Program areas at Aging Care Connections
Care coordination: Care coordinators provided consultation on resources and intensive, comprehensive assessment to older adults and their families in a variety of settings in the continuum of Care such as the home, local rehabilitation facilities and the hospital. Aging careconnection's Care coordination program has provided 14,019 individual assessments to older adults this fiscal year.
Adult protective services: adult protective and interventional services involve complex situations wherein an older adult, or an adult with disabilities older than 18 years of age, has been abused, neglected, or financially exploited, oftentimes by family members. Aging careconnections' adult protective services staff have investigated 299 cases of alleged abuse, neglect, and exploitation this year.
Title iii- programs of the federal older americans act, including Aging and disability network (adrn), caregiver resource center designation/caregiver specialist: Aging Care Connections' caregiver specialists are trained to help caregivers deal with being a primary caretaker and for caring for themselves. Specialists offer one-on-one support at home or via phone, we listen, we discuss, we guide and solve problems together. Various support groups are offered to meet specific caregiver needs, such as: caregivers of older adults, individuals with alzheimer's disease or dementia, and grandparents who are raising grandchildren. During the fiscal year 6,797 units of service were provided through the caregiver support program.
Other program services consist of senior nutrition programs, caregiver support services, and community- based supportive services.