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Resource Category Senior Services
Meals, transportation, Medicare help and elder support
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS)
SLLS provides free civil legal aid to low-income people across 22 parishes, including St. Tammany, from seven offices including one in Covington. Practice areas include housing and eviction defense, disability claims, veterans’ issues, and family and consumer matters.
STAR Transit (St. Tammany Area Demand Response System)
STAR Transit is a demand-response, curb-to-curb public transit system operated by St. Tammany Parish Government, serving the whole parish by reservation. Riders 60 and older ride free between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. with COAST registration, and half fares are…
Louisiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Long-Term Care Ombudsmen investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and personal care homes, and advocate for residents’ rights. Services are free and confidential. The regional coordinator for the New…
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs (GOEA)
GOEA is the state unit on aging for Louisiana. It funds and oversees the statewide network of Area Agencies on Aging and Councils on Aging that deliver meals, transportation, in-home help and other home and community based services to older…
Louisiana Elderly Protective Services (EPS)
EPS, part of the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs, investigates reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation and extortion involving older adults. Reports can be made by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or through an online form for…
LaSHIP – Louisiana Senior Health Insurance Information Program
LaSHIP, run by the Louisiana Department of Insurance, offers free and confidential one-on-one counseling about Medicare and other health insurance. Trained counselors help with medical paperwork, claims, appeals and comparing coverage options. Counselors do not sell insurance and are not…
LDH Office of Aging and Adult Services – Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care
OAAS administers Louisiana’s Medicaid long-term services and supports for older adults and adults with disabilities, including the Community Choices Waiver, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and nursing facility admissions. The statewide Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care…
AARP Louisiana
AARP Louisiana is the state office of AARP. It provides information and resources on caregiving, fraud prevention, healthy living, home and community services, work and money, and advocates on state policy affecting older adults.
Council on Aging St. Tammany (COAST)
COAST is the designated Council on Aging and Area Agency on Aging for St. Tammany Parish. It provides congregate and home-delivered meals, homemaker assistance, legal aid, nutrition counseling, caregiver support, health and wellness programs, and transportation through STAR Transit. Activity…