COUNCIL ON AGING AT WORK IN TERREBONNE
For the past 50 years, Terrebonne Council on Aging has been, and continues to be, the agency that is at the forefront of delivering and providing much needed services to the elderly population of Terrebonne Parish, most of whom live in poverty and at high nutritional risk.
Listed below, are some of the services Terrebonne Council on Aging delivers to the approximately 4,500 unduplicated seniors and disabled residents of Terrebonne Parish daily. This is only possible because of the generosity of parish residents who provide the agency with millage funds.
May 19, 2022
| 66 | Transportation Trips were provided to and from medical facilities | |
| 4 | Escorts w/clients | |
| 5 | Wheelchair bound clients | |
| 42 | Ambulatory clients | |
| 26 | Transportation trips were provided to and from the lunch sites | |
| 230 | Clients were served a hot, well balanced meal at the Lunch Site | |
| 402 | Clients were served a hot, well balanced meal at their home | |
| 12 | Clients received Personal Care (1 hour, 3 times a week) | |
| 18 | Clients received Homemaker Service (Two hours, weekly) | |
| 12 | Client, a care-giver, received Respite (Eight hours, weekly) | |
| 20 | Clients received Information and Assistance | |
| 4 | Clients were outreached | |
| 536 | Clients received Material Aid | |
| 89 | Clients received Recreation | |
| 30 | Clients received Wellness | |
- An average of 975 units of service were delivered on this day.
1,907 miles were traveled on this day alone in order to deliver meals and transport clients.
Data gathered from TCOA’s Social Assistance Management System (SAMS). - Terrebonne Council on Aging’s Food for Seniors program serves more than 1,600 people across Terrebonne Parish each month.