MILESTONES AREA AGENCY ON AGING

Description

Milestones promotes independent, healthy living by providing services and support to older individuals, those living with disabilities, veterans, and family caregivers.

• Information, Referral and Assistance provides a connection to community networks and resources to help people age 60 and older, along with individuals living with disabilities age 18 and over, maintain independence, security, and quality of life.
• Care Coordination assists individuals age 60 and over to live independently at home by coordinating home-based community services that help with activities of daily living.
• Senior Nutrition Program offers daily nutritious meals to individuals age 60 and over which are served in a social, congregate dining center or delivered to the home. Individual nutrition counseling and group nutrition/wellness education is also offered.
• Family Caregiver Program supports people who care for their parents, spouses, or others by providing information and resources along with individual counseling.
• Options Counseling provides person-centered planning and implementing of long-term supports and services for people age 60 and over, individuals age 18 and over living with a disability, veterans and caregivers.
• Wellness and Safety evidence-based education classes, "Better Choices, Better Health" and "Matter of Balance", are offered for chronic disease self-management and fall prevention practices.