Information and Assistance
Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho is publicly funded to provide in-home assistance and community services to individuals aged 60 and older to promote independent living.
Home Delivered Meals
Home Delivered Meals provide up to 7 meals a week for each qualified person. Meals are prepared by local senior centers and are required to meet 1/3 RDA. Meals are provided at no charge, but a suggested
donation is requested to help support the program. No senior can ever be denied from receiving meals for failing to donate.
Consumer must be:
- Homebound
- Age 60 or older
- Frail (physical or cognitive deficits)
- Unable to independently prepare meals
Homemaker Services
Homemaker Service provides light housekeeping to maintain a clean, safe environment to support independent living. Allowable homemaker tasks may include:
- Changing bed linens
- Assisting with in-home laundry
- Cleaning bathroom & kitchen
- Cleaning floors & dusting
- Taking out the trash
Consumer must be age 60 or older, and have physical or cognitive deficits that prevent them from performing basic cleaning activities. Services may incur a co-pay and the consumer is responsible to provide all cleaning materials.
Family Caregiver Respite
Respite Service provides a break for unpaid caregivers living in the same home as the person they are caring for. The care recipient must need 24/7 care or supervision to qualify for adult day or in-home respite care, which is provided by trained respite staff.
In addition, if the care recipient is able to attend to their own personal hygiene, the Senior Companion Respite Program may be available.
Respite services are provided at no cost. The care recipient must have physical or cognitive deficits that prevent them from being left home alone or unattended.
** Some restrictions may apply on these programs. **
We also offer:
- Information & Referrals for support services and programs in the community
- Adult Protective Services for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults
- Long Term Care Ombudsmen advocating for resident’s rights in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities
Contact us today if you have any questions about senior services in North Idaho or to see if you or a loved one qualifies for services.
