Program areas at Randolph Senior Adults Association
The primary goal for the transportation program is to provide safe, efficient, and coordinated public transportation services for the citizens of Randolph and montgomery counties. Fiscal year 2022-2023 included the provision of 42,730 one way trips (including out of county medical trips) for approximately 836 Randolph and montgomery county residents including Senior Adults, disabled individuals, dialysis patients, veterans, and the general public. The level of service was dramatically reduced compared to the prior year due to the covid pandemic.
The Randolph Senior Adults Association, Inc. Operates four Senior centers in Randolph county. The centers provide a variety of services that include lunch, health, social, nutritional, and educational programming as well as a facility for recreational and group activities for seniors. In fiscal year 2022-2023, a total of 117 clients were served 16,216 congregate meals.
Volunteers normally deliver nutritious meals monday through friday to homebound Adults age 60 and over. Frozen meals are provided to participants where there is not a meal route. Shelf stable meals are provided when the center is closed due to severe weather. In fiscal year 2022-2023, a total of 341 clients received 77185 meals. In addition to the meals, clients periodically received boxes of shelf stable food items to supplement their food needs.
Randolph Senior Adults operates an adult day care center to provide respite for caregivers needing a place to leave seniors and others over age 17 with a disability. Randolph Senior Adults provides information and options counseling to individuals. The service includes prescription assistance, caregiver training and assistance, information assistance, and health insurance assistance. In fiscal year 2022-2023, 3,704 clients were provided information assistance and 1,770 clients were helped to make health insurance decisions that saved them 296,500. For the fiscal year 2022-2023, other programs included the provision of fans to 159 seniors, loans of equipment to 38 individuals, and blood drives resulting in 206 units collected. Additional programs included Senior center outreach (which conducts activities, including day trips, for seniors), and a store for seniors to sell crafts and food.