The Alaska Commission on Aging receives funds from the Alaska State Legislature for two rural senior assisted living residences, one in Kotzebue and the other in Tanana.
Residents require and receive assistance in managing their daily living activities.
The residents are from nearby villages and are provided all meals and assistance with their housekeeping. Each resident has a semi-private room and receives services such as medication monitoring, skilled nursing care, assistance in transferring from wheelchair to bed, dressing, eating, and bathing. The Kotzebue and Tanana residence programs were established with legislatively-mandated funding. To date they have primarily been supported through Commission grants.