Area Agencies On Aging: A Case Study

Taking care of the individuals that are getting older takes many different needs. Most of these needs cannot be given from the help of a family. This causes the need of having to put your love one into a home and causing for the worry of how they will be treated. It is important for the family and also the soon to be client to feel at home in their new environment. This has been an issue with the care being provided for each individual, which has lead to the need of making sure individuals have their own health care plan.

As a nurse, one way to advocate for the seniors in our care, is to know what resources are available in the county, such as, home health, food programs, transportation assistance, along with providing with a name and contact information of a social worker for the department of human resources, or even having a social meet with them and their family before discharge.

There are many services which are available to the elderly population, these services are usually provided to

Identifying and addressing health disparities for the rural elderly has been a great challenge. Problems of the elderly who live alone in poverty in Baker County are considerable when additional factors such as increased physical limitations, medical needs, and social isolation are taken into account. As a vulnerable population, the rural elderly are affected by their low socioeconomic standing, lower literacy rates, declining health, declines in cognitive functioning and relative lack of available nearby health resources. Seniors often live on a fixed income from pensions or other retirement plans and social security. Additionally, inability to purchase affordable health insurance,

In the fiscal year 2010, (O’Shaughnessy, 2012) only about 5.1%, or 3 million people, out of the 57.8 million people age sixty and over, received services funded by the Act. These services included home delivered meals, home care, personal care, or case management services on a regular or intensive basis. About 14%, 8 million people, received other services, such as transportation, congregate meals, or information and assistance on a not so regular basis. A report was made by the Government Accountability Office stating that their findings were that many older people are in need of meals and other supportive services to help remain independent in their own communities, but a large portion of them are not getting the help they are in need of. Some barriers causing this lack of help are lack of funding and lack of knowledge among the older Americans that they may be eligible for benefits and services can be available for them.

In these services they would usually be offered help with activities of daily life, such as eating or bathing. Some home services also give them other benefits such as residential services, personal care or case management. To give more open details on experiences of Medicaid beneficiaries who need home and communities based services Musumeci and Reaves discuss nine seniors who are disabled and who live in different states. Those include people with different kind of disabilities which can be either developmental, physical or intellectual and issues such as autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and their functional limitations that are there because they aged (Musumeci & Reaves, 2014). Based on interview that were given from these people to the Kaiser Commission in 2013 based on Medicaid and uninsured, these peoples’ profiles clearly show us how beneficiaries funds, well-being, status of their employment are affected by the coverage of Medicaid and the role these services play in their daily lives (Musumeci & Reaves, 2014). In the last years states are trying to work on rebalancing long-term care system by dedicating more spending to home and community care rather than institutional care. The reason is this being the efforts that are driven by beneficiaries who are

I am grateful that I am a client in the Elderly Services Program of the Council on Aging. The resources that I receive are: case management, electronic medical monitoring, medical transportation, Meals-on-Wheels, and home care assistance. They have become an integral part of maintaining my lifestyle.

Community Health Choice Medicaid Chip, Houston Food Bank Senior Distribution Commodity Program, Client Link & Referral Services ,Sunnyside Health Clinic ,NCI Fitness Program Seniors (ages 60+)

After the Great Depression the United States implemented several programs to assist the American people with low income and disabilities (Dingell, 2015). Within these programs included Medicaid and Medicare, which were not set up to serve for the purpose of long-term care for seniors. Today we find that due to the set up of the programs there is a void in the assistance of long term care of seniors in our country (Dingell, 2015).

Things such as food, energy bill, gasoline, mortgage and rent consume a large amount of seniors

Health Partners free clinic is located in Troy, Ohio; it is a non-profit agency that serves the citizens of Miami County. The mission of this facility is to increase the availability of medical care to people without insurance and those who do not have enough insurance coverage (Health Partners Free Clinic, 2015). The services offered will incur no cost to the patient. Age is not a factor at this institution, a medical professional provides care to the young and older population (Health Partners Free Clinic [HPFC], 2009). Individuals can access the mission statement and updates through the facility’s website and Facebook page. The purpose of this organization is to provide care to those in need that cannot afford it. The target audience is the uninsured and under insured individuals in the Miami County area. I feel the elderly fall into this

Communication between the volunteer and the program assistant at the Lions Park Senior Center was direct and to the point when requesting to volunteer at the center. Since the program assistant was away for an emergency, the volunteer deal only with the secretary Ms. Janie. Conversing with Ms. Janie was very pleasant, well oral instruction steps were given and rules were explained, even though, no instruction book was read (Janie Vargas, personal communication, September 1, 2017). The members of the center also communicate with the secretary and she makes them feel at ease. Transmission of information with the members at the gymnasium must be done in a way that the new members feel welcome and motivated to utilize the facilities, and with

These seniors will need access to services that are provided through the system as well as regular health checkups.

Pima County, AZ, is a popular area for seniors to receive care in an assisted living facility. The provision of handicapped-accessible paths, equipment and signs throughout facilities makes them convenient for seniors who have impaired mobility. Residents are encouraged to be independent by using the services and amenities provided by skilled caregivers. We understand the need for seniors to live in this type of community with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Harris County seniors prefer to age in place and continue their community relationships. However, in order to honor these wishes, the seniors must have access to health and personal care services designed to ensure that they maximize every opportunity to live healthy and productive lives. Nixon Home Care, Inc. health services include: (1) stabilization of clients’ health conditions, treatment and medications management; (2) monitored health assessments and counseling to advise client/caretaker of the client's immediate and long-term health needs; (3) personal care services including assistance with dressing, eating, grooming, bathing, toileting, and self- administering medication; and (4) physical rehabilitative services including motion