Metropolitan Area Agency On Aging Inc

Programs: Senior nutrition including title iii-c:nutrition services are authorized under title iii-c of the older americans act. Designed to promote the general health and well-being of older individuals, the services are intended to reduce hunger and food insecurity, promote socialization, and delay the onset of adverse health conditions. Maaa funds three (3) nutrition contractors one of whom has subcontractors, to provide a combination of congregate dining (in a community/senior center, or in housing where the majority of residents are age 60+) and/or home delivered meals. The meals are targeted to low-income, socially isolated individuals, with high nutritional risk and food insecurity with particular attention to low-income minorities, and individuals with limited english proficiency. In 2017, these programs served 368,351 congregate meals to 5,066 persons; and 257,600 home-delivered meals to 1,664 persons.

supportive services title iii-b:maaa funds five (5) supportive service areas that consist of chore and homemaker (including grocery delivery), information and assistance, legal assistance and education, special access services for minority elders, and assisted transportation. Each organization that is a recipient of title iii-b funds provides services focusing on individuals who are low-income, socially isolated, with particular attention to low-income minorities and those with limited english proficiency to help them remain in their communities. In 2017, maaa and supportive services providers served 1,729 persons with 27,551 units of chore, homemaker or grocery delivery; provided 2,691 persons with 8,134 hours of legal assistance and education; 1,800 individuals received 19,252 hours of individual and group assistance through special access; and 969 persons received 48,878 one-way assisted transportation trips.

information and assistance (long-term care options consulting, housing with services consultation, prescription drug assistance, return to community and health insurance counseling):in 2017, maaa assisted 89,729 older adults, family caregivers and service professionals through the senior linkage line(r) to evaluate needs, connect to services, learn about housing options and get answers to medicare, insurance and prescription drug payment questions. The agency's community living specialists met with 1,992 private-pay nursing home residents and provided 362 of those individuals with in-depth assessment and care coordination. Maaa staff processed approximately 36,359 pre-admissions screenings. The screenings are intended to identify individuals whose needs might be better met in the community and connecting them to home and community-based services. In 2017, 100 volunteers contributed 7,420 hours to program activities assisting in many service areas, including the medicare phone bank, face-to-face health insurance counseling, education and outreach.