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The Minnesota Board on Aging administers policy
relating to all aspects of the Older Americans Act
services such as the meal programs,
legal services, ombudsman, etc. and sets policies
for those programs. Those programs are
targeted to those in the “greatest social and
economic need with particular attention to
low-income minorities and those residing in rural
areas” and are administered by Area Agencies on
Aging. Some services, like Information and
Assistance (I&A), e.g., Senior LinkAge Line®,
are available to all older persons and their
families. Placing nutrition sites in subsidized,
senior high rise buildings are examples of
targeting services, like nutrition, to persons in
greatest economic need.
The Minnesota
Board on Aging recommends action on Area Agency on
Aging plans and budgets, and
reviews and recommends action on direct grants
from funds allocated to the Board.
The Minnesota Board on Aging implements
recommendations of the Consumer Direction Task
Force in regard to nutrition services.
The Minnesota Board on Aging collaborates with the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Project to promote
the development and adoption of consumer direction
models in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Board on Aging promotes the creation
of new models of service and support that
emphasize consumer control over the goals of
service, and allow optimum tailoring to meet
specific individual needs within budget
constraints.
The Minnesota Board on Aging values:
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program accountability for cost
effectiveness and quality
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targeting services to those most in
need
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using scarce public resources to
leverage other resources and to promote necessary
systems change.
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