Family Eldercare

Guardianship program - this program provides legal guardianship protections to individuals who lack the mental capacity to make decisions or care for themselves. The goal of the program is to ensure vulnerable, incapacitated seniors receive adequate care and housing, and remain free from abuse, neglect and exploitation. Our staff attorneys and case managers work in coordination with travis and williamson county probate courts and pro bono attorneys.

Financial and housing stability (formerly money management) uses holistic case management to support people to live within their financial means and meet their basic living needs. The program serves people with representative payee, va fiduciary, and other financial case management services. In addition, the program provides homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services to older adults and adults with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness.healthy connections comprises our virtual (lifetime connections without walls) and property-based activities which impact the health and well-being of older adults. We design our programs to address pillars of healthy aging: physical activity, creativity, brain health, digital literacy, volunteerism, and more.service coordination is an evidence-based model linked to affordable housing and guided by the u.s. department of housing and urban development. The purpose of service coordination is to connect people with supportive services which help them remain independent in their homes. Family Eldercare holds the only service coordination contract with the housing authority of the city of austin and service coordinators are found in over 10 affordable housing properties throughout austin, tx. Among those properties is lyons gardens, which Family Eldercare opened in 2004. In home counseling is provided in the homes of older adults by licensed clinical social workers to support mental health and help patients cope with adversity. This program was the first of its kind to be offered by a nonprofit in central Texas.