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Delta Center on Aging
The Delta Center on Aging (DCOA) Senior Health Clinic is an outpatient facility primary and specialty geriatric care using an interdisciplinary care model. The Center offers consultative services of healthcare providers who require expert geriatric evaluation for their patients. The DCOA Senior Health Clinic is located on the Third Floor of Crittenden Regional Hospital.
Services include:
- Primary Care
- Specialty Care
- Consultative Services
- Adult Immunization Program
- House Calls Program
- Geriatric Research Program
Staff at the DCOA Senior Health Clinic include:
- Board Certified Internist/Geriatrician
- Licensed Social Worker
- Registered Dietitian
- Speech Pathologist
- Occupational and Physical Therapists
Initial funding for the Delta Center on Aging Senior Health Clinic was received through a grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. Additional support was provided by the United Way of the Mid-South.
- Delta Area Health Education Center-North
Under the leadership of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, a network of seven Centers on Aging has opened statewide to improve the quality of life for older adults and their families. These Centers utilize an interdisciplinary clinical care model and provide innovative education programs.
Located on the third floor of Crittenden Regional Hospital, the Delta Center on Aging (DCOA) has two major components, a Senior Health Clinic and an Education Center. Programs under development include a house calls program, long term care program and a geriatric research program. The DCOA will also introduce Health Aging seminars and exercise programs.
The mission of the Delta Center on Aging is:
- To provide senior health care, education, and support services to professionals, older adults, their families, and caregivers in the communities of the Arkansas Mississippi Delta counties.
- To promote active participation in healthy activities that reduce or prevent major disabilities of body, mind, and spirit.
Contact information for the Delta Center on Aging:
200 Tyler Ave, Third Floor West
West Memphis, Arkansas 72301
Phone: 870.733.3867
DCOA Helena Outreach
119 Hickory Hill Drive
Helena, AR 72342
Phone: 870.338.9100
Senior Health Clinic
The DCOA Senior Health Clinic is an outpatient facility that provides primary and specialty geriatric care using an interdisciplinary care model. The Center offers consultative services to health care providers who require expert geriatric evaluation for their patients. The DCOA Senior Health Clinic is located on the Third Floor of Crittenden Regional Hospital.
Services include:
- Primary Care
- Specialty Care
- Consultative Services
- Adult Immunization Program
- House Calls Program
- Geriatric Research Program
Staff at the DCOA Senior Health Clinic includes:
- Board Certified Internist/Geriatrician
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Registered Dietician
- Speech Pathologist
- Occupational and Physical Therapists
Initial funding for the Delta Center on Aging Senior Health Clinic was received through a grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. Additional support was provided by the United Way of the Mid-South.
Education Center
The Educational Division of the Delta Center on Aging is staffed by an Educational Director and several support staff. This Division provides comprehensive geriatric education programs for health care professionals involved in day to day care of seniors. They also provide information on various aging-related topics to the community. The DCOA Education Center office is located on the Third Floor of Crittenden Regional Hospital.
Services include:
- Diabetes Self Management Training
- Healthcare Professional education
- Community education
- Resource Library
- Balance and gait exercise program
- Peer Exercise Program Promotes Independence (PEPPI)
- Tai Chi
- Medicare Part D information and registration
- Healthy aging seminars
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