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Causes: Human Services, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: West central nebraska area agency on aging's mission is to develop community focal points designed to provide comprehensive and coordinated delivery systems for supportive and nutritional services. The goal of the system is to assist older nebraskans in: 1) attaining maximum independence in a home environment; 2) removing individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence; 3) maintaining and enhancing the quality of life; 4) climinating premature institutionalization; 5) providing for the at-risk older population.
Programs: Nutrition services to the elderly in a 17 county area of central nebraska are provided by noon meals served in a congregate or home delivered setting through a network of senior centers. Services are provided to over 3,500 people per year.
supportive services are provided in conjunction with the meal program. Preventative health, social, recreation and educational services are provided to over 4,700 individuals per year.
medicaid home and community based waiver services, nursing home pre-admission screening, case management and development of in-home services are provided.