The OCCOA In-Home Service Department provides homemaking to eligible older adults in Otsego County (60 years of age or older). Our current staff of 9 direct care service providers provide services to over 283 clients. Our department’s goal is to assist older adults in maintaining a healthy and clean environment in which to live independently for as long as is safely possible. Service is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for those who qualify. Frequency of service is determined by need, as assessed by our medical resource coordinator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the services provided by OCCOA free?
Programs are designed to provide services that promote independent living at an affordable cost. Clients are encouraged to make a donation for the services they receive.
What types of cleaning are the service providers allowed to do?
Allowable homemaking tasks include:
- Laundry
- Meal preparation
- Shopping
- Light housekeeping (dusting, vacuuming, mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms and kitchens, making beds)
- Maintaining a safe environment
Direct Care Service Workers:
- Nicole Battle, CNA
- Courtney Beesley, CNA
- Jozlynn Cummings
- Kayla Dreffs, CNA
- Nancy Engfer, CNA
- Angela Hummel, CNA
- Ellen Massey
- Melissa Moore, CNA
- Suzanne Mueller, OTR/L
- Elaine Panosso, CNA
- Kathy Schellie, CNA
“Sometimes asking for help is the most meaningful example of self reliance.”
~ from poem, “Sometimes,” by U.S. Senator Cory Booker