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Commodity Supplement Food Program

Partnership program with the Idaho Food Bank which administers this program to improve the health of low-income elderly persons 60 years of age and older, by supplementing their diets with a monthly nutritious food box of USDA foods that includes nutrition information and helpful recipes.

To know more about this program, contact: Information and Assistance (208) 233-4032

Nutrition Program: Home Delivered Meals

What Are Nutrition Services?

Nutrition services help older adults stay healthy by providing meals and support. These services aim to:
Reduce hunger and poor nutrition

Encourage social interaction
Improve overall health
Help seniors get access to other health services
Prevent health problems caused by poor diet and lack of activity

Who Can Get Home-Delivered Meals?

Adults 60 and older who are homebound, frail, and unable to cook

Who Else Can Receive Meal Services?

Volunteers who help during meal times
People with disabilities living in senior housing
People with disabilities living with eligible seniors
Spouses of seniors (any age)

Who Gets Priority?

Low-income seniors
Minority seniors
Seniors in rural areas
Seniors who speak limited English
Seniors at risk of needing nursing home care
These services are not for everyone but are focused on helping those most in need.

Other Nutrition Related Services

Nutrition Counseling

A standardized service as defined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that provides individualized guidance to individuals who are at nutritional risk because of their health or nutrition history, dietary intake, chronic illness, or medication use, or to caregivers. Counseling is provided one-on-one by a registered dietitian and addresses the options and methods for improving nutrition status with a measurable goal.

Nutrition Education

An intervention targeting Older Americans Act participants and caregivers that uses information dissemination, instruction, or training with the intent to support food, nutrition, and physical activity choices and behaviors in order to maintain or improve health and address nutrition-related conditions. Content is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; is accurate, culturally sensitive, regionally appropriate, and considers personal preferences; and is overseen by a registered dietitian or individual of comparable expertise as defined in the OAA.

Information about home delivered meal providers in the seven counties we serve can be found here:

Family Caregiver Support

If you need help meeting the demands of caring for a family member or friend there is available assistance at the Area V Agency on Aging.

We will provide practical caregiving information and help you locate the following services and resources:

Locate caregiver training
Take a needed break from caregiving (Respite)
Get assistance understanding the long-term care system
Make short and long-term plans that suit your unique situation
Participate in a local support group and gain access to the knowledge of experienced group members
Find helpful resources such as in-home meals or an emergency response device

NFCSP services available to these families are:

Public Information services;
Access Assistance;
Counseling, Support Groups and Caregiver Training to help caregivers make decisions, resolve problems, and develop the skills needed to care for their loved one;
Respite to provide caregivers with a break from their care-giving responsibilities;
Supplemental Services that can help modify a home, provide supplies necessary to assist the individual, and offer support to the caregiver.

The Area V Agency On Aging Host a caregiver support monthly.

This support is held the 4th wednesday of each month at 2pm located in the confrence room 214 E Center in Pocatello

What is Consumer Direct?

This program helps you get care that fits your needs. It allows you to

Choose your own caregiver
Decide how they will be paid
Customize the care to fit your needs

How Do You Qualify?

An Information and Assistance Specialist will:

Explain the program to you
Check if you qualify
Do a phone assessment
This program gives you control over your care!

Caregiver

The demands on caregivers are endless. There is no one profile describing a caregiver, a caregiver’s situation, or the duration of the caregiving experience. Caregiving can range from periodic phone calls and visits from distant caregivers, buying groceries or managing money, to the daily duties of personal care. Caregiving responsibilities may also be spread over several households and beyond immediate family to friends and acquaintances.

Information, training, decision support, respite, problem solving alternatives, and social support are among the things offered as services to caregivers. In Idaho there are several programs to aid caregivers with their responsibilities and challenges.

Support Group

The Area Agency on Aging offers a Support Group for Caregivers. It is held monthly at the Area Agency on Aging offices at 214 East Center Street on the 4th Wednesday at 2:00 pm.

Who is Eligible for Caregiver Services?

Family caregiver (18+) of an individual 60 years of age or older.
A grandparent, step-grandparent, or relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, aged 55 years or older, who is caring for a child who is not more than 18 years of age.
A grandparent, step-grandparent, or relative by blood, marriage, or adoption, aged 55 years or older, who is caring for an individual with a disability.
Family caregiver (18+) of any age who is caring for an individual of any age with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorder with neurological and organic brain dysfunction.

For additional information, see below.

Caregiver Support Program

Provides information to caregivers regarding available support services, help in gaining access to these services, and assistance in making decisions and solving caregiving problems through resources, our on-site support group and caregiver classes.

Our Caregiver Support Group meets every 4th Wednesday of the month, at 2:00 p.m.

The Caregiver Support Group is held in the Conference Room at the Area V Agency on Aging offices.

The Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) Class.

This is a free, 90 minutes, once a week, 6-week course that can be scheduled at your convenience. Contact an Information and Assistance Specialist at 208-233-4032 to find out when the next PTC class begins.

Class Leader Training: A Deeper Way to Support Caregivers

In addition to offering classes for caregivers, we also provide the opportunity for individuals to become trained class leaders. The Powerful Tools for Caregivers Class Leader Training prepares you to teach others how to manage stress, communicate effectively, and find balance while caregiving. This training ensures more communities have access to impactful, research-based support led by caring, knowledgeable instructors.

Respite

In-home respite is a service designed to encourage and support efforts of caregivers to maintain functionally or cognitively impaired persons at home. Paid respite staff and volunteers provide companionship or personal care services, or both, when needed and appropriate for the care recipient and the caregiver.

Respite services may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Meeting emergency needs
Restoring or maintaining the physical and mental well-being of the caregivers
Providing socialization for the care recipient

Eligibility

The care recipient shall have physical or cognitive impairments affecting Activities of Daily Living or Instrumental Activities of Daily Living functioning to the extent twenty-four (24) hour care or supervision is required.
A caregiver sixty (60) years of age or older residing with an eligible care recipient who is under sixty (60) years of age is eligible to receive Respite.
A caregiver under sixty (60) years of age residing with an eligible care recipient aged sixty (60) years or older is eligible to receive Respite.

Eligibility Determination

Service Limitations

When personal care services are a part of the Supportive Service Plan, those services shall be provided by trained Respite employees or trained Respite volunteers.
Services requiring supervision of a registered nurse in accordance with the Nurse Practices Act shall not be performed by respite workers.
The Respite provider shall provide adequate and appropriate insurance coverage prior to assigning its respite employees or volunteers to assist clients with personal care tasks.

For more information contact Gina Hubbard at