Founded in 1975, JABA is Central Virginia’s leading provider of information and services for seniors

Our mission is to promote, establish and preserve sustainable communities for healthy aging that benefit individuals and families of all ages.

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JABA services

JABA's regional programs and local services are known for being reliable, comprehensive, and of the highest quality. Services are available to all, regardless of ability to pay; fees for certain services vary based on income.

Adult Day Healthcare Centers: JABA created the first and only adult day health care service in our area. Today, centers in Charlottesville, and Louisa and Greene counties offer a caring, safe environment for any adult who needs help with daily health or personal care activities. The Charlottesville center won a nationally-acclaimed Model Program Award from the Junior League of America.

Assisted Living: In 2002, JABA took over management of Windham, now Mountainside Senior Living, a 118 bed assisted living facility in Crozet, to avoid its closure. JABA's goal is to ensure local access to affordable, high quality care.

Case Management: Help seniors stay at home by helping coordinate the variety of services and providing some at home services. Assures that the frail, at-risk elderly and their families have help accessing coordinated, cost effective and beneficial support, thus reducing the likelihood of families becoming over-stressed physically, emotionally and financially. Care Coordination offers similar services on a fee-based, sliding scale basis for those with some ability to pay.

Club Pathway: An activities program for individuals in the early stages of memory loss, allowing them to stay productive by providing mailing services to area non-profits, and be treated as the functioning adults they are.

Cool Aid: JABA created the first such program in Virginia, providing donated cooling equipment to low-income people of all ages who are medically endangered by the heat.

Health Insurance Counseling: JABA provides advice about Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Assistance, Long term care and other insurance issues. The program includes the Volunteer Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, through which trained volunteers help local seniors with insurance issues and claims, including enrollment in the medicare prescription drug program.

Health Services: JABA's Health Services program emphasizes health promotion and disease in medically underserved areas. JABA nurse case managers offer health screenings, assistance with medication management, health education counseling, and home visits to seniors in JABA Senior Centers and Community Health Clinics. Care is coordinated with individual health care providers, caregivers, and various referral agencies as needed. The service was selected as a “Model That Made It” by the Virginia Health Care Foundation and received national recognition as a “Best Practices in Aging Health Program” from the National Council on Aging and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Home Care: JABA started Care Advantage Plus in 1997, as a public-private partnership to provide in-home care services as well as temporary workers for hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Home Delivered Meals : Since 1975, JABA has served more than 2.5 million meals to the disadvantaged elderly through our senior centers and home delivered meals program.

Housing: JABA can help you find the perfect place to live in the local area. We operate three independant living facilities: Woods Edge Apartments, Ryan School Apartments, and Parkview Apartments. JABA also offers assisted living at Mountainside Senior Living in Crozet. In addition to JABA facilities, we can refer you to a wide variety of other housing options for seniors in the local area.

Information and Assistance: Anyone can contact JABA with any question related to aging and be referred to the right place anywhere in the area or nation. You can call JABA at (434) 817-5222, or you can contact us by e-mail. JABA also provides a toll-free senior information line: 1-866-91AGING (866-912-4464) -- done in concert with the Alzheimer's Association.

Ombudsman: JABA was chosen by the Virginia Department on Aging to be one of its first two area agencies on aging to develop a local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Professional and Volunteer Ombudsmen act as advocates for residents if conflicts arise in nursing homes, assisted living and other long term care facilities or in home care situations.

Senior Centers: JABA built four multi-purpose intergenerational community centers in Planning District 10 at a total cost of $11 million. These and other locations now house senior centers that offer activities and a hot lunch for seniors in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Louisa, Nelson, Fluvanna and Greene.

Volunteers: JABA operates the area's Retired Senior Volunteer Program, recruiting and working with more than 665 volunteers serving 3,900 clients of all ages, providing an estimated $1.2 million worth of services to this area annually.

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