Senior Counseling & Advocacy

Program Description

Our goal is to help you age safely and actively in your home for as long as possible. Our caseworkers are experts on resources for older adults in our community and their families. You may call them with quick questions and assistance over the phone on weekdays. Caseworkers are also available to meet you in your home to assist with a variety of short-term and long-term needs, including:

  • Applying for benefit programs

  • Reviewing Medicare options

  • Determining eligibility for financial assistance programs

  • Understanding your mail

  • Acting as your advocate as you navigate systems

  • Reviewing options for long-term care or aging-in-place

  • Providing supportive counseling as you experience the changes and losses that often come with age

  • Conducting PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for Seniors), a depression-management program designed for older adults

  • Addressing social isolation and loneliness

  • Tackling your other goals

Eligibility & Service Area

Age 60 or older
Champaign or Douglas County resident
*The PEARLS program is available only in Champaign County at this time

Cost

There is no fee
Donations are gratefully accepted here.

Contact info and intake process

Phone: 217-352-5100
Call the Senior Resource Center for more info or to schedule a home visit

 
Elderly man
My caseworker is fantastic. I am recovering from brain surgery and stroke and I get confused and don’t understand. She helps me understand things and makes me feel at ease.
— from a client survey