Alzheimers' Grant
In March 2006, four Demonstration Programs were funded through a Request for Proposal process to develop and increase access to respite care services and caregiver support services in rural and frontier areas.
The Demonstration Programs will be exploring how to use cost sharing as a means of contributing to sustainable respite care programs. Through cost sharing, individuals will be asked to declare their income in order to assess whether or not they can contribute payment for services. The payment will be based on a sliding fee scale.
The Request for Proposal process was made possible through an Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grant to States (ADDGS) that was awarded to Senior and Long Term Care Division by the Administration on Aging.
To find out more about receiving respite care services, please contact the Demonstration Program in your area:
Developmental Educational Assistance Program (DEAP) in Miles City is offering respite services in Custer, Prairie, and Rosebud counties. Contact Vicki Clear or Sylvia Danforth at 406-234-6034.
The Belmont Senior Citizens Center in Butte provides respite care services in Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Madison, and Powell counties. Contact Marie Walsh or Ann Ueland at 406-723-7773.
Missoula Aging Services has respite care services available in Missoula and Ravalli counties. Contact Mary Dalton or Tracee Gianchetta at 406-728-7682.
Area VI Agency on Aging is offering respite care services in Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, and Sanders counties as well as on the Flathead Reservation. Contact Joyce Schmitz or Duane Lutke at 406-883-7284.
If you do not live in any of the above counties, you can find out more about respite care services in your community by contacting your Area Agency on Aging toll-free at 1-800-551-3191.
For more information about the Grant contact:
Traci Clark at 406-444-6995
Doug
Blakely at 406-444-7787
Or you can review the Grants's RFP by clicking HERE - in PDF
4 New "Pocket" Films by the Alliance for Aging Research
David Shenk, author of The Forgetting, in collaboration with the Alliance for Aging Research has developed 4 very-short “pocket” films to increase understanding of Alzheimer's disease. They are called them "pocket" films because of their brevity and portability; they are designed to be viewed anywhere at anytime.
The topics of the four films are:
- What is Alzheimer’s disease
- An Urgent Epidemic
- The Race to the Cure
- A message for Patients and their Families
You can view them at: www.aboutalz.org.
