The Senior Services Levy funds the programs and services of Senior Options in Franklin County, Ohio. The Levy provides critical services to over 5,000 older adults per month, including:

• Meals on Wheels
• Personal Care
• Adult Day Services
• Home Repair
• Medical Transportation

Facts & Figures

• The Senior Services Levy has been passed by Franklin County voters every 5 years since 1992.


• The current Senior Services Levy, passed by voters in 2007, will expire at the end of 2012.


• Over 5,000 seniors per month would have lost their services if the levy did not pass in 2007.


• Over 40,000 Franklin County Ohio residents age 60 and older have disabilities and need help with routine daily tasks like bathing, cooking and cleaning.


• A little help from Senior Options is often enough to make it possible for a struggling family to keep an elderly loved one at home.


• The average service cost for a Senior Options participant is about $200 a month. Nursing homes currently average over $4,000 a month.


• The current Senior Services Levy is a .90 mill levy, which cost the homeowner of a $100,000 home $27.56 a year. That's about 7.5 cents a day.

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