Meals on Wheels serves fresh, hot, nutritionally balanced meals to older adults, adults with disabilities, and their spouses/life partners who have limited resources or limited ability to care for themselves. Home delivery meals provide an important safety check and social connection, assisting limited-income, low-mobility older adults with remaining safe and independent in their own homes for as long as possible.Cascades West provides Meals on Wheels services in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. Contact us to determine your eligibility.
SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) helps low-income individuals and families pay for groceries. You could be eligible if you live in Oregon, meet income guidelines, and are a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. Cascades West administers SNAP for Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties and can help you determine your eligibility and apply for support.
The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) is Oregon’s Medicaid program. It provides health care coverage for people from all walks of life. This includes working families, children, pregnant adults, single adults and seniors. OHP covers medical, dental, prescription and behavioral health care at no cost to members. Cascades West can help you determine your eligibility and navigate the application process.
Adult Foster Home
Adult foster homes are licensed single-family settings with care for up to five people. Adult foster home settings serve a range of needs in a home setting.
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Assisted living and residential care facilities are licensed settings providing housing and care services to six or more people. A registered nurse is on staff or under contract. The nurse does not have to be there all the time. Caregivers do not need to be certified, but they are trained in providing care services.
Assisted Living & Residential Care Facilities
Nursing facilities provide licensed 24-hour supervised nursing care. Licensed nursing facilities’ caregivers must be certified as nursing assistants; the State Board of Nursing must approve their training. Nurses and certified nurse aides provide personal, therapeutic and nutritional care.
Oregon Project Independence Medicaid (OPI-M)
OPI-M provides in-home services for people who are thinking about moving out of their home because they need help. This program could help provide personal care, housekeeping, meal preparation, home delivered meals, chore services, adult day services, assistive technology, home modifications and support for unpaid family caregivers.
Adult foster homes offer 24-hour care and services. They are for people who want to live in a safe, home-like setting. Adult foster homes serve older adults, people with physical disabilities or people with mental health conditions. They focus on residents’ independence, choice, and dignity. As a provider, you make it our business to help people live the lives they want. You help them have a place to call home, where they also receive support with daily living activities and skills. Cascades West serves AFH providers in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties.
Home care professionals help older adults, people with disabilities of all ages and those with behavioral, or mental health needs. They provide support at home, in the community, or at work. This may include help with dressing, bathing, eating, job coaching and more. Cascades West serves care workers in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties.
Representative Payee services are for individuals who do not have the capacity to manage their own federal benefits such as Social Security, veteran benefits, or railroad retirement. Program staff work with individuals to set a budget, ensure basic needs are met, and there are savings for unexpected expenses.
Reach out to OCWCOG Senior & Disability Services to connect with resources, make a report, or ask about program eligibility and next steps.
Cascades West’s Senior and Disability Services serves as both the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and the Medicaid long-term care agency for our region of Benton, Lincoln, and Linn Counties. The list of resources below is a complete list of programs that OCWCOG’s Senior and Disability Services provides to the community.
