Organization: REGION 3B AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Mission: OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE AND CHOICE
Activities: PROVIDED CARE MANAGEMENT AND IN-HOME SERVICES TO SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR GOAL OF REMAINING OR RETURNING TO THEIR OWN HOME THROUGH HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. ASSISTED OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES PREVIOUSLY INSTITUITIONALIZED WITH TRANSITION SUPPORT TO ALLOW THEM TO RETURN TO A COMMUNITY SETTING (THEIR HOME, HOME OF CAREGIVER, AFC, HOME FOR THE AGED). PROVIDED 200,633 DAYS OF CARE SERVING 745 CLIENTS PURCHASING SERVICES VALUED AT 10,854,919 AND TRANSITIONED 9 INDIVIDUALS FROM A NURSING HOME BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
PROVIDED MEDICARE/MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES WITH FREE, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING RELATED TO THEIR BENEFITS AND AVAILABLE PUBLIC BENEFITS IN BARRY & CALHOUN COUNTIES THROUGH 1,770 HOURS OF TIME SPENT BY 25 TRAINED COUNSELORS/VOLUNTEERS.
FUNDING OF OTHER COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS SERVICED BY AREA AGENCIES
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Human Services