Family Eldercare Services of Austin, Texas
Family Eldercare

2210 Hancock Drive, Austin, TX 78756  •  512-450-0844

Serving older adults, people with disabilities, and those who care for them

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Mission

Family Eldercare provides essential services for elders, adults with disabilities and those who care for them.

Vision

Elders and adults with disabilities live in a supportive environment with dignity and as much independence as possible.

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How We Help

  • In-Home Care and Respite Services
    Provides assistance with personal care and homemaker services for older adults
    and adults with disabilities. We also offer relief for full-time caregivers.
    We serve all income levels and have a sliding fee scale.
  • Guardianship Services
    Provides court-appointed legal guardianshipfor vulnerable elderly and people
    with disabilities who are at risk for abuse, neglect or exploitation, and
    have no family to assist them.
  • Bill Payer/Money Management Services
    Provides assistance with bill paying and budgeting thereby preventing financial
    exploitation and neglect of elders and people with disabilities.
  • Elder Shelter
    Provides temporary housing for low-income elders in an abusive situation or
    facing a housing crisis.
  • Consultation & Service Coordination
    Provides individualized eldercare consultation and coordination of eldercare
    services and benefits to elders and their families. Sliding fee scale available.
  • Low-Income Senior Housing
    Family Eldercare is the sponsor of Lyons Gardens, an affordable senior housing
    community in Central East Austin.
  • Summer Fan Drive
    Distributes fans, air conditioners and provides other critically-needed support
    services to low-income elderly, people with disabilities and families during
    the hot summer months.

18th Annual Summer Fan Drive!

Spansion Presents...
The Internal Fan Drive Kick-Off!
Thursday, May 15, 2008   Info Card!
5:30pm-7:00pm
Scholz Garten

Fan Drive Brunch & Silent Auction
Sunday, June 8, 2008     Info Card!
11:00am-1:30pm
Westwood Country Club

KGSR's Fan Fare Friday
June 20, 2008
Threadgill's World Headquarters
301 W. Riverside Drive
All-day musical event!

Wish List

Donate Goods and Services

  • Non-perishable food items for our food pantry and our homeless and homebound clients
  • Gift cards for food and other retail purchases for our low-income clients
  • Toiletries for homeless and low-income elderly and persons with disabilities

To donate please contact kwilson@familyeldercare.org.

Advice You Can Use Right Now

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The Dynamics of Elder Abuse

Victims of elder abuse fall into a group of victims that are hidden from our society at large. Broadly defined there are three basic categories of elder abuse: domestic, institutional, and self-neglect or self-abuse.

The following breaks down the factors that increase the risk of elder abuse:  read more »


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