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DHS highlights senior services on St. John: Meals on Wheels deliveries, senior center activity and protective services
Summary
DHS told senators that Adrian Senior Center serves about 15–18 seniors daily, delivers Meals on Wheels to roughly 35 homebound clients on St. John and operates a senior registry for emergency planning; Adult Protective Services caseloads have risen territorywide, DHS said.
The Department of Human Services told the Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks on Feb. 21 that St. John seniors receive a variety of services — congregate meals at Adrian Senior Center, Meals on Wheels deliveries, homemaker visits and senior identification cards — but that demand and administrative needs remain significant.
Adrian Senior Center and nutrition services: Alvin Milligan, administrator for Senior Citizens Affairs, said the Adrian Senior Center serves between 15 and 18 seniors daily for congregate meals and that Meals on Wheels delivers daily meals to roughly 35 homebound clients on St. John. The department reported six people awaiting placement at congregate sites in St. John at…
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