MINNESOTA RIVER AREA
AGENCY ON AGING
Administrative Office
201 N. Broad St.
Suite 102
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.387.1256
Fax: 507.387.6223
201 N. Broad St.
Suite 102
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.387.1256
Fax: 507.387.6223
Provided through Older Americans Act funding from the Minnesota Board on Aging.
MNRAAA Participates in Dementia Friends
/in Annual Report, Program Development, Other/by Erica SchottMinnesota has a new tag line. As of the end of 2017, Minnesota is now the Land of 10,225 Dementia Friends. MNRAAA is proud to be a part of this accomplishment by recording a total of 1,291 Dementia Friends, 944 of which were trained in 2017.
Return to Community Program Expands to Help Seniors Move Home
/in Annual Report, Senior LinkAge Line®, Other/by Erica SchottSenior LinkAge Line® community living specialists work closely with the resident, their families and nursing facility staff to help with discharge and make sure supports are in place for the return home. Return to Community is expanding beyond nursing homes to help even more seniors in 2018.
2030 Community Conversations
/in Annual Report, Program Development, Other/by Erica SchottThe year is 2030. Imagine you are 85. You live in your own home and may or may not have family to support you. You take medications, have chronic health conditions and need assistance to maintain your independence.
What does your home look like? Are you receiving services? What services are working well and what services are not working so well? What does your community look like? What needs to happen now to shape the range of services and supports that we want as we grow older?
Juniper — Your Health. Your Community.
/in Annual Report, Program Development, Other/by Erica SchottDuring 2017, AAAs worked with a consultant and “Juniper – Your Health. Your Community.” was born. Not only does the Juniper network provide a set of evidence-based programs, it provides an infrastructure for training community-based leaders.
Interfaith Caregivers Homemaker/Chore Program
/in Annual Report, Program Development, Other/by Erica SchottInterfaith Caregivers (IFC) is a network of friends and volunteers in Faribault County that organized as a non-profit entity in 1997. The philosophy of IFC is deeply rooted in the belief that every person has a fundamental right to life and to the necessities of life. They believe each person is to be treated justly, with dignity and respect and should have the ability to make their own decisions.
Strategic Planning
/in Annual Report, Office News, Other/by Erica SchottAs a result of the strategic planning process, MNRAAA has a new mission statement: “The Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging provides advocacy, information, resources, and assistance so that older adults can maintain the lifestyle of their choice”.
Age-Friendly Community Building Project
/in Annual Report, Other/by Erica SchottIn 2017, MNRAAA applied for and was awarded an Age-Friendly Community Building Project grant through the Southwest Initiative Foundation. The grant was to provide opportunities for two communities in the MNRAAA service area to engage in an age-friendly community building process. The goal of the process was to identify the communities’ age-friendly assets and desired assets.
Give to the Max Day 2017: Evidence-Based Program Scholarship
/in Office News, Support MNRAAA, Other/by Erica SchottThis year, your Give to the Max Day donations to MNRAAA will go towards a scholarship fund we’ve created to train class leaders in evidence-based and other programs that change the lives of older adults and their caregivers.
2018 Health Care Choices Available for Minnesota Medicare Recipients
/in Medicare, Senior LinkAge Line®, Press Releases/by Erica SchottThe Minnesota Board on Aging’s 2018 edition of the Minnesota Health Care Choices publication is now available online and in print to provide information for Minnesota Medicare recipients.
MNRAAA news: Volume VIII, Issue IV
/in Office News, Other/by Erica SchottThe Fall 2017 Issue of MNRAAA news is now available. You can view a PDF of the latest newsletter here: https://mnraaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/MNRAAANews_103117.pdf. Articles include: Director’s Report How Prepared Are We for a […]