Stratford and Stamford Tops in Helping Seniors

October 16, 2015
Sen. Kelly, SWCAA board member, Alison Heim, SilverSource INC. of Stamford and Sam Deibler, SWCAA board member at the annual Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging award of excellence in support of aging event.

Sen. Kelly, SWCAA board member, Alison Heim, SilverSource INC. of Stamford and Sam Deibler, SWCAA board member at the annual Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging award of excellence in support of aging event.

Hartford, CT – Senator Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) today congratulated all the award winners of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (SWCAA) annual Excellence in Support of Aging event including SilverSource Inc., of Stamford and Stratford Senior Services.

“These groups do a lot of work to make sure our seniors find the support and services they need,” said Sen. Kelly who is also a board member of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging.

Diane Puterski of the Stratford Senior Services holds the Excellence in Support of Aging award while other members look on including Sen. Kelly a board member of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (to the right).
Diane Puterski of the Stratford Senior Services holds the Excellence in Support of Aging award while other members look on including Sen. Kelly a board member of the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (to the right).

The Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (SWCAA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1974. As a designated Area Agency on Aging, according to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, SWCAA is a funding source for federal and state dollars for the elderly in the fourteen town region of southwestern Connecticut.

Funding supports services such as nutrition, in-home care, legal, health, adult day care/respite, transportation, senior centers and outreach/social support. SWCAA researches and evaluates elderly issues, offers community education related to the needs of the elderly, and serves as an advocate for older individuals.

It is a resource for information and referral to services for older adults, such as health insurance, housing, and in-home care. The Agency administers the Statewide Respite Program and the National Family Caregiver Support Program for the region. SWCAA is also an “Access Agency”, under contract with the State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services, to provide care management to clients who receive home and community-based services through the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders.

SWCAA serves seniors in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.