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Senior LinkAge Line: Pine County residents received meals and services in 2024; providers warn of funding cuts and seek state support
Summary
Senior LinkAge Line representatives told the Pine County Board that Pine County residents received thousands of meals and hundreds of counseling sessions in 2024 but that funding cuts in 2025 will force reductions in services.
Representatives from Senior LinkAge Line and the Central Minnesota Council on Aging briefed the Pine County Board on services provided to older adults and caregivers and on looming funding reductions that will affect home-delivered and congregate meals and other supports.
LaVonne Sorensen, a Senior LinkAge Line representative, and Lori Bolsom, executive director of Central Minnesota Council on Aging, described the program’s work as a statewide phone and referral service that helps older adults and caregivers navigate Medicare, long-term care options and local services. They highlighted in-person resource coordination in Pine County and said Senior LinkAge Line staff help residents…
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