Emerald Coast Council on Aging

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The Emerald Coast Council on Aging is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for older adults in Walton County by empowering them to live independently, with dignity, in their own homes. Through compassionate in-home services, case management and meals. We strive to promote well-being, reduce isolation, and ensure wellness. Our commitment is to foster a community where aging in place is not only possible but fulfilling, safe, and supported.

Our Programs

Older Americans Act Programs (OAA)

3B - in home services for client such as companionship, assistance with homemaking and/or shopping, monthly/bi-monthly Assurance calls, to check on clien’ts safety and welfare, and case management to help client with resources.

C1 - Congregate meals, monthly/bi-monthly Assurance calls, nutrition education, and resource information. {This program includes the USDA funding allocation}

C2 - Home-delivered meals/frozen meals, screening and assessment home visits, and monthly/bi-monthly Assurance calls.

3E, 3ES, 3EG - Caregiver/grandparent program. Under this program, our agency can provide respite services for the caregiver, purchase some supplies for the client, and complete monthly Assurance calls to check on their safety and welfare.

Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (ADI)
A program supporting individuals with Alzheimer’s and memory disorders, along with their caregivers. Services include case management, respite care, companionship, homemaking assistance, shopping, home-delivered meals and welfare check-ins.

Community Care for the Elderly (CCE)
A program supporting frail and impaired elderly to maintain independent living and delay institutionalization. Services include case management, respite care, companionship, homemaking assistance, shopping, home-delivered meals and welfare check-ins.

Home Care for the Eldery (HCE) Provides a monthly subsidy to help primary caregivers support low-income elders at home. It also reimburses certain consumable supplies and eligible expenses.

Testimonials

  • "ECCOA has truly changed my life. Thanks to their incredible team, I’m proud of my home again. The support, from assurance calls to HDMF deliveries, has made daily life so much easier. I feel heard, cared for, and connected in a way I never did before. Honestly, I don’t know how I managed before ECCOA!"

    - K.W., Veteran

  • "ECCOA is the only one I can count on—the only ones who truly care. I used to think I didn’t need help, but I see now how much of a difference they make. I don’t always know how to show it, but I’m deeply grateful. Without ECCOA, I don’t know where I’d be."

    - R.W., ECCOA Client

  • "Thanks to ECCOA’s support and resources, I was able to stay by my mom’s side in her final years. I couldn’t have done it without them, and I’m forever grateful."

    - J.H, Client’s Daughter

  • "For the first time in a long time, I feel truly cared for. ECCOA has given me a sense of belonging I thought I had lost. I am not forgotten—thank you."

    - M.K, ECCOA Client

Meet the Leadership Team

  • Alicia Brackins

    DIRECTOR

  • Kyle Tebbs

    BUSINESS MANAGER

  • Wanda Grenagle

    CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FACILITATOR

  • Lisa Betts

    IHCS PROGRAM FACILITATOR

Center Managers & Case Managers

  • Adrianne Weekley

    DEFUNIAK SPRINGS

  • Marlena Rittenour

    FREEPORT

  • Nancy Thompson

    IHCS

  • Jim Clifton

    PAXTON

  • Laura Palmer

    CASE MANAGER

  • Shari Roberts

    Shari Roberts

    SOUTH WALTON

  • Beverly Clifton

    Beverly Clifton

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  • DonnaJo Held

    IHCS