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Aging Services in FY2002
(11/02) |
| Access Services |
Persons
Served |
Units of
Service |
Area
Served |
| Case Management 1 |
3,137 |
6,421 |
13 Counties |
| Information & Assistance 1 |
6,944 |
32,079 |
13 Counties |
| Outreach 1 |
9,232 |
9,232 |
13 Counties |
| Transportation 1 |
785 |
25,864 |
10 Counties 2 |
| In-Home Services |
| Home Delivered Meals |
3,000 |
445,087 |
13 Counties |
| In-Home Respite Care |
12 |
279 |
11 Counties |
| Residential Repair (Home Modifications) 1 |
104 |
104 |
13 Counties |
| Community Services |
| Congregate Meals |
3,868 |
294,894 |
13 Counties |
| Legal Assistance 1 |
642 |
9,470 |
13 Counties |
| Adult Day Services as Respite |
5 |
341 |
9 Counties |
| Routine Health Screening |
3,236 |
2,127 |
13 Counties |
| Health Promotion |
1,220 |
307 |
6 County |
| Phys. Fitness & Group Exercise |
123 |
269 |
3 Counties |
| Medication Management |
947 |
435 |
13 Counties |
| Gerontological Counseling (in the home) |
53 |
571 |
13 Counties |
| Protective Services |
Persons
Served |
Units of
Service |
Area
Served |
| Ombudsman |
4,499 |
3,897 |
13 Counties |
| Family Caregivers Program |
| Information & Assistance |
3,180 |
5,170 |
13 Counties |
| Outreach |
1,747 |
1,747 |
13 Counties |
| Case Management |
285 |
713 |
13 Counties |
| Counseling (in-home and group) |
23 |
326 |
13 Counties |
| Seminars, Workshops & Education |
121 |
107 |
13 Counties |
| In-Home Respite Care |
223 |
8,946 |
11 Counties |
| Adult Day Services as Respite |
8 |
489 |
9 Counties |
| Supplemental “Gap-Filling” Services |
26 |
26 |
13 Counties |
| Legal Assistance |
31 |
293 |
13 Counties |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
(included in the figures above) |
37 |
96 |
13 Counties |
| Notes: |
1 |
These services are a priority for receiving Supportive Service funds. |
| 2 |
Every county has transportation services, but some counties
rely on other funding sources to provide additional rides to senior adults. |
|
|
Persons Served (age 60 or older) * |
| Category |
Persons
Served |
% of Persons
Served |
% of Those
Living in the Area |
| Total seniors served |
8,875 |
N.A. |
15% |
| Low-income seniors (greatest economic need) |
3,178 |
41% |
34% |
| Live in towns with less than 20,000 population |
8,510 |
96% |
14% |
| Minority race |
410 |
4.8% |
15% |
| Low-income minority |
272 |
66% |
24% |
| Frail (1 or more ADL or IADL’s) |
5,745 |
92% |
N.A. |
| Living Alone |
4,730 |
57% |
26% |
| Women |
5,890 |
67% |
17% |
| * Includes only the clients who
received the services of in-home respite, home delivered meals, adult day
services, case management, and congregate meals. Another 5,000-10,000 senior
adults were served by other services under the Older Americans Act. |
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