Services

Senior Center

The Jackson County Senior Center, located in Jackson County Park, provides a variety of educational, recreational, and health-related activities. Exercise classes, exercise equipment, checkers, cards, shuffleboard, ping pong, dominoes, luncheons and men's breakfasts are offered on a regular basis. Crafts, speakers, dances, classes, health fairs and income tax preparation are offered periodically.

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Congregate Meals

Six nutrition centers provide recreation, socialization, health information, exercise, and low-cost noon meals Monday through Friday for persons 60 years of age or older and their spouse, regardless of age.

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Insurance Counseling Assistance

A representative is available by appointment to discuss, or assist with, applying for QMB, SLMB, or QI1 assistance.

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Home Delivered Meals

A limited number of well balanced, hot meals are delivered to homebound elderly by volunteers. Persons over 60 who are unable to prepare a meal, do not have anyone in the home to prepare a meal for them and who cannot leave home to attend a nutrition center are eligible if a meal is available. Frozen meals may be available to homebound persons over 60 who live in areas where there is not a nutrition center.

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Homemaker Service

In order to help the elderly remain in their own homes, the CoA offers programs to assist the homebound who meet certain criteria. Services available include: light housekeeping, shopping assistance, meal preparation, bill paying, and unskilled respite care.

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SenioRx

Persons 60 years of age and older who meet certain income requirements and have no insurance that covers prescriptions can receive assistance with applying to pharmaceutical companies for free medications.
For appointment call: 256-259-9911

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Transportation

Transportation is provided to the general public within Jackson County. Fares are based on age. Buses travel from the rural areas of Jackson County into Scottsboro in the mornings and return home in the afternoon. One bus operates in the cities of Bridgeport, Scottsboro and Stevenson Monday through Friday. Wheelchair lift-equipped buses are available upon request. To schedule a ride, persons should call the CoA office one day in advance for County and Scottsboro routes. For rides in their respective cities, call Bridgeport or Stevenson City Halls.

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Legal Services

An attorney who specializes in problems encountered by the elderly meets with clients at the Senior Center one day each month. Assistance is provided with wills, powers of attorney, Social Security, SSI, Medicaid, Medicare and consumer problems, and other non-fee generating cases. An appointment must be made by calling the CoA office.

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