Senior Services
Enhancing the lives of our senior community
The 2009 Edition of Choices is available! This comprehensive guide lists descriptions of apartments, assisted living, rehabilitation, short and long-term care facilities in Louisville, the surrounding counties and Southern Indiana.
Copies are free and available at Catholic Charities offices, or can be mailed at a cost of $3.00. Contact Jackie Gahlinger at 502-637-9786 or via email for more information.
Mission Statement: Senior Services promotes and enhances the dignity and quality of life for older persons, their families, and caregivers within the parishes and civic community.
Services Offered:
Information and referral - We provide a wide variety of information and referral assistance to seniors and their families including housing, homecare, obtaining prescription drug assistance, transportation and most other senior social concerns.
Driver-Escort Program - Volunteers drive their own cars and transport frail seniors to medical or other important appointments (insurance supplement provided). Clients offer monetary donations to cover costs.
Senior Network - Representatives of Louisville area parishes are encouraged to attend quarterly meetings held at Catholic Charities in order to receive updates on pertinent senior issues which they can share with their parishes.
Programs & Presentations - Available upon request for parish and regional groups on a variety of senior issues, such as: Advanced Directives, Housing, Alzheimer's Disease, Caring for Aging Parents, Avoiding Scams, Grief and Bereavement, plus many other topics.
Crisis Counseling - Available to individuals and families dealing with issues of aging.
Local Affiliations - Ky Association for Gerontology, Metro Louisville Drug Toss Planning Committee, TRIAD, KIPDA Aging Advisory Council.
Legislative Advocacy - Update Senior Network representatives and associates on topics such as prescription drugs, elder abuse, Medicaid, nursing home care, fraud against seniors, and encourage them to call and write state representatives.
For mor information about Senior Services, please contact Jackie Gahlinger at (502)637-9786 or email jgahlinger@archlou.org