Family Service - Upper Ohio Valley

Family Service - Upper Ohio Valley provides in-home care and community-based services to adults 60 and older in Wheeling, West Virginia, and the surrounding Ohio and Marshall Counties region. The organization offers personal care assistance including bathing, grooming, dressing, and meal preparation, along with transportation services throughout the Wheeling area for medical appointments and errands.

The community delivers nutritious meals to clients, offering hot lunches at congregate sites as well as home-delivered weekday lunches and frozen meals for weekends and holidays. Transportation is available for those who need assistance getting to and from appointments or running errands in and around Ohio County.

Family Service - Upper Ohio Valley organizes multiple activities and programs designed to promote engagement and wellness, including cardio drumming, board games, and a book club. These programs provide quality activities, light exercise, and daily human interactions for clients of all ages served by the organization.

The organization emphasizes a "Whole Person" approach to care, coordinating services such as preparing clients for doctor's appointments, providing transportation to those appointments, and assisting with meal preparation. The organization prioritizes staff training to ensure team members demonstrate quality character, reliability, and friendliness in their service delivery.

Veterans who are eligible for in-home care services can select Family Service - Upper Ohio Valley as their provider. The organization does not discriminate on the basis of religion, sex, age, creed, disability, color, sexual orientation, marital status, or national origin, and eligibility criteria and service costs vary based on state-mandated fees, guidelines, or donations based on financial means.