The Council on Aging provides several services:

Caring Connections: Free Friendly Visitor training to individuals who volunteer to visit older and disabled adults.

FAST – Financial Abuse Specialist Team – Educates the public regarding financial abuse and provides recommendations to local agencies for the investigation of financial abuse cases that are reviewed by our volunteer, of multidisciplinary public and private professionals.

HICAP – Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy: HICAP provides free educational seminars, individual counseling and limited legal assistance with Medicare and related insurance coverage, as well as unbiased information and assistance with original Medicare, HMO's, Medigap Plans, Medi-Cal, COBRA, employer health plans, long-term care insurance and military benefits.

Linkages: Linkages provides case management for disabled adults ages 18 and older, functionally impaired, and frail elderly. Our case managers perform a comprehensive in-home daily living needs assessment to develop and monitor individual care plans that link clients to appropriate community service providers.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services: State Certified Long-Term Care Ombudsman protect the rights of 30,000 older adults living in nursing and board and care homes located throughout Orange County. Ombudsmen work to resolve problems and concerns of individual residents by creating a presence through regular unannounced visits, monitoring conditions and care, and providing a voice for those unable to speak for themselves.

www.coaoc.org/

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