Services

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.

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.

Helps seniors and special-needs residents pre-register for evacuation in partnership with local emergency authorities.

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.

Provides transportation for Terrebonne Parish residents under age 60 who live in urban areas not served by the Parish Transit System. Passengers may travel anywhere within the parish for a mandatory fare of $5.00 per one-way trip.

Providing assistance to persons having difficulty with one or more instrumental activities of daily living.

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.

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.

Our material aid program is designed to provide a limited supply of incontinent supplies and nutritional supplements. On occasion, when donated there could be other items.

Helps seniors and individuals with disabilities in Terrebonne Parish lower Medicare costs through enrollment assistance and savings programs.

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.

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.

In partnership with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, TCOA provides demand-response curbside transportation for rural area residents. Children must use approved car seats or seat belts. Fare: $1.00 per one-way trip.

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.

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.