Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium

Aging In Place

Department of Health and Human Services Administration On Aging
Alaska Native Aging in Place Project
Award # 90AP2651
Term: 9/30/2009 to 9/30/2012
Program Director: Stephanie Moe

Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium has been awarded the Aging in Place Grant for the Elders of Chistochina and Mentasta. This award is a continuation of the Elder Care Grant. The Aging in Place purpose is to attend to all elder needs through in-home geriatric care, case management, and activities.

Program Goal:

The goal of the Alaska Native Aging in Place Project is to develop a cost effective, village based model that enables Elders to remain in their homes during the remaining years of life.

Program Objective:

Document the development of the program to serve as a model for other rural villages of Alaska.

Expected Outcome:

The expected outcome is that the documentation of the project will provide information, assistance, and a model for other Tribes in developing village-based programs.

With the program halfway over, there are many successes as well as challenges that have been documented. Documentation that consists of Newsletter Articles; Performance Reports; Photos; and is continuously updated with more items that can be viewed in the following links:

Newsletters

2012 Newsletters