WESTERN MONTANA AREA VI AGENCY ON AGING INC

Programs

1. Nutrition services - providing nutritious meals via contracts with Senior Centers throughout the multi-county service area. Nutrition services include Home Delivered Meals, Congregate meals, USDA commodities, and farmers markets. Programs are funded in part through the Older Americans Act and the State of MT Senior & Long-Term Care Division.

   $958,460 spentof which $943,305 as grants
   37% of program spending

2. 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.Supporting independent living for Veterans through Self-Directed care coordination by creating an employer/employee relationship between the Veteran and their Caregivers. Funded by the Veterans Administration.

   $563,042 spent
   22% of program spending

3. Information, referral, and assistance programs - support seniors as they navigate the aging process by providing information related to housing, nutrition, benefits, services including Medicare, Medicaid, Long Term Care, Senior Health Insurance Programs, and transportaion services to name a few. I & A is funded in part thorugh the Older Americans Act and the State of MT Senior and Long-Term Care division.

   $557,238 spentof which $41,163 as grants
   21% of program spending

4. Older American Act provides a variety of services, primarily by contract, such as congregated and home-delivered meals, homemaker, home chore, respite care, transportation, health screening services, telephone reassurance, outreach, and other services designed to maintain the independence of the clients, allowing them to live with dignity in their own homes for as long as possible. Area Agencies are charged with encouraging planning for development and maintenance of such local programs, in addition to monitoring each contractors performance and adherence to program rules and regulations, while assuring appropriate reporting and accountability for resources.

   $248,889 spentof which $2,396 as grants
   10% of program spending

5. Ombudsman provides information and assistance to residents and their families in an effort to ensure the best care and quality of life possible for residents. A Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman is an advocate for residents living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. LTC Ombudsmen resolve conflicts and provide education regarding rights making routine visits to each facility so residents have an opportunity to voice their concerns. WMTAOA staffs both the Local Certified LTC Ombudsman for its service area and the Regional LTC Ombudsman.

   $173,110 spent
   7% of program spending

6. In-home care and caregiver provides home-based services such as nursing, personal care, transportation, and homemaking services to enable elderly with the greatest economic and social needs to remain in their own homes. The caregiver program also aids caregivers by making information and assistance available to caregivers, provides for individual counseling, support groups, and training to caregivers, and provides for respite care services.

   $96,788 spentof which $18,122 as grants
   4% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,597,527.