In 2022, the Office on Aging provided more than 1.2 million free home-delivered meals for seniors and updated its Sliding Fee Scale, which allows free services for older residents who fall below 150% of the poverty line and have less than $7,500 in liquid assets.
The agency also helps seniors stay healthy and manage their everyday lives, including by providing fans during the heat of summer, home repair services, and vaccines for homebound residents and their families. Veterans are connected to the agency's emergency response systems at no cost through a partnership with the Veterans Service Commission, and the agency is piloting an Elder Abuse Prevention & Protection Forensic Center, which provides services and training, and protects some of our most vulnerable older residents from abuse.