Program areas at JAAA
Under older american act title iii fundsjaaa contracts with agencies to provide services such as personalcare, homemaking, congregate and home delivered meals, respite care, legal services, caregiver support, physical fitness, exercise and transportation. Jaaa also provides directly to seniors, information, outreach, case management, assessment, and caregiver support.
Senior care actcase management for seniors, regardless of income, delaying nursing facility admittance. Case management includes assessing clients for eligibility, coordinating in-home services allowing the client to be safe and independent, and monitoring those services. Jaaa also contracts with companies to provide in-home services including personal care, homemaking, and personal emergency response monitoring.
In november 2012, jaaa contracted with southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging to be one of eleven Area agencies on Aging also serving as Aging and disability resource centers. Adrc's are the first point of entry for kansans applying for medicaid in-home assistance provided through the kan-care system. As an adrc, jaaa staff provide information, referral and assistance, options counseling, functional assessments and pre-residential facility placement assessments.
Coronavirus relief fundsfunding provided by the coronavirus aid, relief and economy security act to carry out older american act programs (oaa) during the pandemic.
Other programs to promote independent living.