Aging Services:
We recommend that a good personal contact is Jackie Gahlinger in Senior Services of Catholic Charities. You can reach her at 637-9786
Senior Social Services at Catholic Charities
2911 S. Fourth Street
Ph: 637-9786
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Phone
answering machine 24 hours)
Services: Offers information and referral on most senior issues. Also offered are community presentations, rides to medical appointments for frail seniors at nominal cost, crisis counseling for individuals/families, case management, legislative advocacy, resource updates, and community projects such as Expired Drug Toss Days and Aging in Place Roundtable Discussion.
In addition
we have Long Term Ombudsman Program (KIPDA Region) for Nursing Homes.
If you have concerns of someone in a care
facility, please contact us at 637-9786.
AARP Foundation Work Program
Ph: 584-0309
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Services: To find permanent employment for persons
55 years and older.
Eligibility: 55 or older, capable
of working, poverty income level, need to work and desire to work.
Fee: None
Baptist Towers
1014
Ph: 587-6632
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m.-12 noon; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Services: HOUSING Unit for independent
living for age 62 and up.
Eligibility: 62 years and up or disabled
Fee: Rent
based on income
Chapel House
Christian Care Communities
Phone: 585-5656
Services: Provides HOUSING for elderly and disabled.
Eligibility: 62 years and older or disabled.
Fee: Flat
fee or Section 8.
Friendship House
Ph: 585-5656
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Services: Housing for elderly
and handicapped.
Living and dietary assistance.
Eligibility: 62 years and older, disabled
Fee: according to income
Highland Community Ministry Outreach Program for
Older Persons
Ph: 451-3695 or 584-3834
Services: Outreach
counseling, health aides, information and referral, free transportation
on Tuesday, escort service, grocery shopping program, home delivered
meals, home visits, housing, housing assistance homemaker and repairs,
recreation program, volunteer opportunities.
Serves 40204 and 40205 areas.
Eligibility: Age 60 and older and
live in service area.
Fee: None
Jewish Family and Vocational Service
Ph: 452-6341
Hours: Mon. 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tues. – Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Services: full range of services to older adults,
including counseling for older adult and family and home health care
under RN supervision.
Eligibility: Anyone
Fee: Call Agency
2119 West Formby Avenue
Ph: 636-3424
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Services: Counseling, outreach, housing assistance,
health services, homemakers, recreation, education, nutrition, Meals on
Wheels. Also provides advocacy services to assist senior citizens to
obtain necessary community, state, and federal resources.
Eligibility: Older Persons
Fee: Donations Accepted
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Metro United
334 East Broadway
Ph: 583-2821
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Services: Opportunities for person 60 years of age
and older to be involved in community affairs through volunteer
services.
Eligibility: 60 years and older
Fee: None
Senior Care Experts
Ph: 896-2316
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Services: Helps older person
to live independently.
Offers in-home care, counseling, meals,
recreation, and transportation
Eligibility: Some services require person to be 60
years, or older, others require 55 years or older.
Fee: Varies with service
Senior House Inc. – Elderserve Inc.
Ph: 587-8673
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Services: Various programs to enhance the quality of
life of older persons; Home Care Program, Senior Companion Program,
Social Development and Recreation and Social Service Program.
Eligibility: 55 years and older
Fee: Varies with program.
AIDS:
AIDS is a fatal medical
disease. Pastorally, we must be welcoming.
Perhaps one of the best resources is Helen
Dienes of
AIDS
Center Coalition
810 Barrett Ave. Rm 266
Louisville, KY 40204
Mon-Fri 8:00a.-5:00p.m.
Nazareth Home
2000 Newburg Rd
Ph: 502-459-9681
Services: A skilled
nursing home facility with beds for Aids patients. Medicare and Medicaid
approved.
Eligibility:
Anyone
Fee: Varies
Specialty Clinic
580 Barrett Avenue #301
Ph: 502-547-6699
Veterans Administration
Louisville, KY
Ph: 502-865-3401
Veterans Center (outreach)
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
Ph: 502-568-1916
Chemical Dependency:
The
key here is a good assessment. Encourage professional intervention to
write a treatment plan. If there are any groups that you are unfamiliar
with feel free to call the Parish Social Ministry Dept. at 637-9786.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
322 West
Broadway Rm620
Ph: 502-582-1849
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8
a.m. - 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Baptist
Hospital Chemical Dependency and Co-Dependency Program
4000
Kresge Way
Ph: 897-8138 or 896-7135
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 7:30
a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
24hr hotline
Services: Family
intervention for everyone affected by chemical dependency. Adolescent
and adult treatment.
Eligibility:
Anyone
Fee: Sliding Scale
Bluegrass Pleasant Grove Counseling Center
Ph: (502)361-1200
Services: This center provides outpatient substance
abuse treatment services. They also specialize in DUI/DWI offender
programs.
Fee: Call for fees.
Self-Payment is acceptable.
Brookhaven
2125
Goldsmith Lane
Ph: 502-451-5177
Hours: Mon. – Fri.
8:30a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Services: 24hr treatment
center. In patient/Out patient services for adolescents with
alcohol/drug dependency. Assessment, evaluation, family counseling and
education, and transitional living program.
Eligibility: Adolescents
Fee: Varies with Service
The Brook
@ DuPont
Ph: 502-896-0495
Hours: 24 hr seven days
a wk
Services: Specialized
for children for all types of emotional and psychiatric problems, and
alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Eligibility: Children 12
and under
Fee: Vary accordance to
program. Free initial assessment and interventions. Accepts Medicaid for
children
The Brook Hospital
Hours: 24hr seven days a
week
Services: Specialized in
adolescent, and adult treatment programs for all types of emotional and
psychiatric problems, and alcohol and drug abuse programs.
Eligibility: Children 13 and up and adults
Fee: Vary according to
program. Free initial assessment and interventions. Medicaid accepted
for children 21 and younger, adults.
Must have private
insurance.
Council on Prevention and Education: Substance
(COPES)
845 Barrett Ave.
Louisville, KY 40204
Ph: 583-6820
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Services: variety of workshops and seminars for
parents, teachers, social workers, and others on alcohol and drug abuse
prevention; in-depth consultation services to those interested in
establishing a prevention program.
Eligibility: ANYONE
Fee: NONE
The
Healing Place for Men
Ph: 502-583-0369
The
Healing Place for Women
1607 West
Broadway
Ph: 502-568-6680
Jefferson
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center (JADAC)
Ph: 502-583-3951
Services: Chemical
dependency counseling to those dependent and their families.
In-patient/Out patient services.
Eligibility: 18 years
old and older for inpatient/outpatient treatment.
Fee: Sliding Scale
The Morton
Center
Ph: 502-451-1221
Hours: Mon. – Thurs.
8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Friday- 8:30 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.
Services: Treatment for
persons affected by alcohol or chemical dependency. Individual sessions,
support groups. For all family members.
Eligibility:
Anyone
Fee: Depends on Services
Provided.
Narcotics
Anonymous
24hr
helpline
Ph: 502-499-4423
St. Jude
Women’s Recovery Center
431 E.
St. Catherine
Ph: 502-301-8684
Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Services: A structured
residential program for women who want to control their alcohol/drug
addictions.
Contact Laura Albovias
at 502-584-2480ext.237 for other services: emergency, transitional,
community kitchen (anyone), and permanent.
Eligibility: Women have
to be homeless.
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Ph: (502)584-2480
Services: This is a
transitional program for homeless men recovering from drug and alcohol
addiction.
Fee: Residents are to
pay 30% of their income.
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Ph: (502)589-6024
Services: This is a transitional program for
homeless women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
Fee: Residents are to pay 30%
of their income.