The provided source material outlines a range of programs and services available to disabled seniors in Oklahoma, focusing on healthcare, transportation, home modifications, nutrition, and community activities. These resources are administered by state agencies, community organizations, and non-profits to support independent living and improve quality of life.
Healthcare and Medicaid Services
Oklahoma Human Services offers several programs specifically designed for aged, blind, and disabled residents. The Aged, Blind, and Disabled services program provides Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals. In some cases, these individuals may also qualify for cash assistance payments. Details on eligibility and application processes are available through Oklahoma Human Services.
Children with special health care needs may be eligible for assistance through the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program. This program offers respite vouchers, supplemental formula, adaptive equipment, and interaction/integration services.
Long Term Care through Medicaid is a needs-based healthcare program that covers the cost of long-term care for seniors and disabled individuals who meet state eligibility requirements.
Nutrition and Meal Programs
Meals on Wheels Oklahoma City provides hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors aged 60 and older in Oklahoma County. Eligibility requires that participants are unable to leave their home without significant physical assistance, do not drive, and have no one available to prepare meals for them. The program currently maintains a waitlist of approximately two months.
For seniors who are 60 or older but not homebound, the Areawide Aging Agency's Outreach program offers nutritious meals at convenient sites in Oklahoma, Canadian, Cleveland, and Logan Counties. This service is available Monday through Friday.
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma provides healthy, frozen meals to seniors with endurance, cognitive, and mobility issues.
Transportation Services
Several organizations offer transportation assistance to disabled seniors in Oklahoma. The Care-A-Van program provides transportation for medical appointments, errands, and recreation for older adults in Yukon.
Compassionate Hands operates the Care-A-Van Program, providing transportation services for older adults in Yukon. Neighborhood Services Organization supports programming that provides transportation to help vulnerable older OKC adults remain in their homes.
CAA of Oklahoma City partners with Embark to offer transportation programs for seniors and the handicapped. These include: - Round-trip van service to local nutrition sites for morning activities and noon meals for persons 60 and older within the service area. - The STEP Shopping Shuttle, which provides weekly round-trip transportation to designated grocery stores for eligible individuals. - Medical appointment transportation using wheelchair-accessible vans for weekly round-trip trips to scheduled medical appointments.
Home Modifications and Accessibility
Several programs focus on improving home safety and accessibility for disabled seniors. Rebuilding Together OKC maintains the safety of aging homeowners by ensuring they have exterior lighting and secure windows and doors.
Restore OKC provides critical home repair or handicap accessibility needs so seniors can age safely in their homes. Another organization offers no-cost home modifications to low-income homeowners with mobility issues and other disabilities to improve accessibility, safety, and facilitate aging in place.
For Oklahoma County homeowners age 55+ needing an ADA compliant ramp, Rebuilding Together can assist with ingress/egress.
Wellness and Community Programs
The Metropolitan Better Living Center implements an interactive senior wellness program incorporating physical, mental, and dietary classes to improve overall health.
The Oklahoma City Ballet offers free ballet classes for seniors and individuals with Parkinson's Disease. They also support the Golden Swans, a series of ballet and dance classes for older adults and individuals with Parkinson's Disease.
The University of Oklahoma Foundation supports a Lunch and Learn program for seniors to foster opportunities for learning, social engagement, and community connection.
WovenLife supports weekly outings for adult day center participants to keep them mentally and physically engaged and to retrain independence.
The City of Choctaw's Senior Alliance Program promotes senior well-being and independence, lifelong learning, and community engagement.
Community Health Centers support a Senior Wellness and Safety program that helps increase physical activity, improve nutrition, stop smoking, and enhance mental stimulation.
The Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance is mentioned as a resource for individuals with Parkinson's Disease.
Financial and Assistive Technology Support
The Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation assists Oklahomans with disabilities and their support systems in increasing understanding, access to, and acquisition of assistive technology and durable medical equipment.
The ONIE Project, run by a group dedicated to improving the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Oklahomans, partners with community organizations and agencies like Oklahoma Human Services to help individuals continue their journey to better health.
Outdoor Recreation Discounts
Oklahoma state parks offer discounts for seniors, veterans, residents, and low-income families. Oklahoma residents aged 62 or older can access state parks for free, and this program covers a spouse if they accompany the senior pass holder.
Honorably discharged veterans who are Oklahoma residents qualify for a free annual pass for state parks. Disabled individuals certified under state or federal law receive a 50% discount on parking fees, with acceptable proof including Medicare or Social Security documentation or a doctor’s letter.
While not directly applicable to state parks, the Museums for All program offers free or discounted entry to museums and cultural sites near certain parks for SNAP beneficiaries.