AOA ELDERS NUTRITION PROGRAM
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The California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc. (CIMC)
administers three grants funded through the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging.
The grants for the Elders Program are authorized in Title
VI of the Older Americans Act.
Our program is designed to provide a comprehensive and
coordinated system of supportive and nutritional services
for eligible Indian elders. Services are available at:
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- Cold Springs Rancheria, Coyote Valley Reservation,
Fort Bidwell Reservation, and Robinson Rancheria;
- Big Sandy Rancheria, Pauma Reservation, Susanville Rancheria, and Chico/Mechoopda
Rancheria; and
- San Pasqual Reservation, Santa Ysabel Reservation, and Berry Creek Rancheria.
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Each service responds
to locally identified needs and improves the quality
of life of the elders.
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| Congregate
Meals.................... |
Improve nutritional
status, reduce isolation through social interaction/visitation. |
| Home
Delivered Meals............... |
Improve nutritional
status, reduce isolation through social interaction/visitation
with deliverer, assess client's home situation. |
| Information
and Assistance........ |
Assess client situation,
improve the quality of life, promote independence. |
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THE NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER
SUPPORT PROGRAM
The enactment of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 (Public
Law 106-501) established an important new program, the National
Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). The program was developed
by the Administration on Aging (AA) of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS). It calls for all states, working in partnership
with area agencies on aging and local community-service providers
to have five basic services for family caregivers, including:
1. Information to caregivers about available services;
2. Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to services;
3. Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver
training to caregivers to assist the caregivers in making decisions
and solving problems relating to their caregiving roles;
4. Respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved
from their caregiving responsibilities; and
5. Supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the
care provided by caregivers. |
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