Elder Options

Community care for the elderly - to provide a continuum of care through the development, expansion, reorganization and coordination of multiple community-based services to assist functionally impaired elders in living as independently as possible in their own homes or in the homes of relatives or caregivers in the least restrictive environment suitable to their needs and prevent or delay more costly institutionalization.

Title iii b - to maximize the support provided to older americans to enable them to remain in their homes. This program involves facilitating the development and implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated system for providing long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of older individiuals and their family caregivers.

Title iii c - to support nutrition services including nutritious meals, nutrition eductation and other services for older americans. Specifically, this grant program allows us to: (1) reduce hunger and food insecurity; (2) promote socialization of older individuals; and (3) promote the health and well-being of older individuals by helping them gain access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services to delay the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentarty behavior. Services are provided through this program to individuals aged 60 or older, in a congregate setting or in-home. These services include meals, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and nutrition screening and assessment.