Western Montana Area Vi Agency on Aging

Veterans direct home community based services - providing in-home care to veterans referred by the veterans administration. Service coordinators provide assessment and assist the veteran employer with self-directing their care needs in their home through assisting them with managing their monthly service plan and budget, hiring and scheduling staff to meet their needs and avoiding institutional care.

Information, referral, and assistance - provides a link between people in need with the appropriate services for their unique situations. State certified technicians maintain databases of service providers and local resource information including social and health services, Medicare/Medicaid assistance, legal services and utility, meals and other direct assistance. The program had 5,425 contacts with seniors in FY22.

Nutrition services - provides education, training, and resources allowing individuals and families to obtain and prepare quality, nutritional meals. Services include both congregate meal settings (43,152 meals served in FY22) and home delivered meals (65,942 meals served in FY22).