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Idaho Commission on Aging unveils needs assessment, targets caregivers and social isolation in 2024–28 plan
Summary
The Idaho Commission on Aging presented a statewide needs assessment with 1,109 respondents across 37 counties and a 2024–2028 state plan accepted by federal funders. The plan prioritizes caregiver support, nutrition, technology projects, and loneliness-reduction activities for senior centers.
The Idaho Commission on Aging presented the results of a statewide needs assessment and a 2024–2028 state plan to a Senate committee, highlighting gaps for caregivers and urban older residents and laying out goals to expand nutrition, case management and assisted-technology projects.
"We traveled every corner of the state and talked to a lot of seniors," Director Judy Taylor said, describing the outreach that produced 1,109 unique survey respondents and coverage in 37 of Idaho's 44 counties. Taylor said the assessment was conducted to meet federal and state requirements for a state plan and to inform priorities that help older Idahoans "stay in their communities of choice and age with dignity, safety, and quality of life."
Taylor described a "high risk" cohort in the survey — respondents who rated their quality of life as "fair," "poor" or "very poor" — and said…
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