Elderly Services

Our Elderly Program Services

Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency has been providing services to elderly clients over the age of 60 since 1974. Programs are designed to improve the quality of life for the elderly and to help them maintain an independent life style for as long as possible.

Effective March 2020, our centers are closed due to the Pandemic and our desire to protect our seniors, staff and volunteers. We are still serving our seniors by either delivering meals or allowing our seniors that can drive to have contactless pick up of meals and activities. We also deliver activity sheets and puzzles, crafts, and information on health promotion and other resources to our seniors.

If you can volunteer to help us deliver meals and activities, please contact your local senior center. Staff are available to take calls.

Volunteers Needed At All Sites

Various jobs are available. Assist with boxing up meals for home delivery; lead varied activities such as crafts, bingo, education and health promotion; home meal delivery; making phone calls to seniors to help ease their isolation and make sure they are doing okay. Please call your local senior center below to find out how you can help!

Senior Activities Center locations

Bullitt County

Monday through Friday
10am - 2pm

214 Frank E. Simon
Shepherdsville KY 40165

Nichole Simmons
502-543-3455 / nichole@mpcaa.org

Shelby County

Monday, Wednesday & Friday
10am - 2pm

207 Washington Street
Shelbyville KY 40065

Pat Sullivan, Director of Aging Programs
502-633-2218 / pat@mpcaa.org

Spencer County

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
10am - 2pm

44 Creekside Drive
Taylorsville KY 40071

Pat Sullivan, Director of Aging Programs
(502) 477-8296 / pat@mpcaa.org

Funding has been provided in the form of grants from the Title III program which was created from the Older Americans Act. Multi-Purpose operates three senior centers that are a resource for the rural communities we serve. The primary purpose of the senior center is to enhance the quality of life for older adults. The centers support the seniors in their efforts to keep active and preserve their independence by promoting wellness, personal fulfillment and self-esteem. We do this by offering a variety of services to seniors.

Each Center offers a nutritious and hot luncheon meal on open days.
Clients that are evaluated and found to be unable to prepare a hot meal for themselves can receive a hot home delivered meal. The meal is packaged at the senior center and delivered by a volunteer.
Staff members advocate for seniors in a variety of venues to secure their rights or benefits. Advocacy can take the form of resolving an issue one on one or speaking to legislators about issues that affect seniors.
Counseling services are offered to seniors. Often a professional counselor is scheduled to visit the center and present various topics of interest. Staff is available to listen with a sympathetic ear and recommend a professional counselor when needed.
Education programs are offered both formal and informal. Topics presented may include nutrition, crime, accident prevention, computer skills, arts & crafts, and personal enrichment. Education programs are designed to increase knowledge, experience and skills for seniors.
Programs to improve or maintain the health and wellbeing of older persons are available. Services may include health screening, individual, and group exercise. Health promotion activities are scheduled throughout the year.

Staff has extensive knowledge of their communities. They are often asked to share information on other services offered. Site managers have a large database of resources and can give seniors a contact person and phone number.
Staff contacts seniors within the community to assess their needs and to encourage them to use services that are available to them. Many of the contacts are one on one. Occasionally the agency will set up a booth at a health fair, church function, senior day at the grocery store or places where seniors may gather.
Multi-Purpose has a dedicated group of volunteers that provide friendly visiting services. They visit seniors who have difficulty leaving their home and have little family in the area. The volunteers spend time with the seniors on a regular basis. Many of the volunteers and seniors develop friendships from these visits.
Another group of volunteers regularly schedule phone calls with seniors. The volunteer and the senior agree on a predetermined time to talk each week. It allows much needed socialization for seniors and offers the reassurance that someone will be checking on them regularly.
Transportation is offered to seniors through Louisville WHEELS to the senior centers for meals and activities.

LINKS TO SERVICES AND INFO

These programs are funded, in part, under a contract with KIPDA through the Department for Aging and Independent Living
with funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.