Buffalo Area Phone Numbers  |  Kaycee Area Phone Numbers  |  Notary Public Service  |  Partial List of Services for Eligable Johnson County Residents & related statistics.

Kaycee Area Phone Numbers
Public Health - 738-2404
Country Inn (Meal Site) - 738-2291
Meals on Wheels - 738-2291

Notary Public Services
Notary Public Services are available at the Buffalo Senior Center.

Partial List of Services for Eligible Johnson County Residents & Related Statistics

Population of Buffalo - 3,900, percent of seniors - 25%.
Number of people served by the Senior Center - 2,200.
Number of minority clients - 46 low to moderate income.
Number of non-minority clients - 2,154 low to moderate income.
Number of frail/disabled - 1,296.
Federal funds - 34%, state funds - 5%, local (maximum) - 61%.

• Nutrition program total meals served – 44,000 meals a year.
• Congregate Meals: Buffalo - six days a week, 312 days a year.  Kaycee - five days a week, Monday - Friday.
• Meals on Wheels: Buffalo - six days a week, 312 days a year.  Kaycee - five days a week, Monday - Friday.

• Public Transportation: Two wheelchair-lift equipped buses and two mini-vans - handicapped accessible, six days a week. The only public transportation in Johnson County.  Total rides provided: 16,500/year.
• Kaycee Reimbursement: Reimbursement to a senior who will drive another senior to Buffalo or surrounding area for doctor appointments, etc. 

• Blood Pressure Check: whenever nurses are in.
• Foot Care Clinics: every Wednesday - call for an appointment.
• Free Blood Pressure Check: all employees of financial institutions in Buffalo - monthly.
• Flu Shot Clinic: once a year at the Senior Center.
• Medical Equipment Loan Closet: no cost to seniors or disabled - in conjunction with the VFW.
• Community-Based In Home Service: in home care five days a week, adults 18 years or older at risk of premature institutionalization.  Total Clients: 40 a year.

• Hazel A. Patterson Day Break Program, two days a week at the Senior Center, more if needed.
• Tax Rebate Program for Elderly and Disabled.
• Johnson County Adult Protection Team: advocacy against abuse, neglect, or exploitation: disabled 18 years and older adults.
• Free assistance with insurance forms and claims.
• Recycling Program in conjunction with the County.
• Free Income Tax Assistance.
• Free Senior Employment Services.
• Mental Health Consulting.
• Defensive Driving Courses.
• CPR/First Aid instruction in conjunction with the Red Cross.
• Escort and Aid with ambulation. (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, etc.)
• Development of self-help skills and independent living skills.
• Instruction on personal grooming and hygiene.
• Instruction in nutrition, retirement planning, insurance, and health.
• Long-Term care Ombudsman.
• Workshop on senior rights, legal matters, and retirement planning.
• Provide living wills and instructions at NO COST.
• Provide FREE durable power of attorney for health care forms.
• Sensitivity training for all segments of community on sensory losses which affect the elderly.
• Respite for care-givers.
• Gatekeeper program: in partnership with MDU utility company.
• Lifeline Assistance.
• Opportunities to teach, volunteer, and stay active, both mentally and physically.
• Telephone reassurance.
• Senior Fitness: 9:30 am and 10:55 am; Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
• Group Walking at 8:00 am.
• Aqua Fitness Classes: five mornings a week at the YMCA.
• Outreach programs to reach those in the community who need services, but don’t know they are available.
• Education program for realtors and builders to make homes safer and more accessible to elderly and disabled.
• Recreational Activities ranging from creative writing to photography, sculpture and wood carving, to historic site bus trips, varied instructional classes, etc.