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Transportation Services - PCSF
Transportation Services - PSSI
Personal Safety Monitoring
Nutritional Services
Recreational Services
In-home Services
Focus on Fitness
Transportation Services - PCSF Transportation is provided to seniors for medical, dental and essential business appointments only. The cost to seniors is per trip one way:
- Ambulatory - $6.00
- Wheelchair - $12.00
Seniors are eligible for four complete trips per month. A 50 mile limit per 1-way ride will apply and will include the area as far north as St. Joseph, Missouri and as far west as Atchison, Kansas. To arrange transportation, call 816-270-2800 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please note a minimum of 24 hours notice is required.
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Transportation Services - PSSI
Limited transportation is provided to seniors at no cost to:
- Platte County Senior Center
- Grocery shopping Click here for schedule
- Social events organized through PSSI
To arrange transportation, call 816-270-4100 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Personal Safety Monitoring PCSF provides the following services to seniors for personal safety monitoring:
- Telephone link to trained professionals. It will also alert family, neighbors, friends or emergency services.
- Waterproof pendant or wristband help buttons.
- The cost to seniors: Installation - $25
Monthly Service Fee - $17 ($5 for Medicaid Recipients)
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Blood Pressure Screenings
The Visiting Nurse Association provides free Blood Pressure Screenings at PSSI the second Thursday of the month from 11:30-12:30.
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Through PSSI, seniors can access the following meal programs:
- Home delivered meals - February Menu
- Meals on Wheels - February Menu
- Hot Lunch served on site Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - February Menu
- For assistance in setting up any of these nutritional services, call 816-270-4100 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Everyone needs to have social interaction. A place to come and see friends, take a class, work on a craft project, or hang out and play cards. PSSI has made sure great resources await you at the Platte County Senior Resource Center. Things like:
Click Here to download the February activity schedule.
For more information, call 816-270-4100 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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In-home Services (Co-pay applies) Seniors can access the kind of help they need to remain independent. Services such as:
- Assistance with personal hygiene
Assistance with bathing, toileting, shampooing, shaving, dressing, meal preparation, etc. by a certified nurse's aid, home health aid or personal care assistant.
- Homemaker Care
Light housekeeping, laundry, errand running, grocery shopping, etc. Client is responsible for any mileage expenses. Caregivers may not transport clients.
- Respite care
Caregiver relief provided by a certified nurse's aid, home health aid or personal care attendant (personal care is to be provided, if necessary). Caregiver must be providing 24 hour care for a homebound or bedfast individual.
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The Senior Exercise Resource Guide for the Northland is now available!
This is a valuable tool to help older adults find safe and effective exercise programs as well as falls prevention information.
Call 816-270-2800 for your free copy, or click here to print your own.
The Missouri Senior Report identified injuries from falls as the number one cause of death or nursing home admission in Platte County. Falls are not a normal part of aging and can be prevented. Exercises that improve balance, gait and flexibility can help prevent falls.
Platte County Community Center North
3101 Running Horse Road
Platte City, MO 64079
816-858-0114
Platte County Community Center South
8875 Clark Avenue
Parkville, MO 64152
816-505-2622
Silver Sneakers I
Silver Sneakers II
Arthritis Foundation Water Exercise
Silver Splash (South location only)
Zumba Gold (South location only)
Matter of Balance
This program helps participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, and promote exercise to increase strength and balance. The course is free, but pre-registration is required.
Class Schedule
Are you a Riverside Resident? Click here for information on Riverside's Health Citizens Initiative
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