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Aging
Department
(715)
627-6232 - phone
(715)
627-6247 - fax
Langlade
County Health Service Center
1225 Langlade
Road
Antigo,
WI 54409
The Langlade County
Department of Social Services Aging unit has a variety of programs that serve seniors 60 years
and older or disabled individuals.
The Langlade County
Department Social Services Aging unit is committed to providing programs designed to
enhance the quality of life for older adults. Services provide
opportunities for choices, encourages health, wellness and living
independently. Funding for services is provided through federal,
state, and county governments, and by private contributions, participant
fees and donations. Programs through the Federal Older Americans Act
do not have set fees, but accept donations from participants. No one
is denied service because of an inability to donate.
Our most well know
program is the Senior Meal program.
We offer home delivered meals for homebound seniors who are unable to
prepare their own meals. We have congregate senior meal sites in
White Lake, Pickerel, Elcho and two sites in Antigo. We ask a $3.00
donation for each congregate and home delivered meals.
The five congregate senior
meal sites are as follows:
| Town |
Location |
Address |
Time |
| Antigo |
Community
Center |
411 Superior
Street |
11:15 a.m. |
| Antigo |
Park View
Manor Senior Apts. |
535 3rd Avenue |
11:15 a.m. |
| Elcho |
Community
Center |
N11234 Dorr
Street |
11:15 a.m. |
| Pickerel
Senior Dining |
St. Mary's
Church |
Hwy. 55,
Pickerel |
11:30 a.m. |
| White Lake |
White Lake
Village Hall |
615 School
Street |
11:15 a.m. |
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The Benefit
Specialist program assists seniors with the red tape involved
with public and private benefits. Benefit Specialist's are experts
at helping older persons with the extensive and complicated paperwork that
is often required in public or private benefit programs. A Benefit
Specialist can help with Medicare, Supplemental insurance, Social
Security, Medical Assistance, consumer and housing issues, just to name a
few.
The Information and
Referral (I&R) Specialist offers "one-stop" shopping by referring
formal and informal services. The program helps to link people to
appropriate agencies and services in Langlade County. We have support groups
for the "Visually Impaired" and "Caregiver and Family Support". If you are an active,
outgoing individual and in great health we can find programs and activities
to keep you that way. Of, if you need help due to medical, financial,
personal or other reasons, the I & R Specialist at the Health Service Center can be reached at 715-627-6347.
The Department on Aging
offers Health and Wellness Programs
such as Blood Pressure Screening, Foot Care Clinics, Falls Prevention
Classes, Gentle Yoga and Body Recall
classes. After the summer of 2010, we will have an Arthritis
Foundation Exercise Program. We have medical equipment that we loan at no charge.
The Senior
Lifestyle is our free weekly publication in the Antigo
Shoppers' Guide that is distributed
throughout the county, keeping seniors up-to-date on programs and issues.
Our Task
Share Program connects older individuals who need work done
with workers who are able to do the task.
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