Ravalli County Council On Aging

Meal distribution programs: the council offers meals on wheels, congregate meals (provides meals to clients through kitchens, discount tickets at restaurants, etc.), commodities (provides food through deliveries), and farmers market (provide vouchers to purchase locally grown produce). During the fiscal year, 32,828 meals on wheels were served to 257 clients in need. In addition, 1128 food crates were delivered to 180 clients in need, 3,720 equivalent liquid nutritional meals were delivered, 12,882 congregate meals served at local senior centers to 522 clients, and 1,767 vouchers were provided to 250 clients to purchase local produce through the farmers market program.

Human services programs: the council provides assistance to seniors, their families, caregivers, and friends with information and assistance regarding housing, transportation, food resources, long-term care planning, retirement issues, in-home services, etc. In addition, the council employs a certified local ombudsman who protects resident rights for people living in long-term care facilities. During the fiscal year, there were 3,115 contacts for clients made for information, assistance, and ombudsman programs combined. A total of 1,340 loans of durable medial equipment were made, lifeline medical alert units were provided to 238 clients. In addition, the organization provided money management services to 100 clients.