Idaho Commission on Aging administrator seeks reappointment; highlights meals, caregiver support and dementia programs

Judy Taylor, administrator of the Idaho Commission on Aging, appeared before the Senate State Affairs Committee seeking reappointment and described the commission's work to keep older Idahoans living in their communities. "The mission of the Commission on Aging is to prevent early or unneeded institutionalization of our older Idahoans and to keep them living in their communities of choice with safety, dignity, and health for as long as as possible," Taylor said.

Taylor told the committee the commission's largest program area is nutrition: congregate meals served at senior centers and home-delivered meals commonly known as Meals on Wheels. She described statewide pandemic-era one-time funding that…