Title III

Title III-B Supportive Services provides a number of programs for the aging population of the Purchase Area.  The programs include educational opportunities, health promotion education, screenings and activities, friendly visiting, outreach, transportation, information and assistance, and telephone reassurance.  The senior centers in each county are focal points for information, services, and advocacy for seniors.  The centers also provide a wide range of recreational, social and volunteer opportunities. 

 

 

 

Senior Centers of the Purchase Area:

 

Ballard County Senior Citizens                         Murray-Calloway Co. Senior Citizens

Lake Street, P. O. Box 508                               607 Poplar Street

Barlow, Kentucky  42024                                 Murray, Kentucky  42071

(270) 334-3115                                               (270) 753-0929

 

Carlisle County Senior Citizens                        Senior Citizens of Fulton County

261 Front Street, P. O. Box 505                       1404 Liberty Street

Bardwell, Kentucky  42023                               Hickman, Kentucky  42050

(270) 628-5474                                                (270) 236-2826

 

Senior Citizens of Fulton County                      Mayfield-Graves Co. Senior Citizens

109 Commercial Avenue                                   901 North 15^th Street

Fulton, Kentucky  42041                                  Mayfield, Kentucky  42066

(270) 472-2900                                               (270) 247-2566

 

Hickman Co. Senior Citizens                            Marshall Co. Senior Citizens (Central)

212 East North Street                                     1713 Golf Course Road, P. O. Box 421

Clinton, Kentucky  42031                                 Benton, Kentucky  42025

(270) 653-4314                                               (270) 527-9860

 

Marshall Co. Senior Citizens (North)                Marshall Co. Senior Citizens (South)

2^nd & Aspen Streets                                        112 High School Street

Calvert City, Kentucky  42029                          Hardin, Kentucky  42048

Mailing Address:  Same as Central                  Mailing Address:  Same as Central

 

Paducah-McCracken Co. Senior Citizens

1400 H. C. Mathis Drive

Paducah, Kentucky  42001

(270) 443-8579

 

 

Title III-B Legal Services provides counseling and/or assistance on legal matters, legal advocacy, legal education, advice in civil matters, and/or representation before some administrative board or judicial body.  Examples of cases handled include those dealing with government benefits, consumer issues, housing, wills/estates, and health.  The current legal services provider is:

 

Kentucky Legal Aid

1122 Jefferson Street

Paducah, Kentucky  42001

(270) 442-5518 or toll free 1-866-452-9243

 

 

Title III-C Nutrition Services program provides congregate and home-delivered noon meals prepared and delivered throughout the region.  Each county’s senior center has the contract to provide meals in that county.

 

 

Title III-D Health Promotion Services are available in seven of the eight counties (Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and McCracken).  The services provided are education and assistance in the health promotion areas related to Mental Health and Medication Management.

 

 

The Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) provides services directed toward assisting the following:  (1) the caregiver of any age caring for an elderly person aged 60 or older; (2) seniors aged 60 or older who are caregivers to relative children under the age of 19; and, (3) seniors aged 60 or older providing care to their children who are under the age of 19 years, with diagnosed mental retardation or developmental disabilities.  Services include information, assistance, caregiver counseling, training, support groups, respite care, and supplemental services.