elderly
services
Ardmore Village
(580) 223-4174
1550 Knox Road
Ardmore, OK 73401
Provides quality, affordable housing for seniors. Living in a cottage, apartment, or townhome, seniors enjoy independent living onsite including The Lodge. The Lodge is for those who are in need of daily support due to various limitations, such as serious health problems and altered vision or mobility. Signs that assisted living is best for a senior include difficulty keeping up with housekeeping and laundry. At The Lodge, three meals are served daily and 24-hour assistance for personal care is provided. Practical needs are met with meals and local transportation services for medical care.
Carter County Health Department Community Health Worker
580-223-9705 or 405-862-6735
405 S. Washington St.
Ardmore, OK 73401
Community Health Workers can help individuals meet health goals and assist with applications and referrals for services such as health insurance, housing, state and federal benefits and more.
SORTS (Southern Oklahoma Rural Transportation System)
580-924-5331
Ardmore, OK 73401
Public Transportation services available in Bryan, Carter, Coal, and Love counties for any transit needs via an on-demand service during normal business hours. Free transportration for sentior citizens 60 years of age and older for medical appointments in Bryan, Carter, Coal, Love, and Pontotoc counties (upon qualification). SORTS vehicles meet ADA requirements with wheelchair accessible vans and buses available in all areas of service.
Southern Oklahoma Nutrition Program
Ardmore Nutrition
220 13th SE
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
580-223-0450
Wilson Nutrition
1165 7th Street
Wilson, Oklahoma 73463
580-668-3128
Provides free food for senior citizens at noon at the Ardmore/Wilson- Nutrition Center, Monday-Friday. Must be over 60. Will deliver meals to homebound senior citizens who live inside the city limits. Senior citizens who live in rural areas can have shelf stable food delivered.
Sunshine Industries
580-226-1444
500 Park SE
Ardmore, OK 73401
Provides services to people with developmental disabilities. Services include day programs like employment training and adult day care. Sunshine Adult Day also serves the aging population. Sunshine also has a small residential care program for adults with developmental disabilities. Referrals for servies can be made through Sunshine Industries or the OK Department of Human Services.