Ouachita Council on Aging, Inc./AAA

Mission

The Ouachita Council on Aging, Inc./AAA, the state designated Area Agency on Aging for the Ouachita Parish Planning and Service Area, is responsible for carrying out a wide range of functions relative to advocacy, planning, coordination, inter-agency linkage, information sharing, brokering, monitoring, and evaluation designed to lead to the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community based system to serve all areas in Ouachita Parish.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers from the community assist with each of the programs provided by the Ouachita Council on Aging.

Wellness

Activities are designed to provide services which will support and/or improve the older persons mental and/or physical well being, e.g., exercise/physical fitness, health screening, and medications management.

Policies

Activities and services of the Ouachita Council on Aging are open to senior citizens 60 years of age and older of Ouachita Parish without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin.

The Ouachita Council on Aging cannot serve at its senior centers and satellite sites those individuals who have a contagious disease or who are dangerous to themselves and/or others.

The Ouachita Council on Aging cannot serve at its senior centers and satellite sites those individuals who are bedridden, are severe wanderers, require continuous one-on-one monitoring, or who require assistance to utilize bathroom facilities unless such individuals provide their own competent attendants. These persons are eligible for in-home services provided directly by the Ouachita Council on Aging or its contractors.

The Ouachita Council on Aging site is sponsored and maintained by the Monroe City Schools Instructional Technology as a service to the community.