Investor Presentaiton
AGING PROGRAMS AND PLAN FOCUS AREAS
VIRGINIA AREA 1 - OTHER PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES
Respite Care
Initiative
Funded with state general funds, the Respite Care Initiative provides respite to care-
givers of persons 60 years of age and older who have Alzheimer's disease or related
dementias. The respite care aims to improve and enhance the quality of life for fami-
lies or other caregivers by providing support and relieving stress of the caregiver(s)
and to hopefully keep individuals in the community. Services, which can include adult
day, companion, home health, homemaker, hospice or personal care services, are or-
ganized by AAAs and coordinated with local human services agencies. Respite care is
limited to planned (not emergency), intermittent, part-time instances not to exceed 40
hours per month per client.
During FFY 2018, over 280 individuals were served and together they received just
under 45,000 hours of respite care.
FFY 2018
45,000
Respite care hours received by 280 individuals
Senior Farmers'
With funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in partnership with the
VDACS, the SFMNP provides low-income seniors with checks (or vouchers) that can be
exchanged for eligible foods at farmers' markets and roadside stands. The purpose of
the SFMNP is to:
1) provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs
from farmers' markets and roadside stands; and
2) increase the consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding, developing,
or aiding in the development and expansion of domestic farmers' markets and road-
side stands.
In Virginia, 10 AAAs and one city participate in the SFMNP. In 2018, there were 194
SFMNP authorized farmers and they served 10,408 older adults. The Virginia redemp-
Market Nutrition tion rate for the checks in 2018 was 82 percent.
Program
(SFMNP)
FFY 2018
194 T
SFMNP authorized farmers
FFY 2018
10,408
Older adults served by the SFMNP authorized
farmers
47
2018 Virginia redemption rate
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