Older Adult Services
Kenneth Young Center provides comprehensive in-home assessments and services to older adults in Elk Grove and Schaumburg townships. We also provide information, assistance, and referrals to adults with disabilities.
We help older adults and caregivers determine their specific needs and the services available to meet them. Our goal is to connect older adults to services that allow them to continue to live as independently as possible.
We are proud to be a SAGECare Credentialed Agency and committed to supporting all adults as they age in our community.
Support Groups and Educational Programs
Kenneth Young Center’s Older Adult Services Department is committed to providing ample resources to help older adults, caretakers, families, and loved ones through difficult and confusing transitions.
Our Caregiver Resource Center provides information, education, and resources to the family caregivers. A family caregiver encounters a variety of issues including health conditions, changes in behavior, and relationship issues, in addition to the caregiver’s emotional response to these challenges. The caregiver program offers a wide array of services and resources to empower the caregiver in coping with their specific situation.
Educational programs help families understand and learn coping skills to manage conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and more.
The process starts with a caregiver assessment and includes individual counseling, educational programs, and a caregiver support group. A plan of care indicates the needs of the family and encourages planning for the future. The Caregiver Specialist supports the family every step of the way as the situation changes and offers ways to promote self-care.
To get started, click here to take the Caregiver Assessment Screening or click the button below. Or, to learn more about these programs, please call our Older Adults intake line at: 847.524.8800 x124.
Please see our list of currently available programs:
Relatives Raising Children Support Group
Senior relatives raising children have a unique need for support. In this group, grandparents or family members give and get support from others with similar experiences, share ideas and experiences about raising children, and get information about resources available to them.
This support group meets the first Monday of every month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Kenneth Young Center’s Elk Grove Village office.
View more information about our Relatives Raising Children.
If you are planning on attending this group, please call 847.524.8800 x124.
Caregiver Support Group
Caring for a loved one who has physical challenges, dementia, or a chronic illness can be a difficult job. Join others who are going through a similar experience. In this caregiver support group, you will meet other caregivers, exchange ideas, learn about available resources, receive support, and feel empowered.
This support group meets in-person. This group is held on the third Thursday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Kenneth Young Center’s Elk Grove Village office.
View more information about our Caregiver Support Group.
For more information or to register, please call 847−524−8800 x124.
Other educational programs are also scheduled in the community regularly. These include: Coping with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, Understanding the Language of Dementia, Living Well in 21st Century, Home Safety, and more. To plan a seminar at your organization, or to learn any other information about the Caregiver program, please contact 847−524−8800 x124.
Memory Café
The Memory Café is a free monthly event for people living with memory impairments and their caregivers to attend together. Our Café Leaders create a welcoming environment in which caregivers and people with memory impairments can connect and share resources or suggestions with one another while engaging in activities that promote healthy interaction. The Café is held on the third Friday of each month.
Information / Assistance
Seniors or caregivers call for help, and we provide information and connections to community services. If an in-home assessment is needed, our intake process is initiated.
In-Home Assessment
A care coordinator visits the home of the senior to conduct a comprehensive assessment of needs.
Care Coordination
With the input of the senior a care plan is developed. The case manager continues to monitor as needs change. Care coordinators coordinate community based services.
For seniors who meet income and disability guidelines, case managers can engage the Illinois Department on Aging Community Care Program (CCP), which includes homemaker services for personal care, shopping, meal preparation and household assistance. These intensive in-home services are meant to prevent premature nursing home placement. CCP also provides adult care, which offers a safe, structured rehabilitative environment and provides caregiver respite.
Advocacy and Support
Assistance in providing eligibility screening and applications for public care benefits.
Special Services
Choices
When frail elders and their families are considering nursing home placement, KYC staff screens applicants for eligibility and assesses for community based services, nursing home placement, or other long term options. KYC staff also completes screens in area hospitals.
Please click here to view our Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities brochure.
Additional Senior Services
Home Delivered Meals
Noontime meals are delivered on weekdays to those who are unable to manage preparing their own and are homebound.
Money Management
Assistance with check writing, account balancing, budgeting and other financial tasks
Elder Abuse Response
Response, assessment, intervention following reports of elder abuse, neglect or financial exploitation
Senior Health Assistance Program (SHAP)
Provides assistance with applying for Illinois Cares Rx, Medicare D, and Medicare Savings Programs
Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
Offers free health insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers
Caregiver Resources
Education on resources and skills for the care of an elderly family member or friend. Tips for self-care and respite, peer support in support groups, individual and family counseling.
AgeOptions
Funding (in whole/part) for Home Delivered Meals, SHAP, SHIP, Caregiver Support, Advocacy and Outreach, and Information and Assistance programs are provided through an award/contract from AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging of suburban Cook County, under Title III of the Older Americans Act as administered through the Illinois Department on Aging and Federal Administration on Aging.