Honoring our past... Celebrating our future

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Who we are

West Suburban Senior Services has been assisting senior citizens in the near West Cook County suburbs township for over 30 years. As a charitable, non-profit organization, the agency provides a variety of services, programs and assistance exclusively to address the needs of senior citizen residents.

Who we serve

Beginning as a transportation agency assisting senior citizens with rides to physicians, hospitals, grocery stores and other locations, the agency has expanded its services and the communities that it serves to include forty-four villages in the townships of Berwyn, Cicero, Leyden, Lyons, Norwood Park, Oak Park, Proviso, River Forest, Riverside and Stickney.

What we do

Our services have grown over the years and include an array of community-based programs. Each year we help over 6,000 different senior citizens and their families. While the majority of services are provided in senior citizen’s homes, the agency also operates sites in Bellwood, LaGrange and Forest Park as well as a congregate lunch program in Hodgkins. In addition, our staff routinely works with senior citizens in area hospitals, nursing homes and retirement communities.

Get Involved

Many of the activities and events scheduled are available for no or minimum cost and we schedule the activities and events at the Bellwood, LaGrange, and Hodgkins sites. In addition, please feel free to join us for lunch as many activities are scheduled at midday. If you have suggestions for different activities, please contact us. We attempt to provide a variety of events that are of interest to area senior citizens. West Suburban Senior Services does not have a membership fee and area senior citizens age 60 and older are welcome to attend any and all events that they find interesting.

Parade...Saturday, May 12th!

May is Older Americans Month, and West Suburban Senior Services and the Village of Bellwood are sponsoring a parade Saturday, May 12th, to launch this year’s celebration. Rain or shine, the parade starts at the Center at Stevenson Park, 3101 Washington Boulevard, at 10:00 am, and ends at the Senior Citizen Center, 439 Bohland Avenue, at approximately 11:00 am. Parade participation is open to all interested individuals and groups. Reservations may be made by contacting West Suburban Senior Services, (708) 547-5600.

We are in partnership with CEDA

We are in partnership with CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Incorporated).

CEDA Mission Statement:
To work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.

Community Action Promise:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live.
We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

We are official members of NADSA

NADSA advances the national development, recognition and use of adult day services. Adult day service centers provide a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services for adults in a community-based group setting. Services are designed to provide social and some health services to adults who need supervised care in a safe place outside the home during the day. They also afford caregivers respite from the demanding responsibilities of caregiving.

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Make a donation

Click here to donate to WSSS.

Why WSSS?

The staff at each of the Adult Day Health Centers work together to create an environment that is safe, secure, and stimulating. A registered nurse monitors
medications and health needs. A social worker offers support to participants and their families. We work in partnerships with participant’s physicians and
families providing guidance and support whenever needed. Operated by West Suburban Senior Services, the Adult Day Health Care Centers can access an array of services offered by the agency.

Funding

West Suburban Senior Services is supported by the AgeOptions under Title III of the Older American’s Act, the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Illinois Department on Aging, Commonwealth Edison, Westlake Health Foundation, the 708 Mental Health Commission of Berwyn and Proviso Townships, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Lyons and Proviso Townships, local villages and contributions from seniors and their families. We thank them for their continued support and assistance.

Click here to view our donors.

The Senior Chronicle

The Senior Chronicle is published by West Suburban Senior Services and is distributed at no cost to area senior citizens. We thank those organizations and businesses where the Senior Chronicle is distributed. The agency, however, does not mail the Senior Chronicle out due to increased postage costs. Time dated material is published including menus and special events. Additional information is available at the Senior Center, River Park Center, at the LaGrange Center or on our buses or our website.

Non-Discrimination

West Suburban Senior Services does not discriminate in the admission to program or treatment of employment in its programs or activities in compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act, the U.S. Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Age Discrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and
the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions. If anyone feels that they have been discriminated against, they have a right to file a complaint with the Illinois Department on aging. For addition information, telephone (800) 252-8966 or telephone West Suburban Senior Services at (708) 547-5600.

Copyright 2012 West Suburban Senior Services