Sound Generations
VariesKing County's largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive senior services, meals, transportation, health & wellness, and information & assistance for older adults and adults with disabilities.
King County nonprofit providing senior assistance services for older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers across the Greater Seattle area. The site organizes programming into four pillars. Food Security includes Meals on Wheels and Community Dining. Transportation includes the Hyde Shuttle, Volunteer Transportation, and neighborhood vans. Health and Wellness includes EnhanceFitness, EnhanceWellness, A Matter of Balance, and PEARLS. Assistance Services include Pathways Information and Assistance, Minor Home Repair, Senior Rights legal help, Caregiver Support, the Geriatric Regional Assessment Team, and the Elder Education Institute. Sound Generations also operates and partners with senior centers throughout King County, Washington.
Cost. Many services are free; donations welcomed. Some referred community resources have eligibility criteria and costs.
Programs offered
- A Matter of BalanceHealth promotion
- EnhanceFitnessHealth promotion
- Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP)Caregiver support
- Home Delivered MealsMeals
- Hyde ShuttleTransportation
- Minor Home Repair (Sound Generations)Home modification
- Pathways Information & AssistanceCase management
- PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives)Behavioral health
- Senior CentersIn-home care
- Senior Nutrition ProgramMeals
- Senior Transportation ServicesTransportation
- Volunteer Transportation (Sound Generations)Transportation
Services offered
- Health Management classesHealth promotion
Chronic disease self-management and other health education classes for older adults in King County.
soundgenerations.org/health-wellness/health-management/ - Physical Activity classesHealth promotion
Group exercise and physical activity programming for older adults.
soundgenerations.org/health-wellness/fitness/ - King County Fall Prevention CoalitionHealth promotion
Coalition coordinating evidence-based fall prevention programs across King County.
soundgenerations.org/king-county-fall-prevention-coalition/ - Geriatric Regional Assessment Team (GRAT)Case management
Multidisciplinary geriatric assessment team serving older adults with complex medical, behavioral, and social needs.
soundgenerations.org/our-programs/grat/ - Elder Education InstituteAdult education
Lifelong learning courses and lectures for older adults.
soundgenerations.org/eldereducationinstitute/ - Health-Related Social NeedsCase management
Sound Generations program addressing health-related social needs (food, housing, transportation) for Medicaid managed care members.
soundgenerations.org/assistance-services/health-related-social-needs/ - Senior Rights Assistance / Legal AssistanceLegal aid
Legal information, advice, and referral for older adults in King County.
soundgenerations.org/our-programs/senior-rights-assistance/
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