Helping others live better and healthier.
Through a series of community living and health services programs, ranging from insurance counseling and assistance to providing home and personal care services, Bay Aging is committed to ensuring every neighbor in our region has access to a range of services to help them remain independent in their home as long as they choose.
Home Care
While caring for clients in their homes, Bay Aging takes pride in providing assistance to maintain independent living and developing personal relationships. We provide assistance with activities of daily living to include bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring, and walking assistance. We also provide companionship, socialization and can assist with daily housekeeping chores like meal preparation and laundry.
Call us today for a free consultation at 800-493-0238.
Bay Aging’s Customized Home Care services include the following:
- Registered Nurse Assessment
- Private Duty Nursing
- Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Care
- Ongoing education for Caregivers
- Caregiver Respite Relief
- Transition from Hospital/Skilled Facility to Home
- Grooming, Dressing, Bathing, Eating
- Medication Reminders, Pharmacy Pick-ups
- Hip/Knee Replacement Assistance
- Stroke Assistance Program
- Cardiac Care Program
- Transportation for Appointments/Shopping
- Supervise Home Deliveries & Maintenance
- Companionship-Reading, Games, Conversation
- Diabetes Management Program
- Falls Prevention Assessment and Program
- Depression/Anxiety Support
- Multiple Chronic Conditions Care Management
- Meal Delivery and/or Preparation
- Light Housekeeping and Laundry
- Pet Care
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Insurance Counseling
In 2018, nearly 1,000 people of all ages made more informed decisions through insurance counseling and education, with over 100 people alone saving more than $230 thousand in Medicare plan costs.
Virginia Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
The Virginia Senior Medicare Patrol’s (SMP) mission is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The Virginia SMP works with local AAA’s and volunteers to provide information, conduct educational presentations and attend events to share information with the public.
Fraud Hotline: 1-800-938-8885
SMP Website: www.VirginiaSMP.com.
Adult Day Center
Bay Aging manages an Adult Day Center to give people the care, socialization, and supervision they need in a community setting. Bay Aging’s Adult Day Center in Gloucester helps caregivers and family find respite from the demanding responsibilities of 24-hour care. Transportation is available for day care participants.
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April 2024 – Gloucester Adult Day Center has a limited number of needs-based scholarships available for those who may be facing financial hardships or difficulties. Please complete and submit the application below or call Gloucester Adult Day Center @ 804-695-9008 for more information regarding this program.
Application for Scholarship- Fill-able Form
Download form after filling out and either email or print and mail to PO Box 610 Urbanna VA 23175 Questions call 804-695-9008
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Active Lifestyle Centers
Bay Aging manages eight Active Lifestyle Centers throughout the region. These centers provide a sense of community and socialization for seniors who wish to remain active and involved. All centers offer an array of fun and healthy activities and serve lunch on days they are open. A complete listing of Bay Aging’s Active Lifestyle Centers can be found below.
Senior Employment Training
Working at every age can fuel healthy living in many ways. It gives us purpose, activity and social interaction. Bay Aging provides senior employment training services for people 55 or over who want to re-enter the workplace with marketable skills.
Find details on Bay Aging’s Health Services programs below.
Meals on Wheels
Home delivered meals are available to any person age 60 and older who meets program eligibility requirements. Volunteers deliver a hot, nutritional meal to the homebound frail and seniors daily. Bay Aging delivers about 166,000 meals annually.
Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (VICAP)
Bay Aging’s VICAP is part of a national network of programs that offers, free, unbiased, confidential counseling and assistance for to help people navigate the complexities of Medicare enrollment. VICAP coordinators and volunteers provide education, counseling and assistance to older consumers and people with disability insurance on topics such as medical benefits programs, long-term care insurance, Medicare and Medicaid.
Veteran Directed Care
For eligible veterans of any age who are at risk of nursing home placement. Veterans can receive care at home and continue to live independently longer. Bay Aging is the only Area Agency on Aging in Virginia actively receiving referrals for this service using the Hub & Spoke model. Bay Aging is also a nationally approved Financial Management Services provider for the Veteran Directed Care program.
Please contact Melissa Blake at 804-758-2386 ext. 1219 for more information.
VAAACares®
VAAACares® is dedicated to coaching people at risk of 30-day hospital readmission. Transitional Care Support is the evidence-informed model used by VAAACares® coaches.
Active Lifestyle Centers
Active Lifestyle Centers provide a sense of community and socialization for seniors who wish to remain active and involved.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Receives, investigates and works to resolve complaints involving quality of care, resident’s rights and quality of life for those who are in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and those who receive community-based care services.
Home and Personal Care Services
Bay Aging employs trustworthy, kindhearted home care services caregivers who have passed extensive background checks and received on-going training for current best care practices and professional development. We customize services to meet your changing needs. More than just providing assistance with activities of daily living, we employ compassionate professionals who are devoted to engaging with their clients in meaningful ways.
Our services are the highest quality and competitively priced to keep people independent and living in their homes longer! Services range from light housekeeping, laundry and errand services to pet care. We are available days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
Call us today for a free consultation at 800-493-0238.
Explore Gloucester Adult Day Center
Gloucester
804-695-9008
Bay Aging manages an Adult Day Center in Gloucester to provide people with needed care, socialization and supervision in a community setting, as well as bring caregivers much needed respite from the demanding responsibilities of providing 24-hour care.
Transportation is available for day care participants.
Bay Aging offers Adult Day services located in Gloucester County on Fiddler’s Green Road. Our center is open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. We offer excellent care for your loved one.
The staff at our center provides supervision, assistance/supports with ADLs/IADLs, recreational therapies, activities, outings, gardening, crafts, exercises and visits from our community members in a safe, secure and loving environment. All direct staff are CNAs and Medication Aides.
Transportation can be arranged through Bay Transit for those who are able to ride the bus independently. If you, or your loved one, are in need of respite care, please reach out to us to schedule a tour.
If you currently have Medicaid and are enrolled CCC+, Medicaid will pay for the daily costs. If you are a veteran and are established with a PCP at the VA, you may qualify for your care paid for by the VA.
Many of our participants pay privately for services which are $70 for a full day and $40 for a half day (4 hours or under). The cost of the program also includes a homecooked breakfast and lunch along with daily snacks.
Participants can schedule to attend 5 days per week, or as little as one day per week, whatever suits the needs best. In order to qualify for services, you must have a medical necessity to include Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Cognitive Decline, or a Development Disability. We proudly serve all individuals in our community from ages 18 and up.
August 2024 Activity Calendar.Explore Active Lifestyle Centers
Active Lifestyle Centers provide a sense of community and socialization for seniors who wish to remain active and involved.
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Who We Serve
Chantag Basey has been providing home care services to Bay Aging clients for over 20 years. “Without Bay Aging,” she said, “many of the people I serve would probably have to live in nursing homes.”
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