Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 581-7. Area agencies; powers and duties (Adm. Code § 2207-A)

(1) Information and referral, advocacy programs.

(2) Social service case management and casework services including protective services and placement services.

(3) Transportation services.

(4) Legal counseling and representation.

(5) In-home services including personal care and health-related services.

(6) Assistance to secure adequate housing and health services.

(7) Other services required by Federal law and other such services and activities designated by the department or identified as critical needs by the area agency and the area agency advisory board. The State plan on aging and grants and contracts provided by the department shall reasonably accommodate such locally designated priorities and critical needs.

(8) The establishment of an affiliated network of multiservice centers and neighborhood centers for older persons. Each center shall provide those services required by the department in accordance with regulations adopted by the department, which regulations shall provide for the maximum involvement of members of such centers and sponsoring organizations in the identification and prioritization of services and activities to be conducted in such centers.

(1) Personal care and health-related services provided to adults in their homes.

(2) Housing options such as service-assisted housing and personal care homes. 1

(3) Special supports to caregivers who care for impaired older persons.

(4) Adult day-care services, respite services and other community-based services to support care by caregivers.

(5) The promotion of informal community supports.

(6) Geriatric assessment and nursing home screening programs.

(7) Special services to protect the health, safety and welfare of older persons who lack the capacity to protect themselves.

(8) Special advocacy efforts to promote greater awareness of, and more effective response to, the problems of persons with Alzheimer's disease and other related brain disorders.

(1) Functional disability, i.e., severe restriction of ability to carry out daily activities.

(2) Aloneness, i.e., living alone in a private apartment or home unaccompanied by a related adult.

(3) Advanced age, i.e., seventy-five years of age or above.

(4) Low income.

(5) Services to minorities in proportion to their numbers consistent with the provisions of the Human Relations Act.  2

(6) Inadequate housing.

(7) Lack of access to recreational and social activities.