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Community Resources
Buffalo
Area Phone Numbers | Kaycee Area Phone
Numbers | Notary Public Service
| Partial List of Services for Eligable Johnson
County Residents & related statistics.
Buffalo
Area Phone Numbers Johnson County Hospital
- 684-5521 Family Medical Center
- 684-2228 Amie Holt Care Center
- 684-2122 Veterans' Home of
Wyoming - 684-5511 Northern Wyoming
Mental Health - 684-5531 Sheriff -
684-5581 or 911 Fire Department
- 684-9058 or 911 Ambulance
- 911 Senior Center -
684-9551 Public Health - 684-2564 Prescription Shop
- 684-7003 DJ’S Thriftway -
684-2518 Rocky Mountain Fresh
Food IGA - 684-2239 Johnson County Library
- 684-5546 Johnson County Courthouse - 684-7272 Buffalo City Hall - 684-5566
Kaycee
Area Phone Numbers
Public Health -
738-2404
Country Inn (Meal
Site & Home Delivered Meals) - 738-2291 Library - 738-2473 Town Clerk - 738-2301 Kaycee Area Transport System (K.A.T.S.) - 738-2380
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 Johnson County
- 8,531, percent of seniors - 17.6% or 1,502 persons (2009 estimated population) Number of people
served by the Senior Center in 2010 - 2,500 Federal funds -
28.3%, State funds - 17.5%, Local funds - 54.2%
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Nutrition program total
meals served – 44,000 meals a year.
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Congregate Meals: Buffalo
- six days a week, 312 days a year. Kaycee - five days a week, Monday
- Friday.
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Meals on Wheels: Buffalo
- six days a week, 312 days a year. Kaycee - five days a week, Monday
- Friday.
Nutrition Program Congregate Meals: 13,442 meals served in FY 2010
- Buffalo - 6 Days a Week, Sunday-Friday, 312 days a year
- Kaycee - 5 Days a Week, Monday-Friday
Home Delivered Meals: 9,597 meals served in FY 2010
- Buffalo - 6 Days a Week, Sunday-Friday, 312 days a year
- Kaycee - 5 Days a Week, Monday-Friday
Public Transportation:
one wheelchair-lift equipped bus plus two mini-vans– handicapped
accessible, 6 days a week; Total rides provided: 20,546 in FY 2010
- Blood Pressure Check: Monday - Friday
- Nail Trimming: By Appointment Only
- 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 5 days a week, adults 18 or older at risk
of a premature move into a long-term care facility. Total Clients: 40 a
year.
- Hazel A. Patterson Daybreak Program, 2 days a week at the Center, more if needed.
- Tax Rebate Program for Elderly and Disabled
- Johnson County Adult Protection Team: Advocacy against abuse, neglect, or exploitation: Disabled 18 and older adults
- Free assistance with insurance forms and claims
- Recycling Program in conjunction with Johnson County
- Free Income Tax Assistance
- Free Senior Employment Services
- Defensive Driving Courses - 55 Alive, offered by AARP
- 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
- Referrals to Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Workshop on Senior rights, Legal matters, Retirement planning
- Provide living wills and instructions at NO COST
- Provide durable power of attorney for health care forms FREE
- Sensitivity training for all segments of community-sensory losses which affect the elderly
- Senior Companion Program
- Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program (WSHIIP)
- Respite for care-givers
- Gatekeeper program: In partnership with MDU utility company
- Lifeline Assistance Referral
- Opportunities to teach, volunteer, and stay active, both mentally and physically
- Telephone reassurance
- Senior Fitness: 9:30 am and 11:00 am; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; Group Walking at 8:00 am.
- Aqua Fitness Classes: 5 Mornings a week at the Johnson County Family YMCA.
- Outreach programs to reach those in the community who need services, but don’t know what is available.
- Education program for realtors and builders to make homes safer and more accessible to elderly / disabled.
- Recreational
Activities ranging from ceramics to wood carving to historic site bus trips, varied instructional classes,
etc.
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