Older Adult Services
Resource Advocacy (Oakland County)
For older adults aged 60 and older, Resource Advocates provide assistance filling out Medicare and Medicaid applications and applying for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B’s Community Living Program. Resource Advocates also offer information on OLHSA's comprehensive services and refers older adults to services in the community not provided through OLHSA.
For more information on how to reach us please look at this informational flyer.
Are you a past Resource Advocacy client? Please take a few minutes to complete a survey about your experience here.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
For kinship caregivers (aged 55 and above), living in Oakland, Livingston, or Macomb County, who are raising grandchildren and are interested in seeking resources and a support group. The support group offers intergenerational activities with an emphasis on health and wellness.
Please contact Lisa Grodsky for more information Lisag@olhsa.org or 248.209.2721.
To sign up for the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program, download the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren application packet.
In the packet will be the following items under one link: GRG application, GRG household demographic and GRG pre-self assessment
Please mail forms to:
Attn: Lisa Grodsky,
OLHSA-Grandparents Raising Grandchildren,
196 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue,
Pontiac, MI 48342.
You can also scan and email it to LisaG@olhsa.org or fax to 248-209-2777 Attn: Lisa.
Contact Us
Resource Advocacy Program
248-209-2622
Chore/Home Injury Control Program
248-209-2722
Donations
We appreciate all donations to our older adults programs. Donations allow us to help even more older adults in need. Please visit our CrowdRise website here to make an online donation. You can also mail donations, make checks payable to OLHSA, to: OLHSA, Attn: Older Adult Services, 196 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, PO Box 430598, Pontiac, MI 48343-0598.
Get Involved
OLHSA hosts two advisory councils, the Older Adult and North Oakland Advisory Councils and are looking for new members. You can read about their histories here: Older Adult Advisory Council and North Oakland Advisory Council.
For more in-depth information please review our agency fact guide here.
How To Help Your Senior Neighbors
Are you interested in being a contractor who cares? OLHSA is seeking contactors to perform lawn mowing and snow removal in southeastern Oakland County. Call 248-209-2622 for more information.
You can also volunteer to help older adults in your community. Find out more information here.
Helpful Links
Home safety manual
Resource Advocacy information flyer
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren information flyer
Oakland County Services
Area Agency on Aging 1B
OLHSA respects the privacy of our clients and we do not sell your personal information.
OLHSA, A Community Action Agency, is funded in whole or in part by the Older Americans Act, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Aging & Adult Services Agency (AASA) through the Area Agency of Aging 1-B. OLHSA complies with the terms and regulations of the Title V of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended and Section 504 of the Social Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and is an Equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodation will be provided upon notification or request. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.