The Franklin County Office on Aging has extended its free Home-Delivered Meals program through the end of the year. Franklin County residents aged 60 and older are eligible to receive free home-delivered meals without income verification now through Dec. 31, 2022

Spencer 4Higher Media LLC, in partnership with The Ohio Sickle Cell and Health Association, recently announced that the Franklin County Office on Aging will present the 3rd Annual Caring for the Caregiver Expo on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 in Columbus, OH at The Boat House at Confluence Park.

The Franklin County Office on Aging is among a select group of organizations to be re-accredited by the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), a professional membership association for Information and Referral (I&R) service providers. The Franklin County Office on Aging Senior Options program received its AIRS re-accreditation which recognizes the quality of the information and referral service the Office on Aging provides to Franklin County residents aged 60 and older.

The Franklin County Office on Aging (FCOA) has approved a new Sliding Fee Scale which went into effect on May 1, 2022 to help residents enrolled in Senior Options receive support services for little to no cost. Residents with an income of less than $1,640 per month, which is 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, and less than $7,500 in liquid assets will receive services for free.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners announced this morning the appointment of Chanda Wingo to serve as Interim Director of the Franklin County Office on Aging.