ALLIANCE FOR AGING INC

The local services program (lsp) provides funding to expand facility based care alternatives enabling elders to maintain an acceptable quality of life in their own homes and avoid or delay nursing home placement. The lsp provides community-based services to preserve elder independence, support caregivers, and target at-risk persons. Through the provision of meals, transportation services, caregiver support, in-home services and expanded respite and day care services, lsp assists elders to live in the least restrictive environment that meets their needs.

American resuce plan - the federal amercian rescue plan emeergency funding as a result of the covid pandemic provides assistance in combating social isolation and lonliness thriugh similar prgrams as that of e older americans act. The funding fllows the same title structure as teh older amercinas actg funding. There are four main services and activities the alliance provides through the older amercians act: congregate meals, home-delivered meals, transportation, and supportive services. The program provides congregate meals and nutrition education in strategically located centers such as community centers, senior centers, and other public or private facilities where persons may receive other social and rehabilitative services and provides transportation for persons to access these locations. The program also provides home-delivered meals and nutrition education to homebound individuals. Lastly, the program provides supportive services to boost the well-being of elders and to help them live independently in their home environment and the community as well as support to the caregivers.

The purpose of the state funded alzheimer's disease initiative (adi) program is to provide services to meet the changing needs of individuals and families living with alzheimer's disease and related dementias (adrd). The services provided through this program include respite services, supportive services such as case management, specialized medical equipment and supplies, and caregiver training, and specialized alzheimer's services adult day care centers.

The purpose of the state funded home care for the elderly program is to encourage the provision of care for elders in family-type living arrangements in private homes as an alternative to nursing homes or other institutional care settings. Additionally, the program provides the following basic support and maintenance and assistance in arranging specialized services as needed.

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Additional program service activities include: cares, no wrong door, home care for the elderly, alzheimer's disease initiative, non-doea programs, aging & disabilities resource center, emergency home energy assistance program, medicaid long term care screening and application counseling, elder abuse prevention, florida shine program, senior medicare patrol, & medicare improvements for patients and provider act.