact Wilda Belisle at
407-846-8532.
Meeting rooms for clubs and community service organizations are available.
The multi-purpose rooms at the 700 Generation Point are open to the public for rental and catering. Please contact Gene Terrico at 407-846-0364 for costs and reservations.
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Case Management
Case management is a collaborative process which assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services to meet an individual's health needs, using communication and available resources to promote quality, cost effective outcomes.
Case management can, however, be a complex profession. No two clients are alike, so each case is inherently unique. It requires a basic knowledge of individual differences that arise through cultural, socio-economic, ethnic and other factors. Case management professionals look after the health concerns of the most catastrophically and chronically ill and injured clients. They also manage the health care needs of all generations, including aging populations that find it continually more difficult to look after themselves. Case management professionals pay strict attention to a client's individual needs and guide clients to follow medication, dietary and exercise recommendations during their period of treatment. This is an ever-challenging process when considering the administrative depth and breadth of the healthcare system and the fact that numerous individuals may be intricately involved in a single case.
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Jesusa Ramos, 102 years old this past January, is one of more than 300 clients receiving case management services from the Council on Aging. Mrs. Ramos is the matriarch of five generations living in Osceola County. Her secret to longevity? "I enjoy a glass of wine with my Italian dinner," she stated. We're proud to have Ms. Ramos as a part of our family too. She is joined by Valerie Arroyo, Case Manager for the Council.
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The Process of Case Management
Assessment
Prior to initiating the client assessment, the case manager will define his or her role so that the client is fully aware of and informed of the scope of the case manager's activities.Clients must freely consent to the case management process before any activities are initiated.
Confidentiality
Case managers will comply with the confidentiality policies of their employers, professional organizations and boards as well as with all applicable statutes and/or regulations.
Empowerment
The case manager respects and supports the right of the client to make decisions, even when the case manager disagrees with that decision. Case managers do not make decisions for clients; they assist the client to make decisions for himself or herself. The case manager wil document those needs based upon the client/care giver's decision upon completing the assessment.
For further information on providing case managed care for a family member, please contact the Council's Assessment Office at 407-846-8532. |
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Adult Health Day Care Center
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 The goal of the Council on Aging's Adult Health Day Care Center is to provide compassionate and comprehensive care for frail elderly in a secure environment, while recognizing the unique individuality of each participant, as well as, the need of support for their caregivers.
The Adult Health Day Care Center provides supervised activities and nutritional lunches in a healthy, social atmosphere for seniors with special needs. Nursing and physical therapy services are available. We provide care to disabled adults and frail, elderly clients who need a safe, protective environment because of illnesses such as stroke, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Disease. Our seniors participate in activities and socialize with others in a secure setting designed to help maintain or improve their functional level. They attend during the day, enabling them to stay active, remain productive and enjoy an improved quality of life.
Caregivers also benefit from our services in that they receive some respite from caring for a dependent adult. They are given free time that they can use to continue their employment, run errands, or care for themselves or other family members.
Hours of operation
Monday - Friday
7:00am - 5:30pm
For more information please contact our Assessment Center at:
407-846-8532.
 The Council on Aging expand its Adult Day Care in May 2007 when the Barney E. Veal Center was completed. The facility is licensed for 78 clients and has separate areas for Alzheimer's and dementia clients. Please call for further information and to get your loved one pre-registered or on a waiting list as soon as possible.
For more information please contact our Assessment Center at:
407-846-8532.
View the Adult Day Care Brochure Online
View the Adult Day Care Brochure Online in Spanish
The Adult Day Care Brochure is in .pdf, Adobe Acrobat, format.
If you do not have Adobe Reader please click on the following link:
Adobe Reader 6.0 |
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Housing
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The Osceola Council On Aging offers housing for low income seniors and disabled residents of Osceola County at one of four communities managed by the Council. Simply click on the communities name to find information about amenities, floor plans and rental.
St. Cloud, FL: The Osceola Council on Aging announced the housing waiting list is closed for new applicants at the Oak Leaf Landing Phase I and St. Cloud Villas Phase II. The waiting list for these housing facilities closed due to an overwhelming number of applications received. "Independent living for the elderly is a critical need in our community at this time and I don't see that changing,only becoming more challenging," stated Jill Wood, Housing Administrator for the Osceola Council on Aging, "We recently opened St. Cloud Villas Phase II on Kissimmee Park Road in St. Cloud and we are already filled and have a long waiting list," Wood continued. The federal government requires that agencies close waiting lists when they reach a certain number.
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Saint Cloud Villas |
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St. Cloud Villas is a housing rental community with 36 apartments, designed to provide housing for low income seniors or handicapped/disabled individuals. Due to federal guidelines, minimum age for these homes is 62. |
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Saint Cloud Villas Phase II |
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St. Cloud Villas II is a housing rental community with 50 apartments, designed to provide housing for low income seniors. Each apartment is equipped with a large livingroom/diningroom combination, a full kitchen, bedroom and bath. Due to federal guidelines, minimum age for these homes is 62. |
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Tracey Manor |
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The unique and home life atmosphere created in this perfect rental community just minutes away from shopping, banking, and your medical needs. Tracey Manor is nestled into a peaceful neighborhood of rural St. Cloud. Due to federal guidelines, minimum age for these homes is 62. |
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Kissimmee Oak Leaf Landing |
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Oak Leaf Landings is a housing rental community with 50 apartments, designed to provide housing for low income seniors. Each apartment is equipped with a large living room/dining room combination, a full kitchen, bedroom and bath. Due to federal guidelines, minimum age for these homes is 62. |
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Kissimmee Oak Leaf Landing II |
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Kissimmee Oak Leaf Landings is a 70-unit apartment complex which provides affordable housing for moderate income seniors. This complex is an all inclusive unit. It has been said that you would never have to leave the front doors to get the things you need. Due to federal guidelines, minimum age for these homes is 55.
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Transportation
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Driver Miguel Paredes assists a client.
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Clients prepare to leave an event at the Veal Center.
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Transportation is available for seniors and disabled persons for doctor's or medical test appointments, trips to the pharmacy, and for food shopping. The Council's vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Please call five days ahead to schedule transportation to doctor's appointments!
GROCERY SHOPPING SCHEDULE Mondays..............................BVL
Tuesdays ....................St. Cloud
Wednesdays...............St. Cloud
Thursdays ...............Kissimmee
Fridays.....................Kissimmee
Please call 407-846-8532 for information.
To speak with Patty Hart, Transportation Supervisor, ask for Ext. 247.
For Carmen Hernandez, Transportation Aide, ask for Ext. 243. |
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USDA Food Bank Distribution
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 From 8:30 am to 12:30 pm KVLS Building (next door to the County Agriculture Office) Osceola Heritage Park (the Old Rodeo Grounds) Please use Bill Beck Blvd. Entrance
NO PRE-REGISTRATION - New applications are ONLY taken at the KVLS site on Distribution Day. Proof of income and Osceola County Residency is required. FOOD WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS SUPPLIES LAST. The USDA recognizes the need for supplemental food assistance. Since 1981 the program has been providing donated surplus commodities to needy persons to supplement assistance provided at the local level. To qualify, a person must be an Osceola County resident and meet low income guidelines.
 OTHER PICKUP SITES:
B.V.L. Community Center
501 Florida Parkway
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Intercession City Community Center
1531 Immokalie St.
(Behind the Post Office)
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Kenansville Community Center
1150 S. Canoe Creek Road Kenansville
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
For further information, call Edith Gill at 407-846-8532.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 800-795-3272 or 202-720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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E-Meals
Emergency Meals, best known as E-Meals, are another initiative from the Meals on Wheels Program to help people in our community that do not qualify for our regular meals. There are times when we encounter situations that make us think of ways of improving our services. One of those situations are emergency calls; such as residents who are stranded in a hotel with no money or way of preparing a meal, seniors that come to the Council at hours the kitchen is closed, or concerned citizens or organizations that know of someone who may need a meal right away. For situations such as these Emergency meals are needed. A meal that is easy to carry, no need of refrigeration and is ready to be heated with no need of a stove or a microwave! The Heater-meals was voted as our choice for the meals. Then we added a cute name; the E-Meals. For more information please call 407-846-8532, ext. 262. |
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Meals on Wheels Program
 Hot, nutritious lunches along with cold suppers are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound and disabled by friendly volunteers and staff. Providing nutrition to sustain an individual's strength and health is key to maintaining an independent life. The Meals on Wheels Program has operated in Osceola County for more than three decades providing services to the frail and vulnerable residents of our community. Weekend and textured meals are available for special needs.
For special events such as Mother's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas a special delivery can be made by reservation.
There is a critical need for volunteers to deliver meals in Kissimmee and St. Cloud. If you have 1-2 hours per week to volunteer your time you'll be rewarded with the satisfaction of bringing happiness and nutrition to an elderly or disabled resident in our community. Please call today!
For information on the Meals On Wheels Program, contact Wilda Belisle at
407-846-8532. |
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Home Services
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The In Home Services Division visits homebound clients to provide care directly to clients in their homes. For seniors and disabled individuals, living at home is a vital part of their quality of life and sense of independence. The Council enables our clients to live independently and brings peace of mind to family members as well as the client. We provide services to senior adults, the disabled and those needing personal care and companionship. Services Include:
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Personal Care - Includes personal hygiene. |
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Homemaking - Provides light housekeeping, shopping, cooking, laundry and errands. |
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Representative Payee - Will help clients that are unable to handle their finances. |
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Respite - Provides the primary caregiver a relief from the stress and demands associated with the daily care of a loved one. |
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Companion - Provides encouragement, errands, some cleaning, cooking, supervision, companionship. |
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Chore - Heavy cleaning. |
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Transportation - Transportation |
 We also serve adult disabled clients under the age of 60 who require similar services. Clients that meet the State of Florida income guidelines are eligible to receive services. Interested persons can contact our offices at
407-846-8532 and speak with our assessment office.
Private Pay Services
The mission of the Council on Aging is to maintain the independence of aging and disabled persons. This includes those that do not qualify financially but can pay for these services to help maintain an independent lifestyle. For further information on Private Pay Services, contact Alma Mendoza at
407-483-1491. |
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