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Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs

Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs. Why Is Nutrition Important to Older Adults?. Nutrition plays an integral role in keeping older adults healthy and independent in the community by : Preventing malnutrition. Reducing the risk of and or managing chronic diseases.

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Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs

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  1. Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs

  2. Why Is Nutrition Important to Older Adults? Nutrition plays an integral role in keeping older adults healthy and independent in the community by: • Preventing malnutrition. • Reducing the risk of and or managing chronic diseases. • Supporting better mental and/or physical functions.

  3. Nutrition Program Purposes • Reduce hunger and food insecurity. • Promote socialization of older individuals. • Promote the health and well-being of older individuals and delay adverse health conditions through access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services.

  4. The Nutrition Program is divided into two parts: • Home Delivered Meals • Congregate Meals

  5. Why Two Programs? • For the older homebound adult, the home delivered meal program authorized meal provision and related nutrition services to older individuals that are homebound. • Congregate Meals Programs serve active older adults in an effort to keep them healthy and prevent the need for more costly medical interventions.

  6. Community-Based Services At the regional level, the Department allocated the federal and state funds to 13 Area Agencies on Aging. The Area Agencies on Aging administer the funds at the regional and local level, and conduct procurement to select nutrition service providers.

  7. Eligibility • Not Means-Tested • Not an Entitlement • An older adult is given the opportunity to voluntarily contribute to the cost of the meal.

  8. FY 2013 Area Plan Budgets

  9. Eligibility Home Delivered Meals • Age 60+ & Spouse (of any age). • Must be homebound, frail, isolated.

  10. Eligibility Congregate Meals • Age 60+ & spouse (of any age)

  11. Eligibility Optional (Area Agencies on Aging & Nutrition Programs Decide) • Persons with disabilities residing with an older person receiving services. • Persons with disabilities residing at housing facilities where congregate meals are provided.

  12. Targeting • Greatest Social & Economic Need • Low Income • Low Income Minorities • Rural • Limited English Proficiency • At Risk of Institutionalization

  13. Number of Persons Served • Congregate Meals- 84,300 per year • Home Delivered Meals- 36,900 per year

  14. Number of Meals Provided • Congregate Meals- 2.5 million per year • Home Delivered Meals- 6.7 million per year

  15. Profile of Congregate Meal ParticipantFrom FY 2012 Illinois State Program Report

  16. Profile of Home Delivered Meal ParticipantFrom FY 2012 Illinois State Program Report

  17. Performance OutcomesAoA Survey of OAA Participants, December, 2011

  18. Targeting-Those in Poor HealthAoA Survey of OAA Participants, December, 2011

  19. Targeting-At Risk ParticipantsAoA Survey of OAA Participants, December, 2011

  20. Targeting-Functionally Impaired Older Adults

  21. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) • ADLs are defined as "the things we normally do...such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, and leisure.“ • Basic ADLs consist of self-care tasks, including: • Personal hygiene and grooming • Dressing and undressing • Self feeding • Functional transfers (getting into and out of bed or wheelchair, getting onto or off toilet, etc.) • Bowel and bladder management • Ambulation (walking with or without use of an assistive device (walker, cane, or crutches) or using a wheelchair)

  22. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) • Are not necessary for fundamental functioning, but they let an individual live independently in a community: • Housework • Taking medications as prescribed • Managing money • Shopping for groceries or clothing • Use of telephone or other form of communication • Using technology (as applicable) • Transportation within the community

  23. Thank you for listening. Betsy Creamer Division of Home and Community Services Illinois Department on Aging Betsy.creamer@illinois.gov Amy Voils Senior Services of Central Illinois Daily Bread avoils@ssoci.org

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