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Central Minnesota Council on Aging warns funding declines will require tighter targeting of services
Summary
Laurie Veralson, director of the Central Minnesota Council on Aging, told Sherburne County commissioners the region faces reduced federal and state funding and an aging population; Older Americans Act allocations and ARPA sunsetting have forced the agency and local providers to prioritize services while demand grows.
Laurie Veralson, director of the Central Minnesota Council on Aging, told Sherburne County commissioners on Tuesday that demographic changes and reduced funding are forcing the agency and local providers to narrow service priorities.
Veralson, whose agency is the designated area agency on aging for 14 counties including Sherburne, said Older Americans Act funding touches “about 1 in every 6 older adults” in the region but that recent reductions are straining services. “Minnesota receives about $22,000,000 of federal Older Americans Act funding. That equates to $17.31 per older adult per year in the State of…
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