The Commission on Aging can provide you with light house cleaning assistance.  The Homemaker Aide can do any of the following types of activities: dusting, vacuuming, washing dishes, making beds, washing floors, laundry, cleaning bathrooms, washing indoor windows.  A semi-annual assessment is conducted by the Assessment Specialist to monitor your needs.

The Commission on Aging can provide you with a Home Health Aide who can help you with the following: bathing, blood pressure checks, oral care, hair care, blood sugar checks, prescription review, and changing of non-sterile dressings.  A quarterly assessment is conducted by our Registered Nurse to monitor your care.

Respite care CAN be provided once per `week, in 4 hour blocks, by a certified nurse aide (CNA).  The CNA will provide such services as bathing, oral care, skin care, hair care, meal preparation, light house cleaning, laundry, washing and changing bed linens, socialization, and assistance with mobility, toileting, eating, exercise regimens.

Footcare Program

A trained nurse performs foot care for area senior citizens. The services provided are: callous buffing, nail trimming, therapeutic massage, and an overall foot assessment.

Information on numerous services are available for senior citizens.  It is kept on file and available to the public.  Request for services are taken and referrals are made to other agencies when an individual's need does not fit within existing Commission on Aging programs.

Because of a VERY GENEROUS DONATION, the Commission on Aging  can provide limited BATA Bus Passes to our clients.  Clients are able to purchase 3 BATA passes per client, at a greatly reduced rate, while they are available.

Each BATA pass has 44 punches and are provided to clients based on our sliding fee scale.   To find out more about this program, please contact the office at (231) 922-4688.

Supplies are limited.

Transportation Coupons
With thanks to a VERY GENEROUS DONOR, Transportation coupons are available to Commission on Aging clients.   Clients can purchase 8 coupons per request, up 4 times per year. The maximum number of coupons each client may receive is 32. Each coupon is worth $5 and the cost is dependent on client income.   Coupons are intended to help make the use of transportation vendors more affordable to our clients, however they may not completely cover the cost.   Coupons must be used only at Commission on Aging contracted vendors, per the attached list. Contractor List for Transportation Coupons (click here)    Supplies are limited

Each year, local grade school students make holiday cards for senior citizens in the Grand Traverse County area.

During the months of February, March and April - volunteers from AARP assist senior citizens in completing non-complex tax returns - at no charge.
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From April to October, AARP volunteers conduct 8-hour Driver Safety Courses, which are specially designed for mature drivers.

AARP charges a fee for this program, please contact our office for more information. 
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These services are provided by AARP through the Commission on Aging.  Reservations are required, please contact the Commission on Aging office to schedule an appointment. 

Tax appointments will be taken after mid-January, and Driver Safety Course appointments will be taken starting in mid-March.

Baskets of Bounty

Donated new items are packaged and delivered to senior citizens of Grand Traverse County in need during the holiday season .