Announcement
TCOA Operations Center (995 W Tunnel Blvd) is now OPEN!
Visitors MUST wear Mask covering mouth and nose.
NOW HIRING!!
Terrebonne Council on Aging is in IMMEDIATE need of licensed CDL Drivers. Passenger Endorsement preferred but TCOA will assist with driver acquiring the endorsement. Applications taken daily at TCOA Operations Center located at 995 W. Tunnel Blvd. Houma, LA. For further information please call (985) 868-8411.
TCOA Rural Transportation (General Population) will resume operations on June 1, 2021.
A face mask must be worn covering mouth and nose.
To schedule a ride, please call (985)868-7701.
SCAM ALERT from Medicare.gov
After you get your COVID-19 vaccine, keep your vaccination card safe - scammers are using the COVID-19 pandemic to try to steal your personal information.
Don't share a photo of your COVID-19 vaccination card online or on social media. Scammers can use content you post, like your date of birth, health care details, or other personal information to steal your identity.
If someone contacts you to buy or sell a vaccination card, it's a scam.
If you suspect COVID-19 health care fraud call 800-447-8477.
We pride ourselves on doing everything we can to take care of Terrebonne’s seniors.
Head over to the Services page to see the full list of services we offer and how they may benefit you.
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Aging & Disability Resources
Sometimes the most difficult part about facing a dilemma is not knowing where to turn for answers. The Aging and Disability Resource Center is designed to provide seniors, adults living with disabilities and their caregivers with answers about situations involving health, independence and quality of life.
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Congregate Meals
Share a meal, as well as laughs, stories and friendship, with others at one of the Terrebonne Council on Aging’s five lunch sites located throughout the parish.
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Disabled Transportation
Need a ride? We can help. Whether to a doctor's appointment, or transport to a government facility, our transportation services are available to assist those with limited capabilities.
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Disaster Services
Throughout the year, TCOA registers and maintains a database with pick-up information of all Terrebonne residents that need evacuation assistance with particular attention to the elderly and those with special needs. TCOA's role in this endeavor with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and the Office of Emergency Preparedness is to provide pre-evacuation registration and to compile a database.
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Elderly Shopping Program
Get the convenience of a bus ride directly from your home with this door to door transportation service.
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Elderly Transportation
Need a ride? We can help. Whether to a doctor's appointment or transport to a government facility, our transportation services are available to assist those in need.
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Food for Seniors
Terrebonne Council on Aging's Food for Seniors program helps qualifying clients get once-a-month access to free groceries.
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Home Delivered Meals
The Terrebonne Council on Aging's Home Delivered Meals program serves more than 600+ seniors daily. A hot nutritious balanced meal is delivered between 8 a.m. and noon on weekdays, holidays excepted.
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Homemaker
Providing help around the house with light housework, phone calls, sorting bills or preparing a meal or two.
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Information and Assistance
TCOA's Information and Assistance program is a service that provides elderly individuals with current information on opportunities and services available in the community. This service also assesses the problems and/or capacities of the individuals, and links them to opportunities that are available to them.
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In-Home Respite
We have such great admiration for those who provide ongoing care for the elders in their family. But even these compassionate individuals need a break at times to tend to other matters in their lives or get much needed rest.
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Lending Closet
Elders and disabled persons in our community know that they can contact us when a need arises for items such as walkers or hospital beds that are needed but perhaps not affordable (subject to availability).
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Material Aid
Our material aid program is designed to provide a limited supply of incontinent supplies and nutritional supplements. On occasion, when donated there could be fresh fruit and other items.
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Nutrition Education
There is no question that proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are directly connected to the overall health and well-being of our elders. Our Nutrition Education program is aimed at helping our elders and their families with proper eating habits like limiting salt and fats, getting a balance of necessary nutrients, eating enough and learning to eat healthy regardless of budget.
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Outreach
Even with the wealth of services available through our agency, elders and their families may not fully know the extent of services available in the community. Our outreach program consists of interventions initiated by the Terrebonne Council on Aging for the purpose of identifying potential clients and encouraging their use of existing services and benefits.
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Personal Care
The ordinary tasks of life, while seemingly simple to many, can be challenging for elders due to a variety of life's circumstances. Our personal care services provide much needed help with things like dressing, bathing, or changing bed linens.
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Recreation
Everyone needs a little fun in their lives -- no matter what age. That's why we offer a variety of opportunities for elders to get together for socialization, recreation, and fun.
TCOA offers a variety of recreational activities at our senior centers throughout the parish.
Rural Transit
Get the convenience of a bus ride directly from your home with this curb to curb transportation service. You may schedule your ride up to 30 days in advance and never worry about missing the bus again.
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Senior Rx
We live in a wonderful world where so many conditions can be improved through a regimen of medicines. For many reasons, however, those medications may be unaffordable for some of our elders. That is the focus of the Senior Rx program. It's designed to provide assistance when and where possible.
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Telephoning
A friendly voice on the telephone is a comfort that is so simple, yet means so much. Our telephoning services are a connection to our senior center clients who are ill or incapacitated for one reason or another, and did not participate at the center.
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Utility Assistance
Everyone gets in a financial bind every once in a while and none are more at risk for that happening than an elder living on a fixed income. A well-planned budget can be thrown in disarray by something as simple as a brutally hot July and the larger than usual utility bill that can result. Our utility assistance program is designed to help out when such a predicament arises.
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Visiting
Terrebonne Council on Aging's staff will visit senior center clients after an illness or while they are recovering from an illness to provide comfort, encouragement and assistance.
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Volunteer
Our elders contributed so much of their time, talents and resources to make this the thriving, loving community we have today. You can return the favor by volunteering. Volunteer opportunities include home delivered meals or helping out at a local senior center.
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Wellness
Whether it's receiving flu shots, playing shuffle board, taking a ceramics class, or painting a picture, there are multiple activities available to enhance our elders' mental and physical well being. The key to wellness is staying active and taking steps to prevent illness.
