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Community Resource Guide for Older Adults
Produced by Aging Services of Champaign County, this document contains over 200 agencies.
Aging Referral Agencies
Carle Community Wellness & Faith Community Health Services
Mission: To improve the health of communities by bridging healthcare and faith-based settings, focusing on prevention, wellness, and holistic care
What they offer:
Free or low-cost health screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.).
Chronic disease education and lifestyle coaching.
Advance-care planning and connections to Carle medical resources.
Works with churches and other faith groups to host health events and health ministries.
Champaign County DHS Family Community Resource Center
Mission: To provide equitable access to human services, supports, programs, and resources to Illinois residents in need
What they offer:
Local office for public benefits: SNAP (food assistance), Medicaid, and cash assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Helps with child care subsidy, emergency food, and housing referrals
Guides residents to mental health, substance use, and other supportive services.
Mission: To help older adults live independently, safely, and with dignity by providing personalized services and connections to community resources
What they offer:
Central “single point of entry” for aging services in Champaign County.
Care coordination, wellness checks, and home visits.
Memory and caregiver support programs, including dementia-friendly activities.
Medicare counseling and benefits navigation (SHIP).
Social and volunteer engagement opportunities.
Family Service of Champaign County
Mission: Supporting people across the generations by providing quality human services
What they offer:
Counseling and therapy for individuals, couples, and families.
Senior Resource & Referral including SHIP (Medicare) counseling.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) connecting seniors with volunteer roles.
Maintains the Self-Help Center, a directory of local support groups.
Crisis assistance and case management.
Spectrum of Care
Circle of Friends Adult Day Center
Mission: Circle of Friends Adult Day Center was created out of a shared passion to help keep seniors living in their homes and communities. … a community-focused initiative dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors and their families
What they offer:
Daytime care for older adults: includes assistance with daily living tasks, supervision, medical monitoring, memory care, and social interaction.
A warm, home-like setting with peer companionship, recreational and meaningful social activities.
Flexible attendance: full-day or partial-day options, multiple days per week.
Caregiver support: providing relief (respite) by caring for older adults during day hours.
Amber Glen Alzheimer’s Special Care Center
Mission: They aim to ensure people living with memory loss continue to lead meaningful lives. They begin by learning about each resident’s passions, family, hobbies, achievements, etc., and they design care that engages them emotionally, physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually
What they offer:
Specialized memory care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.
Personalized programming based on each individual's history, preferences, and interests.
Support not just for safety, comfort, and supervision, but also focused on emotional well-being, relationships, and quality of life.
Mission: To transform how America cares for seniors.
What they offer:
Assisted living services: help with daily tasks such as meals, grooming, medication management.
Montessori Memory Care: a special memory care neighborhood that uses Montessori-based approaches, emphasizing resident-led activities, preserving independence, and purpose.
Engaging daily life: social activities, outings, event programming, theme days, spiritual care, pet-friendly environment.
Safety, monitoring, support: 24/7 staff, secure building, wearable alert systems, resident monitoring, medication oversight, high-quality nutrition (scratch kitchen, special diets).
Legal and Financial Help
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
Mission: RPC describes this service as helping household maintain or gain access to transportation so that lack of mobility does not become a barrier to employment, health care, or housing stability. It’s about promoting self-sufficiency and preventing secondary issues like homelessness due to lack of transit
What they offer:
Assistance with vehicle repairs (minor repairs) when a car is needed for work, health, or other essential uses.
Annual public bus passes for people meeting eligibility (low income, receiving certain benefits, etc.).
Helps preserve transportation independence so individuals aren’t forced to give up jobs or forego medical appointments because they can't get around.
