1. Create community and social support networks to
increase the ability for older adults to live independently at
home:

  •  Information & assistance in accessing services
  •  Neighbors-helping-neighbors
  •  Transportation options
  •  Depression detection through community
    gatekeepers
  •  Caregiver supports
  •  Safe and age-appropriate housing        
  •  Serving frontier communities

2. Increase medical provider collaboration and
involvement to improve physical health and wellness

  •  Collaborative approaches to managing chronic
    disease
  •  Healthy aging campaign and options
  •  Eliminating health disparities for tribal elders

3. Transform service delivery systems to increase older adult
access to available services

  •  Service systems mapping at the decision-making level
  •  Real client experiences review
  •  Operational changes and collaborative protocols
    across systems

4. Transform the culture and experience of aging to
increase older adult engagement in community and
community problem-solving

  •  “Aging is an Achievement not an Affliction”
    Campaign
  •  Senior Policy Council and organized aging advocacy
  •  Private, public, and non-profit sector collaboration on
    aging issues

5. Create a sustainable, innovative model of rural elder
care to share with other rural communities across the state
and nation

  • Leadership development; partnership diversity;
    evaluation; strategic communications, resource
    development
Goals and
Objectives