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 2023-2024 included the provision of 44,059 one way trips (including out of county medical trips) for approximately 1,158 Randolph and montgomery counties resident including Senior Adults, disabled individuals, dialysis patients, veterans, and the general public.
The Randolph Senior Adults Association, Inc. opearates 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 2023-2024, a total of 141 clients were served 17,522 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 2023-2024 a total of 381 clients received 81,032 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 2023-2024, 5,765 clients were provided information assistance and 1,822 clients were helped to make health insurance decisions that saved them $398,194, and 100,929 congregate meals were served. For the fiscal year 2023-2024, other programs included the provision of fans to 205 seniors, loans of equipment to 62 individuals, and blood drives resulting in 199 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