This free automated telephone reassurance system calls on Cleveland Seniors. If a Senior does not respond, Public Safety may be called to check on them.
Care Calls use the WARN, or Wide Area Rapid Notification system.
Over 54,000 Clevelanders 65 years of age and older receive automated calls with tips during excessively hot or cold weather and in emergency situations.
Chore Services
216.664.2833 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm - 75 Erieview Plaza, Cleveland OH 44114
Chore Services Brochure This program provides free home maintenance for moderate to low income Clevelanders aged 60 and up. It helps residents live independent lifestyles while improving and maintaining the City's appearance.
Chore workers are City employees who provide services such as general and heavy house cleaning, lawn mowing, removing/installing storm windows, painting (limited), simple home repairs, and carpet cleaning. They will also install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and remove snow.
Donations are accepted to support the program, and can be mailed to the attention of the Chore Program, at the Department of Aging. All money collected is used to provide services.
Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults and Disabled Americans
The Ready America campaign is designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
This home is for persons 60+ years of age, which provides a safe environment for those in crises or unsafe conditions. This is a collaborative project of the Cleveland Department of Aging, Fairhill Center, and the Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services. Since its 2004 opening, adults have received temporary residential housing, including meals, and, in some instances, case management.
Senior Power Program
216.664.2833 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
Senior Safety & Resource Guide This is designed to increase knowledge and awareness among older persons in the areas of crime prevention, fire hazards, emergency services and programs for the elderly. It is a collaborative program presented by the Divisions of Police, EMS,and Fire; and the Departments of Aging and Consumer Affairs.
This program makes vital information available in homes for rescue teams to access in emergencies. Health information is entered onto a form which is placed in a baggie and taped to the refrigerator. Emergency services are trained to look for decals affixed to front doors and to the baggies. Decals and forms can be downloaded free from the Vial of Life website.
Fire Public Education Unit (Speaker's Bureau)
216.664.6386 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm - F: 216.664.6816 - 1645 Superior Ave.
Cleveland firefighters provide fire education speakers for schools, day care centers, senior centers, and employers and also appear at career days. In addition, firefighters with fire apparatus, including engines, hook & ladders and the Smoke House make appearances at community and school events. The 32 foot Smoke House is a mobile version of a home which uses non-toxic smoke and an alarm system to teach children how to escape a home fire.
Department of Aging Jane Fumich, Director 75 Erieview Plaza, 2nd floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Cleveland seeks to be so elder friendly that current older residents desire to remain, former residents wish to return to the City and the City can recruit additional older residents based on the elder friendly aspects of Cleveland and its neighborhoods.
– vision statement, as a participant of the Elder Friendly Communities component of the Cleveland Foundation’s Successful Aging Initiative.
