CENTRAL ILLINOIS AGENCY ON AGING INC

Programs

1. Nutrition services title iii c-1 congregate meals, title iii c-2 home delivered meals, nsip and the state home delivered meals program.age central funds and administers congregate and home delivered meal services for older adults across the six central illinois counties of fulton, marshall, peoria, stark, tazewell and woodford. Congregate meals are served at community meal sites, and home delivered meals are brought to the homes of older adults who are homebound. Under the older americans act, meals are offered on a voluntary donation basis, no older adult is denied a meal for inability to contribute, and every meal must meet the nutrition requirements set by the older americans act and the federal government. These services allow older adults to remain in their own homes and communities and avoid premature institutionalization, and the meal site and delivery contacts also serve as a regular wellness check on isolated older adults.effective 10/01/2024 the agency transitioned direct operation of the city of peoria and peoria county congregate and home delivered meal programs to neighborhood house, and six agency nutrition employees transferred to that provider. For the remainder of…

   $3,402,269 spentof which $1,872,256 as grants
   79% of program spending

2. Title iii-b supportive services and senior centers.title iii-b funds strengthen and develop a coordinated and comprehensive system of services designed to help older adults maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment and to remove individual and social barriers to independence. Services delivered under title iii-b during fy2025 included transportation and assisted transportation to medical appointments and community services, legal assistance provided through prairie state legal services, information and assistance, options counseling, outreach, gap-filling support for needs that no other funding source will cover, friendly visitor and telephone reassurance services addressing social isolation, systems development and coordination with local providers, and advocacy on behalf of older adults in the planning and service area.through the area advisory council and the board of directors, the agency conducted community conversations at congregate nutrition sites in all six counties between january and march 2025, at sterling towers in peoria, spoon river towers in lewistown, st. Mary church in henry, toulon united methodist church, tremont community center and…

   $531,529 spentof which $279,321 as grants
   12% of program spending

3. Title iii-e national family caregiver support program and respite.the national family caregiver support program provides information, assistance, counseling, training, respite and supplemental services to family and informal caregivers of older adults, and to grandparents and other older relatives raising children. Respite services give caregivers temporary relief from caregiving responsibilities so they can continue in that role without reaching the point of crisis, which in turn delays or prevents nursing facility placement for the care recipient.effective 04/01/2025 the agency established a new respite service agreement and quarterly meeting structure with a network of 17 respite vendors, paying a flat rate of $34.00 per hour. The agency also administered the grandparents raising grandchildren program and provided caregiver counseling and caregiver assistance during the year. The agency provided information and education to members of the illinois general assembly regarding the impact of proposed family caregiver legislation on older adults and caregivers in the planning and service area, consistent with the agency's advocacy mandate under the older americans act and section…

   $105,858 spentof which $20,186 as grants
   2% of program spending

4. All other programs and services provided by age central, together with program management and general management.this category includes the long term care ombudsman program and title vii elder rights and elder abuse prevention activity, carried out in the service area with the center for prevention of abuse; adult protective services regional administrative agency functions; title iii-d evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention, including matter of balance falls prevention, medication management and mental health screening; the senior health insurance program, the senior health assistance program and mippa outreach, which help older adults understand and enroll in medicare, medicare savings programs and extra help; the senior medicare patrol program administered in partnership with ageoptions, which trains older adults to detect and report medicare fraud, error and abuse; the benefit access program; the grandparents raising grandchildren program; the dementia friendly illinois communities initiative; community education and outreach; and the agency's area plan development, provider selection, subrecipient monitoring, fiscal oversight and reporting functions as the…

   $260,072 spentof which $177,869 as grants
   6% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,299,728.